Traveller letters
Traveller Letters: Virgin ‘perk’ of platinum, gold status is totally useless
“One of the perks of being a Virgin Australia gold or platinum member when flying on several international airlines is supposed to be lounge access.”
Traveller Letters: Unfair fee pushed cost of my Australian passport over $500
“I know Australian passports are expensive but it seems if you renew overseas you are now hit with an additional fee of $155.”
Traveller Letters: Australians have abandoned this great destination
“The government’s Smart Traveller website advises travellers to exercise a ‘high degree of caution’. How crazy is that?”
Traveller Letters: A slice of cake is not a meal, Qantas
“My wife and I have recently flown on two lunchtime economy class flights. Neither flight offered a meal.”
Traveller Letters: My precious possession disappeared at airport security
“When I realised what had happened and went back to the conveyor belt, I was met with ‘I don’t understand English’ and blank looks.”
Traveller Letters: When it comes to premium economy seats, Qantas wins
“With pre-departure drinks, to enhanced food and wines, Qantas wins – a down-graded business class. Whereas the Singapore Airlines equivalent was an upgraded economy class.”
Traveller Letters: A hotel told me I was too old to stay there
“I was able to cancel and will hopefully get a full refund, but I couldn’t believe that this was possible.”
Traveller Letters: We were refused extra legroom seats because we’re ‘too old’
“The airline was happy to book them and happy to take the additional money, but when we checked in they told us that we couldn’t have the seats.”
Traveller Letters: When flying, leave your shoes on – I learned the hard way
“I was a passenger on Pan Am 812 from Sydney to the US. On take-off, the plane hit a seagull and take-off was aborted resulting in a crash landing.”
Traveller Letters: A moment’s mistake cost me more than $2000
“I booked excitedly for a holiday in Italy and quickly realised that I’d somehow done so for January instead of August.”