Are pay-for-use lounges worth the money?
Airport lounges are the gilded uplands of air travel.
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Michael Gebicki
Sydney-based writer and photographer, Michael Gebicki has been writing travel articles since 1982 and is Traveller's resident Tripologist.
The ten things that have (thankfully) disappeared from travel
Can you imagine a world without seat-back screens or wheels on suitcases?
Where is the world's biggest Christian church?
Christians make up less than a third of the Muslim-majority Ivory Coast population, yet it is home to a Christian church to rival St Peter's Basilica.
Airport review: This terminal will sap up all your holiday glow
When the staff member directs you to go back outside to the humungous TSA check-line, don't do it - there's a better option...
New world's longest flights: What's next for ultra long hauls
Qantas wants to fly non-stop from Australia's east coast to New York and London, but which other routes could take off in an era of ultra-long-haul flying?
Which of the world's glaciers is closest to the equator?
You may want to hurry to see them.
How airlines decide what you can and can't watch on planes
What happens to a film between the studio release and the time it appears on the inflight entertainment screen?
Which nation eats the most chocolate?
Hint: long cold winters seem to play a role.
Ten things you need to know about 'free' credit card travel insurance
Free travel insurance? How does that happen? It's one of a package of perks that comes with certain credit cards.
How many coins get thrown into the Trevi Fountain?
The cash is raked up by city workers and delivered to Caritas.
The best value economy seats on long haul flights
Seat pitch is the one thing I'm prepared to pay extra for when I'm flying economy.
Why does jet lag feel worse travelling from west to east?
It's tough for Australians travelling home from Europe or heading to the US.
The seven things most likely to ruin your holiday
To make a holiday memorable for all the wrong reasons requires something serious.
Which nation has the most time zones?
It's the one that covers more than one-third of our planet's circumference.
The rules of what you can and can't wear on a plane
How is it that an airline gets to decide what you can't wear on board their aircraft?
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