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Travel tip: How to pack wine safely in your luggage

One of the many joys of travel is the opportunity to sample new wines and bring back some bottles of the best for yourself of friends. We've been known to pick up a top bottle of Argentinian Malbe...

POSTED ON 28/6/11 2 comments
FedEx-style online tracking coming to airline baggage

Passengers with one of America's largest airlines, Delta, will now be able to track the progress of their baggage online in real time, just like a FedEx or DHL delivery. Passengers just need to go...

POSTED ON 7/6/11 0 comments
Qantas slugs passengers mid-trip for new baggage allowance

Qantas is hitting passengers with excess baggage fees under its new one-bag policy introduced yesterday, even if they started their trip before the new policy came into effect. A Qantas spokeswoma...

POSTED ON 2/6/11 6 comments
New Qantas baggage allowance: only one bag checked free, you pay for the rest

Tough new baggage allowances come into play today for Qantas, with most passengers on domestic flights limited to one checked bag – even if they're a member of the Qantas Club or hold Qantas&...

POSTED ON 1/6/11 8 comments
In the USA? How to avoid checked bag fees in the land of the luggage charge

If you're surprised by the amount of stuff that people bring with them on a plane in the USA, here's the reason why: on just about every airline, there's a charge to check even your first piece of ...

POSTED ON 30/5/11 1 comment
37-pocket cabin baggage coat evades 7kg limit

If you're frustrated by the ridiculously low weight limits airlines impose on cabin baggage, the solution may well be wearable cabin baggage. Scottevest makes coats that can carry anything from an...

POSTED ON 26/5/11 2 comments
Dumping luggage at Dallas: what choice did Qantas have but to leave baggage behind?

Earlier this week Qantas deliberately left three containers of passengers' luggage at Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) due to concerns over fuel consumption for the QF8 flight from DFW to Brisbane. Bu...

POSTED ON 25/5/11 5 comments
Qantas leaves baggage behind in Dallas... deliberately

Qantas has admitted deliberately leaving passenger baggage behind in the USA because of concerns over fuel consumption. Traveller Steve Molkentin was dismayed to arrive in Brisbane on his QF8 flig...

POSTED ON 24/5/11 9 comments
Top tips to reduce the risk of lost luggage

Sooner or later, everyone travelling on business has their luggage lost. While airlines are generally getting better at keeping track of your bags, there are some steps you can take to avoid the in...

POSTED ON 27/4/11 5 comments
How to pack your carry-on like a flight attendant

We've recently written about the virtues of rolling your clothes to save space in luggage, but nobody has illustrated this as well as flight attendant Heather Poole. Poole, who has worked for an u...

POSTED ON 11/4/11 1 comment