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The Most Crowded Airports in the World

Long lines for check-in desks and security checkpoints. No space to sit down or grab that all-important pre-flight meal. Delays and cancellations lighting up the departure board. Few things strike fear into the heart of a seasoned traveller more than a crowded airport terminal. The world’s airports and airlines struggled to cope with the post-pandemic demand of 2022, with staff shortages and a rapid surge in passenger numbers leading consumers to vent their frustrations. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission reported a 68% rise in travel-related complaints in 2022, amid a disrupted travel season that saw long queues spilling out […]

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USA Travel Insurance for Australians

Travel to the United States of America is a dream for many but for the unlucky few who experience a medical emergency, it can quickly turn into a nightmare. Travel insurance can make it easier to bear challenges like overseas hospital stays and stolen luggage.

The Most Expensive Airbnb in Every Country

When Airbnb emerged as an early cornerstone of the sharing economy, it seemed to represent much that was utopian about the internet age: a vast network of goodwill, consumers taking control, adventure, culture exchange — and fair, comparable pricing.   Since the platform’s official launch in 2008, Airbnb’s hosts have professionalized their act and raised their prices along with their standards.   But if there’s one benefit to pricier, distinctly not-your-mate’s-couch Airbnb rooms, it’s the fantasizing that they encourage. From the weird and wonderful to the reassuringly expensive, the properties in Airbnb-land are always worth a wander. Fancy a night […]

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2023 AUD USD Dollar Forecasts

This article focuses on what banks predict for the AUD to USD exchange rate long term in 2023. The 2024 AUD USD Forecasts are out now With most of 2023 out of the way, attention turns to 2024. Now that most economists have released their predictions for the AUD USD exchange rate, head here to find out the most up to date forecasts:

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The Best (and Worst) Time to Buy US Dollars with Aussie Dollars

If you are travelling overseas from Australia, the best time to buy US dollars with Australian dollars in the last year was on February 2 2023. This is because the AUD/USD peaked at 0.7145 and has fallen slowly since. The same applies to anyone transferring money overseas in US dollars. On the other side of the coin, the worst time to buy US dollars was on October 16 2022 when the AUD/USD briefly touched 62 cents. This is just lower than the currency rate of . In general, if you are buying US dollars with Australian dollars, you want the […]

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How Much Spending Money You’ll Need in the USA for 1, 2 or 4 Weeks

It’s not an easy task to figure out how much spending money to take to the USA. The United States keeps you on your toes with every American state (and sometimes even individual cities within states) imposing its own tax rates and rules. Those rates and rules will affect everything you buy, from your Statue of Liberty souvenirs to tickets to a baseball game. In Montana, for instance, there’s no sales tax. But in Louisiana, it’s 10%. All of that means there’s no standard budget you can apply to every state. On top of that, how much you spend will […]