Angus Kidman

1 week ago | anguskidman.show | Angus Kidman

Qantas is marking the 90th anniversary of its first international flight (Brisbane to Singapore in 3.5 days, fact fans), and has sent out a stack of historical photographs to media to celebrate. What immediately jumped out at me was the in-flight comfort guide for inexperienced flyers. Here’s what it says, with snarky comments from me in italics.

1 week ago | anguskidman.show | Angus Kidman

ALDI’s wheeling out the vinyl again, with its next Australian “special buys” sale of vinyl records kicking off from Saturday 26 April 2025. As usual it’s a bunch of largely grey market garbage. Here’s what you need to know. The discs are priced at $17.99, the same as the last sale for Christmas 2024. This appears to be the new ALDI standard price for vinyl, down from the previous $19.99 sticker price.

1 week ago | finder.com.au | Angus Kidman

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2 weeks ago | finder.com.au | Angus Kidman

Doha transit passengers get to dine, but it's not all good news. There's nothing worse than starving in a strange airport after you've been on a long flight. So Virgin's announcement this week that international passengers transiting through Doha will get a US$20 meal voucher to spend at airport restaurants sounds promising. Virgin is starting 28 weekly flights to Doha from June, operated by its part-owner Qatar Airways, which is giving it a much bigger international reach.

2 weeks ago | news.com.au | Angus Kidman

The falling Aussie dollar can seem like a nightmare if you’re planning an overseas trip soon. Finder analysis of recent exchange rate changes and holiday spending patterns shows that while you will pay more as the value of the dollar falls — such as almost $400 to go to Bali — that doesn’t yet represent a huge proportion of what we’re typically spending for overseas travel. So don’t panic just yet. The average Australian spends around $6675 on an overseas holiday, Finder research shows.