Are you a flashpacker?

Looking for laidback adventure at affordable prices

"Flashpacker" the new buzzword now included in the latest dictionaries (2009).
Flashpacker: flash-pack-er a neoligism derived from the words flash and backpacker. A luxury backpacker. One who travels in comfort and style equipped with the latest technology.
A traveller who requires unbeatable quality and top of the line features with travel and accommodation for the best possible price.

Once they were backpackers, some years later they are looking for laid back adventure with at least three star convenience at value for money prices. A demographic of travellers who are foresaking traditional expensive organised travel and now travel by Tiger Air, Air Asia, Fireflyz, Jetstar and other low cost carriers.

Not like yuppies or grey nomads, flashpackers are a new breed of interesting people of all ages. Savvy and up with the latest happenings, they may not own a sleeping bag or backpack but are sure to have a good mobile phone (like the Nokia N95) & digital camera & adequate spending money.

Flashpackers are independent and usually research the trip well. This website is an information service and lists unsolicited ways of travel, accommodation and things to do in Asia and Western Australia.

This free internet website represents our ideas about choosing your itinerary and doing what you want to do rather than being locked into a packaged deal through expensive travel agent services who are only interested in shareholder profits. You must notice that none of them promote the low-cost carriers, some even refuse to book them, while others are asking for a $50 fee per flight sector.

Flashpacker Travel

Flashpackers appreciate the low cost airfares to many destinations that are now offered by the major low-cost carriers. Direct booking links are listed below.

AirAsia, now the world leader in budget travel. New international flights from Kuala Lumpor to United Kingdom, China, India, and all Asian countries interconnect with flights from Perth, Melbourne and Gold Coast. Promo fares are often available (eg Perth-KL return $A181 incl all taxes, Perth-Saigon $A299 incl all taxes, Perth-Bangkok $A306 return incl all taxes, Perth-Phuket $A320 return incl all taxes. NEW Perth to Bali from $A302 return incl all taxes.

Tiger Airways based in Singapore with expanding routes in Asia and also based in Melbourne and Adelaide for its fast expanding Australian network. Promo fares often available eg Perth-Singapore $A81 one-way incl all taxes, Perth to Singapore return from $A380 retrn including taxes, Perth to Melbourne $A88 one-way incl all taxes.

Jetstar is a subsidiary of Qantas with an expanding Australian and Asian network with flights to Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok, Phuket and Bali. Promo fares are often available (eg Perth-Jakarta $A107 one-way incl taxes, Perth-Singapore $A137 one-way incl all taxes, Perth-Bali $A264 one-way incl all taxes, Perth-Adelaide $A89 one-way incl all taxes).

Pacific Blue the international arm of Virgin Blue. Have expanded into Asia and the Pacific with flights from Perth to Bali $A670 return incl all taxes, Perth-Auckland $A636 return incl all taxes.

Fireflyz is a subsidiary of Malaysian Airlines and is based in Penang, offering flights within Malaysia and Thailand.

Malaysian Airlines are offering some seats Perth to KL at a reduced rate..

I Want That Flight this site lists prices of Qantas, Virgin Blue, Jetstar & Tiger Airways within Australia and allows for easy side-by-side comparison of prices. Click the banner to your right for more information.

Low-cost carrier specials at BestFlights is a dedicated online low-cost airlines specials page well worth checking out for prices.

Travel Zoo is an interesting site that offers some good deals worldwide, updated every week.

Free and easy holidays

Free and easy holidays can be tailored to your needs. We suggest you check flashpacker travel above and flashpacker accommodation below and research your trip. If you need any assistance and advice for getting the best promo-travel and accommodation prices contact us: wahats@iinet.net.au or by phone or sms: 0416 069 202 (Australia).
It can be difficult to get the best promo prices but we are well experienced in assisting you.

Wikitravel is an ever expanding site for worldwide travel and you can add to the reference as we do.

Travel Clearance and Ixplore provide very good online booking services for worldwide holidays and cruiseship packages for those who would prefer fully-inclusive package deals.

If you need any assistance or advice you can contact us by email: wahats@iinet.net.au
Go Holiday, this website is related to AirAsia and has some good holiday special deals.

Travelfish is an excellent and improving site for all Asian travel.

 

 

Flashpacker Accommodation

Accommodation in Australia and overseas and adventure and general tours are changing to suit this new market.
HotelsCombined.com - this site covers the world with over 900,000 global hotel deals with customer reviews. See the banner above for more information.
Hostelbookers.com is a good worldwide website for flashpackers looking for good, clean and affordable accommodation. It has customer reviews and locates all accommodation via map and satellite images. See the banner above for more information.

Wotif.com is an accommodation website covering the world. You can find hotels at best industry prices for the next 30-60 days.

Asia Rooms partly-owned by TUI of Europe is another good website for Asian destinations.

Tune Hotels, new Malaysian hotel chain offers clean affordable accommodation with low promo prices. Kuala Lumpur Central and LCCT airport, Kota Kinabula already open. Penang and Kuching opening shortly.

In Australia, Nomads World Hotels are now advertising as flashpacker accommodation with good value, clean and well located establishments in Victoria, NSW, QLD and Fiji. Monkey Mia Resort Dolphin Lodge and Kalbarri Backpackers/Pelican's Nest are new flashpacker resorts. Metro Hotel Group, particularly hotels at Edgecliff in Sydney, South Perth and Albany, WA.

Some hotel chains are offering affordable ensuited accommodation that suits flashpackers.

Don't forget to check out Wikitravel, the new website of Wikipedia which continues to expand its information for all travel destinations and does refer to some accommodation.

Special interest tours

Within Western Australia we can suggest Perth and regional tours tailored to your leisure, business or resources interests.
Experienced, knowledgeable tour guides are available.
Within Asia, local and experienced guides can help you. Golfing holidays, train buff holidays (eg Singapore-KL-Penang-Bangkok) are the type of special interest tours that can be arranged.
For further details contact us by email for assistance and advice: wahats@iinet.net.au or phone or sms: 0416 069 202 (Australia)

 

Take the Flashpack Challenge

Some of the leading Australian travel agency franchises seem to make a killing from flight packages to major Asian destinations.
For example, by using links from this site we recently found an AirAsia promo return fare of Perth to KL to Penang for $A233.
A quote for the same arrangement at a major Australian travel agency was $561.
The travel agency also offered this return flight for $1146 through MAS and $1191 through Singapore Airlines.
Leaving Perth on August 25 and returning August 31 were the dates used for all quotes in this example.
Save dollars doing it the Flashpack way compared to booking through the big travel agents who seem to ignore promo deals.

 

Western Australia

For an overview of Western Australian tourism hotspots go to Western Australia 'The Real Thing'. Recently, WesternAustralia.tv has been launched, containing the state's latest events, travel and lifestyle information. This video site features clips of interviews with celebrities, along with scenes of WA's most beautiful travel destinations.

Navigate our site for recommendations and special deals targeted towards flashpackers based in WA or visiting from overseas.

Enquires regarding flashpacking, tours, accommodation, travel & for you becoming part of this scene contact:
Neville Price 0416 069 202 or (61) 08 9474 3582, wahats@iinet.net.au
Western Australia & South East Asia are only the beginning.