The Secret Upgrade

Real reviews · Luxury family travel

Luxury, with two kids in tow.

Honest hotel reviews, family-tested itineraries, and the points strategy that gets the four of us there without paying full fare.

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I'm Lena. A Melbourne-based mum of two who has spent the last decade working out how to travel beautifully with small children along for the ride. Everywhere here is somewhere we have actually stayed, eaten or flown, paid for ourselves unless I say otherwise. More about me

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I partner with hotels, airlines and tourism boards on honest, beautifully shot reviews that reach families planning a serious trip. Media kit, audience figures and rates on request.

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