{"id":96339,"date":"2026-07-26T11:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T02:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thechampagnemile.com.au\/deals\/?page_id=96339"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T02:59:09","slug":"guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thechampagnemile.com.au\/deals\/guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/@tabler\/icons-webfont@latest\/dist\/tabler-icons.min.css\">\n\n<style>\n\/* =============================================================\n   SHARED DESIGN SYSTEM \u2014 copied verbatim from \/deals\/categories\/\n   ============================================================= *\/\n.tcm-page { max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 0 3rem; }\n.tcm-page * { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }\n\n.tcm-hero {\n  text-align: center;\n  padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem 2rem;\n  margin-bottom: 3rem;\n  border-radius: 12px;\n  background: #0a1f5c;\n  position: relative;\n  overflow: hidden;\n  border: 1px solid rgba(184,153,46,0.25);\n}\n.tcm-hero::before {\n  content: '';\n  position: absolute;\n  top: -40px; 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Open a region below to see every destination guide we cover there.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"tcm-region-list\" id=\"tcm-region-list\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"tcm-section\">\n    <div class=\"tcm-section-header\">\n      <div class=\"tcm-section-icon\"><i class=\"ti ti-help-circle\"><\/i><\/div>\n      <h3 class=\"tcm-section-title\">Buying Guides<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"tcm-section-desc\">New to travel eSIMs, or just want to double-check you\u2019re getting the right plan? Start here.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"tcm-grid\" id=\"tcm-guides-grid\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- =====================================================================\n       CATEGORY 2 \u2014 PRICE MATCH GUIDES\n       ===================================================================== -->\n\n  <div class=\"tcm-hero\">\n    <h2 class=\"tcm-hero-title\">Price Match <span>Guides<\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"tcm-hero-sub\">Which major Australian retailers price match \u2014 and how to actually claim it, in-store or online.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"tcm-section\">\n    <div class=\"tcm-section-header\">\n      <div class=\"tcm-section-icon\"><i class=\"ti ti-tag\"><\/i><\/div>\n      <h3 class=\"tcm-section-title\">By Retailer<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"tcm-section-desc\">Some retailers will beat a competitor&#8217;s price, not just match it. 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