Australia's Islands Make Top Spot 2007-07-21 19:58:00 The Great Barrier Reef Islands
had fallen out of the top 10 in last year's poll, but have just now made it back into the prestigious top 10, placed 10th best in the world. This also meant that they were awarded the number one spot for Australia
, New Zealand and South Pacific islands, beating off strong competition from Queensland's Fraser Island in second place, Fiji's islands, Bora-Bora and Tasmania.
Australia on the cheap 2007-07-19 17:44:00 The Sunday Times opens its travel clinic on a daily basis to answer your holiday queries. Today: hostels in Australia
: Or right next to Central station in a converted parcel shed, there's the Railway Square YHA (8-10 Lee Street, 00 61 2 9281 9666). Some of the dorms are in cleverly repro carriages, and there's a roof pool, great common areas, café and bar. Eight person dorms are £8.50 (singles/doubles £40).
Australia without limits 2007-07-17 19:13:00 Great Southern Railway has today launched a new travel initiative - the Oz Tracks Pass - that allows under-35 year olds six months of almost unlimited travel on The Ghan, Indian Pacific and The Overland for only $690. The Oz Tracks Pass makes it easy to explore Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Alice Springs, Darwin, Melbourne and their surroundings, as well as key points en route. Great Southern Railway, Chief Executive Officer, Mr Tony Braxton-Smith said, “The new Oz Tracks Pass will provide an affordable and relaxing way for young adventurers to explore their own backyard. With up to 14 city to city train trips available over 6 months, Oz Tracks offers fantastic value, at less than $50 per destination.”
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Travel Associates Australia 2007-07-15 17:34:00 Travel AssociatesAustralia
Pty Ltd (TAA) was established to provide travel consultants (we prefer the term “Associates”) who want to work smarter with the opportunity to achieve their personal income goals. The BIG DIFFERENCE is that your remuneration is based on your sales abilities – an Associate producing $150,000 per annum in commission can expect a SALARY PACKAGE IN EXCESS OF $120,000 PER ANNUM.
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CLAIRE HAY 2007-07-15 01:17:00 AUSTRALIA'S third-largest city is often overlooked in favour of its more cosmopolitan rivals, but year-round sunshine and a friendly, laid-back vibe give Brisbane a welcoming feel. Recent, rapid economic growth has allowed the capital of Queensland to ditch its backwater reputation and emerge as a forward-thinking, vibrant city - and how many metropolises have rainforest right on their doorstep?
World of Accor – the largest hotel expo in the Asia Pacific – is on show in Australia 2007-07-13 16:39:00 Representatives from Accor
’s 300 hotels across Australia
, the Pacific
and Asia
will be attending, along with representatives covering the wider world of Accor, whose global network has now grown to almost 4000 hotels in 92 countries. In particular, Accor has grown rapidly in a number of key destinations sold by Australia’s travel industry. They include Fiji, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Thailand and China. A further 30 hotels are scheduled to open by the end of the year.
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It’s a wild party at Kangaroo Island in Australia. 2007-07-12 16:12:00 KI is the third-largest island of Australia
after Tasmania and Melville Island
. It is 155 km long, 55 km wide and with a 540-km coastline, making it seven times larger than Singapore. Stone tools found by archaeologists suggest that aboriginal people had inhabited the island about 11,000 years ago until 200 BC. A British explorer called Matthew Flinders discovered the island in 1802 and named it Kangaroo Island.
Australia travel highlights tour 2007-07-11 16:29:00 As we specialise in up market travel this is a basic program for a short visit. Using this as a template for a trip you could then add in more (or less) to suit your own plans. Flying from the U.S. on day 1 you arrive early in the morning on day 3, too early in fact to get a guaranteed check in at the hotel so unless you want to pay for the previous night or “hang around” in Sydney hoping for an early check-in I would suggest you take a connecting flight to Melbourne arriving at lunch time and in time for a check-in. (You “loose” a day when you pass the International Dateline).
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A column about Australia Traveling 2007-07-10 16:10:00 "Travel within Australia
does not currently offer the experiences and gratifications sought from a holiday," say the authors. "Some Australians are currently resentful of the poor value for money travelling domestically offers ... Not only is Australia not different but it has a high degree of perceived homogeneity. Indigenous culture is not motivating to most Australians and thus does not provide that cultural contrast."The idea that travel is educational is stronger for Europe. This allows parents to feel that they are 'good parents' and that they are doing the trip for others. More importantly, parents dread the thought of car travel with children."
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Australia air travel 'no great polluter' 2007-07-10 13:45:00 AUSTRALIA suffers because of overseas perceptions that long-haul flights damage the environment, federal Tourism Minister Fran Bailey said today. Negative press campaigns in the UK and even in Australia
promoted an incorrect idea about aviation's carbon emissions, Ms Bailey said today. Launching the new National Tourism Campaign Action Plan, Ms Bailey told industry chiefs a perception change was required to secure tourism dollars and jobs for Australians.
Australia: Qantas Aussie AirPass sale 2007-07-25 17:50:00 Remember, SoCal’s winter is Australia
’s summer. That means flights are going to increase over the course of the year. The QantasAussie
AirPass is on sale right now; prices can vary considerably depending on when you’re traveling. Whether you want to visit Sydney, snorkel the Great Barrier Reef in Cairns, surf the Gold Coast, head Outback from Darwin, see a horserace in Melbourne, travel as far as Perth or all of the above—you can on the Aussie AirPass.
Australia Votes Emirates 'Best International Airline' 2007-07-27 18:15:00 The award, presented at the highly-respected Australia
n National Travel Industry Awards for Excellence, honours the best international airline serving Australia directly. The awards are hosted by the Australian Federation of Travel Agents Limited (AFTA), the representative body for Australia’s travel agents. Ghaith Al Ghaith, Emirates
’ Executive Vice President Commercial Operations Worldwide said: 'Australia plays a pivotal role on Emirates’ route network, as we strive to connect our passengers across the globe. Winning this award for the second consecutive year highlights Emirates’ leadership in providing passengers with the best travel experience.
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, International
, Airline
Things to do in South Australia 2007-07-31 17:29:00 Pend five days touring in and around Mount Gambier in the Limestone Coast for an experience you’ll never forget as Mount Gambier is home to the world famous Blue Lake. You can opt for a self-drive tour or get into a 4WD with Just Cruisin 4WD Tours and take a trip to see the Blue Lake in the crater of an extinct volcano. The company offers a variety of packages includes travelling via the Coonawarra wine region in the Limestone Coast where you can sample local wines en route and visit the Naracoorte Caves World Heritage area.
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, Australia
, South Australia
Australia's top city lookouts 2007-07-29 19:38:00 1. EUREKA TOWER, MELBOURNE - The latest addition to the world of observation decks, SkyDeck 88 at Eureka Tower is almost 300m above the street, making it the highest public vantage point in the Southern Hemisphere. The 360-degree views are extraordinary - from the tower you can look down on the MCG turf, out across the bay or watch aircraft land at Melbourne Airport. For an extreme thrill, ride The Edge, a glass cube that projects 3m out from the building, or take in the breezes from the open terrace. Also on the 88th floor is a shop and cafe. On the ground floor is the hi-tech Serendipity Table, which explores the history of Melbourne.
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Make Australian Travel Planning Simple 2007-08-02 20:28:00 Thinking about Australian
travel always conjures up mental pictures of white sandy beaches and blue green waters, outback adventures, shopping in Sydney and Melbourne, and dining on local delights. For this very reason, people the world over dream of visiting Australia and taking in these sights and activities for themselves. Planning your trip can be a lot of fun, but it can also be overwhelming as you try to decide where you would most like to go in this vast country and what you want to do when you get there, as well as where you will stay and also what sort of transportation you will need. Any type of travel involves a lot of details, and this trip will be no different!
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, Simple
Where the bloody hell are we? 2007-08-08 18:09:00 Australians are known the world over as passionate travellers. It's pretty much impossible to visit any city, town or run-down shack in the middle of nowhere that hasn't already been overrun by our globe-trotting brethren. Every single country in the world is full of Aussie backpackers ... except, that is, Australia. So why do we have this passion for overseas travel? Partly, I'd like to think, because of an innate sense of adventure, but it's also because our homeland doesn't have a great deal to offer us. Tourism Australia, rather than asking where the bloody
hell everyone else is, might be better off questioning where the locals keep going.
Record tourists travel to Australia 2007-08-06 21:33:00 An increasing number of holidaymakers are heading to Australia
, the publication of new figures indicates. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), international tourist levels rose by 4.2 per cent during the first six months of 2007 to account for 2.7 million. Tourism minister Fran Bailey said: "Tourists are finding their way down under in record numbers, keen to discover our fabulous beaches, our great outback and our relaxed way of life."
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, tourists
A delightful visit to Sydney 2007-08-04 17:35:00 We spent one morning exploring Homebush Bay, the site of the Sydney
2000 Olympic Games. The architecture and immensity of the complex is overwhelming. The Olympic Park Railway Station will be able to accommodate 50,000 people per hour during the games.A day trip that I highly recommend is a tour of the Blue Mountains, an area of dense forested valleys, canyons with steep cliffs and waterfalls. We took a four-wheel drive adventure along an exciting back road to the Cathedral of Ferns, a pre-historic rain forest, before visit
ing the famous Three Sisters rock formation. One of the most rewarding stops was at a wildlife park where I had some eyeball encounters with koalas, kangaroos, snakes and emus.
Australia Gold Coast Value 2007-08-10 22:56:00 You don't necessarily need a car as hotel shuttles and regular bus services go to most of the major attractions. A rental car is handy if you want to go into the Hinterlands behind the Gold Coast
. It's often cheaper to get a shuttle to Surfers than rent a car.Make sure you buy a Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle Freedom Pass before you leave home. The Freedom Pass is reasonably priced at NZ$111 per adult for seven days and includes door to door transfers from Coolangatta to your Gold Coast accommodation as well as unlimited theme park transfers with Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle, and unlimited use of the Surfside Buslines network on the Gold Coast. You can purchase three-, five-, seven, 10- and 14-day passes. Not only do they offer convenience and reliable transportation but they are great value for money.
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, Value
Perth City guide 2007-08-12 17:33:00 PERTH might be the world's most remote city of its size but don't let that put you off, it's all part of the appeal. Washed by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, the sunny city is heaven on earth for anyone who likes a laidback lifestyle. Get a taste of the produce from the local vineyards, sample the eclectic mix of food on offer and get back to nature with a day-trip to Rottnest, the car-free island which is the base for whale-watching excursions up and down the coast. The city skyline is dominated by glittering high-rise office blocks. To get a bird's-eye view of the surroundings, walk up to King's Park then take a ferry down the Swan river to the port town of Fremantle.
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The best Sydney bar: it's in Melbourne 2007-08-18 18:27:00 Take Melbourne
, a city not - how do I put it politely - overblessed with natural good looks. To wander Melbourne's fabulous lanes at night is to relish a labyrinth dotted with tiny bars. In Sydney
you find similar laneways smelling of chunder and pee. Melbourne has a vibrant CBD that makes it a joy to visit and live in. Sydney has, well, that harbour. I blame the licensing laws. In Melbourne a responsible cafe can get a liquor licence for $567.50, which allows it to serve a glass of wine to a punter who may not be eating
Fears aired over Yorke Peninsula patient travel scheme 2007-08-16 20:09:00 Health professionals have expressed concern over a State Government trial of a new patient
assisted travel scheme on South Australia's Yorke
Peninsula. Patients who need to travel to Adelaide for health care will no longer have access to financial travel subsidies if they live within 200 kilometres from the city.
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Mosquito borne disease risk spreads in north of Western Australia 2007-08-15 12:26:00 People most likely to be affected are newcomers to affected regions, such as babies, young children, tourists or new employees, but anyone experiencing these symptoms should seek medical advice quickly. Dr Lindsay said the warning particularly applied to people living, visiting or camping near swamp and river systems during the evening and night in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions. However, mosquito breeding in northern WA at this time of year is also often associated with man-made or artificial water bodies such as dams, sewage lagoons, irrigation areas or domestic containers.
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, disease
, spreads
, Western
, Australia
Brits bored by Paris but buoyed by Australia 2007-08-20 18:30:00 British travellers find Paris
' Eiffel Tower and Egypt's pyramids a bore and much prefer to flock to some of Australia
's top tourist spots, a survey has found. The Sydney Harbour Bridge, Kings Canyon in the Northern Territory and Broome's Cable Beach have all made it into a top 10 list of the best foreign tourist spots for British tourists.But while the Brits
are impressed with what Australia has to offer, they are left yawning by some of the world's most popular attractions.
Australian travel 2007-08-26 17:36:00 Travelers planning to go Down Under in the coming months may want to check out a new Web site launched by the travel company Experience Australia. Trips and packages cover the entire country, from urban outings in Sydney to train excursions across the Outback. The site is www.experience-australia.com. You can also call the company at (800) 661-3830 for an Australian
travel catalog.
Tourists urged not avoid Sydney during APEC 2007-08-24 19:38:00 Australia's peak accommodation body is pleading with tourists not to avoid Sydney
while world leaders visit for next month's APEC summit. Contrary to initial forecasts, the city's hotels will not be booked out during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings and the industry is hoping to avoid a period of low income. "There is a growing perception that visitors from interstate or overseas should avoid Sydney when APEC is on," Australian Hotels Association manager Hamish Arthur said.
Backpackers flock to Australia with working holiday visa 2007-08-23 14:27:00 Record numbers of backpackers received an Australia
n working
holiday visa in the past year, according to new figures released by the Department of Immigration. In the nine months to March, 102,966 backpackers successfully applied for the visa. This is up 15 per cent from the same period in the previous year. The Department of Immigration is predicting the new year will also be a record one, with 130,000 visas to be granted, up from a total of 111,973 this year.
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, flock
Australia airports reap travel riches 2007-08-29 18:48:00 AUSTRALIA'S two largest listed airport funds yesterday unveiled record earnings on the back of soaring passenger traffic. Macquarie Airports increased its interim profit more than fourfold to $953 million as passenger traffic across its asset portfolio rose more than 5 per cent. The impressive rise in the MAP bottom line was enhanced by the sales of the fund's stakes in Rome and Birmingham airports.
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, riches
VIRGIN Blue aims to take on Qantas' dominance of the regional air travel market 2007-09-02 17:36:00 With the new aircraft we will do new flying and be able to increase frequencies and be better able to match capacity and schedules with demand. Virgin is also looking at airports in more than 20 cities and towns across rural Australia, including places as far apart as Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania and Emerald in southern Queensland. During the past few months evaluation teams were despatched to Albury, Armidale, Bathurst, Burnie, Dubbo, Mildura, Tamworth and Wagga to check on likely ticket sales from local travel markets, suitability of airstrips and requisite facilities in air small air terminals.
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, regional
, air travel
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