WTM chief warns tourism to act now or face catastrophe Travel and tourism must double its efforts to become more responsible regardless of the economic situation, or face the outcome, World Travel Market chairman, Fiona Jeffrey has warned.
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World's hot destinations in 2009 Members of the Global Travel Writers team, having travelled the world to discover the best destinations, each pick their own favourite "Hot Spots" for 2009 including two exquisite ...
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Greyhound Australia launches new Kilometre Pass Greyhound has released a new travel pass where passengers pre pay for the number of kilometres they wish to travel.
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Australians can discover their own backyard in style Australian tourism operator, Discovery Holiday Parks, is expecting an increase in domestic tourist numbers following the economic squeeze on household budgets in future months.
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Art Gallery of NSW exhibits Portraits from Black Australia The Art Gallery of New South Wales is mounting an exhibition called “Half Light Portraits from Black Australia” from November 21, 2008 to February 22, 2009.
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Melbourne’s newest attraction is the $100 million Southern Star The Southern Star is Melbourne’s newest multimillion dollar attraction, set to open in November just in time for visitors flocking to the southern capital over the Christmas holidays.
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Big4 raises $50,000 for Clown Doctors The Big4 Holiday Parks group has raised more than $50,000 for its charity partner – The Humour Foundation’s Clown Doctors, since last October.
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Captain Cook offers discounts on winter cruising Captain Cook Cruises is offering a 50 per cent discount on the second fare, when people buy twin share packages, on its Murray River Cruises between June 1 and August 31.
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Australia's tourists slugged by Government, says ATEC The Australian Tourism Export Council has slammed the Rudd Government’s newly released first Budget, claiming it has continued with the tradition of former governments of both political colours, by ...
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Great shows at Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre in May Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre Group presents some outstanding productions in May including “QED” by Peter Parnell and Arthur Miller’s celebrated “Death of a Salesman”.
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Art Gallery of NSW to feature works of Harold Cazneaux The Art Gallery of New South Wales will mount an exhibition, June 5 to August 10, highlighting the considerable works of Harold Cazneaux, considered to be one of Australia’s greatest photographer’s of ...
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Virgin hikes domestic, trans Tasman fares Virgin Blue Airlines has increased the cost of fares on all its Australian domestic routes due to the hike in jet fuel prices.
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Manly Pacific Hotel offers festival package Accor’s Manly Pacific Hotel (managed by Novotel) is offering a $240 per night package to celebrate this year’s annual Manly Food and Wine Festival, May 31 to June 1.
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Airlie Beach plans annual Race Week August 14 Boating enthusiasts from across the globe are gearing up for the 19th Annual Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week to be held August 14-21.
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Australians prefer cheap overseas travel to pricey Oz, study finds What would you spend a $5000 windfall on? Sydney-based Research International’s study has found 47 per cent of Australians would spend the money on domestic travel.
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