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02/05/2016

BREAKFREE RESORTS 5 DAY SALE NOW ON

Breakfree Resorts have announced 2016 special deals for their Australian and New Zealand resorts and hotels. The sale period expires at midnight on Friday 6th May 2016. Click on this webpage link to see the prices, minimum night stays and conditions.

http://www.breakfree.com.au/special-offers/?r=17466344

13/04/2016

MORE AUSTRALIAN CRUISE CHOICES

One of the largest cruise liners ever built, costing approximately US$1 billion, the Ovation Of The Seas is the latest addition to the Royal Caribbean fleet and will commence an Australian season in December 2016.

Her first after-launch voyage is to Southampton, UK, for a series of short getaways. She then departs on a 52-night “Global Odyssey” to arrive in Beijing for her inaugural China season commencing 24 June 2016. On 30 November 2016, she will start a 15-night Singapore to Sydney voyage via Fremantle, Adelaide and Hobart.

Sydney will be her home port for her maiden Australian season. Ovation of the Seas will return for a second Australian season in the summer of 2017/18.

08/04/2016

FRASER ISLAND NOW CRUISE STOP-OVER

April 3rd 2016 marked the start of P&O cruises that include Queensland’s pristine Fraser Island as a stop-over for mid-sized cruise ships. The Pacific Aria navigated its way through the Great Sandy Strait and dropped anchor off Kingfisher Bay on the west side of the island. The ships can only reach the island during high tide and passengers are transferred to Kingfisher Bay Resort to spend a day exploring the island.

The Pacific Eden is the second P&O vessel that will be including Fraser Island as a stop-over on its cruises. The company has been interested in Fraser Island for some time, but had to wait until two the smaller ships joined its fleet before it could include the island in its itineraries.
The next cruise to Fraser Island is planned for December, and five sailings are scheduled for 2017.

18/01/2016

EMIRATES MELBOURNE LOUNGE EXPERIENCE UNVEILED

Emirates has unveiled its new Melbourne Airport lounge which is one of the biggest outstation lounges in the world for the airline and can cater for 241 passengers. The lounge overlooks the airfield and offers facilities and amenities including LED TV’s, leather armchairs, a dining area, shower facilities, a business centre and a prayer room with ablution areas. Passengers will also be able to choose from a selection of hot and cold dishes from the gourmet buffet, as well as extensive beverage services.

The Emirates’ Melbourne Lounge is located on Level 3 of the International Terminal and adjacent to gate 10 on the departures
level.

17/01/2016

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PAUL HOGAN

Tourism Australia has announced that Australian actor Chris Hemsworth has signed up to be a global ambassador and star in TA’s campaign to promote Australia’s coastal and aquatic attractions. Hemsworth’s presence is expected to particularly boost the campaign in the US where the campaign will launch on Australia Day eve 2016, with the premiere to be held in New York.

Hemsworth said he was looking forward to sharing with the world “just how amazing” Australia is.

17/01/2016

BAROSSA VINTAGE FESTIVAL

If good food and fine wine does it for you, then this is one for the diary. The Barossa Vintage Festival celebrates the rich heritage and gastronomic pleasures of this renowned South Australian region. Running from 15-19 April 2016, the event is Australia’s largest and longest-running tourism festival, showcasing 95 events over 5 days. From grand feasts to market bazaars, long table lunches and even gastronomic golf! There’s a little something for everyone.

17/01/2016

EMIRATES A380 UPGRADES TO PERTH SERVICE

From August 1 2016, Emirates will replace the daily Boeing 777 flight with its flagship Airbus 380 aircraft. Both of the daily Perth flights will then use the A380, resulting in an additional 100,000 seats becoming available throughout the year. Passengers flying the early morning Perth service will enjoy same-day arrival in Europe via Emirates Dubai hub.

07/07/2014

THE WHITSUNDAYS IN THE NEWS AGAIN

The Whitsundays are back in the news with the launch of the updated One&Only Hayman Island resort combined with the July 2nd 2014 start of Qantas services between Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef Airport.

07/07/2014

EXPEDIA TO ACQUIRE WOTIF

The control of online travel and tourism transactions by an ever smaller group of conglomerates was further confirmed today with the announcement that the online retailer Expedia is to acquire the Wotif Group in a US$700 million deal. Wotif's primary marketplace is Australia but the company also has some exposure in oversea's markets.

The sale will encompass all Wotif brands such as Wotif.com, lastminute.com.au, travel.com.au and LateStays.com.

30/06/2014

JETSTAR DIRECT FLIGHTS - MELBOURNE TO ULURU

Jetstar has commenced direct flights between Melbourne and Uluru, the first low fares service to connect the two destinations. Prior to the start of the new service, Victorians had to fly via Sydney, a journey taking up to seven hours. The new direct service has a 3 hour flight time. Demand for flights is strong.

Jetstar has also boosted its Sydney-Uluru flights from four times weekly to a daily service.

29/06/2014

QANTAS BOOKINGS GO MOBILE

Qantas now offers passengers the facility to book both domestic and international flights via its mobile website. This brings the Flying Kangaroo in line with Jetstar and Virgin Australia. The new mobile booking function is available to travellers departing Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, UK and USA and includes codeshare flights.

“The Qantas Mobile site now makes it easier for our customers to book their flights while on the move, away from their home or office” a Qantas spokesperson said.

The site includes Qantas Club lounge locations, worldwide contact numbers as well as flight timetables, QantasLink and Jetstar.

29/06/2014

MOBILE BOARDING PASSES ON THE WAY

Etihad is in the process of introducing mobile boarding passes for passengers travelling on selected routes with the aim of "streamlining the departure and boarding experience". The service is already operating in 13 major international airports and will roll out to more airports as the new electronic readers are installed across its global network.

The advantages of mobile boarding passes are claimed to be an expanded range of check-in options, the ability to store multi-sector boarding passes on a single mobile, less paper consumption and a lower risk of boarding pass loss. An Etihad spokesman said "“The elimination of paper boarding passes will be more convenient for our guests and reduce our environmental footprint, which is good for the guest, the business and for the environment.”

It's safe to assume that as one airline introduces the new technology, the others will soon follow.

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