Tag: Australia

World Travel Awards, “the Oscars of the travel industry”, has unveiled the regional nominees for its 2012 programme Asian & Australasian organisations in contention include Hainan Airlines, Pangu 7 Star Hotel Beijing, Anantara Hotels & Resorts, Tourism Australia and Air New Zealand.
All will now go head to head at WTA’s Asia & Australasia Ceremony, which is set to take place in Singapore on 16 October 2012.

El NinoEl Nino - Series/Documentary 3 of 4
Looks at how our diverse wildlife has adapted to the huge swings in climate - the heartbreaking droughts and fires, which El Nino brings.

Seabourn announces itinerary enhancements on a series of cruises in Australia and New Zealand scheduled in early 2013 aboard the award-winning, 450-guest Seabourn Odyssey.


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Southern Exposure Southern Exposure
Explores the four seasons in a year in southern Australia and how they are affected by the dramatic massing and shrinking of the polar ice-cap.

Tourism Australia has announced the appointment of Ketchum Inc. as its public relations agency for the next three years.
Ketchum will manage public relations activities in the Americas across the United States, Canada and Latin America, with the account being managed out of Ketchums Los Angeles office.

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Banksias are one of Australia's most diverse & beautiful flowering plants. They bloom in every colour imagineable & range in form from small trees to shrubs & creepers. Read on & find out why you want to grow banksias.

A cyclone off the Australian coast has seen tourists evacuated from the Great Barrier Reef.

Cyclone Ului is approaching from the west of the region, with two islands off the coast of Queensland Heron Island and Lady Elliott Island evacuated.

The Heron Island resort alone has seen 150 visitors and 100 staff head for the mainland, and will now remain closed for up to three days.

Eager for the Apple iPad? You'll finally be able to get your hands on the tablet in the U.S. starting Saturday, April 3.

Apple announced Friday that the Wi-Fi version of the iPad will launch in the United States on that date, followed by the Wi-Fi + 3G edition later in the month.
Additionally, both versions will hit Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and the U.K. in late April.

Profits at Flight Centre, Australias largest travel agency, have doubled following a surge in demand from customers in its core domestic business.

In a statement to markets the agency confirmed first-half profits increased to $51.13 million (£30 million) for the six months to the end of December. This is up from $26.1 million (£15 million) for the same period in 2008.

Do you love spending time outdoors or trying out new and exciting activities? If so, spending adventure holidays in Australia is an idea you should seriously consider. Indeed, Australia is not just home to kangaroos and koalas, but also to spectacular natural landscapes that provide the perfect backdrop for outdoor activities, such as the following. more...