Anchorage is for the birds Anchorage’s Potter Marsh has long attracted eagles, waterfowl, shorebirds, bears, moose and fox. But just last month, the 540-acre site saw a surge of human visitors when the Alaska Department of Fish and Game officially unveiled $3.1 million worth of new improvements, including 1,000 feet of new boardwalks, wildlife viewing […]
TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Deluxe trans Australia Set aside a couple of weeks from January 10 2009. That’s the departure date for the Southern Spirit train which will travel from Perth to Brisbane. It is a 12-night package which highlights everything Oz from the Outback, to the ACT, wine regions et al. Prices start from […]
TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Deluxe trans Australia Set aside a couple of weeks from January 10 2009. That’s the departure date for the Southern Spirit train which will travel from Perth to Brisbane. It is a 12-night package which highlights everything Oz from the Outback, to the ACT, wine regions et al. Prices start from […]
Historically, modern expedition cruising goes back to Lindblad’s Antarctic cruises of the 1960s, while in our region, Coral Princess Cruises founder, Tony Briggs was one of the first to offer extended cruises on the Great Barrier Reef with a converted, Fairmile class, WWII-era submarine chaser in the early 1980s. Today, small ship, adventure-themed cruises abound […]
Historically, modern expedition cruising goes back to Lindblad’s Antarctic cruises of the 1960s, while in our region, Coral Princess Cruises founder, Tony Briggs was one of the first to offer extended cruises on the Great Barrier Reef with a converted, Fairmile class, WWII-era submarine chaser in the early 1980s. Today, small ship, adventure-themed cruises abound […]
Grand Pacific Tours Winter Wonderland Ball raising money for Alzheimer’s Australia was successfully staged on Saturday night, 26th of July. One hundred and thirty-seven people attended the event held at the Sebel Hotel Albert Park which incorporated a programme of entertainment and fund raising. Over 70 companies throughout Australia and New Zealand supported the event […]
Grand Pacific Tours Winter Wonderland Ball raising money for Alzheimer’s Australia was successfully staged on Saturday night, 26th of July. One hundred and thirty-seven people attended the event held at the Sebel Hotel Albert Park which incorporated a programme of entertainment and fund raising. Over 70 companies throughout Australia and New Zealand supported the event […]
The Middle East region is one of the largest growth areas at World Travel Market with both visitor and exhibitor numbers increasing year on year. This year WTM will welcome over 400 exhibitors from the region where new products and services will be launched further increasing awareness and recognition of this growing tourism region. Along […]
Eight years ago Sydney Olympic Park staged what then-IOC boss Juan Antonio Samaranch described as “the best Olympic Games ever”. Now the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park is working with Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA) to recreate some of that Olympic magic for the Beijing Games. The Novotel’s famous Brewery will extend its beer garden, with […]
Eight years ago Sydney Olympic Park staged what then-IOC boss Juan Antonio Samaranch described as “the best Olympic Games ever”. Now the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park is working with Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA) to recreate some of that Olympic magic for the Beijing Games. The Novotel’s famous Brewery will extend its beer garden, with […]