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Mick Fogg joins Ponant as expedition consultant

Mick Fogg joins Ponant as expedition consultant

#expeditioncruising Mick Fogg Sarina Bratton, Chairman Australasia of French-based expedition and luxury cruise line COMPAGNIE DU PONANT, today announced the appointment of acclaimed Australian adventurer and expedition consultant, Mick Fogg, to assist the company with development of expedition itineraries as it expands its expedition cruise content in the Asia Pacific region. As an award-winning wildlife […]

SeaDream goes North to the Baltics and St Petersburg

SeaDream goes North to the Baltics and St Petersburg

SEADREAM Yacht Club has begun a unique new season in Northern Europe over the coming northern summer, with sailings that will include Russia’s St Petersburg and the opportunity there to visit the Hermitage Museum as well as the Jacobson Ballet School and countless other priceless city attractions during two-night stays. Other itineraries will feature smaller […]

Get aboard Vanuatu sailing legend

Get aboard Vanuatu sailing legend

OUR COONGOOLA NOW A VANUATU LEGEND David Ellis WHEN they take to the 23m ketch Coongoola for a day of aquatic frivolity out of Port Vila in Vanuatu, it’s a fair bet that not all aboard quite realise in what great footsteps of Australia’s maritime history they are following. Nor that was it not for […]

Struth! World’s narrowest house a hit

Struth! World’s narrowest house a hit

IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says Warsaw in Poland is claiming title to having the world’s narrowest house – it’s just 72cm (28ins) at its narrowest point and 122cm (48ins) at its widest, and is jammed into an alleyway between two huge […]

Peter FitzSimons to join the True North

Peter FitzSimons to join the True North

#expeditioncruising  North Star Cruises is very pleased to announce that Peter FitzSimons will be our special guest when the New Adventures in Paradise itinerary departs Cairns on December 3. Peter is a widely-respected war historian and will bring fascinating in-sight to North Star’s most-refined PNG itinerary which includes a heli-flight to the Kokoda Track Memorial […]

Discover Canberra with Accor this winter

Discover Canberra with Accor this winter

This winter, together with Accor hotels, Canberra is the place to be for anyone needing an easy and fun getaway. With something for everyone, Canberra offers an array of activities like no other city in Australia. As a key partner in the national capital’s tourism industry, Accor hotels in Canberra are able to meet any […]

Discover Canberra with Accor this winter

Discover Canberra with Accor this winter

This winter, together with Accor hotels, Canberra is the place to be for anyone needing an easy and fun getaway. With something for everyone, Canberra offers an array of activities like no other city in Australia. As a key partner in the national capital’s tourism industry, Accor hotels in Canberra are able to meet any […]

REV and Relax Package From Singapore Airlines Holidays

REV and Relax Package From Singapore Airlines Holidays

SINGAPORE Airlines Holidays has just released a special package combining the excitement and thrills of the 2014 Formula One Singapore Airlines Grand Prix with the serenity and calm of the Maldives, but you must book by July 19 for this special price. Depart Melbourne on September 19 and have four nights in Singapore to explore the many attractions and […]

Pullman Puts Art On A Plate With Launch Of Tapastry Menus

Pullman Puts Art On A Plate With Launch Of Tapastry Menus

Pullman, Accor’s 5-star hotel brand, has launched a new, vibrant way to dine with its Tapastry menus combining artistry and gastronomy. Each Pullman hotel in Australia will offer a selection of Tapastry dishes that showcase regional ingredients in innovative small plates created by Pullman’s Culinary Ambassador Justin North. Each plate is a small, colourful work […]

Pullman Puts Art On A Plate With Launch Of Tapastry Menus

Pullman Puts Art On A Plate With Launch Of Tapastry Menus

Pullman, Accor’s 5-star hotel brand, has launched a new, vibrant way to dine with its Tapastry menus combining artistry and gastronomy. Each Pullman hotel in Australia will offer a selection of Tapastry dishes that showcase regional ingredients in innovative small plates created by Pullman’s Culinary Ambassador Justin North. Each plate is a small, colourful work […]