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New Animated Guidelines for Visitors to the Arctic
Visitors to the Arctic can learn about safe, environmentally friendly and considerate behavior in the Arctic through a new animation developed by the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO). The new 9-minute animation shows visitors what they can and cannot do when travelling in the Arctic in a down-to-earth and entertaining way. During the […]
Explore Antarctica with Silversea Cruises
#expeditioncruising Set foot on the continent of Antarctica, sail through iceberg sculptures and experience some of the world’s rarest sea animals and wildlife on this 10-day roundtrip voyage on board Silversea’s Silver Explorer. Departing Ushuaia, Argentina, on 12 December, 2014, Silver Explorer will begin its journey by navigating the deep waters of the Drake Passage, […]
Top 10 Food and Wine Events in Central NSW
Winter and Spring 2014 Central NSW’s food and wine calendar is brimming with authentic and tasty ways to spend a long weekend in the country. Don your gumboots for a truffle hunt, learn to cook venison in a farm-house kitchen, try bush-tucker over smoky camp fires or join a wine-show dinner. It all begins just […]
Thailand: “Everything back to normal” says TAT director
by Ian Mcintosh – Travel Agent Update – on location in Bangkok “Everything back to normal” : Mrs Jamnong Junnapiya “Everything is back to normal in Thailand and we are going to work three times harder to make sure tourists get that message,” says Mrs Jamnong Junnapiya, executive director South East Asia, Tourism Authority of […]
Thailand: Forward bookings, insurance concern agents
by Ian Mcintosh – Travel Agent Update – on location in Bangkok Ian Garritt, director of Venture Holidays According to Ian Garritt, director of Venture Holidays, business from Australia to Thailand had been slipping for months before the latest political upheaval. We have received very few cancellations following the recent establishment by the military of […]
AdventureVietnam unveils new Vietnam walking tour
AdventureVietnam, one of the leading specialists on tourism, just unveiled a two-week Vietnam Walking Tour throughout outstanding destinations of Vietnam. Travelers will arrive in Hanoi and will explore this beautiful city, with its dozens of little handicrafts shops. Trip highlights include Halong Bay, Sapa, Hue, Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh city and its surroundings. […]
A Farm-To-Table Thai Culinary Voyage Of Discovery
Exposing and celebrating the farmer and fisherman’s crucial role in making possible the amazing inventiveness, healthiness and sheer deliciousness of Thai cuisine, Smooth Curry invites curious food + drink lovers to a special evening of immersion in exotic ingredients, exquisite dishes, unique Siamese vintages, Thai music and dance. On Thursday 26 June 2014, from 18:00 to […]
New Melbourne Star Experience Packages Give New Meaning to Dining With a View
Melbourne’s Highest High Tea; Melbourne Star Launches Star Experience Packages Melbourne’s love affair with the classic afternoon tea has reached a new high – literally. Melbourne Star Observation Wheel has launched its innovative range of Star Experience packages. The packages offer guests a private cabin on the only giant observation wheel in the Southern Hemisphere along […]
Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort Awarded 2014 Tripadvisor Certificate Of Excellence
Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort, the 203-room luxury resort located on Bali’s famed Kuta Beach with mesmerizing views of the Indian Ocean, today announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended […]
Deborah Hutton Launches Avalon’s Latest Suite Ship
Australian television personality Deborah Hutton has launched Avalon Waterways’ newest river cruise ship Avalon Illumination at a ceremony in Vienna. Christened in classical Viennese style on the banks of the Danube on Tuesday [June 3], Illumination is the third addition to Avalon’s European fleet this year. Globus Australasia MD Stewart Williams with godmother Deborah Hutton and Avalon Waterways MD […]
