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A Corinna Legend: The Lone Ferryman of the Pieman River
JOHNNY AHRBURG ‘Yarns – they fell from his lips like ripemulberries from a shaken tree …’ Born in 1839 in Stockholm, Sweden, Ahrburg took to the seas early and his stories of racing tea clippers from China, of cargoes of fossilised bones from South America to Europe for ‘fertiliser’ purposes, of ships frozen in the […]
‘Sno joke – MTA’ers enjoy luxury winter Japan experience
FPictured enjoying the snow capped beauty of Japan’s Mount Takao, MTA – Mobile Travel Agents’ Penny Hickey and Alysha White. The two MTA Members visited Japan as guests of the Japan National Tourist Office and Japan Airlines, part of an industry educational designed to showcase the luxury side of Japan’s tourism infrastructure. In and around […]
Tour de Vines’ five day wine tasting and cycling tour of Hawkes Bay sans lycra
Leave the lycra behind on this laid back tour of one of NZ’s most picturesque wine regions. Australian cycle tour specialist, Tour deVines has created a new Hawkes Bay Guided Easter Weekend Tour for those who love wine and cycling. This five day small group guided tour offers easy safe cycling with a focus on […]
QT Hotels & Resorts – Entering Canberra on the QT
The former Rydges Lakeside Hotel will be transformed to the QT QT Hotels & Resorts is excited to announce it will be opening a QT in Canberra. QT Canberra is set to open in the emerging cultural precinct of New Acton in early April this year. QT Canberra is set in the iconic Canberra establishment […]
Celebrate an Australian Easter with Four Seasons Hotel Sydney and Haigh’s Chocolates
Haigh’s Chocolates will hop into Four Seasons Hotel Sydney this Easter with an impressive chocolate display created by the premium chocolatiers in the Lobby of the Hotel for both kids and adults to enjoy. Decidedly rabbit-free, the display will instead feature chocolate bilbys, an endangered Australian species. Guests will also be able to enjoy their […]
Accor Staying the Course with New Look Ibis Budget Hotels
Accor has unveiled an innovative new interior design at three Ibis Budget hotels in Queensland and Victoria, following the re-branding of all Formule 1 hotels to the new Ibis Budget brand. Part of Accor’s Ibis economy family of brands, Ibis Budget continues to evolve and has embraced the new design vision ‘Avanzi’ by Paris-based Philippe […]
Australian skiers rejoice – Niseko, Japan is now on the one Epic Pass
Ski and ride the best of the world on the one Epic Pass; now including access to world-renowned Niseko Resort offering ease of access for Australians 2014-2015 Epic Pass holders receive five free days at Niseko, Japan, as well as unlimited, unrestricted skiing in Colorado, Utah, and Tahoe, on the Epic Pass The Epic Pass […]
Sydney’s The Star gets kitted out for baseball
It’s no secret that Sydney’s The Star is a hot-spot for both tourists and Sydneysiders. With premium fine dining, prestige nightlife, live music, a state of the art theatre, world-class event centre and first-rate casino, it’s little wonder that The Star has become Sydney’s ultimate must-see destination. But despite all that’s on offer, there is […]
Australian National Maritime Museum – Amazing Whales – Evolution and survival 20 March exhibit to open on 20 March
Amazing Whales – Evolution and survival 20 March – 20 July 2014 Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour A new exhibition designed to immerse visitors in the world of whales and highlight the importance of conservation to their future survival will open at the Australian National Maritime Museum on 20 March. Exhibited in conjunction with […]
Tassie Produce Delights To Be A Hit At The Taste Of Sydney – March 13 – 16 2014
Taste the coolest food from the wildest place in the Taste of Sydney’s Tasmanian Pavilion This year’s Taste of Sydney will see a gourmet line up in the Tasmanian Pavilion. The impressive line up of local Tasmanian produce will educate and excite visitors with gastronomic delights and classy beverages from Tasmania’s wild places. The Tasmanian […]
