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Captain Cook Cruises Fiji and Sustainable Tourism: plastic recycling in outer islands

Captain Cook Cruises Fiji and Sustainable Tourism: plastic recycling in outer islands

Captain Cook Cruises Fiji have highlighted the importance of Sustainable Tourism after partnering with The Ocean Ambassadors on the ground-breaking Fast Track Fiji program. The program has set out to work with operators and industry leaders to minimize waste plastics entering the ocean and bring in commercial applications to process the plastics into both alternative […]

Hamilton Island’s qualia voted best resort in Australia

Hamilton Island’s qualia voted best resort in Australia

Hamilton Island’s luxury resort, qualia has been bestowed the honour of the Best Resort in Australia and second in the Australasian & The South Pacific region in UK Conde Nast Traveller’s 17th annual Top 100 Readers’ Travel Awards. Earlier in the year, UK Conde Nast Traveller asked readers to vote for the things they love […]

Hamilton Island’s qualia voted best resort in Australia

Hamilton Island’s qualia voted best resort in Australia

Hamilton Island’s luxury resort, qualia has been bestowed the honour of the Best Resort in Australia and second in the Australasian & The South Pacific region in UK Conde Nast Traveller’s 17th annual Top 100 Readers’ Travel Awards. Earlier in the year, UK Conde Nast Traveller asked readers to vote for the things they love […]

‘Good Dinner under $30’ at Mercure Sydney’s Four Elements

‘Good Dinner under $30’ at Mercure Sydney’s Four Elements

In celebration of Sydney’s favourite foodie event, Good Food Month, Mercure Sydney’s Four Elements Restaurant is offering a specially-crafted ‘Good Dinner under $30’ menu that will thrill any tastebuds. Foodies are able to enjoy any two courses (entree and main or main and dessert) from the special dinner menu for only $29. For the good […]

‘Good Dinner under $30’ at Mercure Sydney’s Four Elements

‘Good Dinner under $30’ at Mercure Sydney’s Four Elements

In celebration of Sydney’s favourite foodie event, Good Food Month, Mercure Sydney’s Four Elements Restaurant is offering a specially-crafted ‘Good Dinner under $30’ menu that will thrill any tastebuds. Foodies are able to enjoy any two courses (entree and main or main and dessert) from the special dinner menu for only $29. For the good […]

Australia’s Minister for the Environment encourages walrus study in Antarctica

Australia’s Minister for the Environment encourages walrus study in Antarctica

#expeditioncruising Greg Hunt MP and Nara the Dingopose for a photo opportunity. (Facebook) Greg Hunt MP, Australia’s Minister for the Environment, who famously approved the dumping of three million cubic metres of dredged spoil within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, has further reinforced his credentials by suggesting that the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) should […]

Alaska, North America and the Panama Canal cruise

Alaska, North America and the Panama Canal cruise

CRUISE specialist ecruising.travel has just released a new 34-night cruise tour package for 2015 which takes in Alaska, North America and the Panama Canal with introductory discounted prices of up to 40 per cent, when you book by December 15. The deal is great value as it includes return air fares, 29 nights aboard the […]

Australia’s first undercover cop revealed

Australia’s first undercover cop revealed

  ‘THE SHADOW’ OUR FIRST UNDERCOVER COP David Ellis FOR those with a fascination for whodunits, an exhibition called Breakers: The Dying Art of Safe Breaking that opens at Sydney’s Justice & Police Museum this month, will give a captivating introduction to Australia’s undoubtedly most extraordinary police officer ever – our first under-cover operative, Frank […]

Struth! Quantum of the Seas makes history – backwards

Struth! Quantum of the Seas makes history – backwards

IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says one of Germany’s biggest shipyards is an amazing 42km inland, so ships that have been built there since 1795 have had to make the long slow and winding journey all that way downriver through fields and […]

Solomon Airlines Schedule Changes Great News For AU and NZ Solomon Islands Bound Travellers

Solomon Airlines Schedule Changes Great News For AU and NZ Solomon Islands Bound Travellers

Solomon Airlines has made it even easier for Australians and New Zealanders to connect to the Solomon Islands, and beyond to Vanuatu and Nadi with the release of its new Northern Winter timetable. As part of the new schedule commencing 17 November, passengers travelling from Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Townsville, Perth and ex-New Zealand from Auckland, […]