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Confidence returns with strong accommodation forward bookings
Holidaymakers are pre-booking their Christmas accommodation in advance, with Mantra Group properties in south-east Queensland, North Queensland and northern NSW experiencing their strongest forward bookings yet, the leading hospitality group says. Mantra Group – one of Australia’s leading operators of branded corporate and leisure accommodation with over 140 properties under the Peppers, Mantra and Breakfree […]
MS Hanseatic: Successful Makeover At The Shipyard
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises vessel, MS HANSEATIC left the Bredo shipyard in Bremerhaven/ Germany after a two-week stay. Thoroughly overhauled and smartened up in many areas, the world’s only five-star expedition ship (according to the Berlitz Cruise Guide 2010) shines in new splendour. Besides plenty of technical work, the primary focus was on refurbishing the suites. The […]
Unique time to explore the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the wonders of the natural world and is the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, scattered with beautiful islands and idyllic coral cays. The Great Barrier Reef area is thriving with wildlife, including dugongs and green turtles, varieties of dolphins and whales and more than 1500 species of fish […]
Unique time to explore the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the wonders of the natural world and is the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, scattered with beautiful islands and idyllic coral cays. The Great Barrier Reef area is thriving with wildlife, including dugongs and green turtles, varieties of dolphins and whales and more than 1500 species of fish […]
FRANK’S FAVOURITES: Greek Odyssey and Hog Heaven
060109 LA’s SUPERCHARGED AUTO MUSEUMS Ever wondered what it’s like to ride in a vintage Model T Ford? Or the car that Russian dictator Joseph Stalin used to tour in? In Los Angeles you can find out jumping on the local bus lines to visit several auto museums. the Metro Green Line and two Metro […]
FRANK’S FAVOURITES: Greek Odyssey and Hog Heaven
060109 LA’s SUPERCHARGED AUTO MUSEUMS Ever wondered what it’s like to ride in a vintage Model T Ford? Or the car that Russian dictator Joseph Stalin used to tour in? In Los Angeles you can find out jumping on the local bus lines to visit several auto museums. the Metro Green Line and two Metro […]
Truly Getting Up Close And Personal On True North
TWO adventure cruises to the famed Kimberley wilderness region in July and August next year aboard the boutique True North, will feature activities as diverse as barramundi fishing, swimming in remote billabongs, seeing indigenous cave art with onboard naturalists, nudging underneath a vast waterfall, and a coral reef that “rises from the ocean.” True North […]
Cruise Weekly: Aboard the MV Charaideo
Position: 26 deg 19′ N, 92 deg 08′ E Brahmaputra River, Assam, India Tea and Tigers on the Brahmaputra “Ship stuck in sand, foreigners taste the Orient” – The Telegraph (India) It wasn’t an auspicious start. We were on the front page of one of the national Indian dailies even before we’d boarded the vessel. […]
Free Ho Chi Minh City Stay With Vietnam & Cambodia River Cruise
PANDAW River Cruises that operates replicas of yester-year 19th century river-boats on the rivers of South East Asia, is offering two free 5-star hotel nights in Ho Chi Minh City as part of its 8-day Mekong Expedition Cruises in Vietnam and Cambodia in January and February next year. Its boutique 32-cabin Mekong Pandaw and 38-cabin […]
SO LONG CHARDDY – BRING ON THE ’BLANC?
Wc05Oct09 david ellis IF you were a grower or a winemaker prepared to take a punt on a just-conducted survey of our wine-drinking habits, you’d be chopping out your Chardonnay, swooning over your Sauvignon Blanc, and planting Pinot Noir. The survey, amongst guests and diners at Mercure Hotels’ 23-properties across Australia, found drinkers were turning […]
