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MARGARET RIVER BLEND REALLY REWARDS
REWARDING blend with pennepasta and a meaty tomato sauce. Wc12Aug13 David Ellis FORESTER Estate in Western Australia’s Margaret River has released a very delightful 2011 Cabernet Merlot that’s 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and with a 6% splash of Malbec and slightly lower 5% Petit Verdot. Fruit was sourced from several neighbouring properties in the […]
Australia’s hottest Instagrammer makes her mark at The Sebel Pier One Sydney
Australia’s hottest Instagrammer shacks up at The Sebel Pier One Sydney After having spied Australia’s most successful fashion blogger shooting outside The Sebel Pier One Sydney, the hotel has lured Jessica Stein, aka Tuulavintage into blogging, Instagraming and Facebooking to her social network of close to 700,000 followers from the Harbour View Suite at […]
Struth! Morris for mayor – in between cat naps
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says our pollies should take note of what’s just happened in the Mexican city of Xalapa – in the Mayoral elections there, an unusual candidate for wearing the Mayoral robes that we told you about several weeks […]
Mount Lofty House Joins Accor’s Exclusive MGallery Hotel Collection
MGallery, Accor’s Collection of distinctive boutique hotels has added one of Adelaide’s most treasured country house hotels, Mount Lofty House to its bourgeoning collection, heralding an exciting time for the brand in Australia. Originally built in the mid 1800s as a cool summer residence by Adelaide politician and lawyer Arthur Hardy and re-built in […]
Wild hunt for Africa’s big five
GOING WILD IN HUNT FOR AFRICA’S BIG FIVE David Ellis MOST who head off to Southern Africa armed with bravado and binoculars, do so in the hope of bagging in their cameras the Big Five – lion, leopard, elephant, Cape buffalo and rhino. Not all achieve their goal. For those whose holiday packages see them […]
Viking River Cruises and Australian National Maritime Museum get together for Vikings
International Blockbuster “Vikings – Beyond the Legend” opens 19 September 2013 SYDNEY (01 August, 2013) – Today, Viking River Cruises, the world’s leading river cruise line was proud to announce its partnership with revered Australian National Maritime Museum. Viking River Cruises is the museum’s Major Partner supporting the international blockbuster and historical exhibition “Vikings – […]
Poll Ranks Bangkok as World’s Best Tourism City, Chiang Mai 10th Best
Bangkok has been voted the Best City in the World in 2013, according to an Internet survey conducted by Travel + Leisure Magazine, a publication of the American Express Publishing Corporation. Chiang Mai, northern Thailand’s largest city, came in at 10th best. Thailand was the only country that had two cities in the top ten […]
Travel + Leisure Poll Ranks Bangkok as World’s Best Tourism City, Chiang Mai 10th Best
Bangkok has been voted the Best City in the World in 2013, according to an Internet survey conducted by Travel + Leisure Magazine, a publication of the American Express Publishing Corporation. Chiang Mai, northern Thailand’s largest city, came in at 10th best. Thailand was the only country that had two cities in the top ten […]
Pre-opening day delegate offer at Pullman Melbourne Albert Park
Burst into spring with a pre-opening day delegate offer at Pullman Melbourne Albert Park With winter on the way-out, Melbourne’s premier events hotel, the Pullman Melbourne Albert Park, part of Accor’s Pullman network of hotels, has put together a collection of whimsical spring offerings. The dramatic transformation of the Pullman and Mercure Melbourne Albert […]
Mantra Group Posts $63 Million Profit For Its Expanding Network
Mantra Group posted a $63 million EBITDA profit for the financial year 2012/13 off the back of significant rate and occupancy growth in the leisure travel sector, consistent CBD hotel performance and a growing network of properties in the Asia Pacific. The Group has been actively acquiring new properties in the Asia Pacific region with […]
