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Tui Tai Awarded TripAdvisor 2013 Certificate of Excellence
For the 3rd year in a row, Tui Tai Expeditions has been awarded TripAdivsor’s Certificate of Excellence. The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. Only the top-performing 10 percent of businesses listed on TripAdvisor receive this […]
The perfect time to explore Myanmar with Pandaw
Cruiseco is offering guests incredible savings of up to $5,000 per person when making a new booking to travel to Myanmar on the Orient Pandaw, departing on 5th July 2013. Amber Wilson, National Marketing Manager at Cruiseco explains that this is one of the most cost effective ways for travellers to see the sights of […]
G Adventures new Amazon Riverboat Queen Violet
– Larger vessel takes adventurous guests along the Amazon in comfort – G Adventures is increasing its capacity on the Amazon River by more than 30% with the launch of a newly refurbished, purpose-built vessel for 2013, which started sailing this month. Carrying 32 passengers, the comfort-level Queen Violet has 16 cabins that are all […]
MTA thrilled with last minute rush on pre-price hike Virgin Galactic tickets
Mobile Travel Agents’ managing director, Roy Merricks (pictured) has advised the company received a last minute flurry in Virgin Galactic space travel ticket sales from customers looking to beat an 01 June $50,000 price hike. Mr Merricks said the company was thrilled to have received three new bookings from passengers looking to buy their […]
Raising the Costa Concordia – the largest, most expensive salvage plan ever undertaken
Here’s The Ingenious $400 Million Plan To Deal With The Wrecked Costa Concordia.Images: CBS Newsclick any image to enlarge In January, the cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a rock off the shore of Isola del Giglio, in the Mediterranean. 30 people on board the largest passenger wreck of all time lost their lives; two are […]
Brisbane’s 10 MUST DO Autumn Experiences
Want to know what’s keeping Brisbane busy this season? With plenty on offer, we’ve done all the leg work to narrow down 10 MUST DO Brisbane experiences. 1. Bolshoi Ballet Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet Bound into QPAC from 30 May and be blown away by Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet. Almost two decades since the world-renowned company performed […]
Emirates’ second daily A380 for Sydney
Sydney welcomed its second daily Emirates A380 service when EK414 touched down last night and took off this morning as EK415, with a load factor in Business Class of 93 per cent demonstrating the demand for the superior aircraft and the popularity of the route. Upgrading Emirates’ flights EK 414 and 415 to the Airbus […]
Struth! Weird questions to Australian travel agents
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis wonders what mind-pictures some people in the UK must have of us. Travel agents there have compiled a list of some of the weirder questions they’ve been asked by people thinking of visiting Australia, amongst […]
SEADREAMING THROUGH ST TROPEZ – WINE NOT
David Ellis with Frank Linn HE’S like some modern-day Pied Piper, except that it’s not children he’s leading through the town square, but adults – 60-something of us mesmerised by the promises of what he says lays ahead… It’s a Sunday morning and we’re in St Tropez on the French Riviera, playground […]
Singapore Airlines places US$17 Billion order for aircraft
Singapore Airlines has agreed to order 30 more Airbus A350-900s and 30 Boeing 787-10Xs in deals valued at more than US$17 billion. The agreement with Airbus comprises 30 firm-ordered A350-900s (image attached) for delivery from the 2016/17 financial year, plus options for 20 more. The options may be converted into firm orders for larger A350-1000s. […]
