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Celebrity Millennium to cruise in Australia and Asia in 2012

Celebrity Millennium to cruise in Australia and Asia in 2012

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines has just announced the 2012 deployment of Celebrity Millennium, which will operate a series of Asian itineraries, visiting Australia on her way to Singapore during the previously announced down under deployment of Celebrity Solstice. The 2158-passenger Millennium, which has previously spent several seasons cruising in Australia, will offer repositioning cruises from […]

Exclusive deals to the Kimberley Coast, European Arctic & the Russian Coast!

Exclusive deals to the Kimberley Coast, European Arctic & the Russian Coast!

Please note: These offers are only available to Aurora newsletter subscribers, so please contact Mael on the address below to join Aurora Dear Expeditioner, This month’s newsletter is jam packed with great deals on a variety of Aurora Expeditions’ voyages for this year! Save 10% with last minute deals to the Kimberley Coast. We can […]

New Best Western opens in Lake Taupo, NZ

New Best Western opens in Lake Taupo, NZ

Best Western is pleased to introduce their latest member property in Taupo, New Zealand. The Best Western Caboose Lodge & Conference Centre is perfectly positioned on the lakefront at Lake Taupo, with spectacular views across the lake, to the three volcanic cones of Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe. The 40-room, four star Quarlmark rated hotel is […]

New Best Western opens in Lake Taupo, NZ

New Best Western opens in Lake Taupo, NZ

Best Western is pleased to introduce their latest member property in Taupo, New Zealand. The Best Western Caboose Lodge & Conference Centre is perfectly positioned on the lakefront at Lake Taupo, with spectacular views across the lake, to the three volcanic cones of Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe. The 40-room, four star Quarlmark rated hotel is […]

TRAGEDY OF YONGALA – “TOWNSVILLE’S TITANIC”

TRAGEDY OF YONGALA – “TOWNSVILLE’S TITANIC”

David Ellis IT’S one-hundred years since the luxury coastal passenger-cargo ship Yongala sank in a cyclone off the Queensland coast between Mackay and Townsville, claiming 122 lives in one of Australia’s worst civil shipping disasters. And despite an Australian Navy hydrographic survey ship locating the wreck 36 years later, it was simply “presumed to be […]

Novotel Auckland Airport set to take off on 27 May with GM Paul Columbus in the pilot’s seat

Novotel Auckland Airport set to take off on 27 May with GM Paul Columbus in the pilot’s seat

  Internationally experienced hotelier, Paul Columbus, has taken up the role of General Manager of the new Novotel Auckland Airport and is currently positioning it for a May 27 take-off.   The hotel will be officially launched by Maori King Tuheitia Paki and Prime Minister John Key in a traditional dawn blessing ceremony.   Paul […]

New era for Virgin Australia – First Virgin aircraft (pictures)

New era for Virgin Australia – First Virgin aircraft (pictures)

First ‘Virgin Australia’ aircraft arrive Virgin Blue has today officially rebranded as the VIrgin Australia Group of Airlines, with the much-hyped landing this morning of the first two aircraft carrying the long-awaited and much-rumoured new livery. The 737 and A330 also reveal the design of the carrier’s new economy and business calss cabins, which will […]

New era for Virgin Australia – First Virgin aircraft (pictures)

New era for Virgin Australia – First Virgin aircraft (pictures)

First 'Virgin Australia' aircraft arrive Virgin Blue has today officially rebranded as the VIrgin Australia Group of Airlines, with the much-hyped landing this morning of the first two aircraft carrying the long-awaited and much-rumoured new livery. The 737 and A330 also reveal the design of the carrier's new economy and business calss cabins, which will […]

New era for Virgin Australia – First Virgin aircraft (pictures)

New era for Virgin Australia – First Virgin aircraft (pictures)

First ‘Virgin Australia’ aircraft arrive Virgin Blue has today officially rebranded as the VIrgin Australia Group of Airlines, with the much-hyped landing this morning of the first two aircraft carrying the long-awaited and much-rumoured new livery. The 737 and A330 also reveal the design of the carrier’s new economy and business calss cabins, which will […]

HERITAGE EXPEDITIONS OFFERS THE ULTIMATE POLAR BEAR ADVENTURE

HERITAGE EXPEDITIONS OFFERS THE ULTIMATE POLAR BEAR ADVENTURE

Polar bear mother and cub near Wrangel Island (Roderick Eime) A rare opportunity to visit nature reserve previously off-limits to tourists Adventure cruise company Heritage Expeditions is offering a limited number of places on an exclusive overland expedition through the heart of remote Wrangel Island, a nature sanctuary world-renowned for its high concentration of polar […]