The national museum of Australia claims to explore the land, nation and people of Australia, seems like it’s a genuine claim since its set to receive 500,000th school student visitors today itself! Location: Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, Canberra Acton Opening Hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Sunday every day except Christmas Day Fee: General admission [...]
Wharekauhau Lodge located at Western Lake Rd, Palliser Bay is a luxury lodge with 12 cottages on a 2000-hectare working sheep and beef farm with swimming pool, tennis, croquet on the manicured back law , outdoor spa pool and beauty spa. Modelled on an Edwardian country mansion it is designed by Queenstown architect Fred van [...]
Rouge tourist operators are damaging nation’s tourism image; they bring busloads of Asian tourists to Australia for holidays and empty their wallets. The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) said that a uniform law was needed to stop this practice followed by rouge operators. Matthew Hingerty, ATEC managing director said: There are some very dodgy people [...]
An ancient volcano in Mangere dubbed Pukaki Lagoon Explosion Crater is up for sale. John Prangley is the owner of the land (62-hecaters property on Pukaki Rd.) and would like to sell it as one lot. However, if the property is not sold as one lot, he will consider offers on individual lots. The sale [...]
Princess Cruises made an announcement on 22 March, 2007 that the 77,000-ton super liner Dawn Princess would operate out of Melbourne for the 2008-09 summer cruising season. Princess Cruises’ spokesperson Katie Lahey said: Basing the Dawn Princess in Melbourne would generate more than $10 million through ship supplies, port fees and visitor spending. The announcement [...]
If the beauty of nature itself inspires you to capture all that it has to offer, I would suggest you to plan a jaunt to Litchfield National Park, Australia. It’s a wonderful place and I assure you that you will not be disappointed. Litchfield National Park is the amazing place with scenic waterfalls, intriguing magnetic [...]
Are TV shows and movies enormously powerful tools for destination promotion? It seems, yes. In the recent past, the Australian tourism industry started Australian soap named Neighbours which was highly successful in flocking large number of British tourists to Australia. The success and popularity of this soap made Australian Tourism Minister, Fran Bailey to come [...]
Are TV shows and movies enormously powerful tools for destination promotion? It seems, yes. In the recent past, the Australian tourism industry started Australian soap named Neighbours which was highly successful in flocking large number of British tourists to Australia. The success and popularity of this soap made Australian Tourism Minister, Fran Bailey to come [...]
Image credit Hawke’s Bay Wine Country, where the sun shines forever, can certainly prove to be your next ultimate holiday destination. So, if you are the one who avoid chilling winter trips, you don’t have to fret. Also known as the food and wine destination of New Zealand, Hawke’s Bay is the place where a [...]
Extending hugs to beaming passers-by, Laura Tungate, a 26-year-old financial advisor from Newcastle, who has been coming to the solstice ceremony for the past eight years, said:”Happy solstice!” It was the longest day of the year and many people other than Laura assembled near Stonehenge to welcome the sun on Thursday. The crowd included a [...]
