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Daily Dose- Food, Politics, and Free Board Baby!

Date: October 9th, 2006 | No Comments

Free Board- a dude skateboarding across OZ!!!
http://www.boardfree.co.uk/home.htm
It’s taken 105 years, but on Monday a woman led the Australian government in the Senate for the first time.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/061009/2/10uh3.html
The Bass to Barra trail was launched in April 2005 and has been so popular that a Bass to Barra Trail Guide has been released. This trail is Australia’s only [read more]

100 Things To Do In Australia Before You Die

Date: April 4th, 2006 | 1 comment

Playing off the popular book 10,000 places to visit before you die, the anxiety that comes with word ‘die’ and everything die-lightful (sorry, couldn’t resist) comes 100 Things To Do In Australia Before You Die.
Published by Australian Traveller Mag, the top five includes Overload your senses at Australia’s largest national park, Dive into the Great [read more]

Where the Bloody Hell Are You?

Date: February 25th, 2006 | 17 comments

Australia has launched a new travel campaign, to some controversy over the use of the word ‘bloody’. The new ad is shown online and features the tag line, so where the bloody hel [read more]

Not-so-frequent flyer lands in jail

Date: January 13th, 2006 | No Comments

From the bizarre news files - an Australian man who illegally collected 17.6 million miles without ever stepping foot on a plane was sentence to jail. The former ticketing agent sold points to his family and friends. Not-so-frequent flyer lan [read more]

Dark days for Down Under travel industry

Date: December 26th, 2005 | 1 comment

With almost a fourth of Australians heading overseas for a vacation this past year, it’s no wonder that industry experts are worrying about the future of Australian domestic travel. Online retailers have helped change the face of Australia travel, as well as changes in traditional markets like Japan - with more nearby destinations ‘opening [read more]

Australians skip holidays

Date: April 11th, 2006 | No Comments

Bad news for domestic tourism Down Under. A new financial report shows that Aussies are travelling out of country or, if they’re sticking close to home, they’re a lot less likely to spend the night in another destination…and blow less cash. The result? Hurting hotels, restaurants, attractions, etc.
From Australians ski [read more]

Warming gives travel visionaries the chills

Date: March 6th, 2006 | No Comments

It must be a slow travel news day in Aus, when the biggest story they can come up with is an article about travel giants who are now feeling ‘responsible’ for global warming because of the increase in flight travel. Hmmm.. They don’t want people to fly as much, but apparently scooting around in [read more]

Family appeals for missing Australian in Rishikesh

Date: January 18th, 2006 | No Comments

More Australians continue to disappear abroad - with unusual circumstances. Here’s hoping he’s been found, alive and well, just off the grid. Family appeals for missing Australian in [read more]

Cheap global tickets could spark travel boom

Date: January 11th, 2006 | No Comments

Jetstar International, the budget baby of Qantas, is looking to offer the cheapest tickets ever from Aus to destinations 10 hours or less away, such as Hawaii, Vietnam and Bangkok. The routes are set to be announced in June of 2006, with operating costs a full 40% lower than the monopolistic big bro. Cheap [read more]

Bird flu would ‘clobber’ travel

Date: November 28th, 2005 | No Comments

The paranoia surrounding the bird flu in Asia and Eastern Europe has spread Down Under as well. Analysts are predicting that the disease would have the “same effect on the economy as the Bali bombings or September 11″. Pretty dire, considering when most people think of bird flu, they think of Nando having [read more]