Australia News
Tsunami nations �back in business�
Two countries hit by the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami have declared themselves open for tourism business.
Officials in the Maldives have said 68 resorts are functioning and that they are fully capable of meeting guest expectations, although some have sustained damage and minor repairs will be carried out in coming days and weeks. From Tsunami nations ‘back in business’
Date: January 8th, 2005 | No Comments
Air travel delays for bomb checks
Territorians heading overseas for their holidays can expect delays at
Darwin Airport as new anti-terrorism security measures are introduced.
From December 29, international travellers will need to provide their checked baggage at the airline counter so that a security screener can scan bags with special equipment.
The hand-held screening device is meant to ensure explosive material is not taken into the terminal or on an aircraft in baggage.
Only a small portion of checked baggage is scanned for explosives throughout Australia but the new measures will bring Darwin Airport into line with world’s best practice. From Air travel delays for bomb checks
Date: January 6th, 2005 | No Comments
US trip could require passport detour to Sydney
Australia is on the brink of a new era of international travel, with a decision expected by May on whether the Government will adopt biometric passports at an estimated cost of $160 million. From US trip could require passport detour to Sydney
Date: January 2nd, 2005 | No Comments
Regional airline REX muscled out of the market
Competition in Australia’s skies suffered another blow today when the regional airline REX announced its decision to abandon the Sydney-Canberra route.
The airline simply can’t compete with the market muscle of Qantas, which has captured more than ninety percent of the corporate market. While the decision is good news for the flying kangaroo, it could be bad news for the flying public. From Regional airline REX muscled out of the market
Chalk up another point for Qantas….
Date: December 30th, 2004 | No Comments
Steady rise in new tourism jobs
Australia�s tourism industry has created 31,600 extra jobs since 1997, according to the TTF National Tourism Employment Atlas 2004. From Steady rise in new tourism jobs
Date: December 27th, 2004 | No Comments
This backpacker plans to be back
I am a British girl living in Australia who fell in love with Thailand and the wonderful spirit of the Thai people whilst backpacking in Asia this year. I would like to say on behalf of many other fellow travellers to Thailand that we will all be back very soon. From This backpacker plans to be back
Date: January 7th, 2005 | No Comments
Phuket still on holiday radar
Australians are refusing to cancel holidays to Thailand’s tsunami-devastated southern beach resort island of Phuket because they want to do what they can to help the locals struggling to cope with the loss of thousands of lives.
Big airlines and travel agents said Australian holidaymakers were determined to ignore Federal Government warnings about travel to the island, despite the increasing risk of typhoid, cholera, malaria and dengue.
Thai Airways International spokeswoman Sue Marr said many Australians were “hell-bent” on getting to Phuket. From Phuket still on holiday radar
Date: January 5th, 2005 | No Comments
Travel's premier-ship
Welcome to the world of cruising, one which will see 300,000 Australians travelling on cruise ships within two years or so. From Travel’s premier-ship
I want to sail on a cruise for a year!
Date: January 1st, 2005 | No Comments
NZ, Australia sign border security arrangement
An arrangement signed today between Australia and New Zealand will strengthen the security of international air travel.
The arrangement was signed in Auckland at the end of our regular six-monthly talks. From NZ, Australia sign border security arrangement
Date: December 29th, 2004 | No Comments
Overseas holidays up and away
Times are great for airlines, but not for tourism at ground level. New figures show there was virtually no growth last year in the number of Australians taking domestic holidays - but that there was a 26 per cent jump in the number flying overseas.
Figures released by Tourism Research Australia show that, while Australians are holidaying overseas in numbers never seen before, it has been at the cost of local tourism. Overnight trips within Australia rose by just 0.4 per cent in the year to September, as Australians profited from the higher dollar to head overseas. From Overseas holidays …
Date: December 26th, 2004 | No Comments