Archive for the ‘Australia’ Category
Australia Hits Over Two Million Facebook Fans
Tourism Australia’s Facebook page to promote Australian holidays has passed a major milestone – two million worldwide fans – making it both the largest Facebook page located in Australia and most popular tourism destination page on the planet.
January 12, 2012
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The Seven Wonders of Australia Announced
Australia is a land of stunning wilderness and fascinating cultural landmarks. Tourism-Review.com invites you to discover some of the best known sites – the seven wonders of Australia. Selected by Everything-Everywhere.com
April 7, 2011
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Oprah’s Show Increases Tourism to Australia
The much awaited Australian kick-off of the last series of Oprah Winfrey’s show has had a massive impact of tourism in the country. Thanks to her promotion campaign, the latest numbers are sky high. When Oprah Winfrey announced she was only to do one more series of her famous show, heartbroken sighs echoed around the [...]
February 15, 2011
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Flood and Cyclone recovery in Queensland, Australia
Efforts to help Queensland’s tourism industry recover from the recent floods and Cyclone Yasi are already underway. Following the announcement by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments that $10 million would be allocated to a special tourism industry recovery package, Tourism Australia, Tourism Queensland, the Department of Resources Energy and Tourism (Fed), and the Department of [...]
February 9, 2011
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The Cyclone WARNING from Cardwell to Ayr and inland to Charters Towers has been Cancelled
Tropical Cyclone Yasi crossed the Queensland coast around midnight on Wednesday 2 February as a category 5 cyclone. Yasi crossed the coat at Mission Beach near Tully in Tropical North Queensland (half-way between Cairns and Townsville). Please find an update from the tourism industry below.
February 4, 2011
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Australia’s Cyclone Yasi update: 2 February 2011
At 3pm (AEST) today Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi (Category 5) was estimated to be 280 kilometres east of Cairns and 305 kilometres north northeast of Townsville and moving west southwest at 35 kilometres per hour. The Tropical Cyclone’s centre is expected to cross the Queensland coast between Innisfail and Cardwell around midnight tonight (Wednesday 2 February [...]
February 2, 2011
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Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure Gets People Talking About Australia
US tourism operators are reporting a big spike in the number of inquiries about holidays to Australia on the back of Oprah’s ‘four hour love fest about Australia’ airing in America and Australia last week. In Australia, the special episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show took out the ratings in its timeslot over the four [...]
January 27, 2011
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Noosa Holidays on the Sunshine Coast in Australia: Business As Usual
It’s “business as usual” for Noosa on the Sunshine Coast which escaped the recent flooding experienced elsewhere in Queensland, and many residents and businesses are now using their good fortune to help others less fortunate.
January 19, 2011
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Brisbane Australia is getting back to business
The following is a snapshot of Brisbane’s tourism businesses, current as of Tuesday, 18 January 2011.
January 19, 2011
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AIME Initiative for Queensland Flood Relief
17 January 2011: The organisers of AIME (Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo), which is being held in Melbourne on 15 and 16 February, will conduct a fundraising drive to assist those who have been affected by the devastating and unprecedented flood damage in Queensland. The Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB) and Reed Travel Exhibitions [...]
January 17, 2011
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