Archive for the ‘Australia’ Category

Tourism is Getting Better - Australia tourism report - Q1 2010

Since the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) pandemic in 2003, tourist arrivals in Australia have grown steadily. However, the report estimates that arrival numbers dropped by 2% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2009 to 5.33mn.

January 18, 2010   Posted in: Australia

6,000 people enjoy breakfast on Sydney Harbour Bridge

For the first time in its history, Australia’s iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge closed this past Saturday so 6,000 people could enjoy the ultimate picnic breakfast. Dubbed “Breakfast on the Bridge,” the free event saw an Australian landmark transformed into the ultimate family venue, including laying 10,000 square meters of Kikuyu grass and the best of [...]

October 27, 2009   Posted in: Australia

How Melbourne became Australia’s hottest destination

By Diana Plater, Paul Mulvey and Gabrielle Dunlevy, theage.com.au/etn | Sep 30, 2009
It’s a miracle - culture has grown in popularity in Australia. Well at least that’s what the numbers suggest.
For the first time, more Australians are visiting Victoria for a holiday than Queensland.

September 30, 2009   Posted in: Australia

Australia tourism launches contest on Facebook

Hosted on the official Sydney Australia Facebook Page www.facebook.com/seesydney, Australia’s Tourism New South Wales (NSW) announced today the launch of its Sydney Facebook Life Points Contest. The contest gives US globetrotters the chance to win an unforgettable vacation including roundtrip airfare on V Australia, staying at the Sydney Harbour YHA.

September 21, 2009   Posted in: Australia

Island of the week - Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Off the coast of south Australia, an easy 90-minute drive through world-class wine country to the Fleurieu Peninsula on the south coast, board a ferry for a short ride to one of the world’s best secret islands, or you can fly and be there in under 30 minutes. With more sheep than people and more [...]

July 20, 2009   Posted in: Australia

Australian tourism “boosted” by social networking

The increasing popularity of social networking and blogging sites such as Facebook and Twitter is reportedly having a beneficial effect on the tourism industry in Australia.

July 13, 2009   Posted in: Australia

Australian tourism “boosted” by social networking

The increasing popularity of social networking and blogging sites such as Facebook and Twitter is reportedly having a beneficial effect on the tourism industry in Australia. Tourism Australia said that its presence on the two online communities was leading to more people talking and ‘tweeting’ about the country and their travel experiences there.

July 10, 2009   Posted in: Australia

Tasmania - Events, Deals and Self Drives for 2009

A Sampling of Events: June - October 2009
July 9 - 12, 2009 Festival of Voices - Hobart
Australia’s only annual choral festival, Festival of Voices, is a four day mid winter gathering of singers and a celebration of the human voice. The festival brings together singers from across the nation in four days of workshops with [...]

July 6, 2009   Posted in: Australia

Vivid Sydney - A show of Fire & Water! From June 12-14 in Sydney, Australia

Vivid Sydney, the biggest international music and light festival in the Southern Hemisphere announces its grand finale, Fire Water! From June 12-14 with three nights of flame, food, fire sculptors, musicians and live performances, Fire Water is a unique harbor-side spectacle never seen before in Sydney!

June 9, 2009   Posted in: Australia

Countdown On for Best Job in the World

Hamilton Island in Queensland’s Whitsundays is gearing up for the arrival of 16 potential island caretakers who have been short-listed for Tourism Queensland’s Best Job in the World.

April 14, 2009   Posted in: Australia