Australia
Qantas expands codeshare with China Eastern
Qantas has expanded its codeshare relationship with China Eastern to include services between Australia and China via Singapore.
Qantas launches additional Perth-Sydney services
Qantas has announced an additional six weekly services on its Perth-Sydney route, to commence from July this year.
Sir Ian McKellen dubs Lake Ballard a ‘must see’
Internationally renowned actor, Sir Ian McKellen has declared the Antony Gormley statues at Lake Ballard in Western Australia as a ‘must see’.
Australia's new cycle route named amongst world’s best
National Geographic’s travel book, Journeys of a Lifetime, has named Western Australia’s Munda Biddi Trail as one of the world’s top ten cycle routes, before it’s even finished!
Greyhound increases services in Western Australia
Greyhound is ramping up its services in Western Australia to meet increasing demand for access to the state’s top tourist attractions.
Explore Ningaloo Reef in style
Explore Ningaloo Reef, the largest fringing reef in the world, in luxury aboard Sail Ningaloo’s beautifully appointed 51 foot catamaran, ‘Shore Thing’.
A taste of contemporary aboriginal culture in Perth
Urban Indigenous Tours, run by Perth local Rebecca Casey, aims to offer a taste of contemporary aboriginal culture in the city.
Take a walking tour of Perth’s nightlife
Discover the best of Perth’s latest bars and restaurants on this insider’s tour. Enjoy drink tastings and tapas at a number of the small bars popping up across the city on Two Feet and Heartbeat’s Eat Drink Walk tour.
Brit wins ‘Extraordinary Taxi Ride’ across western Oz
Joe Senior from Lancashire has been chosen to take part in the Extraordinary Taxi Ride, a nine-week journey across Western Australia (WA) to discover the state’s extraordinary natural attractions that can be found nowhere else in the world.
Broome to host Australia’s first beach polo event
Australia’s first and only beach polo event will be staged at Cable Beach in Broome on Sunday 23 May.
Farnham to rock the Kununurra
Aussie superstar John Farnham will headline the Airnorth Kimberley Moon Experience, the annual outdoor music event on the banks of the Ord River in Kununurra, East Kimberley.
Australia hosts Mundaring Truffle Festival
Western Australia grows more French black truffle than the rest of Australia put together and the Mundaring Truffle Festival (31 July to 1 August), is an ideal opportunity to taste and learn about the fabled fungi from some of the country’s top chefs and food producers.
Take a swing at Hamilton Island’s championship golf course
Hamilton Island Golf Club, which opened in September 2009, has been described by the editor of Australian Golf Digest, Steve Keipert* as “an exceptionally beautiful place to play golf’ and a course “that will appeal to the scratch-handicap player and once-a-year holidaying golfer alike”.
Crown Metropol officially opens in Melbourne
This week, Crown’s new 658 room hotel, Crown Metropol, was officially opened by Crown Limited’s Executive Chairman, James Packer and the Premier of Victoria, the Honourable John Brumby.
Yoga retreat on Heavenly Hamilton Island
Relax and rejuvenate in the stunning Whitsunday Islands during Hamilton Island’s first yoga retreat, taking place from 7th -9th May 2010.