Archive for August, 2008

Intruding on a weekend at the Hamptons (ABC)

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

A holiday in the Hamptons conjures up images of elegant Gatsby-esque summer experiences, sipping cocktails and rubbing shoulders with the super rich at sprawling mansions.

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Intruding on a weekend at the Hamptons (ABC)

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

A holiday in the Hamptons conjures up images of elegant Gatsby-esque summer experiences, sipping cocktails and rubbing shoulders with the super rich at sprawling mansions.

Original post by Yahoo!7 News - Travel

Kangaroo tourism the way of the future, experts say (ABC)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

A conservation group is predicting that kangaroo tourism in Australia could become as popular as big game tourism in Africa.

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Eco-tourism touted as chance to save whale sharks (ABC)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

A Darwin conference has been told that eco-tourism could be the best way to save dwindling whale shark populations off the north coast of Australia.

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Tourism council sees big benefits in health travel (ABC)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

A tourism leader says the Gold Coast would reap some of the biggest benefits if Australia developed a health travel industry.

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Tourism council sees big benefits in health travel (ABC)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

A tourism leader says the Gold Coast would reap some of the biggest benefits if Australia developed a health travel industry.

Original post by Yahoo!7 News - Travel

Tourism council sees big benefits in health travel (ABC)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

A tourism leader says the Gold Coast would reap some of the biggest benefits if Australia developed a health travel industry.

Original post by Yahoo!7 News - Travel

Tourism council sees big benefits in health travel (ABC)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

A tourism leader says the Gold Coast would reap some of the biggest benefits if Australia developed a health travel industry.

Original post by Yahoo!7 News - Travel

Operation holiday: push for Aust medical tourism industry (ABC)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

A tourism lobby group says Australia should build a health travel sector in the same way it has developed education tourism.

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Operation holiday: push for Aust medical tourism industry (ABC)

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

A tourism lobby group says Australia should build a health travel sector in the same way it has developed education tourism.

Original post by Yahoo!7 News - Travel

Plans for a city beach (ABC)

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

The Melbourne City Council is considering setting up a temporary beach along the banks of the Yarra River.

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Plans for a city beach (ABC)

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

The Melbourne City Council is considering setting up a temporary beach along the banks of the Yarra River.

Original post by Yahoo!7 News - Travel

Tourism growth set to plateau (ABC)

Monday, August 11th, 2008

A report from Tourism Forecasting Australia says there will be no growth in the tourism sector over the next year.

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Tasmanian reflects on kayak adventure (ABC)

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Hobart-based teacher Andrew Hughes says he thought he was going to die midway through a 2,300 kilometre kayak trip in Papua New Guinea.

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Report reveals Tourism Australia’s lack of transparency (ABC)

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Questions are being asked about just how many decisions by Australia’s Government-funded tourism body are suspect, as an Auditor-General’s report raises problems of conflict of interest.

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