P&O Cruises has celebrated the start of Pacific Sun’s maiden Western Australian cruise season today with news that the ship will return in 2011 for a second cruise season.Ann Sherry, CEO of Carnival Australia, which operates P&O Cruises, made the announcement of a second season onboard Pacific Sun in Fremantle this morning as the ship […]
In response to letters about Emirates ( Traveller , August 29), our family of five has flown with the airline twice this year, in economy from Sydney to Athens via Dubai return and Dubai to London return. We also frequently fly with Emirates to New Zealand.The food has always been fantastic, the aircraft spacious and […]
(September 4, 2009): A record 30,000 Australians and New Zealanders booked a P&O Cruises’ holiday last month, the largest number to book in a single month in the cruise line’s history.Jenny Lourey, Senior Vice President of Carnival Australia which represents P&O Cruises, said the number of bookings was more than double those made in the […]
P&O Cruises has announced another three gourmet mini-cruises sailing from Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle in 2010, following the sell-out of its first food and wine cruise onboard the Pacific Dawn. Two of the 2010 cruises will again showcase the food delights of the Hunter Valley region, with Australia’s newest superliner, Pacific Jewel, offering a weekend […]
A surge in customer dissatisfaction has forced airlines to rethink their service, writes Clive Dorman.Customer service has become a flashpoint issue in Australian aviation as planes empty because of the economic slowdown and consumers pick and choose from rock-bottom deals.Complaints about airlines appear to have overtaken all other consumer complaints, with a surge in cases […]
SYDNEY is to sell itself as a place of ”vibrant magnetism” where its citizens work hard and ”live large”, as part of an overhaul of the city’s image.A committee charged with selling Sydney is expected to push the city’s creativity, progressiveness and ”can-do” attitude as part of a campaign to be unveiled next month.While the […]
Melbourne residents will wake up this week to a significantly enhanced local transportation network, with over 230 new train services added to their already growing metropolitan system. In addition, the Melbourne Age has reported that the city’s iconic tram system will add almost 100 further frequencies to its schedule in an endeavour to relieve the […]
To hell with the downturn, Jane E. Fraser reveals the latest travel trends.Set aside the tales of gloom some sectors of the travel industry are selling their socks off and savvy travellers are finding destinations and holiday options that offer great value for tight budgets.Britain and EuropeAustralians are flocking to the traditionally expensive destinations of […]
The Victorian government has been accused of pulling up short with its new trams. According to a Sydney Morning Herald report, the new trams are about 32 metres long - two metres longer than some recently built passenger platforms. The government says it is still working out which routes the new trams will take and […]
Australians may be among the loudest travellers, but overall they are polite, don’t whinge, and are well behaved, a new survey has found.In its second annual global Best Tourist Survey, online travel company Expedia found hoteliers around the world rank Australians the sixth-best tourists among 27 nationalities surveyed.This is one notch higher than last year’s […]