Australian authorities are considering to ban people from climbing Ayers Rock. A draft management plan for the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park revealed on Wednesday that authorities would “work towards closure of the climb” because of “visitor, safety, cultural and environmental reasons”. Visitors can climb Uluru at present, although Aboriginal elders request them not to do so out […]
Sydney’s passionate car culture has pushed its livability ranking well below Melbourne in this year’s race of the world’s top 25 cities - although the Victorian capital has been warned it must do more about its urban sprawl.But according to the chic global design and lifestyle magazine, Monocle , if Melbourne manages to improve its […]
Health authorities have given the Pacific Dawn the all clear from swine flu and will allow its passengers to disembark after the cruise ship arrived in Sydney this morning.NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant says that final tests of swabs taken from passengers onboard have come back negative for swine flu.“No evidence of any additional […]
The P&O Pacific Dawn has been ordered to remain at sea after three crew members tested positive for swine flu. The ship is presently moored off Queensland .A planned stop at Whitsunday Islands off the Great Barrier Reef has been cancelled after fears were raised infection from the ship could cause havoc with the island’s […]
A Sydney-to-Gold Coast Virgin Blue flight has made an emergency landing in Brisbane after sustaining tyre damage on take-off.DJ523 safely landed safely just before 3pm today with 109 passengers on board. Police, fire and ambulance crews attended the scene.An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) spokesman said airport staff in Sydney spotted tyre rubber on the […]
An Australian Navy officer is being questioned by police in west London over an alleged assault during a flight to England.A Metropolitan Police spokesman told The Age a 57-year-old Australian man had been arrested when the Qantas flight arrived at Heathrow Airport today after reports of an assault on the flight from Melbourne.The incident is […]
Tourism Australia and travel search engine, Wego.com, have launched a series of self-drive holidays - Great Australian Roadtrips - for Singaporeans. Working with Tourism Australia, Wego.com features 14 ‘Great Australian Roadtrips’ and highlights the must-dos and -sees on its micro-site. “The personal sense of freedom that an Australian Roadtrip adventure offers, the scenery, from our rainforests […]
Australia’s tourism industry may be feeling the pinch from the global recession, but our hotels are gaining international recognition among those still travelling the world.Global online travel group Expedia.com.au says there are four times as many Australian hotels in its top 1000 favourites list this year than in previous years.In its third year, the Expedia […]
About 20 flights have been delayed or diverted due to heavy fog over Melbourne this morning.Thick fog has blanketed the city but is expected to lift later in the morning.The website for Melbourne’s main Tullamarine airport shows at least five international flights have been diverted due to the conditions.Other domestic flights have been delayed.An airport […]
AS AUSTRALIA sinks into recession, the situation is proving a boon for Bali .Indonesia is becoming a new hot spot for Australian tourists, with the numbers travelling there rising 24 per cent in a year to record levels.The Bureau of Statistics reported that overseas travel had shrunk 2 per cent since its peak in August. […]