Whether you are sticking around or jetting away to ditch the masses during this year’s Rugby World Cup, the advice is to get organised or be disappointed. Brent Thomas of the House of Travel says even at this early stage, many flights and the Inter-Islander ferry are booking up fast during September and October. “Many flights are already full, if people are thinking of planning to go to the games, they need to plan early,” he told TV ONE’s Breakfast. “The flights over the Friday and the Thursday before the games in Auckland particularly, are very very fully booked already, so if people are planning to go, plan early.” Some tickets are already in the hundreds of dollars, much above their regular cost. Find more…
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INTERNATIONAL visitors are being enticed to Queensland with a ticket to ride which allows them a train ticket from the Gold Coast to Cairns for $219, with unlimited stops along the way.
Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk says the special Queensland Coastal Pass is exclusive to overseas visitors, and aimed at attracting backpackers back to popular tourist destinations affected by the recent natural disasters.
“There are also many work opportunities up north as communities move to rebuild,” she said in a statement.
“The Queensland Coastal Pass is great value and the most flexible, easy and versatile way to discover the coast of Queensland.
“The Queensland Rail travel network provides the gateway to all the tourism hotspots including the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Fraser Coast, The Whitsundays, Townsville and Cairns.”
The latest Tourism Research Australia figures show the number of international visitors to Queensland and particularly the Gold Coast has increased for the first time in three years.
Visitors from Korea increased 22 per cent and China by 17 per cent with growth from Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The Queensland Coast Pass is available to international visitors up to May 31 and travel must be completed by June 22.
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Air New Zealand’s new “Fit to Fly” safety video featuring US fitness legend Richard Simmons and former Breakfast presenter Paul Henry, has been viewed more than a million times on YouTube. In the video, launched three days ago, Henry wears orange shorts and a pink sweat band and jokes about it not being the first time he has been told not to broadcast, when Simmons catches him using his phone on the plane. Henry resigned from his presenting role after an uproar over racial comments he made on the show. The clip is currently the number 1 most viewed video on YouTube in Australia and New Zealand, number 2 in the USA and a staggering number 4 worldwide. Find more…
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Opened this month, the glamorous new W Retreat & Spa Bali- Seminyak is the fourth W Retreat in an exotic location worldwide, joining properties in the Maldives, Koh Samui, and Vieques Island. W Hotels Worldwide debuted the property after cutting the ribbon on the buzzed-about W London- Leicester Square in February. The “Retreat” concept is an enticing one; take the signature W touches (like “Whatever/Whenever” service and trendy destination bars) and transplant them to idyllic beach settings, and you’ve got a taste of pure, unadulterated luxury. Comprised of 237 Retreats and Villa Retreats on Petitenget Beach, the new resort boasts a 24-hour spa and three-storey beach bar. Be one of
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Recently, we asked whether you’d rather jump off a waterfall in the D.R. or soak up some rays in beautiful Jamaica, and were excited to read all of your opinions on our Facebook page. This week, we have a new query to test what type of traveler you are: Which of the following would you rather do? L
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