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FEATURE AUSTRALIA


Tour and the Ashes Tour in 2013 which will help sell Australia."


From The Front Line HEATHER COLBURN


Travel 2 Product and Purchasing Manager "This year Travel2 has made a superb start to the peak booking season and we have witnessed a growth, particularly, in Australia bookings. The areas that are driving our sales are Sydney, Adelaide, Cairns, Perth and Melbourne. We have seen an increase in our hotel bookings, rail travel and our escorted touring programmes. New to our brochure this year is a 15-day Western Wildflower tour with APT. We also have some great deals on rail packages.”


Room Report Despite the global downturn, Australia’s economy has remained strong and tourism infrastructure continues to grow. Demand for top-end, quality accommodation has spawned a series of new openings.


Rawnsley Park Station, which


offers luxury eco-villas in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia, says it saw a 15% increase in UK bookings over 2011 against a background of soft arrivals to Australia. The rise in UK bookings came as the


property won the SA Tourism Awards eco-tourism category for the second consecutive year. From April this year the station is offering new three- and five-day walking tours, enabling guests to experience the best of the Flinders Ranges on foot, led by Rawnsley Park Station owner Tony Smith and bushwalking author Kym Tilbrook. If money’s no object check out the


new Berkeley River property on the Kimberley Coast in WA which will open in April as a luxury outback lodge, only accessible by air or water. It offers 20 ocean view suites located atop a coastal dune surrounded by native vegetation and with stunning views. But you'll need deep pockets: prices start from a cool £1,110 per night! Luxury seems to be the order of the day in WA with the new Wild Bush


Luxury bush retreat in the Kimberley region currently offering four nights for the price of three and a complimentary scenic flight-seeing with a three-night stay taken before the end of March Likewise Kuri Bay, which is accessible only by seaplane or helicopter, is due to open in early April 2012 offering a good base on the western coast for whale-watching (June to October). Accessed out of Broome, the four-night packages include a one- night pre-trip at Pinctada Cable Beach Resort, return seaplane flight and fully- inclusive accommodation at Kuri Bay. It is priced from £3209pp. A new luxury villa beachside resort


will open alongside the 120-room SkyCity hotel complex at Mindil Beach, in Darwin, in July. The AU$40m resort will see the creation of a lagoon swimming pool with a pool bar and beach at one end and claims it will set a new benchmark for quality in the city. For wine-lovers, accommodation in


the heart of the Yarra Valley is available at the five-star Chateau Yering, a property which has been associated


AUSTRALIA  Top Selling Tips...


• Australia is so diverse we recommend clients see more than one part on their holiday. Travellers want independence and flexibility so try to make sure you build that in."


JOEL SAUNDERS Managing Director, Austravel


• Recommend self-drive holidays which give clients the freedom to explore at their own pace, divert when they wish and really make the destination their own. We’ve added a great new itinerary linking Sydney and Melbourne, the two great city ‘musts’ down under.”


TRACEY JAMES Product Manager, Tailor Made Travel


[Tali Wiru]


Fast Facts Ayers Rock Resort comprises of 5 hotels and a campground and caters to every possible taste and budget.


Tali Wiru


‘Tali Wiru’, meaning ‘Beautiful Dune’ in local Anangu language, encapsulates the magic of fine dining under the outback sky.


Enjoy Champagne and canapés as the sun sets, and an intimate four-course table d’hote dinner with matched Australian premium wines. Fall under the spell of a local storyteller and enjoy the sounds of the didgeridoo.


Sails in the Desert Bush Tucker Tour


A comprehensive refurbishment program will see each room remodelled. A design vision of modern minimalism is adorned with a subtle desert pattern and elements of Indigenous art and tradition. Key features such as the Mulgara Gallery, fine dining and the Red Ochre Spa create a truly five star experience.


www.ayersrockresort.com.au


SEIT Outback Australia will commence a new Indigenous tour at Uluru from 1st April 2012. The tour will be hosted by an Aboriginal guide, at the base of Uluru, who will showcase the native plants and bush foods as used by the local indigenous people. It will include return hotel transfers and interactive bush food demonstrations.


Hot Air Ballooning


From 1st March, Outback Ballooning will launch hot air balloon tours at Uluru. Starting from the traditional homeland of the Uluru family, the flight will take in the Southern end of Uluru and run for 4hrs with a flight time of approx 30mins. This includes return hotel transfers, light refreshments at the landing site and a souvenir flight certificate.


Dining facilities range from fine dining, casual café meals and takeaway pizzas to traditional Australian buffets under spectacular night skies.


Getting there is easy with both Qantas and Virgin Australia flying directly into Ayers Rock (Connellan) Airport from Sydney. Both airlines also offer connecting flights from most capital cities and a complimentary coach transfer will take you to and from Ayers Rock Airport to the Resort.


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