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HOW TO BOOK IT
Kuoni can offer a 12-night
tailor-made itinerary from
£7,347pp in June including
three nights (all-inclusive) at
Lizard Island, three nights
(B&B) at Silky Oaks Lodge in a
treehouse, three nights
(full-board) at Qualia in a
Windward Pavilion, and three
nights (room-only) at the Park
Hyatt, Sydney. Price includes
Qantas business-class flights,
domestic flights and transfers.
Tel: 01306 747002,
kuoni.co.uk
Qantas A380s fly three
flights a week from London
to Sydney via Singapore,
increasing to five a week from
June 8. First Suites are priced
from £5,207; Business
from £3,268; Premium
Economy from £1,426 and
Economy from £612 (all prices
are return, including taxes)
qantas.com
Clockwise from top left:
the drawers and books on the shelves. Queensland. Clients receive a Heidi Klein
Qualia, Hamilton Island;
There’s very little Executive Retreats bikini worth £185 on all Queensland Qualia bedroom;
cannot arrange for your client: chefs, spa bookings.
Executive Retreats’
Bali-Hai, Daintree
therapists, child-minding, helicopter trips Tourism Queensland director Jane
Rainforest; Lizard Island;
– your client’s wish is their command. Nicholson says the destination has had a one of the residents of
“The retreats are very popular with solid start to 2009, and its mix of laid-back
the Great Barrier Reef
concierge
Brits,” says Wendy. “Over Christmas, half luxury, reef and rainforest will ensure
Queensland
our bookings might be from the UK. We Queensland a place on the premium travel
have arranged for chefs to cook a world stage in years to come.
When to go Useful contacts
Summer (December to Tourism Queensland,
traditional British Christmas dinner “The Maldives and the Seychelles offer
February) in the central
tq.com.au
while it’s 34°C outside.” an extremely high-end product. There is
and north regions is Tourism Tropical North
I couldn’t come this close to the world’s some stiff competition out there,” she
extremely hot and Queensland,
oldest rainforest without heading into the admits. “We do have some stunning humid. Tropical North
tropicalaustralia.com.au
jungle for a night or two. Silky Oaks Lodge accommodation options, of course. But we
Queensland’s wet Executive Retreats,
is another popular Voyages resort, five-star, also have some of the most beautiful
season is between
executiveretreats.com.au
November and April. All travellers except New
though not one of its premium range. natural attractions in the world. It’s much
April to November is the Zealanders need a visa
Silky’s collection of treehouses and more about our visitors enjoying a totally
best time for visiting the to enter Australia.
riverhouses are compact and simple. I unique and natural experience.”
Great Barrier Reef. European passport
loved the tropically-inspired cuisine in the holders can use the new
restaurant, with the menu presented in a
EXPERT EYE
Getting around eVisitor online service:
cute wooden frame.
Use a high-end transfer
eta.immi.gov.au
The resort also has the beautifully
company such as Cairns
“Queensland is great for
Limousines to collect Time
appointed Healing Waters Spa, though it those who wish to have an
clients from the airport. Australia is divided into
might benefit from a bespoke local product adventure – the Great
Voyages can arrange three time zones.
range instead of Elemis. Watching the sun Barrier Reef on your flights to Lizard Island Queensland is on
sink into the forest while sipping a beer in doorstep, the rainforest a
and Bedarra Island on Eastern Standard Time,
a hammock on the balcony was one of the stone’s throw away and the
your clients’ behalf. GMT +10 hours.
most magical moments of my journey. outback just round the
Who goes? In touch
corner. There’s so much clients can do, such as
Desert island dream job
Port Douglas holiday- The digital network is
trekking through the wild spotting different
makers have included generally compatible
Australia wouldn’t be alone in facing a species of birds, or hiring a luxury yacht and
Kylie Minogue and with Europe mobiles.
tough year tourism-wise, but Queensland taking in the Great Barrier Reef while sipping George Clooney. Further Int dial code: 0011. Area
is optimistic about 2009. Its innovative champagne and watching the sunset.
south, the Palazzo code for Queensland: 07.
“Best Job in the World” campaign, offering “There’s a good choice of five-star lodges and
Versace on the Gold
Coast is where the Cashflow
the chance to become a caretaker for hotels. My favourite is Lizard Island, located in
celebs stay when booted £1= AU$2.06.
Hamilton Island, generated an estimated the heart of the barrier reef. It has a vast choice
out of I’m A Celebrity Get
£6 million worth of publicity for the Great of beaches and off-shore snorkelling – this is
Me Out of Here. Coming soon
Barrier Reef in just 24 hours. real island barefoot luxury. The rooms are Quay West Resort
Other innovations include a tie-up spacious and surrounded by the island’s
Wow factor Noosa, two hours north
between Turquoise Holidays, Tourism greenery. It also has the best food I’ve tasted in
New last year for of Brisbane, is slated to
Queensland and
Voyages was its open in September.
Queensland, and such friendly and helpful staff.
‘Exclusive Use’ option Peppers Coral Coast
swimwear “Other properties we’d recommend are
– all six of its premium Resort, another five-star
designer Heidi Bedarra Island, which is even more laid back,
properties (including development, is also to
Klein, linked to the and Silky Oaks, in the heart of the rainforest.” Lizard and Bedarra) can open by the end of 2009
launch of a bikini Sonia Brobbin,
be hired exclusively. at Airlie Beach.
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