AUSTRALIA ON A BUDGET
Affordable AUSTRA IA
Gone are the heady days of three Aussie dollars to the pound, but Australia can still be attainable with some careful planning. Jo Austin highlights some attractive deals and useful money-saving tips
T 54 December 2013
here might be no such thing as a free lunch but there are plenty of fun and easy ways to enjoy Austral- ia without breaking the bank. For exam- ple, take the Manly Ferry. What better way to view Sydney’s skyline and the Opera House than from this commuter ferry that crosses the harbour every 20 minutes – and for just a few dollars! Or go to the bar on the top fl oor of the Shangri-La for a fabulous view of the harbour, all for
the price of a drink! (Thanks to Aussie Specialist, Graeme Brett of Westloe Travel for that useful tip.) There are plenty more examples listed on page 58 for you to pass on to your clients, but more to the point is that there are also some excellent all-inclusive, commissionable packages to be had and paid for in the UK in pounds. Airline access to all points of Oz is excellent, especially via the Middle East,
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with Emirates now fl ying out of fi ve UK airports and Etihad out of Heathrow and Manchester. If your clients are fl ying with Emirates, then recommend they stay overnight rather than a few hours in Dubai and the onward fare can be substantially cheaper. Also, when fl ying with Qantas or Emirates, it is worth booking internal fl ights at the same time as the airlines include one or two fl ights within the international fare. The Qantas Walkabout
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