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Melbourne Travel News
The Langham Auckland Wins Best New Zealand City HotelThe Langham Auckland has been awarded best New Zealand City Hotel at the 2007 HM Awards for Hotel and Accommodation Excellence. The awards recognise hospitality distinction throughout New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific. Other finalists ...
First Nobu Restaurant in Australia
Nobu, the world?s most recognized Japanese restaurant brand known for its innovative Japanese cuisine, is now open at Crown Entertainment Complex. This is the first Nobu restaurant in Australia and the 19th Nobu restaurant in the world, including ...
F1 ING Australian Grand Prix 2008
All the high octane thrills of the world's premier motorsport category return to Albert Park in Melbourne for the 2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix. Race Date: 16 Mar 2008 Number of Laps: 58 Circuit Length: 5.303 km Race Distance: ...
Qantas to offer airport meeting rooms in Sydney and Melbourne
Qantas will be unveiling a range of dedicated meeting rooms at the domestic terminals in Sydney and Melbourne. "These new state-of-the-art conference facilities have been purpose built to provide complimentary interactive plasma screens for data ...
New Urban Resort Hotel to Open in Shanghai
The PuLi Hotel and Spa, a luxury "urban resort" in Shanghai is on schedule to open mid 2008. The new hotel is centrally located between famous Nanjing West Road and YanAn Road, at the very heart of Shanghai?s business, shopping, sightseeing and ...
Federer looks forward to new surface
World number one Roger Federer has given the first public indication of his keenness to get a look at the new courts at Australian Open 2008. ?Once again, I am very excited to start the new year?s Grand Slam season in Australia and to try and ...
Jetstar with Melbourne Airport - Perth service
Jetstar became the only Australian domestic airline to fly from Melbourne Airport to Perth when it inaugurated its evening Melbourne-Perth service. "Melbourne-Perth is one of the nation's fastest growing markets and today's flight bodes well for ...
Langham Hotels International expands into Shanghai with its first Art-Deco Boutique Hotel
Langham Hotels International (LHI) announces the signing of a new management contract with Shanghai Hengshan (Group) Corp. for the launch of its first boutique hotel ? The Langham, Yangtze Boutique, Shanghai. This is LHI?s fourth new hotel ...
IHG to manage an InterContinental Hotel in Melbourne
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement to manage the Rialto Hotel on Collins, in Melbourne Australia. Following the hotel's closure and complete transformation, the property will reopen as an InterContinental hotel by late ...
Melbourne Cup, Australia - 6 Nov 2007
One of the biggest events in Australia?s horse racing calendar, the Melbourne Cup is the country?s richest and most famous horse race. First held in 1861, the race is steeped in tradition and always begins at 15:00 on the first Tuesday in November ...
Silks presents 'Flavours of Sichuan'
Silks at Crown Towers Hotel Melbourne welcomes Chef Tang Wai Tong, a specialist in Sichuan (or Szechuan) cuisine and owner of two restaurants in Shanghai, China. Chef Tang will present a range of exciting dishes for lunch and dinner that are best ...
Australian Open 2008
Summer is on its way and with it comes top international tennis. The first of the Grand Slams is the Australian Open in January, and anyone keen on tennis will want to make sure they're courtside. The Australian Open is played in Melbourne Park ...
Marriott's Quan Spa to Expand to 12 New Locations in Asia Pacific
Twelve new Quan Spas by Marriott International are planned to open over the next 24 months throughout Asia and the Pacific. They will be located at the following JW Marriott, Marriott and Renaissance hotels: - Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel, ...
Tiger Airways offers first low fare flights between Alice Springs and Melbourne
Tiger Airways slashes fares by almost $500 return with Alice Springs to Melbourne from just $49.95 one way, all-inclusive! Three flights a week start 1 December 2007, subject to regulatory approval Tiger Airways last Thursday commenced sales for ...
Sydney Opera House now listed as UNESCO World Heritage
A unanimous vote by a UN committee saw the Sydney Opera House voted in as the newest UNESCO World Heritage site for its bold statement of 20th century architecture. With this new title, the Sydney Opera House can claim itself "to represent a ...
Jetstar to expand East Coast services to Gold Coast
Jetstar has announced that it will be increasing the amount of daily direct services to the Gold Coast airport from Melbourne and Sydney starting from the 22nd of December this year. While the new introductions come conveniently at a time when the ...
Ratu Makutu Events Centre opens at Shangri-La?s Fijian Resort
The Shangri La?s Fijian Resort formally opened their newest addition the new Ratu Makutu Events Centre this week. Named after the Turagana Kalevu, Ratu Sakiusa Makutu who is the paramount chief of the province of Nadroga/Navosa, the facility was ...
Bali lifts off as Garuda introduces a new service to the 'Island of the Gods'
Garuda Indonesia is increasing its capacity from Sydney to Bali from today (June 20) as the airline introduces a new Wednesday flight to cater for growing demand for "The Island of the Gods". Arrivals to Bali from Australia have increased by up to ...
Domestic tourism bouncing back
Domestic tourism continues to revive in Australia, with a 5 per cent growth in the number of overnight holidays for the year ending 31 March 2007, according to the latest tourism research released today. The new report released today by Tourism ...
Qantas announces direct services between Melbourne and Shanghai
For the first time ever, Qantas will be offering non-stop services between Melbourne and Shanghai twice a week from March 2008. The Melbourne ? Shanghai service will operate from Shanghai on Mondays and Fridays, with return services departing ...
Eureka Tower: Melbourne's Newest Tourist Attraction
One of Melbourne?s newest icons becomes its newest tourist attraction as Eureka Tower officially opens its doors to public. Eureka Skydeck 88, located adjacent to the Yarra River in the heart of the Southgate Precinct, is one of the highest public ...
Victoria signs deal with Singapore Airlines to attract Asia?s attention
Victoria may very well in the future become the place to be for Asian holidaymakers, following the announcement of an agreement between the Government of the Australian state of Victoria and Singapore Airlines that consists of a two-year tourism ...
Great Singapore Sale is back again this year
The eight week city-wide sale will begin this year on the 25th of May and last until the 22nd of July. The 14th Annual Great Sale will see shopaholics from all around the world bag bargains in the city including discounts off clothing, accessories, ...
Guggenheim Exhibition for Melbourne
Melbourne has secured one of the most important exhibitions of post-war and contemporary art ever to be held in Australia. The renowned Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now New York ?Venice-Bilbao-Berlin will see masterworks from the 20th and 21st ...
Malaysia's AirAsia takes off with Toyota in Formula One
Malaysia's budget carrier AirAsia has signed a 10 million ringgit (2.8 million dollar) sponsorship deal with Toyota for the 2007 Formula One season, a report said Saturday. The New Straits Times newspaper said that the Southeast Asia's pioneering ...