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New plan may see Aussies fly for free

Australians may soon fly for free after an announcement today that Jetstar is considering creating a no-cost ticket for passengers.

news.ninemsn.com.au

Labels: Australia, free tickets

posted by iTravelnet news  # 9:10 PM

Australia advises against travel to the Philippines

Australia on Saturday re-issued its advisory to its citizens not to travel to the Philippines following the bomb explosion in the Glorietta mall in Makati City.

newsinfo.inquirer.net

Labels: Australia, philippines, travel warning

posted by iTravelnet news  # 5:53 PM

Mutiny looms on jinxed bus to Sydney

Maybe it was the threat of another sober night sipping bottles of Bavaria, Iran's famously alcohol-free lager. Or perhaps it was the mechanical breakdowns and hours of mind and bottom-numbing coach travel that threatened to bring the dream crashing down.

Whatever the final straw, on Sunday night it was reported that the 38 passengers aboard the OzBus, a 1960s-style charabanc trip from London to Australia, were threatening to mutiny.

travel.independent.co.uk

Labels: Australia, bus, London

posted by iTravelnet news  # 10:02 PM

Australia issues travel advisory on Mindanao

Australia on Thursday issued a travel advisory to its citizens in the Philippines, warning particularly of possible terror attacks against power facilities in Mindanao.

globalnation.inquirer.net

Labels: Australia, mindanao, philippines, travel warning

posted by iTravelnet news  # 12:59 PM

New visa to help Australia-US ties

A new visa to attract more US backpackers to Australia would strengthen ties between the two countries, a tourism industry leader says.

au.news.yahoo.com (page not found)

Labels: Australia, USA, visa

posted by iTravelnet news  # 5:49 PM

Cheap fares give air travel numbers lift off

The nation's love of travel and the arrival of low-cost carriers have seen the number of passengers passing through Australia's airports jump by more than 55 per cent over the past decade.

news.com.au

Labels: air travel, Australia

posted by iTravelnet news  # 8:23 AM

Australia issues travel warning for Fiji

Australia has issued a warning to travellers of the risk of street demonstrations and public disorder in Fiji where nurses are preparing to walk off the job tonight.

news.com.au

Labels: Australia, fiji, travel warning

posted by iTravelnet news  # 12:34 PM

Airline polio alert in Australia

Health authorities have launched a nationwide polio alert and will spend the next two days tracking down passengers on the same flight as a man infected with polio.

nzherald.co.nz

Labels: Australia, polio

posted by iTravelnet news  # 9:31 AM

Australia ecotourism leader

Australia and Costa Rica are good examples for the multibillion-dollar world ecotourism business, according to The International Ecotourism Society.

theage.com.au

Labels: Australia, Costa Rica, ecotourism

posted by iTravelnet news  # 2:06 PM

Australia's fatal charms claim thousands of tourists

According to official statistcs, 2433 overseas visitors to Australia have died in the last seven years, with the causes of death including drowning, heat stroke and jellyfish stings.

guardian.co.uk

Labels: Australia, fatalities, tourist

posted by iTravelnet news  # 12:16 PM