Floods in Australia
There have been big floods in Australia recently. When I stayed at my parents’ place at Christmas, there was a lot of rain. Fortunately there was no flooding. They live in northern New South Wales. In Queensland, some cities have been flooded. There is a news web site which has some amazing photos of the [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Australia, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »How do we sell the end of the earth?
Another looking at the problems faced by Australia’s tourism industry. http://www.theage.com.au/travel/blogs/travellers-check/how-do-we-sell-the-end-of-the-earth/20101025-16zv5.html Related Articles: The Japanese tourist who joined Pakistani mountain tribe Chinese Fast Trains Spelling Bees Studying at Disney World Nightingale Floors Please support my blog by clicking this blog site ranking list.
Posted by Aidan under News - Australia, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Australia world’s ‘dumb blonde’
One commentator claimed that many people saw Australia as a “dumb blonde” – pretty to look at, but not having much substance. The tourism industry in Australia has been trying to find different ways to interest people in Australia. The Australian dollar has been much stronger recently, so that has been discouraging some tourists. Australia [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Australia, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Big Pineapple
The Big Pineapple is a tacky tourist attraction in Queensland, Australia. It is a giant pineapple. Children might find it interesting, but otherwise it isn’t the most interesting tourist attraction. Now, it is going to be turned into a car museum. Big Pineapple to become car museum http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/big-pineapple-to-become-car-museum-20101014-16kbs.html Related Articles: Sydney Echidnas Eureka Skydeck World [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Australia, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Australia the top destination for ‘Chuppies’
Although the number of Japanese tourists to Australia has been decreasing in recent years, the number of Chinese visiting has greatly increased. Visa restrictions have been eased for Chinese tourists and China now has a lot more wealthy people. Chuppies is a word I hadn’t heard before, but some people use it to describe Chinese [...]
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