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Oprah’s Visit to Australia Could Cause More Wealthy Women to Head Down Under
It now appears that Oprah Winfrey's rest visit to Australia could encourage other wealthy women in America to make the visit to the country. This would, of course, be great news for the tourism industry in Australia as a whole. The Tourism Australian managing director, Andrew McEvoy, said that her Australian
by Paul Scott December 3rd, 2010
Australia Warns of High Risk of Terror Attacks in Yemen
Just recently, Australia lifted its travel warning for Yemen to its highest possible level. The government said that there is a very high threat of terrorist attacks in the Arabian peninsula's poorest nation. This updated travel warning was released late Friday. ...
by Samuel Edwards December 2nd, 2010
Qantas Flight Sees Brake Problems
Just recently, passengers were forced to get off a Qantas plane that was bound for Sydney due to break problems with the plane. According to most media reports, there were some 208 passengers that were on the plane. They ...
by Tina Lane December 1st, 2010
SpiceJet Tells Passengers to Sit on Each Other’s Laps
Just recently, a budget airline has come under fire after it allowed passengers to seat older children on their laps in order to pack more people on the plane. India's aviation safety authority has instructed the airline, SpiceJet, to sack ...
by Paul Scott November 30th, 2010
Qantas Sees a 747 Plane Grounded Due to an Engine Failure
Just recently Qantas staged a major PR exercise to mark the return of its A380 fleet to service. However, it was not all good news for Qantas. As the A380s come back to service, a 747 is grounded. In fact, this flight was grounded due to an engine failure. Reports show
by Emily Penbryn November 29th, 2010
Perth Zoo Wins Western Australian Tourism Award
When people think of zoos, they think of a fun place to spend the day with their families. However, most people do not think of these places as great tourist attractions. Sure they bring in the locals, but do people ...
by Robin Welch November 25th, 2010
Qantas Finally Set to Resume A380 Operation
After many investigations into the problems with the A380 engines, Qantas has finally confirmed that it will restart Airbus A380 operations as of Saturday. This comes just three weeks after one of the A380 engines blew out during a flight. ...
by Dave Humphries November 24th, 2010
Air Passenger Strips Down in Order to Avoid Being Frisked
Just recently a traveler was arrested after he took off his clothes in a very desperate bid to avoid being frisked by airport staff. Sam Wolanyk was planning on flying to Barbados but declined to go through the full body ...
by Samuel Edwards November 23rd, 2010
Cholera Outbreak Causes Australia to Limit Travel to the PNG Islands
Reports show that Australia is now going to limit travel between its islands in the Torres Strait and those in the neighboring Papua New Guinea region. This is being done to clamp down on a long running cholera outbreak. Health authorities say that this water-borne disease is unlikely to spread to
by Bobby Jones November 22nd, 2010
United States Police Find Dead Australian Woman Laying Next to Her Twin
Just recently, police are hoping to interview a woman who is suffering from gunshot wounds. This woman, who is still alive, was found laying next to her dead identical twin. The problem right now, is the police do not know ...
by Tanya Propst November 19th, 2010
