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Apollo motorhomes join GreenFleet program and go green
Apollo Motorhomes, who have 13 branches across Australia, New Zealand and the US, have announced that they have signed up to the GreenFleet program. The GrrenFleet programme involves the company planting trees in Auckland and Christchurch to compensate for the carbon emissions produced by their fleet of campervans and motorhomes.
by Tina Lane June 12th, 2008
HotelsCombined Offers Holiday Stress Relief
HotelsCombined.com is one website that makes it easy to plan that much needed holiday. Preparing for holidays creates a stress all its own but HotelsCombined.com is determined to offer holiday stress relief for those looking for the perfect holiday locale. HotelsCombined.com ...
by Dave Humphries June 11th, 2008
Opodo Warns Travelers about Rip Currents
Opodo.com, the leading Pan-European travel service has announced that travellers headed to beach resorts in the U.S. need to pay special care to the presence of rip currents this year. Rip currents are narrow channels of fast flowing water that ...
by Paul Scott June 11th, 2008
Marriott Announces Foray into China
Marriott International has announced that it is in the process of expanding its China portfolio with the addition of 18 new hotels, slated to be completed in 2012. Marriott announced the locations of 9 of those hotels on Tuesday, which ...
by Paul Scott June 11th, 2008
Qantas clamps down on engineer strikes
Qantas has struck down on their engineers who they claim have behaved appallingly resulting in flights cancellations and delays. Last weekend many of Qantas' flight were affected by stopwork meetings. The airline refused to disclose how many flights were affected, only stating that more routes and scheduled flights have been disrupted
by Bobby Jones June 10th, 2008
The Perfect Cottage
There's nothing quite as charming as a cottage. Cottages evoke a sense of cosiness and old world charm that cannot be matched by any conventional hotel. The mental picture of a cottage is usually connected with warm fires, beautiful gardens, ...
by Bobby Jones June 10th, 2008
Accorhotels Pledges to Plant for the Planet
June 9, 2008 Accor Group, operator of 4,000 hotels under the Accorhotels name, has pledged to "Plant for the Planet" through a pilot programme designed to create a sustainable earth by planting a billion trees. "Plant for the Planet: One Billion Tree ...
by Paul Scott June 10th, 2008
Family Fun in Oz
June 9, 2008 Whether you're traveling abroad or just taking some time away from the daily stresses of work and home, consider planning a family vacation to regenerate and bond together. Australia is a family friendly place with an infinite number ...
by Dave Humphries June 10th, 2008
The Aviation Emissions taskforce tackle growing carbon emissions from the aviation industry
Australia and 21 other member countries are being brought together by The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) to try to tackle the biggest environmental hazard, climate change. Apec have introduced the Aviation Emission Taskforce to try to tackle the worsening problem. The Aviation Emissions taskforce will allow all members to share
by Tanya Propst June 9th, 2008
Venere Sets Sights on Lodging
Venere.com is the leader in internet booking services for hotels throughout Europe and Italy. Founded in 1995, this Rome based company offers more than 24,000 accommodations from 1 to 5 star luxury hotels, guest houses, country house, vacation rentals, bed ...
by Tanya Propst June 9th, 2008