Australia Travel News 02/21/2011

Tourism New Zealand boss Kevin Bowler is worried about the prospects for the key Australian tourism market, the source of nearly half of all international visitors.

The daily commute to work is stressing out Australian workers more than ever and technology is badly needed to improve things, according to a new study. Technology is needed to improve transport and traffic information, and to better enable working from home the report has found.

I couldn’t even guess how much money you would need, my advice to you is, once you work out an amount, double it. Then you should be right.

I've been trawling through my columns that have appeared in the Escape lift-out each week to form some sort of idea of the most commonly asked questions by today's travellers these days.

Another in our series of travel tips from executives who are often on the road.

LORD HOWE ISLAND, AUSTRALIA—The path starts off innocently and almost invisibly, just across from the microscopic liquor store that posts its prices on a tiny chalkboard outside.

Qantas has unveiled a substantial increase in profits for the first half of the year.

They slip frictionlessly into the Gold Coast, enjoy all the city has to offer, then return home without leaving so much as a tip to record their passing.

Leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet has lost its last connection to founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler with the Melbourne-based English-Irish couple selling their remaining 25-per-cent stake to majority owner the British Broadcasting Corp.

A 22,000-strong colony of flying foxes will be evicted from Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens after an animal welfare group failed in its legal bid to allow them to stay.

I write for two blogs that are both travel-themed, yet very different from one another. Brooke vs. the World has been my personal travel blog for the past four years, while WhyGo Australia is more of a travel guide blog which is part of a larger travel network, and focuses on making money. Because of their different natures, I approach the way I write and promote each of these blogs in a different manner.

Sydney is packed to the brim with a slew of great places to eat, coming from a range of cultures that inhabit this part of Australia. Most come with a price, as with anything in this capital city, but you'll be happy to know that even budget travelers can eat well here.

Imagine road tripping with your best friends along the world-famous Eastern Coast of Australia. You have the open road, fresh Aussie mountain air, and endless deserted white sand beaches Throw a surfboard on the rack and I don’t think you’ll ever leave.

This post is a rare one for me, as it discusses something that I seldom do – take a tour. Yes, a tour, as in an organized excursion complete with vehicle, tour guide and a scheduled pick-up time.