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Background to the Flinders Ranges.  Read…

Travel Itinerary and Visitor Guide to Flinders Ranges.  Read…

The Travel by Australians: June 2009 Quarterly results of the National Visitor Survey report confirms the challenging environment for tourism in the June Quarter 2009.

The report reveals that in the June quarter 2009 overnight trips for holiday purposes posted a 2% decline, visitor nights increased 3%, and there was an 8% decline in overnight spend compared to the June 2008 quarter.

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SCAM: Nigerian Money Transfer – directed at Australian Travel and Tourism Operators

OVERVIEW: They may be looking to make a fake booking with the intention to:

a. make you an overpayment on stolen visa and then ask for rebate of difference via Western Union money transfer
b. requests upfront commission
c. make payment on stolen visa and cancel the booking after you have processed it. Then demand a refund – via Western Union.

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We met the talented Daan Spijer when he contributed a wonderful article to planbooktravel.com.au.  Here’s the latest contribution from his own blog, tackling old travelling memories. Click Here To Read

The Great Ocean Road National Landscape starts at Geelong and finishes in Portland. It covers 243 kilometres.  Work started on the Great Ocean Road on 19 September 1919. The 75-kilometre stretch between Anglesea and Apollo Bay was completed in 1932.

Read More; Itinerary and Things-To-Do,   Touring the Great Ocean Road

I received an update to the blog from creative design people “BCM”,  it’s an excellent read.  Celebrate the irony by reading down to the last paragraph (you’ll have to try and ignore their hectic website:

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A pristine wilderness bordered by wild coastline Australia’s Coastal Wilderness nestles in the far eastern corner of the continent, straddling the New South Wales and Victorian state border.  Read the full article

There are 28 finalists in this global search to recognise the seven most amazing natural sites in the world and the new rankings compare which finalists appeal most to the international audience.   Place your vote by clicking here

Voters outside of Australia have currently ranked the Great Barrier Reef in seventh place and Uluru in tenth place.

After our recent blog covering the ‘Green Grant’ for the Great Ocean Road tourism operators, an Otways eatery has picked up on our news through the PBT Digital twitter page, showing how easy it can be to connect with new customers and members using the net.