Articles tagged “australia”

Despite a very strong dollar, Australia's attractions -- both nice weather and a generous work visa program -- are a big enough lure for students to make the long trek.

Australia's tourism board is offering 500 people with active social media accounts a free trip to Canberra in exchange for live status updates on their activities -- if only guidebook writers could get this treatment.

Aussies are testing a car that sends signals to your phone to maneuver the roads, but beyond easing drivers' responsibility, they hope the cars will change driving culture and increase the number of shared cars.

Backpackers, assumed to be budget travelers, have historically contributed generously to Australia’s tourism industry. But its strong dollar and hotels packed with mining and other industrial workers are giving the roughing-it set reason to go elsewhere.

Hotel occupancy rates in Australia are highest it has been in decades, driven by a mining-related business travel boom. The potential returns are driving these purchases.

"I'm going to Disneyland" alongside a Wheaties box was about good as it could get for an elite athlete. Now Bolt throws a new destination into the athletic victors' mix.

Joining 200 countries where Map Maker has already launched, Australia can now add its local flavor -- from resorts to hiking trails -- to a list of contributions to be approved by Google.

Proud cities keep their Olympic stadiums in top shape decades after the games end allowing visitors to swim, skate, or run the same grounds as gold medalists and offering tours with historic insights surrounding the events.

The ban comes after studies show the activity creates abnormal patterns among sharks and can lead to increased attacks on humans.