Active Asia has developed stopover packages in Kuala Lumpur for the Malaysia Grand Prix 2-5 April 10. Priced from $899pp twin share, the package includes three nights in a three-star hotel with breakfast daily, return airport transfers and return transfer to the circuit plus a one-day F1GP entrance ticket for 4 April. One and two-night options are also available, as are hotel upgrade options.
Rotorua's Tutanekai St will host a new “boutique” night market from 4 March 2010. It is hoped the Thursday night Rotorua Night Market will draw visitors and locals into the central city after dark. The Rotorua Post reports that 30 stalls will operate in the precinct and there will be entertainment, such as cooking demonstrations.
Cathay Pacific Airways, Co-Title Sponsor and Official Airline of the Hong Kong Sevens, is offering local and international rugby fans the chance to win four tickets to next year's event. With the Wellington Sevens “going off” this weekend, New Zealanders have a unique opportunity to enter the video competition. Cathay Pacific is inviting people to submit a short Sevens-themed video which demonstrates the fun of the HK Sevens. The best of these will be shown at this year's event. The winner – to be decided by the biggest cheer from the crowd – will receive the grand prize of four tickets to the 2011 Hong Kong Sevens and four Economy Class tickets.
Visitors to Fiji spending more than FJD500.00 in one day in selected tourism outlets in Suva and Nadi are now entitled to claim a 12% refund from the country’s customs authorities on departure.
3 nights at Mercure Melbourne Spring Street from $386 per person share double. BONUS: Sales extended for Jersey Boys. Includes 3 nights in a Standard Queen Room & Premium “A” reserve ticket for Jersey Boys Wednesday & Thursday Matinee (upgrades available for evening and weekend shows).
The star attraction at this year's Warbirds Over Wanaka international airshow will be a Japanese Zero fighter of the type that raided Pearl Harbour, taking the US into World War II. The Zero was later used in kamikaze attacks. The rare fighter, one of just three airworthy Zeros in the world, is being shipped here from the US for the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow at Easter. The Otago Daily Times reports that the Mitsubishi-built Zero will join about 65 other aircraft on display at the airshow and will perform on all three days of the event.
With Bollywood fever hitting Queenstown and a steady increase in the Indian tourism market, local operator Real Journeys is now dishing up a range of Indian cuisine on its Milford Sound Scenic Cruises. A selection of Indian dishes has been added to the existing International Buffet for tour groups booked onto the cruises. The menu was developed after researching the cultural and religious preferences of the valuable Indian market. The dishes includes Goan chicken curry or Tandoori chicken, aloo gobi, dahl, chickpea curry, broccoli with cumin and garlic, mango pickle, poppadoms, samosas and basmati rice.
Tourism New Zealand says a campaign targeting backpackers and challenging them to 'Go All The Way' to New Zealand has stepped up a notch in 2010 with a series of events and promotions. A new ‘Go All the Way’ website - www.goalltheway.to - was launched in January, and paid online advertising has begun in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark. Another part of the campaign saw the start of a road show on Sunday 17 January at the infamous Cheeky Monkeys bar in Byron Bay, NSW, the first of a series of weekly parties over an eight week period on Australia’s east coast.
From 1 February all new and renewal British Passport applications are to be submitted at New Zealand Post PostShops and Kiwibanks nationwide. New Zealand Post will be providing a checking service for all people eligible for a British Passport which will include new, replacement passports and renewal requests, some 20,000 passport applications a year. This easily accessible service is a result of a drive by a British Foreign and Commonwealth Office initiative worldwide to improve efficiency.
Effective immediately the Vanuatu Tourism website address is now www.vanuatu.travel. This is a completely new website that the VTO has been developing over the past six months. The old address www.vanuatu.tourism.com is no longer valid.
Legendary singer-songwriter Barry Manilow will open a new resident show at Paris Las Vegas from 5 March. Manilow will perform 78 shows each year for two years in the intimate and elegant 1,500 seat Paris Théâtre. Directed by the man responsible for Flashdance, A Chorus Line and High School Musical, this new show includes all the songs that have made him a pop culture icon over the past 35 years.
If you stop over Hong Kong between flights, don't miss our flexible Day Use Package at HK$880* / US$114* for a consecutive 10-hour stay between 6:00am and 9:00pm. The Package includes an accommodation in Superior Room, free use of outdoor and indoor heated pools, a 15-minute head or shoulder massage at OM Spa, in-room welcome tea with assorted refreshment and free Internet access at the Business Centre. It is perfect for you to refresh and recharge between flights and experience an oasis away from the rigors of your journey.
Sir Tim Wallis holding the first bottle of the Warbirds Over Wanaka Hurricane Pinot Gris while standing in front of his AFC Hawker Hurricane MkIIA. In a 'first' for the iconic New Zealand event Warbirds Over Wanaka, Goodbrands.co.nz has developed a range of commemorative wines for the International Airshow. The special Warbirds wines - a 'Spitfire' Marlborough Sauvignon, a 'Hurricane' Central Otago Pinot Gris and a 'Mustang' Central Otago Pinot Noir - will be available for a limited time from Betty's Liquor stores throughout New Zealand as well as at the airshow. The 'Spitfire' Marlborough Sauvignon is priced at $19.99, the 'Hurricane' Central Otago Pinot Gris at $29.99 and the 'Mustang' Central Otago Pinot Noir at $34.99. A dollar from every bottle sold will be donated to the Warbirds Over Wanaka (WOW) Trust which governs the airshow.
Valentine's Day is the ideal time to fall in love with New York City, which offers some of the world's most iconic romantic sights. There are many reasons to love New York City—America's number one tourist destination—whether you're single, visiting friends or surprising your loved one. Pop the question while dining at the Central Park Boathouse, ice-skating at the Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center or taking in the view from the Top of the Rock, the Empire State Building or the Brooklyn Bridge. Or simply explore all that the City has to offer at one of its many hotels, restaurants or sights. NYC & Company is the source for what you need to know as you plan your Valentine's Day weekend in the City. NYC Valentine's Day Happenings:
Blue Mountains Tourism Limited (BMTL) chairman Randall Walker has delivered harsh criticism of the current owners of the “downgraded” York Fairmont Resort in Leura, singling them out as causing the most damage ever to the Blue Mountains' good reputation.
