PropertyO News
Travel & tourism, Jul 2009
The great kiwi invite
In a bid to boost the number of visitors to the Land of the Long White Cloud, the New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has launched a new online campaign offering personalised animated invitations to people overseas - which Kiwis can send to their friends and family to encourage them to hop on a plane to NZ...
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
Watch this space
Talk about a long-haul flight - being unable to fly direct and entering the world of connecting flights is always something of an annoyance, but when your destination is outer space it is even harder to stomach - where on earth would you stop off en -route to the stars?..
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
Tracking the changes
KiwiRail has agreed to present a proposal to Hamilton City within weeks on a trial daily passenger service to and from Auckland...
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
Hotels to be named and shamed
Luxury hotels which exploit Australian workers and destroy the environment will be named and shamed on a new ethical rating website...
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
Sky-high network
Long-haul budget airline AirAsia X this week it would launch a new hub in the Middle East, enabling its network to extend to north Africa and Europe...
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
Securing that sun-bed
This little special offer had me laughing out loud at its unintentional tongue in cheek genius - the German arm of holiday company Thomas Cook is offering a new service to German travelers that could spell the end of haggling over sun beds - holidaymakers at nine hotels across Turkey, Egypt and the Canary Islands can now book their sun-loungers in advance for a fee...
Wed, Jul 29, 2009
Limon - aid
While Costa Rica has become a hot destination for tourists and property investors alike, Limon, one of the country's provinces, still remains largely undiscovered. It is not that Limon lacks the goods that can make it a vacation blockbuster. Endowed with beautiful sandy Caribbean beaches and impressive rain forests, it is indeed gorgeous...
Wed, Jul 29, 2009
Cambodia launches national carrier
Cambodia launched its new national airline, Cambodia Angkor Air, in a ceremony yesterday, giving the southeast Asian country its first flag carrier since a previous effort folded in 2001...
Wed, Jul 29, 2009
Fight to save coney island
Stephen Baker will happily lie on a bed of nails at Coney Island -- it's a city council vote today on the iconic amusement park's future that scares him...
Wed, Jul 29, 2009
Fair's fare in malaysia
Malaysia Airlines yesterday launched an air pass offering sharp fare discounts for travel within Southeast Asia in a bid to fill up its planes and spur tourism into the country...
Wed, Jul 29, 2009