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SYDNEY
CELEBRATES HISTORIC ARRIVAL OF QUEEN MARY 2 AND
QUEEN ELIZABETH 2
February
22, 2007 &endash; An historical event was
celebrated today in Sydney with a spectacular party
welcoming both the QM2 and QE2 into its harbor for
the first time since 1941, when the originals were
serving as troop ships during WW2..
Thousands of people gathered to
welcome the 5000 passengers who disembarked to
enjoy iconic sites including the Opera House
and Bondi Beach. For more information on Sydney,
visit www.sydneyaustralia.com.
Australia Links for Travel and
Tourism
Ayers Rock - one of
the
Top 10 wonders of the World
Guide to Australia:
http://www.csu.edu.au/australia/tourism.html
Guide to
Queensland:
http://www.qttc.com.au/
Guide to South
Australia:
http://www.tourism.sa.gov.au/
Australia Search
Information
http://www.australiatravelsearch.com.au/
Australia High Commission,
Ottawa:
http://www.ahc-ottawa.org/
National Library of
Austrailia:
http://www.nla.gov.au/
Australia Travel
Specialists /
Packagers
http://www.travants.com/destination.php3?location_id=18
Qantas
Vacations:
http://www.qantasvacations.com/
Air
Pacific:
http://www.airpacific.com/
Railways of
Australia
http://www.sleeper.apana.org.au/railway/background.html
New Zealand
Links for Travel and Tourism
New Zealand Government
http://www.govt.nz/
Australia's
Klassic Lodge Country Retreat
1597 Nimbin
Rd Goolmangar via Lismore NSW 2480
Australia
Just letting you
know that the Klassic Lodge Country Retreat has
re-opened under new management & we would be
pleased to answer any enquiries.We are currently
re-designing our facilities in an effort to ensure
our amenities, services, menus etc. are tailored to
our guests needs & expectations.We would
be pleased to hear from you with any
suggestions regarding meeting the needs
of yourself or your clients.
WTO WELCOMES AUSTRALIA'S
DECISION TO REJOIN WTO
The World Tourism
Organization (WTO) on Thursday warmly welcomed the
Tourism White Paper launched by the Australian
Prime Minister, John Howard, and expressed
satisfaction at Australia's decision to rejoin
WTO.
The World Tourism
Organization congratulated the Australian
Government on the publication of its Tourism White
Paper and warmly welcomed the announcement by Prime
Minister John Howard of a 235 million Australian
dollar funding package to implement the proposals
it contains.
"The White Paper
and the Prime Minister's statement are the
culmination of a process of integrated and
consultative forward-looking planning," said WTO
Secretary-General Francesco Frangialli. "WTO
strongly advocates interactive cooperation between
tourism stakeholders and governments as the
foundation of any successful tourism industry.
Australia's Tourism White Paper is an excellent
example of such a productive partnership, ably
engineered and led by Small Business and Tourism
Minister Joe Hockey".
"The announcement
by the Prime Minister," continued Mr Frangialli,
"confirms the Australian Government's recognition
of the growing importance of tourism as a leading
force in the service sector that is set to drive
the world economy over the next few decades. It
constitutes a clear message from the Australian
authorities that they award a high priority to
tourism and are committed to raising the capacity
and performance of their already successful tourism
industry to new and higher levels".
"Mr. Hockey must be
congratulated on his vision and perseverance in
initiating and leading this process to its
completion. As a government tourism strategy paper
the Australian document has undoubtedly raised the
standards and set new benchmarks. The Tourism White
Paper will be widely studied and will influence
thinking and policymaking in many
countries".
Mr. Frangialli
added: "The World Tourism Organization is
particularly happy and proud to welcome Australia
back to full membership. It is a most appropriate
time for Australia to return to WTO, a worldwide
intergovernmental body which has now been granted
the status of a specialized agency of the United
Nations. This decision, taken by the United Nations
General Assembly in New York on 7 November 2003, is
a clear recognition of the importance and value of
tourism. It firmly places tourism on an equal
footing with other principal activities of human
society such as agriculture, education, health,
industry, culture and labour - all of them already
represented in specialized agencies of the
UN."
"We welcome
Australia back in the Organization as a key player
and one of the leading counties in Asia-Pacific -
the fastest growing tourism region in the world. As
a member of WTO, Australia will be able to
influenceinternational thinking and policymaking
and contribute to the sustainable
development of
tourism in fields where it has demonstrated
leading-edge
knowledge and
experience. Finally, Australia will also benefit
from the
international
interaction with tourism decision makers from
around the
world and the
specialized assistance offered by WTO to its
Members," stated
the
Secretary-General in conclusion.
For further
information contact:
Rok Klancnik/Alla
Peressolova, WTO Press and Communications
Section,
comm@world-tourism.org,
Tel. (+34) 91-567-8191, (+34) 91-567-8193,
Fax: (+34)
91-567-8218, www.world-tourism.org
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