British travellers taking flights to Australia to explore the country's Northern Territory and see outback highlights such as Uluru have been alerted to an eco-friendly travel destination.
Longitude 131 has been awarded the top prize for eco-friendly resorts and hotels in the Centurion Magazine Readers Choice survey 2011.
This international poll of American Express Centurion card holders included votes from over 30 countries worldwide.
Tapa Tibble, general manger of Longitude 131, said she was "delighted" to win the award from such a discerning readership.
"This recognition reaffirms our dedication to providing guests with the ultimate Australian outback experience and our commitment to eco-tourism," she added.
For a more active experience, why not take a free dance lesson? Fogo Vivo at the President Tower Arcade hosts free Brazilian dance classes every Friday night, while Club La Ruede offers free tango lessons every Monday.
Australian short film festival, Flickerfest has arrived in Tasmania today (March 17th), as part of a national tour, making an ideal stop-off for film lovers planning on booking flights to Australia.
The Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, to give it its full title, is the country's premier event for short film fans and it has been officially recognised as a qualifying event for the Best Short film and Best Animation Oscars.
This year's festival started on January 7th at Sydney's Bondi Beach Pavilion and is in the middle of a two-month nationwide tour, which ends in the capital of Canberra on March 27th.
South African Airways (SAS) has developed an extended partnership with JetBlue Airways to increase options for those taking flights to South Africa and the US.
The new deal means that SAS will now code share on services on JetBlue flights to 20 cities across the US including New York and Washington.
"Customer response to the interline service between South African Airways and JetBlue has been overwhelmingly positive on both sides of the Atlantic. They appreciate the ease with which they can connect between these two award-winning airlines," explained Marc Cavaliere, executive vice president, North America, for SAS.
Air India Express is set to add two new flighas pats to India rt of its ongoing route expansion.
The airline will introduce a new weekly flight to Mangalore from Abu Dhabi as well as another weekly service between Amritsar and Abu Dhabi.
Adding the new services means that Air India Express will now offer travellers 32 weekly flights to India from Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADAC).
Ahmed Al Haddabi, senior vice- president of Airports Operations at ADAC, explained the new services were a reaction to growing demand.
He added: "We are delighted to see that our airline partners are expanding their services to meet our passengers growing demand.
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