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GINZ.com Newsletter
June 2005 Vol 1 No# 95
Kia ora from Christchurch, New Zealand. GINZ has new, easy to navigate holiday specials and packages for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. With virtual tours of many of the resorts offering special deals, you can see exactly what each resort offers and view rooms, restaurants and beaches. These specials are constantly updated and offer the best prices and a hassle free way to organise a short break away, a family holiday, cruise or longer stay in the sun or in the snow.
Visitors to the GINZ website can now make use of a telephone appointment service - book a time for our travel consultants to call you at home to answer your questions and help you book your holiday.
All the very best from the Team at GINZ.com
New Zealand News
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences has recognised www.newzealand.com as the top tourism website in the world at the Ninth Annual Webby Awards ceremony in New York last week, the online worlds equivalent of an Oscar. Tourism New Zealand's consumer website beat the Italian Tourism Commission, Puerto Rico Tourism and Yellowstone Park for the coveted Webby. The site received 3.3 million hits in 2004.
Fiordland's Routeburn Track has been named as one of the top ten hikes in the world by National Geographic Adventure Magazine.
The track is joined on the list by the likes of the Mt Everest Base Camp Trek in Nepal and the trek up Tanzania's famous Mt Kilimanjaro.
In the magazine, which has a readership of almost three million people worldwide, the 32km, two to three day track was described by author Peter Potterfield as an epic trip through and over some of New Zealand's conservation jewels.
"The Routeburn...is less crowded than its world-famous neighbour, the Milford Track, and the scenic payoffs along the Routeburn's alpine stretches far surpass those of the lower, often cloudier Milford," he writes in the May edition.
Department of Conservation Wakatipu area manager Greg Lind said it was welcome recognition for a track that lived in the shadow of the Milford.
"You're going through some of the best red beech and right over an alpine crossing. There's a superb range of scenery and trekking opportunity," he said.
New Zealand Specials
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Australia News
Unsure of how to make the most of your time in Australia?
Having put together many independent travel plans for clients we have a good idea of how most first time visitors to Australia want to travel to get the best of limited holiday time.Start by having a look at 10 days in Australia and 2 weeks in Australia. The 2 week itinerary starts in Melbourne and takes you by car along the beautiful Southern Coast drive and the Twelve Apostles to Adelaide with 2 nights accommodation along the way at Apollo Bay and Mt Gambier. From Adelaide you take a trip to Kangaroo Island and then catch The Ghan Train for the outback trip to Alice Springs. After a couple of nights in Alice and exploring the area around Uluru, you fly to Cairns and soak up the sun and sea at Port Douglas.Take a trip on the Great Barrier Reef and into the Daintree National Park. From Cairns you fly onto Sydney, one of the most beautiful and exciting cities in the world.
These itineraries can be taken in reverse order, additional days can be added where ever you like and accommodation can be changed to suit your requirements and budget. The flights between Alice Springs, Cairns and Sydney can be booked by GINZ with the best flights and specials available at the time.
It's a great way to see plenty of the country and cities and experience what Australia is all about in a limited amount of time.
For more information, contact us at GINZ.
Australia Specials
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Pacific Island News
That mid winter chill has set in here in Christchurch and thoughts are on escaping the cold southerly blasts and short days. Only a few hours away and we could be lying on a sandy white beach, snorkelling or sipping a cocktail by the pool! The Cook Islands sounds good - have a look at the video and check out the bonus offers on each property.
Club Med Bora Bora has a good package available. Tahiti can be pricey but this package at NZ$3799 ex Auckland for 7 nights all inclusive means you don't have to worry about how much spending money to take - all transfers, meals, plenty of drinks and activities are included in the rates.
If you are looking for something a bit different and more adventurous, how about Sea Kayaking in Tonga.
Contact GINZ.com for quotes and further information.
Pacific Island Specials
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