| Livingston Tourism Marketing September News |  |
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| New clients |
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The Peninsula Boutique Hotel – Port Douglas
Gone Wild with the Locals
Coconut Grove
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LTM is pleased to welcome the Peninsula’s onsite managers Sheryn & Phil Blundstone to the fold! The only hotel on the beachfront in Port Douglas, The Peninsula offers a private adult escape with 34 suites of seclusion. Relax and unwind in the stunning pool with waterfall, cold water grotto and hot & cold spas. Or enjoy a cool drink in the fully licensed onsite cafe overlooking Four Mile Beach. With rates inclusive of daily buffet breakfast, return airport transfers and daily servicing your every need has been catered for.
Get up close and personal with the native wildlife of Tropical North Queensland! Hand feed rock wallabies at the stunning Granit Gorge, be educated and amused with a birds of prey and animal show with falcons, eagles and owls, spot a shy platypus or two and search the rainforest by torchlight at night. A BBQ dinner and star gazing complete your bush adventure.
Introduced at ATE 08 – Coconut Grove is an exciting new 5 star resort in Port Douglas. Situated on Macrossan Street just 140m from world renowned Four Mile Beach, Coconut Grove offers 33 3 bedroom suits over 3 levels. Ground floor terraces and rooftop penthouse apartments both feature private plunge pools & spas for the ultimate in tropical indulgence. | New Markets |
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SOUTH AMERICA: A good prospect medium term. 
Back in July ATEC ran a road show to 3 South American countries with a view to establishing contacts for further development of this emerging market. One of the motivators for selecting this market was the existing Air Services into Sydney from Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Qantas has since added 4 services a week ex Argentina and these flights commence 23 September 08. A total of 13 services a week will be the supply into Sydney. We attended workshops in Santiago, Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo. Guests were a mixture of wholesale and retail agents who currently book Australia as a destination or want to. Public relations was high on the list of importance in order to give high exposure of our visit in the media. Most recent figures indicate that approximately 50,000 people entered Australia in the past 12 months, the majority coming from Brazil. As a direct result of this mission Tourism Australia has committed a budget to South America next year and may well take over the roadshow as the visits will continue for a minimum of 3 years. LTM has added the email addresses of all contacts made in South America to our data base and will continue to show a keen interest in developments in those markets. Three LTM products (Touring) will feature as a part of a 13 episode series on Australia in Chile early next year. Filming was completed about 3 weeks ago. |
| New twists (on old favourites) |
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Billy Tea Bush Safaris – Chillagoe
Shantara Resort & Spa
Flames of the Forest
Blazing Saddles
With new and exciting combos on offer Blazing Saddles now has something to cater to everyone’s taste. Why not combine a horse ride or ATV ride with Hot Air Ballooning, White Water Rafting, Skydiving, Skyrail, Kuranda Scenic Rail or a day out on the reef. The options are endless and tours are available for beginner through to experienced riders. Check out what some local agents had to say about their day with Blazing Saddles Adventures!! |
Following the great success of their Cape Tribulation and Daintree day tour, Billy Tea Bush Safaris are launching a new tour – Chillagoe in a day. Experience the Outback! Embark on a fascinating journey back in time of history, spectacular savannah landscapes, limestone caves and early mining towns. The tour includes morning and afternoon tea, Tropical BBQ lunch and return transfers and runs three days a week.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day – so make the most of it with Shantara’s newly available hampers. Freshly made and delivered to your apartment on the day before for your convenience, you will be able to wake up and smell the croissants (or muesli, or fruit, or toast.....)
Supper hampers are also available – perfect for late arrivals. Shantara (the Goddess of peace and tranquillity) is a 5 star boutique resort in Port Douglas. With two lagoon - style pools, an onsite day spa and beautifully appointed rooms, this is the ultimate location for couples looking to relax and unwind in a tropical paradise. 
This magical evening of theatre, culture and of course dining has recently moved to a bigger and more spectacular site, marking the occasion with a hugely successful cocktail party. Situated approximately 5 mins in distance from the previous setting, the new site “Raintrees” will still offer your clients all the beauty, history and wonder (as well as to die for local cuisine!) you have come to know and love from Flame’s rainforest experience.
Blazing Saddles is a 1200 acre working Cattle Station located only 35 minutes from Cairns. Offering horse rides though rainforest and bushland or ATV rides through the Aussie outback with half day and full day options available.| A rendezvous with Ron |
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THE MARKET It’s tough out there at present for just about everybody /everywhere. My only advice is : Make sure that you are well placed to take advantage of the recovery when it inevitably comes.... WATCH THIS SPACE: LTM will be making some exciting announcements in early December...details in our next newsletter. |
