We are so excited…Kelly Spinks has just learnt she is a National finalist in the Avis Scholarships awards where on the 5th August the she will possible be named the winner.
Click on the picture below to read all about it.
Fantastic reward to a top class travel planner...Go Kel!!!
Our team are all so proud of Kelly and her achievements.
Please feel free to pass on to Kelly your best wishes and congratulations in the comments box below.
Go Kel…
John C Spark
Expert Travel Planner
If you’re in Venice on the third Saturday and Sunday in July, be sure to take part in the feast of Festa del Redentore, which commemorates the end of the plague of 1576 and is an important and authentic local event for Venetians. Every year a floating bridge is placed over the Giudecca Canal which reaches across [...]
Did you know that today - 10 June - is Portugal’s National Day? The date marks a day of cultural celebration and colourful parades for those all over Portugal as well as Portuguese people all over the world, who aim to preserve Portuguese traditional culture for future generations and promote the contributions of Portuguese people in the [...]
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Italy offers a plethora of lively events across the country in June, with the Sagra di Sant’Antonio and Sagra di San Pietro in Venice as well as Palio della Marciliana in Genoa plus so much more. Attend one of these colourful parties and you’ll have unique memories to cherish forever from your Italy holiday. All [...]
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This week the new wonder of the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London was revealed and it’s something we’re sure that Nelson would be proud of; it’s a perfect relica HMS Victory inside a huge glass bottle! We visited Trafalgar Square – among the families splashing around in the fountain in the shock sunny weather England [...]
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Each year Florence becomes cloaked in flowers of all shapes and colours for the Florence Flower Show and if you’re travelling in Italy this week you should make time to visit this vibrant and beautiful show. It really is a spectacular site to behold; flowers blanket the main square, Piazza della Signoria, as well as [...]
If you’re travelling in Venice on 23 May 2010, do try to catch the spectacular Vogalonga. This is a larger than life, non-competitive boat race where rowers completely take over the lagoon and canals much to the delight of locals and tourists alike. On the day of the Vogalonga, all motorboats are banned from Venice’s canals [...]
This is just a quick warning which I want you to know about.
Hopefully you have not been caught out as some travellers have already.
I am passing on word for word what I have read as well as the contact numbers below.
Consumer Protection is acting quickly to close down a bogus travel website which is offering ridiculously low airfares and operating without a licence. The website -www.AusFlightz.net- is hosted overseas and is using a travel agent licence number and ABN of a legitimate travel business. It is also falsely claiming to be an agent for major airlines. The physical address on the site does not exist and the phone number has been disconnected.
Consumer Protection Commissioner Anne Driscoll said the Department launched an investigation after receiving complaints from licensed travel agents who were approached by consumers asking them if they could match the low fares.
“To sell travel in Western Australia you must be licensed and this business definitely does not hold a licence, despite its claims,” Ms Driscoll said. “The airfares being advertised are well below market prices, with the site claiming that the fares being offered are cheap because they are exempt from paying fees and taxes. We strongly recommend that consumers avoid making any bookings or revealing any bank or credit card details on this site until our investigations are complete.”
Consumer Protection is approaching the web hosting company overseas to suspend this account and is continuing to investigate. If in any doubt, travel consumers are urged to contact Consumer Protection to check that the agent or website they are dealing with is on our register of licensed agents. Consumers who may have had dealings with this particular website are also asked to come forward by calling us on 1300 30 40 54 or by emailing consumer@commerce.wa.gov.au
Again please be careful when something seems to good to be true…well you know how it goes…right?
Next week I share the top 10 safest travel destination…so please check in regularly.
Take care.
John C Spark
Expert Travel Planner
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If you’re lucky enough to be travelling in Florence in amazing Italy this month, you’re in for a cultural treat. Both the Artisans and the Palace and the International Iris Competition are being held in the charming city in May, bringing you crafts and flowers from around the world in two events that Florence locals are [...]
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Every April, people all over Holland celebrate Koninginnedag – or Queen’s Day - in many exciting ways, the most extravagant of which is by dressing head to toe in orange! This year, Amsterdam local, Albertine Rae, shares with us her experience and her fantastic pictures of the colourful celebrations that took place in Holland’s capital. Albertine writes: Just like the Queen of England, Queen Beatrix of [...]
