Newsletter - Issue 14 - January 2006
Newsletter - Issue 14 - January 2006
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new on Aussie World
For several months already Aussie World specially focuses on a service that provides help and support to people preparing their trip Down Under.
Contacts established via the Expert Service give us the opportunity to help and provide advises during the preparation of you trip to Australia (e.g. itinerary preparation, places to visit, choice based to the period of year and weather, advises related to accommodation, local tours, …). The Travel Catalogue is a good complement to this service. For this part we are working directly with Australian operators as well as with a licensed travel agent located in Australia. Important remark … This service is provided to you for free!!! For more information, do not hesitate to visit our website and more specifically the Expert and Catalogue sections
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Renting
Britz campervans and 4WD cars For many years Britz is a well known company on the Australian market for campervan and mobilhome rental. Its reputation is well established and the company is known to offer an excellent service.
How is Britz Flex system operating? Quite simple, cost for a rental is related to the offer (number of available vehicles) and the demand. More vehicles are available for a certain period, less you will pay. The renting rate is reviewed by Britz on a weekly basis. Once your booking is accepted and confirmed, your daily rental cost will be fixed for all the duration of your rental period. In theory, with this method, earlier you book your campervan cheaper it will cost you. To help you to evaluate the cost of a campervan or mobilhome rental, Aussie World has developed a simulation tool that you are free to use as you wish. This tool can also be used to make on-line booking if you wish so.
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The opportunity to get back some of the taxes (GST) paid on articles bought during your stay in Australia is of course a quite interesting option. It is nevertheless important to know the most common related rules to be able to benefit from it.
First you have take care when making your shopping. Try to re-group your purchases in one place and do not forget that the minimum required per invoice is AUD300. Do not trust sellers that pretending otherwise. Then you have to know that TRS office are located in the transit area of the airport, this means after the check-in. It means that your luggage's are already gone at the time you will go to claim your refund. Knowing that TRS can request to see the items, it means that you should try to carry them with you in hand luggages. All this can of course reduce the possibility to claim VAT , called GST in Australia. For more details and updates, will the Travellers section on: www.customs.gov.au |
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One of them is the Aussie Explorer Pass option offering a great panel of circuits that should match most of traveller's requirements. You start you journey from one end or from the other; you stop as you wish and you re-start on the same principle. Simply follow this link to discover more about the Aussie Explorer pass. With the Kilometre Pass, you simply buy a certain number of kilometres et you will use them as you wish.
And finally, for the visitors having limited time, Greyhound offers some 3, 5, 7 and 10 days Pass. For more information on Greyhound, the different options and related prices, simply visit the related pages and do not hesitate to contact us directly if any question. |
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The Club TELI offers a financial support for you next trip abroad ! The Club TELI is a French based association having members and contacts all over the world. Early 2006 the Club TELI will launch a new supporting service 'Les Bourses des Voyageurs'. We all know that money stays one of the main concerns for most of young travellers. The majority of Club TELI's members are students or young people under 30, always looking for some money to be able to finalize their travel plans and leave for their abroad destination. From January 2006, the association will dedicate 1 Euro per membership to a special found that will be used to create 4 'Bourse des Voyageurs' (2 will be offered in May and 2 in November) with a total amount of 3000 Euros for the year. These 4 grants will be offered to reward to most deserving or the most innovating projects presented at the time of the selection. All the details related to this operation will be announced early January 2006. For more information, check on a regular basis ... www.teli.asso.fr |
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Last minute booking ... not always a solution If you are planning a trip Down Under take care about last minute booking. Some months are extremely busy and it is sometimes very difficult to find availability matching your specific requirements during these periods of the year if you are starting your search too late. The most critical months are December, January, July, August and September. For these periods, we are advising you to try to finalise your booking at least three months in advance. Few examples of potential difficulties: find an appropriate accommodation in Sydney, rent a 4x4, book some trips, … This is of course less critical if you are not stressed by the time of course but usually time is limited, flights are booked, …. |
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Any planned trip for Aussie World?
I am impatient to be there and be sure I will keep you posted. |
This
led us to develop of new sections such as the '
From
April 2006, Britz is not fixing the price one year in advance based
on pre-defined periods of the year but instead is using the new Britz
Flex system. 
For
the travellers having a limited budget, wishing to discover Australia
and having the freedom to stop and start as they wish, jumping from
one place to another, Geyhound is proposing some interesting options.
Greyhound
has also recently launched the Mix'N'Match that allows you to exchange
part of your Greyhound Pass for travelling by train. This is an extraordinary
opportunity to be part of a journey on famous trains such as the Ghan
and the Indian Pacific. 
