Have you got any amazing travel photos from the past?  Whatever the era, whatever you were wearing, wherever you were, we want to know!

Please send your photo with a explanation of where and when and what you loved about the experience.

Please send your entry to Emmalita@PulseTravel.com.au

The winner be announced in our January 09 Corporate Newsletter and will receive a $200 Travel Voucher!!

Rebecca from our office recently had the extraordinary experience of participating in the Qld Variety Bash. Variety is a Queensland Childrens Charity that works directly with individual families and organisations to transform the lives of sick, disadvantaged and special needs children. The Variety Bash started in Toowoomba on the 03Oct and finished in Bathurst on the 12October. Rebeccas team "The Girls Pit Crew" and their 1970s stretch limo raised $52,000 which landed her team as the 8th highest fundraising team out of the 206 participating bash cars. This top 8 position also awarded the team with a prize of driving a lap at Bathurst infront of 60,000 spectators prior to the big race of Bathurst 1000.  Rebecca would like to say a huge thankyou to two of the major sponsors of her team, Pulse Travel and Pinpoint Travel Group.  The Sponsorship raised by these 2 organisations helped add to the 1.9Million that was raised by this years Variety Bash. For anyone wanting to get behind Rebecca in the next years bash or to find out about participating please contact her at rebecca@pulsetravel.com.au

Australian cruise company, P&O Cruises, has announced it will double its fleet over the next two years to keep pace with Australians’ growing love affair with cruising.

The company’s decision to add another two modern superliners, each carrying about 2000 passengers, to its Australian operation is the biggest ever investment made by a cruise company in this region.

The first ship, to be named Pacific Jewel, will begin sailing year round from Brisbane in December 2009. A second superliner will arrive in late 2010 and will sail from Auckland and possibly Sydney, but this is yet to be decided.

Budget airline AirAsia X celebrated its arrival into Perth on Sunday 2nd November with the first A330 filght touching down at 2:40pm.  the carrier will intially operate six return direct flights per week between Kuala Lumpur and PER to increase to daily by March 2009.

Norfolk Air is offering a 20% discount on premium economy seats on all flights from Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle and Melbourne until the end of January 09, offering more space, more baggage and a 'superior meal service.'

Virgin Atlantic has launched a second service between London Heathrow and Hong Kong.  The new flights, which will be daily from 4 December this year, will complement the airline's existing daily program to Hong Kong, which connects Virgin Atlantic's flights to Sydney.

Pacific Blue's new flights - four return flights per week from Brisbane to Port Moresby PNG debuted on 3rd November. Regular lead-in fares are priced from $289 one-way between BNE and PNG.

Etihad extends free chauffeur service to Brisbane premium customers.  From October 30, business class passengers were eligible for the Etihad Chauffeur service for travel within an 80 kilometre radius of Brisbane Airport, which includes part of the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast.

Air Malta - for a European side trip, Air Malta has great airfares from London to Malta from GBP79 return for a quick escape between 01Nov08 and 31Mar09 for a few days. Stay at the Intercontinental Malta From GBP$79 per room per night (located in the cosmopolitan area of St. George’s Bay in St. Julian’s).

AirAsia X named CAPA Best New Airline.  After only one year of operation, the claimed pioneer of low-cost long-haul travel, AirAsia X has been lauded with one of the aviation industry’s most prestigious awards.

Etihad Airways goes with the "Mo" in Movember!.  Etihad is proud to announce its partnership with Movember to raise funds for men’s health issues with a focus on prostate cancer and male depression.

Etihad Airways and Movember are encouraging people to register as an individual or team at www.movember.com to help raise awareness and funds for men’s health.

The top fundraiser for Movember will win two Etihad Airways economy tickets to any destination within the airline’s global network. The winners can choose from 48 destinations including London, New York, Paris, Dublin and Moscow.

An AAP report says that an Art Deco theatre in Adelaide, Sydney's Luna Park and the underground homes of Coober Pedy have made it into a book of 500 places to see before they disappear.

Frommer's 500 Places To See Before They Disappear, recently published in Australia and due to be released in the UK early next month, lists sites most at risk from developers and climate change. 

The sites join the Daintree Rainforest, Fraser Island, the Great Barrier Reef and Kakadu National Park among 21 Australian listings in the book.

The whole of Tasmania also features, with attention drawn to the endangered Tasmanian Devil.

Australian listings in new guidebook Frommer's 500 Places To See Before They Disappear are:

Capri Theatre SA, Coober Pedy SA, Daintree Rainforest Qld, Dampier Rock Art Complex WA, Fraser Island Qld, Gold Coast Qld,
Great Barrier Reef Qld, Kakadu National Park NT, Kangaroo Island SA, Kuranda Village Qld, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park NSW, Lord Howe Island, Luna Park NSW, The Mabi Forest Qld, Mission Beach Qld, Purnululu National Park WA, Shark Bay WA, Tasmania, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park NT, Warrumbungle National Park NSW,
Wollemi National Park NSW.

Don't miss out on the following fantastic events:

Pan Pacific Masters Games - Gold Coast, Brisbane - 1-9 Nov 08
The Ten Tenors - Sandalford Winery SA - 8 Nov 08
Brisbane Jazz Festival - 31 Oct to 6 Nov 08
Cirque du Soleil - Brisbane - 27 Nov 08 - 4 Jan 09
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race - 26 Dec 08 to 1 Jan 09
Billy Elliot - Sydney - till 22 November 08
Formula One Grand Prix - Albert Park Melbourne - 26-29 Mar 09
Brisbane International - Qld Tennis Centre - 4 - 11 Jan 09
2009 Australian Open Tennis - Melbourne - 19 Jan to 1 Feb 09
Monet & The Impressionists - Sydney - 11 Oct 08 to 26 Jan 09
WICKED the Broadway Musical - Melbourne - till 21 Dec 08
Cirque du Soleil - Brisbane - 28 Nov to 21 Dec 08
Big Day Out - Gold Coast - 18 Jan 09

Rugby League World Cup Games
Scotland v Fiji - Bluetongue Stadium Central Coast - 5 Nov 08
Ireland v Samoa - Parramatta Stadium - 5 Nov 08
Pool (2-2) v (3-2) - Browne Park Rockhampton - 8 Nov 08
England v NZ - Energy Australia Stadium Newcastle - 8 Nov
Pool (2-3) v (3-3) CUA Stadium Penrith - 9 Nov 08
PNG v Australia - Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville - 9 Nov 08
Semi-final Qualifier Pool (1-2) v (1-3) - Skilled Stadium GC - 10 Nov
Semi Final (1) - Suncorp Stadium Brisbane - 15 Nov 08
Semi Final (2) - Sydney Football Stadium - 16 Nov 08
FINAL - Suncorp Stadium Brisbane - 22 Nov 08

You can combine any of the above events with a fantastic accommodation package, please contact us for details.

The United Kingdom has loosened its working holiday policies for those under 30 from Australia and New Zealand, in a bid to allow more young people to live and work in Britain.

Under the new scheme 18-30 year old Aussies, will be allowed to work and holiday in Britain for up to two years, a year more than the previous scheme.

The new ‘Tier 5’ Youth Mobility visas will also cost less, at just around half the original cost, and for the first time travellers will have no time restriction on how long they work whilst on holidays.

There is a new condition, to be valid for consideration travellers must have a minimum of GBP1600 in their savings account before departure, to prove that they can afford to stay in Britain whilst they holiday.

Prices have been dramatically reduced on this 'Australia & New Zealand' cruise special and cabins are selling fast...book now to secure the stateroom of your choice!

16 nights Auckland to Sydney FLY/CRUISE/STAY from $2299pp
Departures 19 January / 16 February

16 nights Sydney to Auckland FLY/CRUISE/STAY from $2279pp
Departure 2 February 09.

Both cruises are on the 5 star MS Volendam and include airfare between BNE/SYD/MEL and Auckland including taxes.  HURRY

Contact Susan or Terri at Cruise@PulseTravel.com.au or on 1800 810 557.

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