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Olya Antonova, a senior marketing manager at Taxback.com in Ireland, had an opportunity to experience the Australian life firsthand. Thanks to her adventurous nature, in less than three months she managed to partake in countless breathtaking activities which turned into some of the best memories she’d ever had. No wonder she is now passionately recommending this trip of a life time to anyone.
Q: When did you visit Australia? Which places did you go to? What ‘fun’ activities did you take part in?
A: I was in Australia from June to August. I visited Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. I surfed, …
There is an alert of a web site offering airline tickets with up to 50% lower than the regular market price.
The site cheaper-flights.com.au advertises cheap plane tickets via social media, and was spotted by the Western Australia Consumer Protection.
Investigations are already taking place, according to Anne Driscoll, consumer protection commissioner, but consumers should still be careful and not give out any bank or credit card details on this Web site.
“We have discovered that this site is operating out of Eastern Europe and that emails which they send to customers emanate from the United States,” she said.
Consumer Protection is concerned about consumers …
Tornado-chasing tourism is becoming quite popular lately, the University of Missouri has recently found out.
Every year, between April and June about 1,200 tornadoes occur in the U.S. in an area called Tornado Alley, which covers Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma states. Texas reports the most tornadoes annually than any other state in the U.S. followed by Kansas and Oklahoma.
For the chance to witness a tornado in this area, tornado tourists pay between $3,000 and $5,000 for one- or two-week tours. Then, they are taken on vehicles and might travel as much as 500 miles a day to reach the tornado-location. Despite the modern technology …
