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P&O Cruises Pacific Encounter heads to Australia
Pacific Encounter, the latest addition to the P&O Cruises Australia fleet, is sailing from Singapore on her way to Australia, another step in the revival of Australia’s $5 billion a year cruise industry. Pacific Encounter will sail into Sydney Harbour on August 2 where flagship Pacific Explorer is already home ported having become the first of Australia’s home-grown cruise line to return home after more than two years. Encounter’s time in Sydney will be a relatively ‘brief encounter’ before heading to Brisbane where she will continue the long tradition of basing P&O ships at the epicentre of the Queensland cruise market. President of Carnival Australia and P&O Cruises Australia Marguerite Fitzgerald said Pacific Encounter’s arrival would be another step towards the rebuilding of Australia’s cruise industry.
Tiny Away launches Snowy Mountains tiny house
Tiny Away has introduced a new tiny house in the NSW Snowy Mountains. Wallaby Cabin joins the company’s collection of over 150 tiny houses across Australia. Wallaby Cabin is in the heart of the Snowy Mountains in tranquil Crackenback. The off-grid house overlooks Porcupine Rocks and is surrounded by lush green pastures in spring and pristine snow-capped mountains in winter where you can ski and snowboard on some of the country’s top slopes just a stone’s throw away.
The tiny house is located close to restaurants, cafes and shops including Crackenback Restaurant Farm for hearty meals and the local favourite, Wild Brumby Distillery, which offers live music sessions and is perfect for relaxing with friends over a locally crafted drink. The tiny house is a studio space of 155 sq ft and offers guests a comfortable stay with its well-equipped kitchenette, queen-sized bed, ensuite bathroom, air-conditioning, and heating. Bathroom facilities follow ecologically sustainable principles including a waterless eco-friendly compost toilet, hand basin and shower (gas heated for hot showers).
SKYE Suites Sydney wins Apartment/Suite Hotel of the Year
SKYE Suites Sydney has taken out the title of ‘Apartment/Suite Hotel of Year’ at the Tourism Accommodation Australia NSW Awards for 2022. SKYE Suites scored a trifecta this year with three (3) of their Sydney properties being nominated as finalists in the category, SKYE Suites Sydney, SKYE Suites Green Square and SKYE Suites Parramatta were all nominated, but it was SKYE Suites Sydney that took the award.
The Tourism Accommodation Australia NSW Awards for Excellence are recognised as the most prestigious hospitality and tourism awards, honouring the achievement of excellence in a wide range of categories in the accommodation industry inclusive of community contribution, accommodation, restaurants, bars and people.