Flight Centre has revealed the average holidaymaker spent 12 days in Australia in 2016, down from 15 days the previous year – showing you can have a brilliant holiday in Australia in just two weeks destination.
So how do you overcome the long flight and possible jetlag to make the most of a short break to this incredible destination? Here, Flight Centre’s Australia Experts have pulled together their top tips of how to have a great
- Don’t bite off more than you can chew
Focus on anything between one to three locations – and each will be packed with amazing things to do.
- Customise your itinerary
Australia has something for everyone so make sure you tailor your trip to your interests. Love the ocean? How about a visit to Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef. Big foodie? Sydney has great bars and restaurants. Nature-lover? See some weird and wonderful critters in the Daintree Rainforest or look for wild kangaroos the Outback. Sports fan? At the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) you can watch cricket in the summer or Australian Rules football in the winter.
- Consider Flying
Driving across Australia is a beautiful way to see the country but if you’re keen to see two cities that are too far apart, it could be a relatively quick plane journey away.
- Stopover in Perth
Perth is already one of the most visited destinations within Australia but, with the launch of non-stop Qantas flights from London in 2018, its popularity is likely to skyrocket. Jump on a non-stop 17 hour flight to Perth and make a stopover in Western Australia your first port-of-call before travelling onto your final destination.
- Don’t get FOMO
There’s so much to see but don’t feel like you’re missing out by not seeing it all – Flight Centre’s tailor-made holidays are such good value that it is easy to return and visit another destination
Globally, Flight Centre sells over 1.3 million tickets to Australia each year. The Flight Centre team are experts when it comes to travel and are committed to providing customers with a great experience. They can organise anything from flights to holidays, hotels, car hire, tours, travel insurance, visas and more.
The Flight Centre Travel Group (fctgl.com) is one of the world’s largest travel companies. Since establishing the first Flight Centre store in 1995, the business has grown its team of Travel Experts to include over 80 stores within the United Kingdom, with new stores opening regularly. Worldwide, Flight Centre has an amazing 2,500 stores globally, making Flight Centre one of the largest and most successful independent travel retailers in the world.
To book, visit one of Flight Centre’s 84 stores across the UK or visit www.flightcentre.co.uk.
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About the Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG)
The Flight Centre Travel Group (fctgl.com) is one of the world’s largest travel companies with over 18,000 staff and 2500 stores across its leisure, corporate and wholesale businesses. The company’s turnover in 2014/2015 financial year was £9 billion. After starting with one shop 30 years ago, FCTG has enjoyed remarkable growth and is one of the top 100 publicly listed companies on the Australian Securities Exchange.
All specialist brands under the FCTG Corporate banner offer 24/7 support and the benefits of a blended offline/online solution; global negotiation strength and unique and superior business travel products.
About Flight Centre
The team at Flight Centre are experts when it comes to travel and are committed to providing customers with a great experience. The company’s success comes down to its people, experienced Travel Experts who are passionate about finding their customers the holiday they want, for the price they want.
Since establishing the first Flight Centre store in 1995, the business has grown its team of Travel Experts to include over 80 stores within the United Kingdom, with new stores opening regularly. Worldwide, Flight Centre has an amazing 2,500 stores across the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, United States, Canada and more, making Flight Centre one of the largest and most successful independent travel retailers in the world. With its global reach and close relationships with the world’s best travel providers, the company is able to provide competitive travel deals.
The Flight Centre team can organise anything from flights to holidays, hotels, car hire, tours, travel insurance, visas and more. They also have dedicated First and Business Class flight teams and Business Travel teams to help with any specialised travel needs.
For more information go to www.flightcentre.co.uk, www.facebook.com/FlightCentreUK, www.twitter.com/flightcentre_UK or www.instagram.com/flightcentreuk.
