XML/RSS feed to latest flights and holidays package News from ozzymood http://www.ozzymood.co.uk While the new year heralds grim predictions for the retail, public service, construction and manufacturing sectors, domestic tourism is going gangbusters. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Domestic-tourism.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Domestic-tourism.asp IN THE gleam of a gorgeous summer day, when the sand is scorching and the water cool, our beautiful city comes alive. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Sydney-from-the-skies.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Sydney-from-the-skies.asp EDINBURGH is set in a spectacular landscape of volcanic hills and crags, dominated by its famous castle and decorated with the Gothic Royal Mile in the Old Town and elegant Georgian terraces of the New Town. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Edinburgh-is-miles-ahead.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Edinburgh-is-miles-ahead.asp THEY'RE among the state's most loved patches of coastline, nestled in the heart of Sydney and our favourite holiday haunts. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Danger-of-beach.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Danger-of-beach.asp ALBERT Lee knows you don't need all your limbs to be a sailor, but a good head for heights sure helps. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Albert-Lee-on-Sailors.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Albert-Lee-on-Sailors.asp TERRORISTS would hardly go unnoticed if they dressed with a flashing police helmet, a red nose and size 48 shoes, but that didnt stop airport security strip searching PC Konk, a card-carrying clown. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/PC-Konk-considered.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/PC-Konk-considered.asp Tourism Australia is geared up for early campaigning of its destination for the next year. “From mid-December 2008 onwards, Tourism Australia will bring out two advertisement campaigns, one promoting the destination Australia and other promoting the release of movie ‘Australia’, which is due on January 1, 2009 in India, both directed by Baz Luhrmann,” said Abhilasha Jain, Country Manager (India), Tourism Australia. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Tourism-Australia.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Tourism-Australia.asp Jet Airways was voted as the ‘Airline with Best First-Class Service in the World’ on the 15th of this month by readers of Business Traveller magazine, at the 20th Annual ‘Best in Business Travel’ Awards ceremony at the Sofitel in Los Angeles on December 11, 2008. Jet Airways’ First Class product is available on the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, currently deployed on the airline’s long-haul services to North America and the UK. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Jet-Airways-wins.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Jet-Airways-wins.asp Australia's peak tourism body says it is not surprised the number of international tourists visiting Australia has dropped. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/International-visitor.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/International-visitor.asp Federal Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson has defended a $40 million advertising campaign capitalising on the Baz Luhrmann film Australia. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Ferguson-defends.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Ferguson-defends.asp A new tourist attraction celebrating the life and achievements of the aviator Bert Hinkler has opened in Bundaberg in south-east Queensland. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Memorial-hall-honours.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Memorial-hall-honours.asp AN Australian who went unprepared into Alaska's winter wilds faced a frosty response after his $US93,000 ($144,000) taxpayer-funded rescue. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Aussie-rescue.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Aussie-rescue.asp QANTAS has pledged it will still call Australia home despite confirming it is in advanced merger talks with British Airways to form an $8 billion global carrier. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Qantas-will.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Qantas-will.asp Five men from the north Queensland community of Palm Island have been rescued after drifting at sea in a leaky boat for 32 hours after their grog run turned bad. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Grog-run-at-Palm-Island.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Grog-run-at-Palm-Island.asp QANTAS has pledged it will still call Australia home despite confirming it is in advanced merger talks with British Airways to form an $8 billion global carrier. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Qantas-will.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Qantas-will.asp DON'T head to England if you're looking for Christmas cheer - Santa and three elves have been attacked by angry parents after charging a $70 entry fee for a Christmas grotto despite it being branded a "glorified car-boot sale" in a muddy field. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/It's-jingle.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/It's-jingle.asp STATE high school students have been banned from overseas expeditions because the Department of Education and Training regards them as too dangerous. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/School-trips.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/School-trips.asp STATE high school students have been banned from overseas expeditions because the Department of Education and Training regards them as too dangerous. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/School-trips.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/School-trips.asp THE official search for a second Sydney airport will begin today with a warning that Kingsford Smith is becoming crammed. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Anthony-Albanese.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Anthony-Albanese.asp In a shock to the many Australians who have long regarded the Poms as a sexually conservative bunch, it seems the Brits have been keeping a sleazy secret. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/British-more.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/British-more.asp THOUSANDS of cruise passengers will be forced to disembark on tenders and small boats this summer because of a lack of shipping berths in Sydney. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Cruise-passengers-take-to-boats.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Cruise-passengers-take-to-boats.asp WHY waste precious alcohol money on a bed that won't be used? Best mates Tim Ridulfo, Michael Quilter and Nick Maggs borrowed Michael's mum's car for the road trip of a lifetime. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Tim-Ridulfo.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Tim-Ridulfo.asp GOOD service, edible food and on-time departures top the list of what travellers like about air travel, although the whole experience was voted as being less pleasant this year in a survey. http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Forget-sky-beds-food-tops-travel-list.asp http://www.holidaymood.co.uk/ozzymood/News/travel/Dec/Forget-sky-beds-food-tops-travel-list.asp