DestinationQueensland.com Corrects and Replaces News Release issued Wednesday, March 8.Travel Editors & High-Tech Writers NOTE: The following news release corrects and replaces the previous version, BW0598 (CA-DESTINATIONQUEENSLAND), issued Wednesday, March 8. Please note corrected contact telephone number. LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2000 Surf's Up on the Great Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef, largest complex of coral reef in the world, c.1,250 mi (2,000 km) long, in the Coral Sea, forming a natural breakwater for the coast of Queensland, NE Australia. : www.DestinationQueensland.com Now there's another way to surf along the Great Barrier Reef: point your browser to www.DestinationQueensland.com, the official Web site for the Great Barrier Reef and Beyond. This brand-new travel resource delivers everything needed to plan a Queensland vacation. Organized into sections including "Where to Go," "What to Do," "How to Do It" and "What's Up Down Under," Destination Queensland travels from the Great Barrier Reef to Southern Queensland to the Outback in a digital walkabout walkabout a dummy syndrome in horses; usually pyrrolizidine alkaloses caused by crotalaria poisoning. Affected horses walk compulsively, head press, appear blind and walk into objects. They do not respond to usual external stimuli or commands. of colorful destinations, maps, weather and authentic Aussie characters. "Destination Queensland captures the tropical pulse of Australia's top destination," said Jonathon Day, regional director of The Americas for Tourism Queensland. "In today's travel marketplace, having a comprehensive level of online destination information is essential. "We are providing a way for North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. travelers to get a sense of Queensland's diversity and use interactive technology to create a vacation experience that matches their specific interests," Day added. The site tells where one can find the monster waves in Queensland (the Gold Coast and Surfers Paradise) and how to score the best deals on travel Down Under ("Hot Deals" lists breaking news on vacation values). Specific information on hotels, restaurants, shopping and attractions is listed just below the surface of Destination Queensland, and readily accessible by diving down a few levels into this very deep resource. Also featured are dedicated areas for the media and travel agents, and throughout the site "Tips from a Local" offers useful advice from a friendly, fair dinkum Aussie guide. And while travelers will be hard pressed to find a pounding barrel break anywhere inside the Great Barrier Reef, surfing www.DestinationQueensland.com promises to be a rich ride. Queensland, Australia, offers an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. range of vacation settings: ancient rain forests studded with deluxe de·luxe also de luxe adj. Particularly elegant and luxurious; sumptuous: deluxe accommodations; a de luxe automobile. adv. wilderness lodges and retreats; a 1,700 mile South Pacific coastline safeguarded by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park protects a large part of Australia's Great Barrier Reef from activities that would damage it. Fishing and the removal of artifacts or wildlife (fish, coral, sea shells etc) is strictly regulated, and commercial shipping traffic must stick to ; tropical island resorts, pristine diving locales and smooth blue sailing waters; the hip, sun-kissed cities of Brisbane, Cairns Cairns, city (1991 pop. 64,463), Queensland, NE Australia, on Trinity Bay. It is a principal sugar port of Australia; lumber and other agricultural products are also exported. The city's proximity to the Great Barrier Reef has made it a tourist center. and the Gold Coast; and a rich countryside, or "bush," with national forests, mountain resorts, whitewater rivers A whitewater river is any river where its gradient and/or flow create rapids or whitewater turbulence, making it suitable for whitewater sports such as kayaking, canoeing, and rafting. and the authentic Aussie outback. For more information go to www.destinationqueensland.com |
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