TRAVEL BARGAINS : BOOK SOON, SAVE ON AUSSIE TRIP.Byline: Daily News Travelers who book Qantas Collection packages for visits to Australia by Nov. 30 can save more than 20 percent off peak rates. Packages vary in length from seven to 15 nights; costs begin at $1,399, double occupancy, through Aug. 31, and offer travel to Melbourne and Queensland, Sydney and the Outback, Sydney and Tasmania, and South Australia South Australia, state (1991 pop. 1,236,623), 380,070 sq mi (984,381 sq km), S central Australia. It is bounded on the S by the Indian Ocean. Kangaroo Island and many smaller islands off the south coast are included in the state. . Bonus incentives include a cruise to 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. or two nights' stay in Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island, small island, South Australia, S Australia, at the entrance to Gulf St. Vincent. It is 90 mi (145 km) long and 34 mi (55 km) wide. The chief products are barley, sheep, salt, gypsum, and eucalyptus oil. , Sydney or Uluru (Ayers Rock Ayers Rock Rock outcrop, southwestern Northern Territory, Australia. Called Uluru by the Australian Aborigines and located in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, it is 1,100 ft (335 m) high and may be the world's largest monolith. ). Packages include round-trip air fare from Los Angeles, lodgings and touring and rental car options. Information: (847) 294-4900. European jaunt: Contiki Holidays, which specializes in travel for 18- to 35-year-olds, offers weeklong trips to Europe this winter starting at $840 per person, double occupancy, for departures from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of of Boston. Included are air fare to London, two nights' lodgings each in London, Amsterdam and Paris, motorcoach sightseeing, round-trip transportation between London and Paris via ``Le Shuttle'' and some meals. Information: (800) 266-8454. Isn't it romantic?: From Nov. 1 through Feb. 12, the 16 member inns of the Taos Bed & Breakfast Association offer ``A Romantic Adventure'' for couples starting at $95 per night, based on availability and excluding holidays. Information: (800) 876-7857. |
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