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Monday, 12 July 2010 12:14 |
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Dolphins Play ‘Catch’, New Exclusive Property Opens on Kangaroo Island and Visitors Stay Longer in South Australia
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| South Australia’s (www.southaustralia.com) July newsletter reveals what dolphins get up to in their spare time, a new luxurious property on Kangaroo Island is showcased, and the fact that international visitors are staying longer and spending more when taking a holiday in South Australia is announced: |
• SHANGALIA - NEW EXCLUSIVE HOLIDAY HOUSE OPENS ON KANGAROO ISLAND (read more)
• NEW CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL OPENS IN ADELAIDE (read more)
• SOUTHERN OCEAN LODGE ADDS ANOTHER AWARD TO ITS MANTELPIECE (read more)
• THIS IS HOW DOLPHINS PLAY ‘CATCH’! (read more)
• INTERNATIONAL VISITORS STAY LONGER AND SPEND MORE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA (read more)
SHANGALIA - NEW EXCLUSIVE HOLIDAY HOUSE OPENS ON KANGAROO ISLAND - Modern and exclusive, newly opened Shangalia (meaning ‘welcome’ in Swahili), is the work of award-winning designer, Max Pritchard who also designed Southern Ocean Lodge (Tatler's Hotel Of The Year 2009). Overlooking Kangaroo Island’s pristine Emu Bay, this luxuriously furnished four bedroom / three bathroom house offers panoramic sea views from all rooms with a gourmet kitchen, spacious living area, two outside covered decks and a landscaped backyard with wood fired pizza oven, a truly stylish home from home. Situated on the north coast and affording 4kms of bleached white sand and turquoise seas, Emu Bay is the ideal base for exploring Kangaroo Island, renowned as Australia’s ‘Galapagos’. www.shangalia.com.au
NEW CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL OPENS IN ADELAIDE - Situated in leafy Hindmarsh Square in the heart of the Central Business District, the Crowne Plaza Adelaide recently opened its doors. This new, centrally-located international hotel features 308 rooms and suites, many with balconies overlooking the Adelaide Hills and the city. It also boasts the services of internationally-renowned chef Bradd Johns working in the hotel’s Redsalt Restaurant and Bar. Other amenities include a health and fitness centre complete with indoor lap pool, spa, sauna, steam room and gymnasium. http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/adlch
SOUTHERN OCEAN LODGE ADDS ANOTHER AWARD TO ITS MANTELPIECE - At Australia’s prestigious Gourmet Traveller Awards, Southern Ocean Lodge was voted “Best Lodge Award”. Located on Kangaroo Island, otherwise referred to as Australia’s Galapagos, multi award winning Southern Ocean Lodge is a luxurious haven offering five-star service and amenities, sophisticated dining and exceptional wilderness touring, whilst remaining sensitive to the environment in which it is situated. www.southernoceanlodge.com.au
 THIS IS HOW DOLPHINS PLAY ‘CATCH’! – For anyone who ever wondered what dolphins get up to when they’re bored, the team at Temptation Sailing can now provide the answer. A pod of dolphins was recently witnessed from the company’s 58 foot catamaran off the coast at Glenelg harassing puffer fish until they puffed themselves up and floated to the surface. The dolphins then tossed the puffer fish to each other, similar to a game of catch! In this instance, there were around seven puffer fish and four dolphins involved in the game. www.dolphinboat.com.au
INTERNATIONAL VISITORS STAY LONGER AND SPEND MORE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA - According to the latest International Visitor Survey released by Tourism Research Australia, international visitors are staying longer and spending more whilst on holiday in South Australia.
Chief Executive of the South Australian Tourism Commission, Ian Darbyshire, says: “We welcomed 361,000 international visitors during the year ended March 2010, which is an increase of 3% on the previous 12 months. A figure of 8.1 million international visitor nights was also recorded. That’s an increase of 14% on the previous year and well ahead of the 5% rise nationally in Australia. In addition, these visitors increased their spending by 13% on 2009, with a figure of $188 million being spent in South Australia.”
Darbyshire continued: “This rise in holiday purpose expenditure is great news for South Australia’s tourism and associated industries as these travellers are spending money in metropolitan and regional areas, creating valuable employment for South Australians.”
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Adelaide Poised for Horse Racing History
 All eyes in the horse racing world will be on Adelaide, South Australia (www.southaustralia.com) this weekend as five year-old sprinting superstar Black Caviar is set to break a world record and become the first horse to win her first twenty races in the world's elite racing countries. The stage for this historic event is the Sportingbet Classic Group 1 race, the 1,200 metre Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphetville Racecourse in Adelaide at 3.55pm (7.25am BST).
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March 2012 News From South Australia
March 2012 news from South Australia (www.southaustralia.com) includes a new three-centre itinerary on board the famous Murray Princess paddle wheeler; incentives to attract more visitors to Adelaide; a new tour from Sealink and a new seafood festival on Kangaroo Island.
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