Adelaide Travel Guide
8/07/2008 at 9:00 AM
Tags: Australia Travel, Tiger Airways, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers (all tags)
Singapore Airlines budget offshoot Tiger Airways is defying world trends by continually expanding around the Australasian region, and this week all the news is in the land Down Under. And while it might be a bit exaggerated, it's not that far wrong to agree with Tiger when they say:
Before Tiger Airways came along, it was cheaper for travelers to go overseas than to get around their own country. It was a disgraceful situation but Tiger Airways' low fare revolution has changed that.
Tiger's just announced that they're starting regular Perth to Melbourne flights from October, with opening specials of A$99 ($90) for one-way flights including all taxes--less than half what other airlines would charge at their cheapest. Tiger's also decided to make the South Australian capital Adelaide into its second Aussie base and everyone's waiting to, uh, pounce on the new routes they'll start up there.
Related Stories:
· Tiger to Fly Twice a Day Between Melbourne and Perth [Peanuts]
· More Cheap Flights With New Base: Tiger [The Age]
· Tiger Airways Coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: 713 Avenue]
by amandak
7/11/2008 at 9:00 AM
Tags: Green Travel, Australia Travel (all tags)
Perhaps the future of green travel is worms. Down at the Adelaide Convention Centre in South Australia they certainly think worms are key: They've just bought an "organic digester" which includes 800,000 worms, who are going to chomp through the 750 pounds of organic waste put out weekly by visitors and travelers passing through the place.
We're not surprised to see this eco-friendly news coming out of Adelaide, home of the world's first solar-powered bus
There's just one catch to this plan, we think: Market yourself too green and nobody will want to unleash all those carbon emissions on the flight in. Instead you'll have to hop on your bike to check out Adelaide's worm farms.
Related Stories:
· Adelaide Convention Centre Going Green [eTravel]
· Hot Aussie Sun Powers Frog-Colored Bus [Jaunted]
· Adelaide Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Wahj]
by amandak
3/04/2008 at 9:11 AM
Tags: Green Travel, Buses, Australia Travel (all tags)
What's cute, green and loves the sun? You probably won't guess that it's Tindo, the world's first fully solar-powered bus which has just started operating in Adelaide, South Australia.
The name Tindo comes from a local Aboriginal word meaning "sun," fairly appropriately as the electric bus gets it energy from solar panels on the roof of the bus station. It takes something like three hours to charge, but fully-powered the bus can travel about 200km (125 miles).
If you want a ride on Tindo, it won't cost you anything all--apart from the fare to fly to Australia, if you're not already there. The bus belongs to the Adelaide Connector bus fleet which provides free shuttle services between the city center and North Adelaide. Apparently the Tindo runs really quietly, but we think it looks so much like a green tree frog that we expect to hear a croak.
Related Stories:
· Richard Branson Flies Around on Coconuts [Jaunted]
· Green Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: MM_Anadamon]
by amandak
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