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happy hour, that period from
around 4 to 6pm when many city
bars and pubs mark drinks down
to half price or less. Happy hours
are especially common Thursday
4 Visitor Information
The Australian Tourist Commission
(ATC) is the best source of information
on traveling Down Under. Its
website, www.australia.com, has more
than 10,000 pages of listings for tour
operators, hotels, car-rental companies,
specialist travel outfitters, holidays,
maps, distance charts, suggested
itineraries, and much more. It provides
you with information tailored
to travelers from your country of origin,
including packages and deals. By
signing up for the free online Travel
Club, you will be e-mailed news of
hot deals, events, and the like on a regular
basis, and you can also order
brochures online. The ATC operates a
website only, no telephone lines.
Other good sources are the websites of
Australia’s state tourism marketing
offices. They are as follows:
and Friday, but any time of the
week you are never far from a pub
that makes an art form of brandbased
specials.
• Canberra Tourism: www.canberra
tourism.com.au.
• Northern Territory Tourist Commission:
www.Ntholidays.com, or
www.australiasoutback.com, written
for international visitors.
• South Australian Tourism Commission:
www.southaustralia.com.
• Tourism New South Wales: www.
visitnsw.com.au, or www.sydney
australia.com.
• Tourism Queensland: www.
queenslandholidays.com.au; or
www.destinationqueensland.com,
geared for North Americans.
• Tourism Tasmania: www.discover
tasmania.com.au.
• Tourism Victoria: www.visit
victoria.com.
• Western Australian Tourism
Commission: www.western
australia.net.
5 Entry Requirements & Customs
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS and takes a few minutes on the Internet,
using the Australian government’s
Along with a current passport valid for
the duration of your stay, the Australian
government requires a visa This is an electronic visa that takes the
Electronic Travel Authority (ETA).
from visitors of every nation, except place of a stamp in your passport.
New Zealand, to be issued before you You can apply for an ETA yourself,
arrive. If you are a short-term visitor or have your travel agent or airline do it
or business traveler, the process is easy when you book your plane ticket.
Tips Get Help from the ATC
The ATC maintains a network of “Aussie Specialist” travel agents in hundreds
of cities across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New
Zealand, and other countries. The agents are trained on the best destinations,
hotels, deals, and tours in Oz. Get a referral to the nearest two
Aussie Specialists by clicking the “Certified Aussie Specialist” button on
the home page on the ATC’s website, www.australia.com.