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Stressed Workers Urged to Go Walkabout in Australia

Posted on: Thursday, October 9th, 2008 in: Travel News

Tourism Australia has scrapped its “Where the bloody hell are you?” campaign and employed Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann to direct a polished cinematic TV ad.
The ad bears little resemblance to its predecessor which featured a bikini-clad woman asking “Where the bloody hell are you?”.  The star of the latest commercial is an Aboriginal boy who [...]

More and More Drivers Running on Empty

Posted on: Monday, October 6th, 2008 in: Travel News

Recent high fuel prices have forced many UK and Ireland motorists to allow their cars to run close to empty.
According to a report by rescue service AA,  the number of drivers who called in their services because they ran out of fuel is up by almost 17pc this year.
Petrol and diesel prices jumped to all-time record [...]

Drivers Who Text ‘As Bad As Drunk Drivers’

Posted on: Friday, September 19th, 2008 in: Travel News

How hard is it to pull over to the side of the road when you’ve got a text?  About as tricky as balancing a pint on your steering wheel, if you’re to believe the latest British research.
According to studies carried out by Transport Research Laboratory TRL, texting on a mobile phone while driving is just [...]