Milestones

Press, 2 March 1982, Page 20

Milestones

Passengers cruising in P and O’s Oriana on March 21 can enjoy all the usual things — / swimming, deck sports, laze in a deckchair, dance, enjoy yhe entertainment, the food, the romance and fun of cruise life —. and also improve their golf. The former Australian Open champion, Frank Phillips, ’ will be on board to - give lessons every day at sea for beginners through to advanced players. TAA \ is l ' boosting its ■ Sunshine Coast campaign in an attempt to improve traffic to the area. As part of the airline’s aim to make it

easier for passengers to travel to the Queensland coast, TAA's new brochure explains how to arrange flights to Noosa, Maroochydore, and Caloundra. Union Travel has significantly increased its sales and marketing activities in Australia with the takeover last month of a chain Of six retail travel shops. Tourists wishing to bring back turtles from Indonesia should think twice before doing so. The turtle, throughout the world, is an endangered species and under the protection of the World Wildlife Fund. The Australian and New Zealand agricultural authorities who strictly adhere to the rules set down by the Fund, are obliged to confiscate any turtle brought into the country, whether stuffed or alive. The Indonesian turtle inhabits the Lesser Sunda Islands region which stretches from Bali to Timor.

The former manager of Union Travel in Christchurch, Mr Brian Carmichael, opened his own agency, Brian Carmichael Travel, yesterday, in the Christchurch headquarters of New Zealand's largest textile and clothing manufacturer, Lane Walker Rudkin Industries in Montreal Street. At the time of writing, Christchurch has 16 lATAaccredited agencies and 40 non-lATA. There are unconfirmed reports that a further two besides Brian Carmichael Travel are to open soon. Ideas, artefacts and expertise from India will dominate London’s museums and galleries from March to August this year. The Festival of India, with the patronage of Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi, promises to be a spectacular and wideranging celebration of India’s heritage and achievements.