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Selling Out – Is franchising the new model for hotels in tougher times?

What do sewing machines, cola, hamburgers and motor cars have in common? Answer: They made their success through franchising. True. In 1856, when Isaac Merritt Singer needed to expand his sewing machine empire, his funds were exhausted from messy legal … Continue reading

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City Tour with the Star of Phnom Penh

In most cities if you go on a movie star tour you’ll travel in a minibus with some dilettante chatterbox who’ll drive you past the gates of celebrity homes and favourite restaurants, but in the rapidly recovering Cambodian capital of … Continue reading

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Australia and New Zealand Luxury Lodges and Resorts

From Luxury Lodges Updated October 2008: South Island New Zealand – Select HotelsUpdated November 2008: SLH Blanket BayUpdated November 2008: Pure Tasmania/Federal GroupOver the past three years, Rod (sometimes with ‘Mrs Travel Writer’) has visited a wide range of New … Continue reading

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A New Light on the Old West

When we think of cowboys and indians, it’s all too easy to recall those gun-toting heroes of the old west purging the dusty plains of trouble-making savages, dodging arrows and riding off into the sunset. If there was ever a … Continue reading

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Samoa: Coming Out of My Shell

Location: SamoaVisit date: May 20091000 wordsAuthor’s images: http://rodeime.fotopic.net/c1695226.htmlStock images also available.See Samoa on Google Maps Coming Out of My Shell Hunted and harassed around the world, have these delicate sea creatures found sanctuary here in Samoa? Roderick Eime delves beneath … Continue reading

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Across the Nullarbor Plain – A Modern Australian Pilgrimage

Commissioned for Tourism Australia Long after the original wanderings of Australia’s indigenous inhabitants, Europeans began to rediscover the vast Australian landscape. These monumental overland treks are now part of white man’s folklore as much for their audacity and bravery as … Continue reading

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Cool New Auckland

By Roderick Eime Tamaki-Makau-Rau – ‘the maiden with a hundred lovers’ – may not sound like the most flattering of descriptions, but the Maori have a definite fondness for the region that provides a bounty of seafood in a setting … Continue reading

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The Ultimate Australian Souvenir?

Finding your own take-home treasure in the real Australian outback. Pearler Strolling along Dampier Terrace in Broome, you know you’re in the expensive part of town. Lined up along the street adjacent Roebuck Bay are all the big names in … Continue reading

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A Gem in the Rough

Originally published in Emirates Portfolio: [See PDF] The harsh Queensland gemfields attract their fair share of dreamers and drop-outs. Some find their El Dorado, but most luck out. Not Peter Brown. Some success stories read like a fairy tale. When … Continue reading

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