Australia just got 10 percent cheaper !

June 8, 2010 - PRLog -- In a bold new initiative to encourage tourism to Australia, The Australian Travel Services has introduced a new discount card.

With the introduction today of The Australia Card travellers to Australia now can  enjoy 10% discount on a variety of services in Australia. Visit http://www.theaustraliacard.com.au for details.

This is a great card for visitors as just buying a couple of day tours in Cairns and one in Sydney to take an example would pay for the outlay of the card which is 35.00 Australian dollars for a single and 45.00 AUD for a couple or a family.

Apart from savings on tours, restaurants, cafes, walks there is also gift shops, art galleries and even online shops for babies!

The Australia Card has also included a dedicated hotel reservation page, which give you up-to-date last minute rates. The original thought was to offer a 10% discount on accommodation bookings but it was realised that a hotel booking engine would offer far more than 10% off the rates. There are 1842 hotels/motels in Australia and they all offer best possible rates.
The same applies to car hire. We have included Ez Car Hire on the card which gives you the best rates of the 4 big renters in Australia. Europcar, Hertz, Avis and Budget to find the best car hire deal.

Bookings are done directly with each operator.,

The website is adding new merchants daily so for an updated list visit them on http://www.theaustraliacard.com.au

P.S. the best of it all, the card is also available to the domestic Australian consumer.

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The Australia Card was established in 2009 to promote travel to and in Australia. Membership is available to single/couples and families and offers a 10% discount on a variety of services in Australia like tours,accommodation,online shopping