Jane Recommends - Australia and New Zealand hotels and tours

For last minute hotel bookings within 3 days of check-in please use Travelmall Direct which offers availability checks and instant booking confirmation.

For suggested itineraries featuring the best of Australia and New Zealand try
'Jane's Recommended Itineraries'
(pdf 670k)

AUSTRALIA

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Victoria

South Australia

Western Australia

Tasmania

NEW ZEALAND

North Island

South Island

Jane Guthrie, Product Director

Hi, I'm Jane Guthrie, the Product Director at Australia New Zealand Travel Marketing. We are the travel company who put together all the information on the Travel Mall website.We have spent the last 16 years arranging itineraries in Australia and New Zealand for clients around the world. My position is sourcing new products for our clients and fortunately for me, experiencing first hand.

The company and I are based here in Sydney and with the extraordinary technology of the internet we can now give you access to our vast database of product on Australia and New Zealand. Whilst we are proud to have built up a database of approx. 10,000 products we understand that not everyone has the time to wade through thousands of choices and that is why I have put together this section. I have had the opportunity to visit the majority of destinations that our overseas clients wish to see and enjoyed some really fantastic experiences along the way. Let me share the highlights with you and help make planning your holiday a little easier.

How to go about planning your holiday:

Australia is a lot larger than most people think. The most common holiday mistake is trying to cover too much distance with not enough time. Whilst exploring by car or campervan is a great way to see the countryside and meet local Australian characters, you need to think about how long your vacation is and what are your 'must see' priorities. There are really 4 main options for transportation whilst in Australia/New Zealand:

1) Domestic airfares with Qantas.
These are best booked in conjunction with your international tickets as you are usually entitled to an international visitors discount (approx. 30%). If you don't have much time or would like to cover a lot of the country this is the best way to travel.

2) Car/Campervan hire:
You can rent vehicles and travel from point to point which is an excellent way to get off the commercial tourist track. The other option is hire in each destination so you can explore independently.

3) Rail:
This is not only a means of transport but a very popular way of seeing the country especially the rugged outback e.g: The legendary Ghan and the Indian Pacific.

Rail Journeys:

4) Coach touring:
If you want to sit back, relax and enjoy in depth commentary this is a wonderful way of travelling between cities.

I should mention at this point that if the thought of planning your own itinerary is not really how you want to spend your spare time, we have an itinerary planning service. Many of our busy clients use this service and if you can give us just a few details about your interests/budget/number of people etc. we can tailor make a holiday for your approval.

Please use our Itinerary Builder to assist you plan your trip or to make multiple reservations. It will open in a new window so you can add hotel, tour and car hire information while you are browsing the Travel Mall.

We having been delighted to receive many letters of appreciation from our clients. Please click here if you would like to read a few of them.

Accomodation | Tours | Vehicles | Top 10 | Jane Recommends |
Itineraries | Regions || About Us |