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The Australian Tourist Commission is the best source of information on traveling Down Under. Its website, www.australia.com, has more than 10,000 pages of listings of tour operators, hotels, car-rental companies, special travel outfitters, holidays, maps, distance charts, suggested itineraries, and much more. The site provides information tailored to travelers from your country of origin, including packages and deals. By signing up for the free online Travel Club, you will receive e-mail news of hot deals, events, and the like on a regular basis. You can also order brochures online. The ATC operates a website only, no telephone lines. Other good sources are the websites of Australia's state tourism marketing offices. They are:

Canberra Tourism: www.canberratourism.com.au.

Northern Territory Tourist Commission: www.travelnt.com or (for international visitors) www.australiasoutback.com.

South Australian Tourism Commission: www.southaustralia.com.

Tourism New South Wales: www.visitnsw.com.au or www.sydneyaustralia.com.

Tourism Queensland: www.queenslandholidays.com.au or (for North Americans) www.destinationqueensland.com.

Tourism Tasmania: www.discovertasmania.com.

Tourism Victoria: www.visitvictoria.com.

Western Australian Tourism Commission: www.westernaustralia.com.

Get Help from the ATC -- The Australian Tourist Commission (ATC) maintains a network of "Aussie Specialist" travel agents in hundreds of cities across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and other countries. The agents are trained on the best destinations, hotels, deals, and tours Down Under. Get a referral to the nearest two Aussie Specialists by clicking on "Talk to an Aussie Specialist" on the home page on the ATC's website, www.australia.com.

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