Press Release:

London, 02 February 2010

The Australian Travel Company based in London, UK today re-launched it's brand new upgraded website. The Australian Travel Company provides a specialist FREE social media travel forum for Australia - based in the UK - where BOTH travellers & travel suppliers meet and transact travel business direct.

To kick the relaunch off, the Australian Travel Company has partnered with Qatar Airways to launch the 2010 Qatar Airways Travel Photographic competition, with over $USD20,000 in travel prizes.

http://forum.australiantravel.co.uk/page/photo-competition

Entry is FREE and anyone can enter from anywhere in the world. The competition is also restricted to amateur photographers only.

What is the Australian Travel Company and what market niche does it operate in? The Australain Travel Company is NOT a travel agent nor does it sell travel or travel services.

It is a specialist online Travel & Tourism social media marketplace specifically designed for UK visitors travelling to Australia. As experts on Australia - based in the UK - in the country of departure - rather than arrival - it facilitates DIRECT access to travel and tourism suppliers in Australia for research and bookings prior to travel, thus providing the very best information and price(s) - plus the ability to BOOK DIRECT - avoiding costly commission mark-ups on your travel booking(s) by dealing direct with the principal or owner of the actual product(s).

Members (it‘s FREE and simple to join) & trade suppliers in Australia can also research Australian destinations, read and post reviews, post their own photographs, videos and reviews, use online forums, chat, create special subgroups, post deals in the classifieds section, ask other members advice and questions, and much more!

Summary:
The Australian Travel Company offers both consumers & Australian travel suppliers and travel services a new generation, real time social media online open platform for open interaction that is unique in the UK. No other Australian owned and operated online specialist social media travel information website exists in the UK such as this.

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Graeme Archer
Managing Director
Travel Match Ltd
t/a the Australian Travel Company