Introduction to Melbourne

Melbourne is now known as the live music capital of Australia and most famous Australian musicians play here on a regular basis in venues like the Punters Club and the Espy which would be packed seven nights a week full of music lovers. Melbourne has a wide variety of bars and clubs to suit all folks. It has restaurants for every cuisine and also is able to boast of having the worlds biggest casinos, loads of festivals, events and also has a great reputation when it comes to theatre. The theatre scene in Melbourne is very lively and offers great experimental works by the local theatrical societies to the more Broadway style shows like Miss Saigon or the Phantom of the Opera. The Melburnians really enjoy their food. With such a great variety of foods and all of the highest quality, that are reasonably priced and make Melbourne a great city to go dining. With a population now of 3 million, Melbourne has enough accommodation as any other large city twice its size. Considered to be the Arts and intellectual capital of Australia, with many events and exhibitions happening throughout the year. With all this fuss and excitement, the local hoteliers have learned over the years to cater for the needs of their guests and many people would come back to the same hotels and guest houses year after year. For sporting events, The Grand Slam Open Tennis Tournament is held here every year, as well as the Grand prix motor race which attracts thousands of tourists each year to the city. From marathons, to cricket as well as golf tournaments, Melbourne is constantly offering up great days out for tourists as well as locals. The AFL Grand Final which involves the two best teams of Australian football is a huge attraction for all Australians. Also the Melbourne Cup horse race is famous throughout the world and brings millions of dollars of revenue to the city each year. Each year the race takes place on the second Tuesday of November and the whole of Australia puts a few dollars on their chosen horse. Its like our Aintree Grand National I suppose. Global Hotels operate over 150 travel sites for all major worldwide locations. Some sample sites that they operate in the Australian market place include: Hotels in Perth and Hotels in Sydney Copyright @ Global Travel Solutions