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The other travel news stories of the week...

The other travel news stories of the week...

Moving to Australia

Kildare company Australian Visa Specialists will hold information days on moving to Australia for work or study. The company says it has seen a 60 per cent increase in the number of young Irish backpackers and families looking to travel to Australia in the past year. As well as advice on relocation, job opportunities and visas, the information days feature experts in recruitment, banking and even removals.

The first will be in Galway next Saturday, January 23rd, at the Claregalway Hotel, followed by one in Dublin, tomorrow week, at the Citywest Hotel. See australianvisaspecialists.com for events in Waterford, Killarney and Letterkenny.

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De-stress in Tipperary

Upwards Ireland is running a life-coaching and hillwalking weekend from January 29th to 31st in the Glen of Aherlow, in Co Tipperary. It says the break is aimed at anyone who wants to de-stress, focus on the coming year and learn to keep their resolutions. Suitable for all ages and fitness levels.

upwardsireland.com.

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...the number in millions, of holiday days not taken in the UK and Ireland based on the fact that almost one in five of us - or 29 million workers - miss at least one day's holiday a year. Calculated by Hotels.com