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Linking Policy

LINKING TO AUSTRALIAN EXPLORER FROM YOUR WEBSITE:

Guidelines for linking to the Australian Explorer Website
You are welcome to put links on your website pointing to Australian Explorer. However, we request that you adopt the following guidelines for linking.

Conditions of linking to Australian Explorer website.
Under Australian and international law, the material on this web site, including all pages, graphics and services, is subject to copyright. You must not:

• Unlawfully use any of our copyright material
• Pass off content from our site as your own - this includes the practice of 'framing' our site within another site as well as copying and re-using parts of the site

Your website must:

• Clearly identify the owner or sponsor of the site and provide information on how to contact the owner or sponsor
• Not promote specific religious or other social agendas
• Not contain Adult material that could be considered unsuitable for all ages

Linking to specific pages:
Links to the Australian Explorer website can be made to any page that you feel would be of interest to your visitors. Unlike other sites our URL's never change - so the link will never become broken!!

USE OF THE AUSTRALIAN EXPLORER LOGO
The Australian Explorer logo and its variants are copyright and may only be used by permission. If you wish to republish any material from the Australian Explorer site you must seek written permission. To obtain permission, please Contact Australian Explorer

The following Australian Explorer logos can be included on your site as a link to the Australian Explorer website Home Page only. Links to other parts of the site are to be made using standard textual links without the use of a logo. You may include a description of the site (An example description is provided below).

Australian Explorer Description:

"Comprehensive Australian travel guide that provides destination information together with online bookings for accommodation, car rentals, tours, experiences and more. An online photo album features local animals, architecture and landscape that can be sent as electronic postcards. Currency exchange rates, transportation, travelling tips, competitions and slang sections also feature".

Only the following authorised logos may be used.

LOGO 1 - To use this logo please cut and paste the following HTML into your website source code - You do not need to copy the logo. The image will be 'pulled' directly from our servers.
<A HREF="http://www.australianexplorer.com"><IMG SRC="http://www.australianexplorer.com/australia/australian_explorer_120x35.gif" BORDER="0" alt="Travelling Australia with Australian Explorer"></A>

LOGO 2 - To use this logo please cut and paste the following HTML into your website source code. You do not need to copy the logo. The image will be 'pulled' directly from our servers.

<A HREF="http://www.australianexplorer.com"><IMG SRC="http://www.australianexplorer.com/australia/australian_explorer_120x50.gif" BORDER="0" alt="Travelling Australia with Australian Explorer"></A>

LOGO 3 - To use this logo please cut and paste the following HTML into your website source code. You do not need to copy the logo. The image will be 'pulled' directly from our servers.

<A HREF="http://www.australianexplorer.com"><IMG SRC="http://www.australianexplorer.com/australia/australian_explorer_120x60.gif" BORDER="0" alt="Travelling Australia with Australian Explorer"></A>

Inserting the provided HTML coding into your site is the only authorised method of utilising our logo on your site. There is no need to download the graphics as they will be called directly from the Australian Explorer website.

SIMPLE TEXTUAL LINKS

You do not have to use the options above. Simple textual links are allowed. Below are a couple of examples that you may like to use.

Australian Explorer Full Description:

How it will appear on the page:

"Comprehensive Australian travel guide that provides destination information together with online bookings for accommodation, car rentals, tours, experiences and more. An online photo album features local animals, architecture and landscape that can be sent as electronic postcards. Currency exchange rates, transportation, travelling tips, competitions and slang sections also feature"

Copy and paste the following code:

Comprehensive <a href="http://www.australianexplorer.com/" target="_blank">Australian travel guide</a> that provides destination information together with online bookings for accommodation, car rentals, tours, experiences and more. An online photo album features local animals, architecture and landscape that can be sent as electronic postcards. Currency exchange rates, transportation, travelling tips, competitions and slang sections also feature.

Australian Explorer Short Description:

How it will appear on the page

Comprehensive Australian travel guide that provides destination information together with online bookings for accommodation, car rentals, tours, experiences and more.
Visit Australian Explorer

Copy and paste the following code:

Comprehensive Australian travel guide that provides destination information together with online bookings for accommodation, car rentals, tours, experiences and more.<br> Visit <a href="http://www.australianexplorer.com/" target="_blank">Australian Explorer</a>

You may link to any page on Australian Explorer using the textual links method outlined above. The textual descriptions above are a guide to assist you.

Australian Explorer is:
A comprehensive, up-to-date travel guide and information service about Australia that includes information about:

Accommodation
Tourist Attractions
Transport Information
Travel Tips
Australian Slang
Information about Australia
Visa Information
Photo Galleries
Australian History
Currency Exchange Rates
E-cards
Competitions

Australian Explorer Tourism Search Engine
The Australian Explorer Tourism Search Engine is unique to this website and includes a searchable directory of thousands of Australian companies, products and services. Australian businesses are invited to register to join this service on the site at:

www.australianexplorer.com/orderform.htm

Or call Australian Explorer on 1800 22 55 88.

A LINK FROM AUSTRALIAN EXPLORER TO YOUR WEBSITE:

Links from Australian Explorer are on a paid for basis and must satisfy all of the following criteria:

1. Your website must be directly related to the Australian Tourism Industry.

2. Your business must be an independent tourism operation, not a booking engine or links portal.

3. Your business must fit into one of the following categories:

• Accommodation
• Attraction / Tour
• Backpacker Tour
• Employment
• Event
• Leisure (e.g. Health, Restaurant, Shop)
• Tourist Information Centre
• Transport (e.g. Car Rental, Parking, Bus, Coach, Limousines)

To sign up please visit:

www.australianexplorer.com/orderform.htm

Please Note:

Australian Explorer does not participate in link exchange requests.

Australian Explorer reserves the right to refuse any link request which is deemed inappropriate.