article_snippet: Next month's new pension rules make funding a grand tour more feasible - and right now, there's a favourable exchange rate for British visitors, too.
article_snippet: Australia Australia reports a 12 per cent surge as more of us seize the opportunity, often breaking the journey there with a few days in Bangkok, Dubai or Singapore.
article_snippet: Recent television shows have also been whetting the public's appetite for travel Down Under.
article_snippet: Joining an escorted tour is the easiest way to see Australia.
highlights_snippet: There's a favourable exchange rate for Britons travelling to Australia .
  
highlights_snippet: Break the journey there with a few days in Bangkok, Dubai or Singapore .
  
highlights_snippet: Joining an escorted tour is often the easiest way to see Australia .