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I prefer Perisher, found that less families go there, but be careful when you go school holiday season in NSW is 02 July 07- 13 July 07. Go after and maybe August, offpeak. But it is bloody expensive there anyway.Best, cheapest place I stayed at was www.snowline.com.au It's better if you go with mates, otherwise if you are on your own and on a budget, then try www.ozsnowadventures.com.au I used them, they were ok, nothing special, but if you just want a place to crash, and hit the slopes and stuff, they are very reasonably priced, and you get to meet other travellers. They may have

Too right Indosnm, If they miss the boat it's there prob. Business is booming there and that's what it's partly about, making money from tourism. Some companies I reckon are in it also because Japan means something to them and they want to make it more discoverable for foriegners who have never been. I haven't been to Japan yet, and I never heard much about it until a travel expo I went to in Oz showed me all the cool places, resorts you can ski/board. I'm going to check it out this year, can't handle Thredbo anymore.

It's a similiar sitch back home with Japanese investment particularly in Cairns, Gold Coast and Sydney I hear... Japanese tours, Japanese hotels and Japanese souvineer shops, restuarants, a package deal in one for the Japanese visitor/tourist to OZ with Japanese companies operating in Oz. I reckon it's just global investment, I'm here in Europe at the mo and you should see how many Japanese companies and American companies operate here, it's how it is is these days, and yep the world keeps turning SerreChe, you're right.

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