Hotels

This list of hotels is the best we know at this time.

Australia:
Days 3-4 (1/12-1/13) Redezvous Hotel, Melbourne
   328 Flinders Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia+61 3 ­­9250 1888
   http://www.rendezvoushotels.com/melbourne/default-en.html
Days 5,6 (1/4/-1/15) Crown Plaza, Alice Springs
   PO Box 1634, Alice Springs, Australia  61-8-8950-8000
   http://www.crowneplaza.com/hotels/us/en/alice-springs/aspbd/hoteldetail?sicreative=14337660200&dp=true&sicontent=0&sitrackingid=442863086&siclientid=1863
Day 7 (1/16) Desert Gardens, Ayers Rock
   PO Box 21, Yulara Drive 5650, Ayers Rock, Australia  61-8-8957-7888
   http://www.ayersrockresort.com.au/desert/
Days 8-9 (1/17-1/18) Novotel Rockford Palm Cove, Palm Cove
   Coral Coast Drive, Palm Cove, QLD Australia  61-7-4059-1234
   http://www.novotelpalmcove.com.au/
Days 10-12 (1/19-1/21) Menzies Hotel, Sydney
   14 Carrington St., Sydney, NSW Australia  61-2-929-91000
   http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-2977-the-menzies-sydney/index.shtml

New Zealand:
Day 13 (1/22) Rendezvous Hotel Christchurch, Christchurch
   166 Gloucester St., Christcherh, New Zealand  011-64-3943-3888
   http://www.rendezvoushotels.com/christchurch/default-en.html
   or Heartland Hotel Cotswold, Christchurch
   88-96 Papanui Road, Christchurch, New Zealand  64-3-355-3535
   http://www.heartlandhotels.co.nz/hotels/heartland-hotel-cotswold-christchurch
Day 14 (1/23) Scenic Franz Josef Glacier Hotel, State Highway 6, PO Box 47, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand  64-3-752-0729
  http://www.scenichotels.co.nz/hotels/scenic-hotel-franz-josef-glacier?gclid=CP28na-3oLQCFUid4AodhiwAxA
Days 15-17 (1/24-1/26) Novotel Queenstown Lakeside, Queenstown
   Marine Parade private Bag 50073, Queenstown, New Zealand  64-3-442-7750
   http://www.novotel.com/gb/hotel-5308-novotel-queenstown-lakeside/index.shtml
Day 18 (1-27) The Hermitage, Mount Cook
   Terrace Road, Mount Cook, New Zealand  64-3-435-1809
   http://www.hermitage.co.nz/
Day 19 (1/28) Novotel Cathedral Square, Christchurch
   Rendezvous Hotel Christchurch, Christchurch
   166 Gloucester St., Christcherh, New Zealand 011-64-3943-3888
   http://www.rendezvoushotels.com/christchurch/default-en.html
   or The Elms, 456 Papanui Road, Christchurch, BNew Zealand  64-3-355-35777
   http://www.elmshotel.co.nz/

Fiji:
Days 20-21 (1/29-1/30) Sofitel Fiji Resort Spa
   Denarau, Fiji Islands  679-675-1111
   http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-5706-sofitel-fiji-resort-and-spa/index.shtml

Emergency Phone Number for Collette Vacations:
Within US  1-800-443-6203
   Outside US and Canada  001-401-727-2008
 

Australia - New Zealand - Fiji

We will be leaving on our trip to Australia/New Zealand/Fiji on Thursday, January 10 and we will be returning Friday, February 1.  This is our itinerary:

Day	Date	Day	Activity
1	1/10	Thursday	Depart from Detroit with a stop in Los Angeles Leave drom Detroit at 2:05pm on Amer Airlines #4007 (Operated by American Eagle) to Chicago O'Hare Arrival 2:30pm; Leave Chicago at 3:05pm (pretty tight)  on Amer Airlines #1445 with arrival in Los Angeles at 5:30pm; Leave Los Angeles at 11:30pm on Quantas #94
2	1/11	Friday	Cross International Dateline and lose a day
3	1/12	Saturday	Arrive in Melbourne and begin tour of Melbourne Arrive at 10:20 am
4	1/13	Sunday	Melbourne (Fitzroy Gardens)
5	1/14	Monday	Fly from Melbourne to Alice Springs: See Old Telegraph Station and Anzac Hill Gain insight of the Outback Educational System Meet Aboriginal Group) Fly on Quantas #796 at 9:50am; Arrive in Alice Springs at 11:10am
6	1/15	Tuesday	Alice Springs:  'Dreamtime Tour' of everyday activities of the Aboriginals
7	1/16	Wednesday	Drive from Alice Springs to Ayers Rock
8	1/17	Thursday	Visit Ayers Rock then fly to Cairns Fly Quantas # 1854 (Operated by QuantasLink) at 3:25pm; Arrive in Cairns at 6:30pm
9	1/18	Friday	Cairns- Great Barrier Reef
10	1/19	Saturday	Cairns - Explore forest canopy and in the afternoon fly to Sydney Fly Quantas #925 at 12:05pm; Arrive in Sydney at 4:00pm
11	1/20	Sunday	Sydney:  Tour Kings Cross, the Harbour Bridge, Chinatown, the Rocks, Circular Quay, the Botanic Gardens, Sydney Opera House
12	1/21	Monday	Sydney:  Koala Park, National Opal Collection, Sydney Harbour Cruise
13	1/22	Tuesday	Fly from Sydney  to Christchurch New Zealand: See magnificent gardens, elegant park district and Neo-Gothic cathedral; visit a New Zealand home for dinner Fly Quantas #45 at 8:25am; Arrive in Christchurch at 1:30pm
14	1/23	Wednesday	Travel from Christchurch to Franz Josef Glacier Region; See the Southern Alps
15	1/24	Thursday	Franz Josef: West Coast Wildlife Centre and take a coach to Queenstown: pass through the rainforest with the surrounding S Alps
16	1/25	Friday	Queenstown: Travel to Milford Sound for a cruise
17	1/26	Saturday	Queenstown: Visit Queenstown area in our own way
18	1/27	Sunday	Queenstown to Mt. Cook National Park:  Visit Arrowtown a boomtown in the 1800's goldrush; winetasting
19	1/28	Monday	Mt. Cook to Christchurch: Visit a working farm with sheep shearing and a sheep herding dog
20	1/29	Tuesday	Fly from Christchurch to Fiji Fly Quantas #4954 (Operated by Jetstar Airways) at 8:05am; Arrive in Auckland at 9:25am; leave Auckland #3843 (Operated by Air Pacific) at 1:50pm; Arrive in Fiji at 3:55pm
21	1/30	Wednesday	Fiji
22	1/31	Thursday	Leave Fiji in the evening and fly home Fly Quantas #3839 (Operated by Air Pacific) at 10:00pm; Arrive in Los Angeles at 12:15pm;Fly Amer Airlines from Los Angeles #660 at 11:30pm
23	2/1	Friday	Fly Los Angeles to Detroit Arrive in Chicago at 5:20am; Leave Chicago #5993 (Operated by United Express) at 7:21am; Arrive in Detroit at 9:39am

Follow the timeline:  Thisis a pretty good timezone map:  http://www.worldandcitymaps.com/gfx/map_of_timezones.jpg.  When we land we will be 15 hours ahead of Michigan and then 14 hours in Alice Springs, back to 15 hours ahead in Cairns and Sydney, and then 17 hours ahead in New Zealand and Fiji.  Follow flights on a map at http://www.flightradar24.com/.

I've added a few maps for your reference throughout the trip.