Australia: Business Traveler's Passport 1.0

Australia: Business Traveler's Passport - So you're about to head to Australia for a few days of meetings.

This version of Australia: Business Traveler's Passport is optimized for the iPad, meaning that you can enjoy the full Australia: Business Traveler's Passport experience on the big screen.

So you're about to head to Australia for a few days of meetings. But you realize: you have no idea what Australia is like.Sure, you know where you're staying. Maybe you've got a guidebook that describes places to visit if you manage to scrape together a few hours of sightseeing. But what's Australia really like for doing business?More practically:
- How should you greet your business partners?- If you're invited to someone's house, what sort of gift should you bring?
- What color wrapping paper should you use? Certain funeral-related colors should be avoided, of course.- Are there any special considerations for female travelers?- Perhaps most importantly: if you order the pavlova, what on Earth is that going to look like? (hint: it's a dessert!)
Australia: Business Traveler's Passport is designed specifically for businesspeople. It contains a couple hundred pages of information on Australia, focusing on areas of particular concern to the business traveler. While it does contain a small amount of information on hotels and sightseeing opportunities, these sections are intentionally light--this is not a travel guide! Seriously!Instead, it has entire sections of information on:* Australia Basics: A brief history of Australia, with some background and historical highlights.
* Country Facts: Demographics and other statistical data, with an offline map of the country.
* Doing Business: Greetings & courtesies, meeting protocol, business attire, business entertaining, etc.
* Women: As travelers, are there any special considerations in Australia? As a businesswoman, are any extra measures needed? How are australian women treated in their own country?
* Money: What does the money look like? How much should different service people be tipped...if at all?
* Travel: Visa info, departure formalities, electrical system, etc.
* Safety: Emergency numbers, notes on street crime, hospital locations, health & medical care.
* Points of Interest: A few interesting museums and cultural sites, in case there's time after the meetings.
* City View: Background on Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, and Perth, with a handful of hotel descriptions.
* Telephone System: The subtleties of dialing to & from Australia.
* Life Cycle: From birth to marriage to old age, what's life like?
* Holidays and Festivals: Solid background on the popular holidays and festivals.
* Religion: Info on Australia's religious climate.
* Superstitions and Folklore: Common superstitions, along with australian stereotypes.
* Food and Recipes: Descriptions of common australian foods, along with recipes for a dozen dishes, including vegemite on toast, meat pies, scotch broth, brawn, and the aforementioned pavlova.
* Embassies: Embassy locations and contact info for 100+ countries.All content is 100% available offline without a network connection. However, street addresses are linked to the Maps app, URLs open up in Safari, and phone numbers & email addresses bring up the appropriate helper apps.For more screenshots & info, or to drop us a comment or question (shockingly, we enjoy hearing from customers!) visit us at http://www.ridic.com.Be sure to check out the free "Sampler: Business Traveler's Passport" too, to get a preview of what this app is like. Search for "ridicsampler" in the App Store, or jump directly there: http://bit.ly/countrySamplerMore practically:
- How should you greet your business partners?- If you're invited to someone's house, what sort of gift should you bring?
- What color wrapping paper should you use? Certain funeral-related colors should be avoided, of course.- Are there any special considerations for female travelers?- Perhaps most importantly: if you order the pavlova, what on Earth is that going to look like? (hint: it's a dessert!)
Australia: Business Traveler's Passport is designed specifically for businesspeople. It contains a couple hundred pages of information on Australia, focusing on areas of particular concern to the business traveler. While it does contain a small amount of information on hotels and sightseeing opportunities, these sections are intentionally light--this is not a travel guide! Seriously!Instead, it has entire sections of information on:* Australia Basics: A brief history of Australia, with some background and historical highlights.
* Country Facts: Demographics and other statistical data, with an offline map of the country.
* Doing Business: Greetings & courtesies, meeting protocol, business attire, business entertaining, etc.
* Women: As travelers, are there any special considerations in Australia? As a businesswoman, are any extra measures needed? How are australian women treated in their own country?
* Money: What does the money look like? How much should different service people be tipped...if at all?
* Travel: Visa info, departure formalities, electrical system, etc.
* Safety: Emergency numbers, notes on street crime, hospital locations, health & medical care.
* Points of Interest: A few interesting museums and cultural sites, in case there's time after the meetings.
* City View: Background on Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, and Perth, with a handful of hotel descriptions.
* Telephone System: The subtleties of dialing to & from Australia.
* Life Cycle: From birth to marriage to old age, what's life like?
* Holidays and Festivals: Solid background on the popular holidays and festivals.
* Religion: Info on Australia's religious climate.
* Superstitions and Folklore: Common superstitions, along with australian stereotypes.
* Food and Recipes: Descriptions of common australian foods, along with recipes for a dozen dishes, including vegemite on toast, meat pies, scotch broth, brawn, and the aforementioned pavlova.
* Embassies: Embassy locations and contact info for 100+ countries.All content is 100% available offline without a network connection. However, street addresses are linked to the Maps app, URLs open up in Safari, and phone numbers & email addresses bring up the appropriate helper apps.For more screenshots & info, or to drop us a comment or question (shockingly, we enjoy hearing from customers!) visit us at http://www.ridic.com.Be sure to check out the free "Sampler: Business Traveler's Passport" too, to get a preview of what this app is like. Search for "ridicsampler" in the App Store, or jump directly there: http://bit.ly/countrySampler

This is the iPad version of Australia: Business Traveler's Passport 1.0