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Welcome to the very first issue of the glutenfree traveller.
glutenfree travel has been a lot of time, passion and research in its creation, so we’d like to thank you for such an enthusiastic response to the concept.
For Karsten and I, glutenfree travel is more than just our business; it's an important part of life. In April 2006, I discovered what life is like as a coeliac - bloating, cramps, going through the diagnosis and adjustments you and your family have to make, before finally accepting it, and realising you can still live a full life.
So, armed with our passion for travel, and years of industry experience, we decided that we wanted to help make holidays and business trips, wonderful, worry-free experiences for all glutenfree travellers.
We’ve spent months meeting with and educating airlines, hotels, resorts, tour companies and others about coeliac traveller needs. We've been delighted with their responses and real desire to get involved and do more.
On behalf of our specialist team at glutenfree travel, we look forward to helping you with all your travel needs and welcome your ideas, experiences and suggestions to help us build an even better glutenfree travel service, because we're all on the same journey.
Happy reading,
Michelle Horne Editor the glutenfree traveller
The Journey The latest news on services for glutenfree travel clients
Online discussion forum
Want to raise a topic relating to travelling, ask a question or simply chat to fellow coeliacs? Then click here to enter the glutenfree travel discussion forum.
Royal Auto drives the gluten free message
An article in the April edition of RACV Royal Auto created an unprecedented response. Many of you contacted our office during April. We had lots of calls from gluten free food manufacturers, were bombarded with interest from hotels and restaurants, and hits on the website skyrocketed. We even had some interest for the camel!
At the time I was sitting on a beach in Costa Rica, so thanks to Jo for handling all the enquiries! Just in case you missed it, here is the RACV article
Australia's Biggest Gluten Free Wheat Free* Food Show is on Saturday October 20 and Sunday October 21st 10am to 5pm at Melbourne Exhibition Centre (opposite Crown Complex). The glutenfree travel team are hosting a stand, where you have the chance to win a luxury glutenfree weekend in Tasmania and access holiday specials only available at the show. So if you are in Melbourne, we'd be delighted if you dropped by to say hi!
Meet the glutenfree travel team
Exclusive glutenfree travel Gourmet Walking Tours
Walkabout Gourmet Adventures are a fantastic business that started with walks in Victoria over 20 years ago and has now grown into a company that runs dozens of tours throughout Europe and Australia.
Run by Graeme and Gabriella Clark – who is a gourmet chef, we have been friends of the Clarke family since the beginning and are proud to announce a partnership that will progressively see glutenfree options appearing on the majority of their tours.
The first two glutenfree departures are: Explore Wilsons Promontory - 7th December 2007 Paradores & The Road From Santiago - 5th September 2008
We need your help on this exciting journey!We’re working hard to build our database of gluten friendly airlines, hotels, cruise lines, and tours – but nothing is more powerful than a first-hand recommendation!
Nobody knows where to find great gluten free food better than a coeliac. So we need to hear about your travel experiences – good, bad or indifferent. Tell us about people who couldn’t do enough for you or who made things oh so easy, and we’ll rave about them on the website! Let us know about the resorts who didn’t understand what you needed or what gluten free really means – we’ll get in touch with them and see if we can educate them in changing their practices. And if not, rate them accordingly.
"By the time we reached our lodge the waterways were only a few metres wide and you could reach out and touch Caymans (small crocodiles) that were sunning themselves on the banks, howler monkeys echoed in the trees and cormorants perched on the protruding branches of fallen trees...Michelle was ready to start on her stash of gluten free products that took up half the suitcase but we were pleasantly surprised."More
Team member of the season - Winter
Meet Jo Walsh Jo is our principal researcher and looks after glutenfree travel bookings. Jo has 4 years experience in the travel industry both in the UK and in Australia including retail sales, corporate sales, group travel and study tours.
Jo has travelled extensively to every continent, including many countries most people have never even heard of!
Your experience will add to ours
Do you have a glutenfree travelling experience that you think is worth sharing? Then please let us know. Perhaps you stayed at a brilliant hotel in Europe with a coeliac-fantasy menu! Or a nightmare city where all they served were gluttonous quantities of gluten. Even a handy tip for the road.
The best story of the season will be published right here and we will send you a small thankyou gift for your efforts. Send your story and accompanying photo to info@glutenfreetravel.com.au
Ajitas Vege Chips - the greatsnack in the sky
These scrumptuous chips are not just a simple, convenient snack for the plane, they are actually good for you too! It's worth grabbing a few packets at your nearest supermarket for those long journeys. Click here to find out more
glutenfree travelling tips Hints and ideas to help make your trip more comfortable
Worldwide Gluten-Free Product Labelling We have seen great improvement on a global basis over the past five years with regard to food labelling. The growing community of individuals impacted by celiac/coeliac, food allergies, intolerances and specialized diets worldwide, has welcomed these advances.
When travelling at home and overseas, one must always be aware of the local labelling regulations. We have outlined some of the major global movements to help you in your glutenfree travels around the world. More
Airline News - for glutenfree travellers Who's the real deal when it comes to your meal at 30,000ft?
Getting your gluten-free meal on the plane is not as simple as it might seem. At glutenfree travel we will endeavour to tell you what you are really getting when your consultant presses GFML and enter!
Qantas gets it right most of the time Ok, so it’s fashionable to bag Qantas, but let’s be fair, they are amongst the best airlines in the world and provide a pretty good (if rather bland) gluten free meal. Click here for a detailed analysis of my meal on a recent flight to Beijing.
Click here to view the Qantas policy regarding gluten free meals
Do American Airlines offer gluten free meals? Ask any travel agent and they will say yes, but closer investigation reveals that the only special meal served on all AA flights is kosher. You need to be on a very long flight to even get a meal in economy class. So be prepared before you get to the airport, as most American airports have virtually no gluten free food available. I went very hungry for 8 hours flying from Panama City via Miami to Los Angeles after being assured by AA that my special meal would be available! Click here for details of the meal you may get on a very limited number of American Airlines flights.
Sleeping Beauties Hotels that really care about and know how to pamper glutenfree travellers
Waratah Park Country House - Victoria Situated on rural acres and overlooking Wilsons Promontory National Park, Sandy Point, Shallow Inlet and Waratah Bay, Waratah Park Country House with its bushland setting provides an ideal secluded location for you to relax and enjoy your time together with that special someone.
Picture yourself curled up in front of the huge open log fireplace, enjoying your local wine and a selection of cheeses after a fantastic day of bushwalking at Wilson's Prom, bird watching and spotting kangaroos and wombats, wind surfing at Shallow Inlet, or relaxing on the beach at the nearby Sandy Point. The ideal end to a perfect day! More
Warwick Fiji resort & Spa A truly tropical getaway located on Viti Levu in the Fiji Islands, offering the best in Fiji accommodation. One of Fiji's top holiday properties, The Warwick Fiji Resort & Spa is a 250-room deluxe resort hotel located on Fiji's famous Coral Coast, midway between Nadi International Airport and the Fiji Islands' capital city, Suva. More
Click here to see a selection of coeliac friendly hotels and resorts around the world.
Destination of the Month - Italy
Introduction When thinking Italy you're thinking pizza pasta pizza pasta- surely this cant be Coeliac friendly can it? Well Mamma Mia you are in for a great surprise! In fact- Italy could be the top destination this summer in Europe for coeliacs
With a 1 in 2000 diagnosis rate, Italians are certainly very aware of gluten intolerance. Almost every restaurant can offer Gluten Free alternatives for the fantastic seafood, meats, and salads that Italy is so famous for. Many restaurants serve gluten free pasta options, but failing that, they will often encourage you to bring your own pasta in, which they will happily cook for you.
Even better news, one of our clients reports having enjoyed the most delicious gluten free pizza in Rome.
With supermarket chains such as PAMS stocking a fantastic range of gluten free products you certainly won't go hungry!
In fact, you don’t even have to miss out on a 'especial Italiano gelato' as many of the little ice cream shops have gluten free cones these days!
Your best source of information is the brilliant AIC (Associazione Italiana Celiachia - Italian Coeliac Society). They have a new telephone service - in English - where you can receive swift, precise, up-to-date and reliable answers to queries about venues and restaurants throughout Italy.
At present there are over 1,000 venues – farmhouses, hotels, bars serving hot meals, bed and breakfasts, wineries, ice-cream parlours, inns, sandwich bars, pizza restaurants, pubs, restaurants, catering companies, trattorias and tourist villages – which have been selected by the AIC, so you will be able to enjoy all the wonders of Italy without a worry!
Bali Hard Rock Hotel - $1600pp Includes return airfare, transfers, 8 nts for the price of 7, and gluten free breakfast daily. More
Thailand - Evason Phuket & Six Senses Spa Spoil yourself at this beautiful resort on Phukets Rawaii Beach, set in 64 acres of landscaped tropical gardens. Includes airfares from Melbourne to Phuket via Bangkok, transfers, 10 nights for the price of 5 and gluten free breakfast daily. More
Club Med Cherating - Pay 8nts, Stay 10 Experience this fantastic inclusive family getaway at Club Med Resort Cherating Beach Malaysia. Includes airfares, transfers, taxes, 10 nts accom for the price of 8, three gourmet buffet meals a day, bar and snacks, Kids Club plus a huge range of sports, activities, and entertainment. More
Club Med Meribel Aspen - France Splendid views, a magnificient chalet, delicious cuisine, and the skiing delights of the beautiful French Alps. Includes 7 nights accommodation, 3 gourmet buffet meals per day with unlimited wine and soft drinks, entertainment, daily ski pass and daily ski school. Fully supervised Kids Clubs with ski school. More
Sue Shepherd B.App.Sci. is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietician. She has written three cookbooks for people with coeliac disease and irritable bowel syndrome and co-authored a reference book for dieticians on gastrointestinal nutrition.
In each edition we will bring you a delicious recipe from her range of cookbooks. We start the series with Sue's irresistable...
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Walkabout Gourmet Adventures are a fantastic business that started with walks in Victoria over 20 years ago and has now grown into a company that runs dozens of tours throughout Europe and Australia. 
"By the time we reached our lodge the waterways were only a few metres wide and you could reach out and touch Caymans (small crocodiles) that were sunning themselves on the banks, howler monkeys echoed in the trees and cormorants perched on the protruding branches of fallen trees...Michelle was ready to start on her stash of gluten free products that took up half the suitcase but we were pleasantly surprised." 
Meet Jo Walsh
Ajitas Vege Chips - the great snack in the sky 
Worldwide Gluten-Free Product Labelling
Qantas gets it right most of the time
Do American Airlines offer gluten free meals?
Waratah Park Country House - Victoria
Warwick Fiji resort & Spa
At present there are over 1,000 venues – farmhouses, hotels, bars serving hot meals, bed and breakfasts, wineries, ice-cream parlours, inns, sandwich bars, pizza restaurants, pubs, restaurants, catering companies, trattorias and tourist villages – which have been selected by the AIC, so you will be able to enjoy all the wonders of Italy without a worry! 