Released on: May 27, 2008, 4:49 am

Press Release Author: Nay Phu Tran

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary: The world-famous cultural festival, launched by King Ludwig
in 1810, has attractions for all ages, with more than half a million sausages eaten
each year.

Press Release Body: Australian online travel agent, Direct Flights International,
has new low-cost package deals to Germany for Australians keen to attend one of the
world's biggest and most colourful festivals - Munich's Oktoberfest.

The giant 17-day Bavarian festival - the world's biggest fair - runs from September
20-October 5, 2008, with its costume parades, concerts, thrill rides and beer
pavilions drawing more than six million visitors each year.

The world-famous cultural festival, launched by King Ludwig in 1810, has attractions
for all ages, with more than half a million sausages eaten each year. And the famous
beer tents, each holding up to 8500 people, serve more than six million mugs of
lager during the event. Smaller versions of Oktoberfest are also held in various
countries, including Australia.

Direct Flights has new fly-and-stay deals for Australians keen to join the
excitement in Munich this year. The deals, including return flights with Thai
Airways to Munich, flight taxes and five nights accommodation in Munich, are priced
from $2833 per person from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and from $2655 per person
from Perth. *

The Direct Flights fly and stay packages are also available in Business Class - from
$7269 per person from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and from $5942 per person from
Perth. *

The packages are available for departures from August 16-September 19, 2008,
allowing Australians to arrive in Germany for the start of Oktoberfest on September
20. Travellers can fly into or out of eight European cities serviced by Thai,
including Munich and Frankfurt. All deals include flight taxes.

Bookings are available on www.directflights.com.au and there are no online booking
fees, with seven flexible payment methods available.
* Conditions apply and subject to availability

Based in Australia, Direct Flights - www.directflights.com.au - offers travellers
more easy ways to pay for flights than other travel sites, with a credit card just
one of seven methods of payment. Other online and offline methods include POLi (Pay
OnLine), Western Union Money Transfer, Bpay, Australia Post Billpay, bank cheque and
Direct Deposit. And unlike most other websites, Direct Flights charges no extra
booking fees.

"Our aim is simply to make travel easier to book and more affordable than ever
before," said Direct Flights Marketing Director Grant Symonds.

Established in 1991, Direct Flights International is a leading Australian online
travel agent offering a fast and easy-to-use method of booking low-cost flights and
holiday packages in Australia and around the world. Travellers can pair flights with
more than 45,000 hotels, 3000 car rental locations and tours and attractions in more
than 300 destinations across the globe.

Media contact for Direct Flights International:
Andrew Mevissen, Peak PR, 0431 883 057 or: amev@bigpond.net.au


Web Site: http://www.directflights.com.au

Contact Details: G1, 37 Bligh Street,Sydney, NSW, 2000. Australia

Phone: 612 8222 1212

Email: nay@directflights.com.au