A dream holiday is close to home

THE Northern Territory truly is the place to be, and after the recent article published in The New York Times, everyone around the world knows it.

That is, everyone except Territorians, who continue to fly to places like the Gold Coast, Bali and other resort destinations when they could save money and have just as good a time exploring the Territory.

If your goal for a week long getaway in Fiji is to lie beside the pool and drink beer, why not save money and stay at SkyCity? There are swim-up rooms, multiple pools and accommodation for all budgets.

Maybe you wanted to take the kids to a water park for a short family holiday. Instead, take them to the Jingili Water Gardens, Palmerston Water Park or stay at the Darwin Waterfront and experience the Big Buoy Water Park.

Perhaps you were planning on buying tickets to Cairns and heading off to explore the beautiful waterfalls in that area. Why bother? Only a few hours away is Litchfield National Park and not much further is Kakadu — some of the most beautiful places in Australia.

So instead of spending thousands to fly the family overseas or interstate, consider spending the weekend or a week staycationing in the Territory.