LateRooms.com.au - Head to Brisbane for NRL Double Header

The Broncos, Titans, Sea Eagles and Bulldogs are involved in the clash.

2011-04-26

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, April 26, 2011 (Press-News.org) The 2011 National Rugby League (NRL) Double Header returns to Brisbane at the end of next month, offering sports fans the chance to watch some of Australia's top teams in action.

This season's event will see local favourites the Brisbane Broncos take on Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, followed by a clash between the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Gold Coast Titans.

It takes place on May 27th, just two days after the first match of the Harvey Norman State of Origin Series between Queensland and New South Wales.

Since it launched in 2009, the double-header concept has proved popular among players and fans alike, with a combined total of more than 92,000 fans heading to Suncorp Stadium for the previous two NRL contests.

In a statement, the venue's general manager Alan Graham explained: "What started as a novel idea has now become a regular fixture on the stadium event schedule and it's great that all key stakeholders have seen the positives of such a move."

Tickets for the double header went on sale at the start of April, with prices starting at AU$29.

NRL fanatics looking for Brisbane hotels can visit LateRooms.com.au and choose from a wide and varied selection of cheap hotels near Suncorp Stadium.

For more information, head to http://www.nrl.com/ or contact the venue on (+61) 7 3331 5000.

Editors Notes:

LateRooms.com is part of B2C sector of TUI Travel PLC's Accommodation and Destination Division. Also within this sector are AsiaRooms.com and Hotels-London.co.uk.

LateRooms.com is the UK's leading online accommodation site offering late availability deals in over 37,000 properties worldwide, ranging from bed and breakfasts to five star luxury hotels.

LateRooms.com offers customers a saving of up to 70 per cent off the normal room rate for a variety of independent and branded hotels. Customers can book online or by phone 24/7, whether booking 12 months or 12 minutes in advance - whatever time, whatever day. No other accommodation site offers this flexibility.

LateRooms.com arms customers with information to help them choose the right hotel. Users can read from over 540,000 true hotel reviews, written by customers who have booked through LateRooms.com and actually stayed at the hotel.

LateRooms.com is the first online site to use VisitBritain's official national classification system to rate its hotels, bed and breakfasts and guest houses. This ensures customers know the standards of quality they can expect when making a reservation.

To view LateRooms.com, please see http://www.laterooms.com.au

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