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 | China is the world’s top travel destinations
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| Sahit Muja: China its the world’s top travel destinations Everyone is talking about China' economy, so why not talking about tourism. China has it all, From the wide open and empty panoramas of Tibet to the push and shove of Shànghǎi from the volcanic dishes of Sìchuān to beer by the bag i...
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 | Holland on a Budget
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| Got the urge to travel but lacking the funds to back it up? Not to worry. You can still experience the best of the Netherlands on a budget thanks to the impressive collection of discount passes on offer. | Choose one, any combination thereof, or collect them all. Whether you're traveling alone, with friends, or as a family, there is somethin...
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 | Heavy snow sees travel disruption across much of Britain
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Heavy snow has brought travel disruption to many parts of Britain, with the threat of more delays later. | London Heathrow has cancelled up to a third of its flights for the day while other airports in England had runway closures and cancellations on Saturday. | Problems were reported on a number of roads overnight, including the M40, where up to 1...
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» Call for curfew changes at Sydney Airport with Emirates faci
The Daily Telegraph Australia | TOURISM operators are calling for curfew regulations at Sydney Airport to be changed after Emirates Airlines faces up to $1 million infines for weather delayed departures. | The Tourism Industry Council NSW said it was ``absurd'' that carriers are ... |
» 'Grave fears' for future of Qantas and Jetstar
The Daily Telegraph Australia | QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce has said he has "grave fears'' for the future of the airline if laws are changed to increase wages for international staff and to keep heavy maintenance in Australia. | Mr Joyce also told a Senate Inquiry the Qa... |
» Poor UK weather forces flight cancellations
The Daily Telegraph Australia | THOUSANDS of passengers have been stranded after heavy snow and forecasts of freezing fog forced London Heathrow Airport to cancel half of its scheduled flights. | The west London airport said in a statement on its website yesterday airlines expect... |
» Thousands grounded as 'snow plan' at Heathrow fails
The Independent | By lunchtime, the airport's promise that 70 per cent of flights would operate was downgraded to half would operate. Passengers booked with BA, the airport's biggest customer, were hardest hit. Many were stranded at the wrong end of their planned ro... |
» Newsmakers: Billy Ray Cyrus writing memoir, Schwarzenegger d
Austin American Statesman | Billy Ray Cyrus writing memoir | NEW YORK — Billy Ray Cyrus is the latest celebrity to sign up with Amazon.com. | The singer of "Achy Breaky Heart" and father and former co-star of Miley Cyrus has a memoir, "Hillbilly Heart," coming in spring... |
» The Force (to keep playing) is strong in Austin-made 'St
Austin American Statesman | I've been spending a chunk of my free time lately becoming a pretty powerful Jedi Consular and doing Jedi things. | Oh, you know: defending the galaxy against Sith Lords; helping the sick and the helpless with my benevolent use of the Force against... |
» Hot spot of serious cool
Sydney Morning Herald | For some, Punta del Este is party central, but for others it's a place that marches to its own drumbeat, writes Aaron Peasley. | WITH its luminous sandy beaches, towering holiday apartment buildings and party-mad reputation, Uruguay's Punta del Est... |
» Man run over by Boeing Dreamliner
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» Costa passenger sues over miscarriage
Sydney Morning Herald | A pregnant woman who miscarried after the cruise ship wreck off the coast of Italy last month is set to sue the vessel's owners for one million euros ($A1.2 million) in damages, Italian media says. | The 30-year-old Italian, identified only as Cris... |
» One dollar flights gone, but business travellers have it goo
Sydney Morning Herald | Air fares are the economy’s bellwether, long experience of analysing them has told us, and what is going on now is a measure of the country’s turbulence. If retail is suffering, so is air travel as it goes up and down with other househo... |
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