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Travel & tourism, Sep 2009
Samoan flight reprieve
Passengers with flights booked from Australia to Samoa in the next week will be able to change or cancel them without incurring fees in the wake of today's tsunami...
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
Vietnam charity disaster
An inquiry is under way in Vietnam into the deaths of two British friends who were on a charity cycling trip when a newly built tourist boat sank in a tropical storm...
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
Life's a beach?
Travellers risking their lives on the Kokoda Track pay no more insurance than if they were lying on the beach in Fiji, but that could change if death and injury rates on the gruelling trek continue to climb, industry insiders say...
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
Life killed off at uluru
Tourists may have killed off a rare species of shrimp by relieving themselves on Australia's iconic Uluru, or Ayers Rock, a report said yesterday...
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
It's business time
Loss-making airline British Airways announced yesterday that it would launch an all-business class service from London to New York this week, as it seeks to get back on track amid the downturn...
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
Don'ut do it
The home town of everyone's favourite yellow family - Springfield, is so called as it summed up the ‘Everyman' nature of the programme, and there is a town by that name in almost every state in America - and in other parts of the world Springfield is a tourist attraction too - but the New Zealand town's main attraction - a giant Simpsons doughnut - now hangs in the balance...
Tue, Sep 29, 2009
Love is in the air
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key made an appearance on the David Letterman show on American TV last week, in a bid to publicise the country and encourage more visitors to make the trip to the Land of the Long White Cloud - and it looks as if the Yanks have taken him at his word - hoards of singles are taking to the skies for Air New Zealand's first matchmaking flight...
Mon, Sep 28, 2009
Far east: best for winter sun
Britons in search of winter sun on distant shores will find excellent value in the Far East, according to new research...
Mon, Sep 28, 2009
Corinna walks open
A year after opening, Corinna Wilderness Experience on Tasmania's west coast is surging ahead. Managers report occupancy rates have been strong and forward bookings indicate a bright future for the old mining town turned eco-wilderness experience...
Mon, Sep 28, 2009
Gotta pick a pocket or two
Beware of pickpockets in Barcelona - the Spanish city has just been named as the ‘pickpocket capital of the world' in a new survey by travel website TripAdvisor.com, which found that the city's famous boulevard, La Rambla, was the most notorious spot for losing your valuables to those with sticky fingers...
Fri, Sep 25, 2009