48 Hours In Barcelona
WHY GO The combination of art, architecture and action – plus tons of cheap flights – has helped make Barcelona one of the most popular short-break destinations in Europe. It is an extrem... |
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Hotels Not Greedy Say Rwc Organisers
Australian Sports Tours claims some fans are shying away from New Zealand accommodation, because rates during the cup will be about three times what they are for the Bledisloe Cup. However, Rugby Worl... |
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Aussie Cabbie To Take Tourists 4,000 Miles
PERTH, Australia - A Western Australian taxi driver named the state's favorite cabbie in an online contest has won the right to take 22 passengers on a 4,000-mile ride. |
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Usvi Targets Caribbean Neighbours For Off Season Travel
ST THOMAS, USVI -- With the US Virgin Islands in the midst of its high season, the Department of Tourism is proactively planning ahead for the off season by promoting summer travel with special packag... |
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33.57 Mln Chinese Travel By Ship During Spring Festival Traffic Rush
Some 33.57 million long-distance ship trips were made by Chinese passengers during the 40-day Spring Festival traffic rush, said the Ministry of Transport MOT Thursday.The figure was eight percent u... |
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Switched On Media Engaged With Flight Centre, Escape Travel And Student Flights On Seo
Flight Centre Limited, Australia's best known travel agency group, has engaged Switched on Media to execute search engine optimisation strategies across three of its major websites: Flight Centre, Esc... |
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Arizona Tourism Officials Cautiously Optimistice About Industry's Future
, tourism officials gathered Thursday night to celebrate their own. The sixth annual Arizona Tourism Unity Dinner celebrated the Cactus League and recognized former Arizona Gov. Rose Mofford, Cactus ... |
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Best Hotels In Vegas
In 2001, fresh from a $200 million renovation a few years earlier, the Desert Inn imploded into a towering cloud of dust, courtesy of its new owner Steve Wynn. In its place now stands his flagship ent... |
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Prison Sentences Over Travel Agency Bankruptcy
Helsinki District Court has imposed prison sentences on the main owner of the bankrupt Töölö Travel Agency and the company’s economic director. In addition, five people were given suspended sen... |
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Gastroenteritis Strikes Same Cruise Ship In Brazil For The 2nd Time; 47 Passenger Sickened
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that la... |
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Taos Express Expands To Weekend Service
Taos Express shuttle service is now offering nonstop weekend transit service from Santa Fe on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. It will discontinue service on Thursday evenings starting March 11. It ha... |
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2 Airlines Hit Birds, Return Safely To Airports
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Two jetliners crossed paths with flocks of Canada geese shortly after taking off from airports on consecutive days in New York and New Jersey, and the collisions with the large... |
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British Airways' terror-accused employee wanted to go to Pakistan for training
A British Airways employee, who was allegedly planning to carry out a suicide attack after being placed in airline's strike-busting cabin crew, had offered his Al Qaeda chiefs to travel to Yemen and Pakistan to be trained, a British court was told. |
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Senate Seeks To Boost Regional Airline Safety
WASHINGTON - The Senate is pushing to strengthen pilot training and hiring requirements in an effort to improve the safety of regional airlines, a problem exposed by an air crash last year that killed... |
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Top 10 Hotels To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
NEW YORK - St. Patrick’s Day, which will be celebrated next week, has become a worldwide phenomenon with festivities that occur not only in the United States and Ireland, but also in the Caribbean, ... |
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Brazil President Lula To Travel To Middle East
Brasilia - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will express his country's support for peace efforts in the Middle East when he travels to the region on Saturday. Lula, who is to visit Israel... |
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Interstate Hotels Shareholders Approve Acquisition
said its shareholders have approved its $307 million acquisition by a group of investors. The merger is now expected to close by March 18. Hotel Acquisition Co., a joint venture between Thayer Hotel... |
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Heli-skiing Back In Kashmir As Violence Dips
The awe-inspiring Himalayan slopes of war-torn Indian Kashmir represent one of the last frontiers for daredevil skiers. Now, with violence on the wane and a new heli-skiing service offering access ... |
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Costa Cruises Cuts 105 South Florida Jobs As It Shifts Toward Europe, Away From Caribbean
Costa Cruises recently laid off most of the line's South Florida employees and reduced the number of Caribbean cruises it will offer to focus operations in Europe. Company officials said they can c... |
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Meta Airfare Search Sites
: I read recently about ``meta'' airfare search Web sites. Can you explain how these sites are different from the airfare sites I most often use, including Expedia and Travelocity |
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