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| High inflation hindering travellers | | 2008-08-25 05:45:00 | | The September 2 holiday is nearing, but travel firms have not seen large numbers of clients booking tours.
Despite skyrocketing prices, travel firms dare not raise tour fees, while they are launching a lot of promotion programmes in order to stimulate demand. However, it seems that the promotion programmes are not helping them much.
Domestic, foreign travellers both down
Director of Lua Viet | | By: Vietnam Business Finance News | | |
| | | Travellers to Africa risk deadly form of malaria | | 2008-07-04 12:31:00 | | The number of people returning to Britain with a potentially fatal form of malaria has risen sharply because travellers are not taking antimalarial drugs, health officials said yesterday.Cases of falciparum malaria now account for three-quarters of all UK malaria, up from a third of cases two decades ago, according to a Health Protection Agency study.The majority of malaria occurs among migrants who become infected while visiting west Africa where the disease is endemic. Many do not take antimalarial pills because they believe they are already immune.
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| Thailand Travellers - Explore The Mystery Of Thailand | | 2008-06-15 13:00:00 | | Thailand is teeming with tourists, perhaps it is because of blend of mystery and excitement, the mix of ancient lore and modern nightlife. Thailand, has been known as Siam for centuries, Thailand has been a crossroads of culture and religion and the 21st century has not changed that fact.If you are a Buddhist, it is the destination of a lifetime, if you are simply one who enjoys witnessing a culture far different than your own; again it is the destination of life time. For the devotee of Buddha; Thailand is home to some of the most unique and unusual Buddhist temples in the world.And even if you are not a Buddhist, to stare at the emerald Buddha, crafted entirely of jasper quartz or jade is staggering to the imagination; the jade is dated to the 15th century, with the murals not being quite as old.Add to that the fact that travelling in Thailand (not counting the airfare to get there) is one of the most inexpensive destinations worldwide. Hotels, food, shopping all are priced to make e | | By: Best Countries | | |
| | New Zealand’s snow the place to go for Aussie travellers | | 2008-06-11 02:50:00 | | New Zealand gets nearly a quarter of its annual tourism income from Australian holiday-makers, according to the Dominion Post. Every year, the ski fields welcome 20 per cent more visitors from Australia, amounting to 70,000 people last year. Australians are flocking to the slopes of New Zealand year after year because of the “much better, much more reliable skiing”, claims Matthew Hassan, a Westpac senior economist. And with the great exchange rate and another season looking packed with snowfalls, the influx of holiday-makers to New Zealand from Australia is expected to increase by another 20 per cent this year.
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| | Top tips for solo travellers | | 2008-06-10 06:41:00 | | The world teaches you certain lessons pretty quickly when travelling solo. Some of these come easily, especially through talking with experienced travellers - whose knowledge can be a valuable (although not always reliable) resource.But other times you find things out the hard way. Experiences like desperately chasing after your bag as it's driven off on a random rickshaw, spending hours queuing for train tickets, or holding your head in your hands when you realise that you've been screwed over teach you the basics very quickly.To help you avoid the worst panic-attacks travelbite.co.uk blogger Nick Claxton brings you some top tips for stress-free solo travels: You will stand out, no matter whatThere may be thousands of ex-pats in Singapore but I'm still conscious that most locals can tell I'm a tourist. In Nepal and India, there is no question of slipping by unnoticed.It's important to accept that you'll attract stares or be approached by enquiring strangers.Sometimes it can feel claus | | By: Most Popular Tourist Places | | |
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| Travellers Health Insurance: A Boon in Guise | | 2008-06-08 23:00:00 | | Travellers Health Insurance: A Boon in GuiseAlteration of fate is not in man's hands, but least we can do to secure our future is to take necessary actions in correct direction and make the life worthwhile. Good precautionary measures like life insurance, securing house or traveller's health insurance etc are good examples of this. Though you are immunised, still you need a proper coverage to protect you and your finance from unseen crisis, which often pop up before you in far-flung places.We make full arrangements for the security of home and other valuables, but never of our lives. Traveller's health insurance is equally important as auto insurance, life insurance or loss or damage coverage. We are aware of the immunisation and vaccination policies, but they are not sufficient. It is always advisable to go prepared with every possible safety measure, when going on a trip.Most of us are still unconvinced about taking travellers health insurance policy. They are not aware of the unseen | | By: All of Health Insurance | | |
| | Tarts for Travellers. | | 2008-05-19 14:30:00 | | May 20 ...Viscount John Byng took to the English country road in the eighteenth century for a variety of reasons, and luckily for us he kept a meticulous record of his observations. We have met him a couple of times already - once to share his horrid meal of ‘raw, rank mutton chops and some cold hard potatoes’, and another time when he fared very sumptuously on ‘Cold Beef, Cold Veal, and Gooseberry Tart’. He had another gooseberry tart experience on this day in 1789, but it was not so pleasant. “Wellwyn, May 20th 1789. Mrs S. Talk’d about Mutton chops; but I stuck to my demand of cold meat, with a goosebery tart; and was right, for she instantly produced a cold Tongue, and a cold Fillet of Veal: as for her fusty old tart of last years fruit, I open’d the Lid, and closed it tightly down for the next Comer.” The Viscount was, perhaps optimistic in expecting a pie of fresh gooseberries so early in the season? Or am I out of touch with the English seasons? Gooseb | | By: The Old Foodie | | |
| | New visa rules for travellers visiting China | | 2008-04-21 11:06:30 | | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday confirmed that China has temporarily suspended the visa-free facility for Singaporeans who plan to travel to the country for 15 days or less, from July 1.
This means that Singapore ordinary passport holders will require a visa for entry into China for short stays of under two weeks, which [...] | | By: Singapore News | | |
| | Conde Naste Gives “It” To Travellers | | 2008-04-10 11:25:53 | | Wondering where all the jet set will be going this year? You can flip open the latest copy of Conde Naste’s Traveler to the annual “It List” or just continue reading to get the scope on the places to travel in 2008.
Drum roll please… and the “2008 It List” winners are…
Mozambique, Africa: Located [...] | | By: Compare hotels | | |
| | Riviere-du-Loup, Que. takes in stranded travellers | | 2008-03-24 09:10:00 | | A Quebec town took in hundreds of stranded motorists Friday night after a snowstorm forced the closure of two major highways.
Riviere-du-Loup city spokeswoman Joanne Levasseur says some 600 travellers took refuge in emergency shelters at a local high school and military hall.
Levasseur says many residents also volunteered to open their homes to about 100 of the marooned travellers. (story) | | By: News Alert | | |
| | Cakes and Travellers. | | 2008-03-19 13:37:00 | | March 20 ... Charles Joseph La Trobe was born on this day in 1801, and when I discovered that fact, I was sure that today there would be an Australian story. La Trobe was the Superintendent of the Port Phillip District from 1839 to 1851, and Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria from 1851 to 1854. He was a man of great vision and good intentions, although his period in office was not without its controversies and difficulties. His name has been given to several locations and institutions, particularly in Victoria, where the State Library holds a large collection of his papers and correspondence. I had no idea that La Trobe ever visited the United States, until my brief foray into his life-story. In 1824, he accompanied his student-protégé the Comte de Pourtalés on a long trip to the North American continent, where he spent some time with Washington Irving. Sadly I have been unable to find, in my very brief browsing, any food stories relating to his time in Australia, but he was c | | By: The Old Foodie | | |
| | Italy Beckons Travellers | | 2008-03-14 23:44:19 | | Italy by centuries beckons to itself travellers. Wherever you were not situated in Italy: you lie under the umbrella on the beach, you make purchases in the stores of Milan or will inspect numerous churches and museums - to you not to avoid love into this country. Here you will learn to delight in by [...] | | By: voyage echoes in the wind | | |
| | Travellers jam the border for the holidays | | 2008-02-06 16:03:19 | | Traffic at Singapore’s land checkpoints came to a standstill by 4pm on Wednesday, as thousands of travellers jostled to cross the border for the Chinese New Year celebrations and the long weekend. Vehicles were backed up several kilometres. Horns blared and tempers flared as motorists saw their chances of making it on time for their [...] | | By: Singapore News | | |
| | Australia travellers guide | | 2008-01-23 07:31:00 | | Air travellers: On arrival, please present your passport and your completed Incoming Passenger Card to the Customs officer, then collect your baggage and proceed to the exit channel. Sea travellers: At the first port of arrival for international cruises, all incoming passengers will be immigration cleared. You will be required to present your passport and a fully completed Incoming Passenger Card to a Customs officer. In addition, passengers and their baggage will be Customs and Quarantine cleared at the port where they permanently disembark the vessel. Unaccompanied goods: Unaccompanied goods do not receive the same duty and tax concessions as goods brought into the country with you - the goods may be subject to duty and tax unless they have been owned and used for 12 months or more. See the Unaccompanied Goods fact sheet on the Customs website or contact Customs for more information. Business travellers: Commercial goods valued under $1000 accompanying passengers are subj | | By: Travel to Famous Sites | | |
| | IATA Launches Information Portal For Travellers | | 2007-12-13 04:57:23 | | The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched the IATA Travel Centre at www.iatatravelcentre.com. The IATA Travel Centre provides passport, visa and health information necessary for air travellers.
“This responds to the consumer demand for self-service by giving travellers easy access to helpful and accurate information about the essentials of travel—from what documents are required to what [...] | | By: Frontier India Foreign Trade news | | |
| | Travellers move on | | 2007-10-17 05:32:00 | | New age travellers who were camping in the car park at High and Over have moved on.They were spotted there last week but had left the site by the weekend.The car park is owned by Seaford Town Council and is managed on their behalf by Lewes District Council.A spokeswoman for Lewes District Council said, "When we became aware that travellers were in the car park we asked NCP to take enforcement action to prevent them camping overnight in the car park. NCP subsequently issued fixed penalty notices."
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| | Sim Free Mobile Phones—congenial for Frequent Travellers | | 2007-09-13 09:45:14 | | As more and more mobile network service providers have made their way to the communication market, the mobile phone aficionados have ample reasons to celebrate the glorious reputation of these exceptional miniature gadgets. The mobile phones are now multitasking devices, with all-in-one capabilities and latest innovative technologies inculcated in it.Not only handset manufacturers, the retailers and network service providers are gearing up to withstand the tough competition. So the users are left with a wide range of choices.As competitions initiate, results are obvious! The SIM free phones, 12 month free line rental contract deals, pay as you go and clearance deals all are at hand for the users to avail and ensure more profitability. The eager customers are always in search of opportunities to gain both-- functionally enriched mobile phones and lucrative offers, such as cashbacks, and free texts, minutes, gifts and insurance. So the choice is left for the users to select a phone deal | | By: Make Money Online : Tips from I Digg Anything | | |
| | Travel firms focus on the travellers' gender | | 2007-09-11 20:04:00 | | MUMBAI: At Mumbai’s Kesari travels it is a toss-up between My Prince Charming offering tours for men - the men’s way, or My Fair Lady aimed at the woman who wants to let her hair down in the company of other women. Gender specific international tours are gaining ground, as outbound tourists move beyond the catch all family-group tours. Though still largely stereotypical, with fashion shows for women and laddish activities for men, travel companies in India are experimenting with programmes worked with a focus on the travellers’ gender.
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| | First time travellers steer clear of Bali | | 2007-08-02 06:33:00 | | BALI is back on the travel radar - but five years after the infamous bombings, the Indonesian island is still struggling to entice the first-time traveller.While the island is proving popular with tourists from Western Australia, Britain, Germany, Japan and Korea, enticing the South Australian traveller is proving a headache for travel agents.
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| | Iris Recognition Immigration Scheme: 100,000 travellers now enrolled | | 2007-07-22 23:03:26 | | There are few queues more annoying than the one at the end of a day's travelling. It is even more annoying when you are queuing to enter your own country. As a result, frequent travellers have been enrolling in the free biometric Iris Recognition Immigration Scheme (IRIS) to avoid lengthy immigration queues at UK airports.
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| | UK travellers don’t care about the environment | | 2007-07-21 13:44:52 | | My suspicions have been confirmed by a recent poll where more than two thirds of UK holidaymaker’s don’t consider the effect that their Summer holiday flight will have on the environment. Travellers are more concerned about disappointing acommodation or losing their bags than any pollution caused by their flight. Only 4% of holidaymakers will take a holiday in the UK.
Aircraft streams from back garden by Haversack
I was surprised to read the comments by a leading travel journalist Jeremy Skidmore, where he appears to be encouraging everyone to dismiss any concerns about the environmental impact of their Summer holiday flights. I agree with his comments that the UK Government deserves condemnation for increasing Air Passenger Duty and not spending the revenue on environmental projects and his resentment at world jetting popstars are preaching to “save the Earth”. However I don’t think that justifies us to just dismiss the whole issue.
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| | | Book early for Beijing 2008 Olympics travellers warned | | 2007-07-18 02:00:00 | | Flight Centre explained summer's Olympic Games, which run from August 8th to 24th 2008, will see hotels increasing their prices from April next year. It reports some hotels are insisting on a 20-night minimum stay for £500 per night."China has been growing in popularity over the past few years due to more tour operators featuring the destination and increased publicity from the Beijing Olympics, however many of our suppliers are finding it difficult to negotiate decent prices for hotel rooms for next year," commented Brent Novak, of Flight Centre.
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| | | Paris looks forward to strong number of Middle East travellers for Bastille day | | 2007-07-12 23:36:00 | | Paris, a city favourite by Arab national travellers and the world’s number one tourist destination, is looking forward to a strong number of visitors from the Middle East region for France’s Bastille Day on the 14th of July. Middle East travellers to Paris can now experience the ultimate luxury holiday at the award-winning Park Hyatt Paris – Vendome while taking part in the festivities celebrating France’s national holiday
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| | Destination Sealy Mattress for Bus Travellers | | 2007-07-01 18:36:37 | | Good news for those who frequently commute on the road. Sealy has unveiled it’s new mattress, Destination, especially designed for those who need to get a good sleep while inside a cramped bus during travel.
“Whether you choose the window or the aisle model, you’ll feel the difference after just one night, especially in your back,” said Sealy spokeswoman Georgia Mitchell, who added that users’ muscles are repeatedly stimulated throughout the night by the bed’s patented “bounce and rattle” mechanism. “Most importantly, the hyper-constricted sleep space, coupled with the ergonomic, semi-upright design, cuts in half the tossing and turning one experiences on a regular mattress.”
Destination also comes with a jacket pillow ($150).
Sealy is the company that brings you Posturepedic, TrueForm, and SpringFree mattresses.
via The Onion
Interesting Mattress, MATTRESS Shopping, posturepedic, sealy, SpringFree, TrueForm | | By: Mattresszine | | |
| | The Breakfast of Travellers. | | 2007-06-10 22:44:00 | | Today, June 11th … Today is a public holiday in most of Australia. It is the Queen’s official birthday, hence, as a relic of our colonial past and in recognition of Her as Head of the Commonwealth, we get a Monday off work. It is the one day a year I am a minor Royalist, in gratitude for the holiday. For those of you who must drag yourselves reluctantly to work this Monday morning, pause a moment and think yourself back to 1911, when June 11th was a Sunday. On this retrospecive Sunday morning imagine yourself aboard the magnificent R.M.S. Lusitania and blissfully unaware of its fate in 1915 at the hands of a German U-Boat. Your imagination can only manage Second Class, but the breakfast choices are still pretty good. ApplesOatmeal Porridge and Fresh MilkBroiled Codfish Steaks Aberdeen HaddockBoiled Eggs to Order--Broiled Cumberland Ham Fried EggsGrilled Beef Steak Saute PotatoesRice Cakes, Golden Syrup--COLDCorned Beef--Wa | | By: The Old Foodie | | |
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