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Airport Security

Posted by andy mossack on February 1, 2010 at 12:08pm
Don't get me wrong, I am all for safe and secure travel. What really annoys me is that there are many airports in the UK now that are charging passengers a fee to use a 'fast lane' service. This fee can be anything from £3 to £10 per passenger depending on the time of day or how busy the airport is.This, in my view is scandalous.What makes this even worse is that there are incentives from on airport services that offer free passes to use the 'fast lane', such as airport parking or even some airl
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Myanmar Tea Shop - Where Friends are Made

Posted by Shwe Ei on January 28, 2010 at 1:42pm

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Just like British people love tea drinking, we Burmese people also have a penchant for tea. Teashops are an important and integral part of life in Myanmar.As a foreigner who first arrives to Myanmar, you will be surprised to see so many teashops in Yangon and almost everywhere in Myanmar. The streets are filled with numerous tea-shops. And surprisingly, most of them are filled up with customers.Nowhere in South-East Asia would you find such a large number of teashops. Burmese people have a sayin
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How Do You Unpack After a Trip?

Posted by Carol Margolis on January 28, 2010 at 4:41am
The most-viewed article on my website, SmartWomenTravelers.com is Top 7 Tips for Packing Your Suitcase. But unpacking my suitcase is actually a bigger chore than packing it! This got me thinking about the different ways that people unpack their suitcases.Upon returning from a trip, my husband immediately (and I mean immediately!) opens up his luggage, gets his dirty clothes into the washer and totally empties out his bag. I, on the other hand, roll the luggage into our bedroom where it sits next
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Experience business travel Kenya, classy affordablePackage with a special touch.

Posted by Duma Afrika Treks and Safaris on January 27, 2010 at 4:00pm

When you think of WIFI what comes to mind? Large cities, modern hotels, hotel lobbies in the city, airport lounge, coffee café and so on. It’s all about modern. In this world today almost everything if not all has gone online. Internet is everything. You can find almost all you need on the internet.This is what successful business is all about. 
When most Business or corporate  executives come to Africa they only expect to find internet in the hotels that they will stay in. In this age almost b

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Travel around Hanoi

Posted by Cao Thi Van on January 27, 2010 at 6:03am
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is a city of lakes, shaded streets and verdant public parks. Come to Hanoi, you will have a chance to explore the rich cultural heritage with the Old Quarter, I'm very exciting to go around Old Quater by cyclo, walking in Old Quater to buy clothers( Hang Dao Street), some gifts, prominent delicious Vietnamese cuisine as well as other interesting spots.When you visit a centre of Hanoi, you can see the Turlte Tower among the Sword Lake and around the Old Quarter. Bes
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Could Tourism Help Save Haiti?

Posted by David Paul Appell on January 23, 2010 at 6:30pm

The brouhaha that’s erupted in the past several days about the “questionable taste” of Royal Caribbean bringing its passengers to a leased beach at Labadee (aka Labadie), onHaiti‘s north coast, is a good example of the inevitable awkwardness in overlaying leisure tourism from generally wealthy countries onto an impoverished and shattered country where people are suffering and starving right outside gated resorts. For example, more than 20 percent of respondents to aCruiseCritic.com poll said tha

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Why I fell in love with New York

Posted by Uncle Sam's New York on January 22, 2010 at 11:18pm
By Samuel P.N. CookWhen I tell people that I own a tour company in New York City, the first question I get is, “So you are from New York?” I have to then explain to them that no, I actually just moved to New York a year and a half ago, and I started my business shortly after that. How is that someone who barely knows New York City can open a tour company dedicated to New York City tourism? Well, it is for the simple reason that I never liked New York City, until I actually spent some time with N
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Africa Cup of Nations: The story so far

Posted by Harry Bunnell on January 22, 2010 at 11:00pm
When writing my last blog I was anticipating the start of the Cup. Sadly the terrorist attack on the Togo team bus has overshadowed the competition; my thoughts go out to the family and friends of those who were attacked. Whilst I do not want to get too political in this blog I feel the need to question the negative comments towards Africa, especially comments from certain football managers that suggested that FIFA should reconsider holding the World Cup in South Africa later in the year. We mus
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Travel Tips for Road Warriors--and Hoteliers

Posted by Carol Margolis on January 7, 2010 at 10:23pm
I had a dream that it was already the end of 2010 and I was looking back at my year of travel. What I saw in my dream was a year where the travel industry really focused on female travelers.I can feel the thick shampoo in my hair, the luxurious towels, a scent of lavender emanating from my plush pillow. I am healthier and fitter than I’ve ever been thanks to the Pilates and Yoga classes offered by hotels and the nutritional food enjoyed from hotel restaurants and mini-bars. I have numerous frien
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African Cup of Nations: Kicking off a great year for African football

Posted by West Africa Discovery on January 6, 2010 at 2:35pm

Happy New Year and welcome to the first WAD blog of 2010! As Tom mentioned last week the last year has been a busy one, and there is going to be plenty of exciting stuff coming up too. As I’ve talked about in a previous blog there is going to be a massive focus on the African continent this summer with the World Cup Finals hosted in South Africa. For the sport hungry people amongst you there is a nice warm-up to the World Cup with the African Cup of Nations starting in Angola within the next few

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Now is the time to buy cheap luxury holiday packages

Posted by Carl Littlechild on January 4, 2010 at 9:48am

Luxury holidays can break the monotony, and refresh your mind and soul. Cheap luxury holidays will provide comfort and relaxation from an active lifestyle or a hard working environment. In The current climate everyone wants to save their hard income and enjoy cheap luxury holidays at every possibility.


Many tour operators offer cheap luxury holidays to multiple destinations. It is possible to find cheap luxury holidays, by ensuring you take advantage of the early booking discounts available from

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Cambodia Overview

Posted by Cao Thi Van on January 4, 2010 at 6:11am
We've trusted our eyes our whole life, but once visiting Cambodia, we may start doubting them.In front of Angkor Wat, one of the world's greatest achievements, we seem to be so tiny. Drops of the sunlight piece the ancient walls and bring people from the modern life back to the Empire of Kingdom Champa as well.Emerging from a violent past of human rights atrocities, war and political instability, Cambodia is recovering from its past and slowly becoming a top destination on the South East Asian t
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The death of Thomas Paine 1737-1809. The most remarkable odyssey of this famous writer and his body

Posted by Uncle Sam's New York on January 3, 2010 at 7:00pm
Thomas Paine died 200 years ago this year on Grove Street in New York City. He was a famous author, speaker, revolutionary. He made a lot of friends and enemies on his journey of life. His writing of Common Sense made such an impact on the 13 colonies during the early days of the American revolution.His was a life of great of ups and downs. His life was one of great unrest where ever he seemed to be.His thoughts on religion brought great attacks on him. Even Theodore Roosevelt called Paine “a di
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Should Economy class be re badged?

Posted by andy mossack on January 2, 2010 at 6:22pm
On the basis that First and Business class are the minority of the passengers on an airpline, I am fed up with the rest categorised as 'economy' or 'coach'. A more acceptable label for me is 'Standard class'. Airlines seem to be the only mode of transport where this type of segmentation occurs. Sorry about the rant.
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How Social Travel has defined my life

Posted by Uncle Sam's New York on December 31, 2009 at 8:30pm
I was born in Belfast Northern Ireland, but my earliest memories as a child are from a lake cabin in Minnesota. When I was younger, my father insisted that my family take a month long vacation every year. When we were living in Ireland, this meant a trip to see our family in Minnesota. When we moved to Louisiana, it meant we would pack up our family Ford Econoline van with suitcases, and drive across the country. Looking back on my childhood, most of my family stories came not from my home, but
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Cruises in Vietnam

Posted by Cao Thi Van on December 22, 2009 at 9:44am
Welcome to Vietnam.Have you ever traveled around Vietnam by boat?I suggest you travel "must-see" destination when you want to travel by boatHa long bay - The world natural heritage site - With its 3000 islands rising from the clear, emerald waters of the Gulf of Tonkin, is one of Vietnam's natural marvels. The islands are dotted with innumerable beaches and grottoes created by the wind and waves.Nha Trang Island is the most famous seaside resort-town of Vietnam and is home to one of the most bea
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New step towards internet marketing opportunites for tourism in West Africa

Posted by West Africa Discovery on December 21, 2009 at 1:09pm
Last month a Nigerian Telecoms company announced that it will expand their top of the range fibre optic network to include Benin and Togo thus giving more opportunities for Internet based marketing to a wider number of businesses and individuals.Phase3 Telecom, Nigeria’s leading communications network provider plans this move to bring the total of network connected West African countries to six, enabling faster and more efficient communication for the region and linking them to the rest of the w
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New Gambia Responsible Tourism educational trips on West Africa Discovery

Posted by West Africa Discovery on December 20, 2009 at 5:59pm
We are pleased to announce a new listing on our 'Tours' page! Introducing three sustainability and responsible tourism educational tours from the Gambia, West Africa. They are the following:Gambia ethical lodge holiday:Our first addition is on a four day sustainable tour in which the tourist will spend a day with Gunjur Environment Protection and Development Group (visiting Bolongfenyo community wildlife reserve, eating a local lunch and experiencing a cultural performance, as well as discoverin
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How climate change is affecting West Africa

Posted by West Africa Discovery on December 19, 2009 at 5:39pm

The Copenhagen talks on climate change were suspended on Tuesday due to a walk out by the African union. Tensions rose because the African delegates feel that the Kyoto Protocol is being undermined by the richest developed countries. The Kyoto Protocol gives poorer countries different goals to richer countries in terms of carbon emission reduction, allowing them a better chance to develop. The proposed ‘all on the same level’ stance risks undermining the underdeveloped countries’ development eff
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