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 | Foreign travel expenses shoot up 20% on falling rupee
The Times Of India, photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam
Tweet NEW DELHI: The depreciating value of the rupee has made outbound travel for Indians at least 15-20% more expensive. In India, domestic travel too is suffering because of an increase in airfares as Kingfisher and Air India reduce their inventory. | The summer break in India sees a huge number of Indians travelling internationally for an averag...
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 | Bag fee revenues decline as travel shrinks
The Oklahoman, photo: WN / Geeta
By The Associated Press | NEW YORK — U.S. airlines' revenue from bag fees fell last year for the first time since they started collecting them. But that was no gift to fliers; there were just fewer people traveling. | The Transportation Department said Thursday that the 17 largest airlines made $3.36 billion in bag fees last year, down sli...
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 | Adventure Tourism Potential of JK Being Explored: Jora
Kashmir Observer, photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar
| New Delhi, May 17- Minister for Tourism and Culture, Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora has said that J&K government has taken several initiatives for exploring and showcasing of adventure tourism in the state, adding that focused attention is being given to upgrade and develop infrastructure facilities at adventure sports for convenience of adventure lo...
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» What to do for free in Gdansk, Poland
The Miami Herald | GDANSK, Poland -- Gdansk offers a chance for visitors to take in scenes of sea, ships and spires set in a magnificently reconstructed Old Town while contemplating the ups and downs of European history, including the famous shipyard strike led by Le... |
» Flash sales: It’s all in the timing
The Miami Herald | Step away from the computer for a moment and ask yourself these questions: Are you interested in the Spruce Point Inn because the Maine resort is on your life list or because it’s on sale at SniqueAway for $159 a night? Is the real appeal th... |
» From bottled moonshine to sunshine, Europe’s specialt
The Miami Herald | Finishing dinner at Rome’s Ristorante da Fortunato, my friend Stefano explains that his greatest joy is an after-dinner drink called grappa. I try my best to enjoy the local firewater and fail. | Sipping the grappa, Stefano instructs me: &#x... |
» Making strides along Cotswold Way
The Miami Herald | BATH, England -- On the high street of the lovely Cotswold village of Chipping Campden, just next to the 12th century stone marketplace, sits an unobtrusive but intimidating sign. “Cotswold Way, the beginning and the end,” it reads. &... |
» There’s room at the inn – but it’ll cos
The Miami Herald | LONDON -- It’s months before athletes hit the Olympic track, but time is running out for those in another fierce competition: The scramble for a place to stay in London. | Some innkeepers will be charging Ritz rates for Fawlty Towers rooms &... |
» A few outrageous fees
The Miami Herald | Some of the most luxurious (and not so luxe) hotels charge outrageous fees, ones that are in addition to your original rate. We wanted to let you in on a few. Before you settle on staying in one of these hotels, learn where your money is really goi... |
» Maggie Gyllenhaal has 'no idea' how to cope with two
m&c | Maggie Gyllenhaal curious about raising two kids | Maggie Gyllenhaal has 'no idea' how to deal with looking after two children. | The 'Hysteria' actress - who recently gave birth to her second child with actor husband Peter Sarsgaard - intested to ... |
» Chace Crawford dating TV host eight years older
m&c | Chace Crawford is dating an older woman | Chace Crawford is dating an American television presenter eight years his senior. | The 26-year-old actor - who plays Nate Archibald in the teenage soap Gossip Girl - has been out on 'a couple' of dates wit... |
» Rod Stewart to guest judge 'The X Factor'
m&c | Rod Stewart has been signed up to appear on \'The X Factor\' | Rod Stewart is due to guest judge on 'The X Factor'. | The 67-year-old rock star has been signed up to take part while Simon Cowell finds a replacement for Kelly Rowland. | Auditions be... |
» Travel Ban on Guinea-Bissau Coup Leaders
Scoop Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:38 pm | Press Release: United Nations | Security Council Imposes Travel Ban on Guinea-Bissau Coup Leaders | New York, May 18 2012 8:10PM | The Security Council today imposed a travel ban against five military officers who sei... |
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