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03/14/2010
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False bomb alarm prompts plane evacuation at Belgian airport - Summary
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Brussels - A bomb alert on a Ryanair plane at Charleroi airport south of Brussels turned out to be a false alarm after the plane was evacuated and searched, aviation officials said. Aviation authority BSCA officials said a search of the plane and pas...
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03/14/2010
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Malta to urge EU to ignore Swiss visa blacklist
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Valletta, Malta - Malta is to propose that Schengen countries disregard the Swiss blacklist of 188 Libyans in an effort to persuade Tripoli to reverse a contentious visa decision. Libya decided to deny Schengen passport holders entry into the north A...
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03/14/2010
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Boeing plane evacuated on bomb alert in Brussels - corrected reports
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Brussels - A Ryanair jet was evacuated Sunday morning at the Charleroi airport south of Brussels due to a bomb alert, two independent media reports said. The Belgian news agency Belga and the online edition of the newspaper La Libre Belgiqu...
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03/13/2010
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Goa tells foreign tourists: 'No to topless riding on two-wheelers'
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New Delhi – First came the ban on bikini ads. Now an advisory has been issued asking foreign tourists visiting the Indian resort state of Goa to dress appropriately and especially not to ride a two-wheeler without...
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03/13/2010
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Australia dreams up another tourism promotion stunt
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Sydney - Entries were flowing in Saturday for the free long-distance taxi rides the state government in Western Australia is offering 22 winners in the nation's latest off-beat tourism promotion campaign. The western one-third of the continent, keen ...
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03/12/2010
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Travel industry recovering from recession - Feature
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Berlin - Recovery, not recession, was the buzzword at the world's largest travel show in Berlin, the ITB, where 187 countries were vying with one another to lure more European visitors to their part of the ...
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03/11/2010
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EU to ask airlines to be faster in naming crash victims
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Brussels - The European Union is to ask airlines to be faster in releasing the names of passengers involved in crashes, the bloc's transport ministers decided on Thursday, in a bid to give better information to relatives of the victims. The initiativ...
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03/10/2010
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A holiday in Prague - for your stuffed toy
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Prague - If you have ever considered sending your favourite teddy bear or stuffed toy on a journey then think about calling upon the services of an agency based in the Czech capital. In addition to organising the itinerary, the agency also offers cli...
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03/10/2010
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Hong Kong stops package tours to Bangkok ahead of expected protests
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Hong Kong - Hong Kong suspended all package tours to Bangkok Thursday after the government issued a red travel alert on the Thai capital ahead of expected anti-government protests this weekend. The decision was made at an urgent meeting by the Travel...
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03/10/2010
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World's largest travel fair opens in Berlin
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Berlin - The world's largest travel fair, the ITB in Berlin, opened its doors on Wednesday, with more than 11,000 exhibitors representing 187 countries. Popular tourist destinations such as Italy and Spain are present at the fair, alongside less comm...
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