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05/12/2008
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Travel tips
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Korean Air launches new service to MunichFrankfurt - Korean Air will begin launch a new service from the South Korean capital, Seoul, to Munich in Germany on June 1. ...
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05/12/2008
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Royal Caribbean ships to visit Europe in 2009
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Frankfurt - US cruise line Royal Caribbean International (RCI) has planned eight cruises to Europe in 2009, one more cruise than in 2008. The Vision of the Seas will head first to Europe with stops in Oslo, Stockholm and - a first for RCI - Copenhage...
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05/12/2008
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Striding out among the sheep in the tranquil Yorkshire Dales
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Grassington, England - If it were not for the odd cow on the horizon, visitors to this remote part of northern England might feel marooned among the thousands of sheep. It is silent here too, apart from the almost indignant baaing of these fluffy w...
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05/12/2008
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Tokyo offers gourmet delights which won't break the bank
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Tokyo - Despite some odd culinary practices such as serving mussel soup for breakfast or drinking canned coffee with milk, the Japanese enjoy the reputation of having one of the most sophisticated food cultures on the planet. Gourmets have known this...
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05/12/2008
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Simpsons and Sesame Street theme parks open in California
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Hamburg - California has two new theme parks based on Sesame Street and the popular cartoon series The Simpsons. From May 17, visitors to Universal Studios Hollywood will be able to go on the Simpson's Ride, according to the Los Angeles tourist offic...
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05/09/2008
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Berlin to get direct flight link to Beijing in September
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Berlin - China's Hainan Airlines is to inaugurate a regular service between Berlin and Beijing from September, flying four times a week to the German capital's Tegel Airport, airport authorities said Friday. The flights are to begin on September 5. ...
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05/08/2008
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Jordan's national carrier suspends flights to Beirut
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Amman - Royal Jordanian Airlines, Jordan's national carrier, suspended flights to Beirut for Friday morning in light of ongoing violence there, a company spokesman said Friday. The airline said it was leaving the door open for resuming flights to th...
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05/07/2008
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Asia-Pacific business class airfares on the rise
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Singapore - Business class airfares in the Asia-Pacific region climbed 4 per cent in the first quarter of this year on demand for long-haul flights to the Americas and on regional routes, a business travel monitor said on Thursday. Airfares across th...
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05/07/2008
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SAS introduces fuel surcharge to offset higher fuel prices
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Stockholm - The SAS Group, operator of the joint carrier Scandinavian Airlines, said Wednesday it has decided to introduce a surcharge to compensate for fuel price hikes. Passengers on domestic flights were to pay an extra 10 euros (15 dollars) while...
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05/07/2008
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Singapore Airlines to increase fuel surcharge
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Singapore - Singapore Airlines (SIA) will increase its fuel surcharge for tickets effective May 12 as a result of the sustained increase in jet fuel prices in recent months, the carrier said on Wednesday. The new levels apply to SIA and subsidiary Si...
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