Wikio - International Travel

HCM City expo to highlight Indochinese tourism (Vietnam Business Finance)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:04:00 GMT

The International Travel Expo 2008 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from September 12-14, expecting to draw the participation of 180 sellers and 110 buyers from 11 countries. ITE HCMC 2008 will serve as a venue to introduce tourism products offered by Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam, said organisers at a press briefing on August 27. The expo, themed “Mesmerising charms of Cambodia, Laos and...

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Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:10:00 GMT

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Dalai Lama, Citing Exhaustion, Cancels Trips (China Digital Times)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:03:00 GMT

The Dalai Lama is following his doctor's advice and taking a break from international travel for three weeks. From the New York Times: The declaration of fatigue should come as no surprise to anyone aware of the rigorous schedule that the 73-year-old Dalai Lama keeps. In the months leading to the ...

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Canada's international travel deficit narrows (atHome Top Story)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:47:38 GMT

Canada's international travel deficit narrowed for a second straight quarter, but it remained one of the highest deficits ever.

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ITE 2008 likely more deserted than expected (Vietnam Business Finance)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:39:00 GMT

The 4th International Travel Expo 2008 in HCMC (ITE 2008) scheduled for early next month will likely be more deserted than expected as the organizer cannot arrange sufficient air tickets for international buyers. The national travel event is scheduled to take place in Phu Tho Exhibition Center in District 11 from September 12 to 14, co-organized by the city's Department...

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International Travel Site Vayama.Com Offers Tips To Help Business Travelers Increase Savings And Comfort (PR News Wire )

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:00:00 GMT

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- As the cost of business travel continues to rise and the U.S. economy continues to decline, international business travelers have limited options when it comes to cutting costs and increasing comfort. To help travelers combat this problem, international travel site vayama.com () has released the following tips...

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New Kensington gear certified for iPhone (迷客科技)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:30:00 GMT

Kensington has announced "Works with iPhone" certification from Apple for its line of battery packs and chargers for the iPhone 3G. The line includes full-size and miniature battery packs, car chargers and September arrivals for an International Travel Charger and a Power and Sync Cable. The products work with the Apple iPhone 3G, 2G and iPod touch....

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New Kensington gear certified for iPhone (MAC News Network)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:30:00 GMT

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Wanderlust: Coming Soon… (Clutch Magazine)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:01 GMT

Wanderlust , our international travel and leisure blog is another exciting addition coming to Clutch this October.…

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Jets And International Travel - Common Rules (10699)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:15:00 GMT

... of the larger hub airports screen all passengers and baggage with the same process and the separation into domestic and international flights comes only at the gate. Passengers will be asked to remove all jewelry, belts and other accessories that might set off the metal detector. This inspection process includes the shoes. Travelers should expect this and be prepared for it. One of...

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Migrant arrivals up but exodus to Australia continues (New Zealand Herald )

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:00:00 GMT

New Zealand welcomed 700 new migrants last month and had the busiest July for short-term visitors since 2004, but gains were not big enough to spur optimism in the tourism industry. Statistics New Zealand's international travel...

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Kuoni says Scandinavia and Asia to thank for strong results (GenevaLunch)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:29:56 GMT

Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Kuoni, Swiss-based international travel company, Thursday reported a healthy first six months for 2008, with turnover...

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truphone: Killer iPhone app for international travel (Expert Opinion)

noreply@blogger.com (Michael Stiber) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT

I spent at least a couple hours calling various phones here in the Seattle area, Philadelphia, south Florida, and China, from hotels in Prague, Venice, and Rome. Generally, call quality was quite good, equal to the best we've experienced using Skype, with the only issues being a weak signal in one hotel that required me to sit in a particular chair in the lobby that happened to be in a good spot. Also,...

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International Travel and Credit Cards (Productive Strategies)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:01:04 GMT

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U.S. Government Holding International Travel Information for 15 Years (cryptogon.com)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:55:00 GMT

The Magic 8-Ball is strong in this one. Via: Washington Post: The federal government has been using its system of border checkpoints to greatly expand a database on travelers entering the country by collecting information on all U.S. citizens crossing by land, compiling data that will be stored for 15 years and may be used in criminal [...]

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Glitter shines on public policy (No Rock And Roll Fun)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:40:00 GMT

Just now, on Today, James Naughtie challenged Jacqui Smith over the timing of the Home Office announcement of plans for tighter restrictions on international travel for people convicted of sexual offences against children. Isn't this, he wondered, merely a knee-jerk style reaction to the release of Gary Glitter. "Cases like this" replied the Home Secretary "highlight the questions we...

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Trinidad & Tobago: Visa Teaser (Global Voices Online)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:03:54 GMT

Applying for a South African visa gets Caribbean Free Radio thinking about international travel and visa restrictions - and she is determined that “the country (she) plans on founding one day” will be different: “From a passport page-hogging stigma signifying ‘our country deems people from your country deeply suspect and liable to violate immigration laws', [...]

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Labor Day air-passenger traffic may fall nearly 6%: ATA (Market Watch)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:20:15 GMT

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- An airline industry trade organization on Monday forecast passenger traffic to decline during the Labor Day weekend by nearly 6% from a year ago to 16 million. The projected decline includes a 6.5% drop in domestic travel and a 1% increase in international travel, the Air Transport Association of America said in a release. "We expect airplanes to be less...

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…in which Perl is Monged. Or something. (Cowfish Blog)

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:29:03 GMT

Continuing on my recent theme of international travel, I nipped over to sunny Copenhagen last week for YAPC::EU::2008 , the first Perl conference I’ve managed to drag my sorry, barely-programming-these-days arse to outside of London. And it was good - I met a bunch of rather excellent people, saw some scary perly things and drank a good quantity of bowel-wrenchingly expensive beer (telling...

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UK 'turns blind eye' to sex tourism (Metro.co.uk)

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:30:15 GMT

The Government has "turned a blind eye" to sex offenders and paedophiles living in a "twilight zone" of international travel, according to a report.

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