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Volcanic Ash Suspends Flights At Mexican Airport

May 8, 2013

Flights to and from Puebla airport, southeast of Mexico City, were halted on Wednesday morning as ash from the nearby Popocatepetl volcano covered the runway, a state government official said.
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Volcanic Ash Suspends Flights At Mexican Airport

Booze And Bikinis Welcome In Egypt

May 5, 2013

Islamist-ruled Egypt is open to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis as it sets out to boost numbers by at least a fifth this year, the tourism minister said on Sunday.
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Booze And Bikinis Welcome In Egypt

Sri Lanka Tracks Tourists To Ensure National Security

April 18, 2013

Sri Lanka, which saw record tourist arrivals last year, said on Thursday it had started tracking those same tourists to crack down on crime and ensure national security.
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Sri Lanka Tracks Tourists To Ensure National Security

Scotland To London By Air Cheaper Than Rail

April 16, 2013

Flights between Scotland and London are nearly always less expensive than going by train, according to a survey conducted by Glasgow-based newspaper The Herald.
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Scotland To London By Air Cheaper Than Rail

40,000 Apply For Best Tourism Jobs In The World

April 11, 2013

More than 40,000 people from around the globe have applied for Australia's six "Best Jobs in the World", leaving Australian tourism officials with the mammoth task of paring the list down to 18 finalists.
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40,000 Apply For Best Tourism Jobs In The World

China Bird Flu Death Brings Total To Eight

April 9, 2013

Another person died in China from the H7N9 strain of bird flu on Tuesday, state media said, increasing to eight the number of deaths from the virus since it was confirmed in humans for the first time last month.
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China Bird Flu Death Brings Total To Eight

China Readies To Fight New Bird Flu

April 5, 2013

The death toll from a new strain of bird flu rose to five in China on Thursday as Beijing said it was readying resources nationwide to combat the virus, Japan and Hong Kong stepped up vigilance and Vietnam banned imports of Chinese poultry.
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UAE Relaxes Travel Restrictions On Canadians

April 3, 2013

The United Arab Emirates has reinstated a visa waiver for Canadian citizens it withdrew amid a dispute over landing rights more than two years ago, a move suggesting the disagreement may be nearing a resolution.
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UAE Relaxes Travel Restrictions On Canadians

EU Planning To Cap Passenger Compensation

March 13, 2013

Stranded air passengers would not be able to claim for more than three nights of accommodation under proposals from the European Commission.
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EU Planning To Cap Passenger Compensation

Medical Tourism A Growth Industry

March 8, 2013

A dentist's office may not be everyone's idea of a perfect leisure destination, but a growing number of Europeans are going abroad for medical treatment to save money.
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Medical Tourism A Growth Industry