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Travel & tourism, Nov 2009
Timbuktu: travel blacklist
The threat of al-Qa'eda-linked terror attacks is now too great for British tourists to visit Timbuktu, the Foreign Office has warned - the new travel advisory raised the threat in and around Mali's oft-quoted oasis town to "high" after a surge in kidnappings of Westerners by al-Qa'eda in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqim), a growing terror cell inspired by Osama bin Laden which is widening its reach across the unpoliced Sahara desert...
Tue, Nov 24, 2009
New exhibit for rome
An unusual exhibition opens in Rome on Friday: The MondoPOP Gallery and Shop previews, on Friday evening, its exhibition "The Wall - 20 Years after its Fall"...
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Women's only travel blocked
A Melbourne woman has lost a legal bid to set up a women-only travel service for women sick of tour groups focused on booze and bed-hopping...
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Going for gold
Virgin Blue has been forced to apologise to customers of its loyalty reward program after sending out an email upgrading their membership to 'gold' class, only to cancel it three hours later - on Friday afternoon, Velocity members nationwide received an email telling them they had been upgraded to a gold membership for free...
Tue, Nov 17, 2009
Short-changed in venice
Tourists heading to Venice have been told to be on their guard after a TV news programme uncovered an apparent 'short change' scam among the city's water bus ticket vendors - more than 13million tourists visit the famous lagoon city every year - with more than a million from Britain alone - and the alleged swindle is thought to have continued unchecked for months...
Tue, Nov 17, 2009
World's largest ship arrives home
The largest and most expensive cruise ship in the world arrived in Florida on Friday, where it faces a challenge to fill its multitude of berths as Americans struggle to keep their heads above water...
Mon, Nov 16, 2009
Culinary cruising
The obsession with chefs knows no boundaries. Now it has invaded the high seas, with the Holland America Line outfitting each of its 14 ships with demonstration kitchens, each worth more than $US1.5 million...
Mon, Nov 16, 2009
Nappies for nz tramping?
People walking the Routeburn track on New Zealand's South Island need nappies for the trip, according to bogus, yet realistic, Department of Conservation signs - printed on cardboard in the familiar green and yellow colours, the signs bear even the authentic department and Great Walks logos...
Mon, Nov 16, 2009
Summer holiday...in iraq?
We're all going on a summer holiday - I'll tell you one thing for free - I don't think war-scarred Iraq was the idyllic destination Cliff Richard had in mind when he penned this song - but Iraq tourism officials are now touting the country as a great place to visit and holiday...
Fri, Nov 13, 2009
Egypt: fit for a king
Egypt and the California-based Getty Conservation Institute announced a five-year project to restore the Tomb of Tutankhamun, the boy king whose golden mask and artifacts have long awed the world...
Thu, Nov 12, 2009