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Paradise in Los Cabos - Regina Leader-Post

Mexico's hot sun and wide beaches have lured my family south on several winter vacations, so I booked this trip anticipating ... temperatures -- Canadians know what they want when they seek out a winter vacation hot spot. A non-stop flight, an all ...

The Unspoiled Wilderness “kimberley Australia” - PRLog (free press release)

PR Log (Press Release) – Feb 17, 2010 – The landscape, the beaches, the mountains and lush greenery, all contribute to make Kimberley a one of its kind holiday experience. Firstly, let me tell you that Kimberley is so unspoiled and untouched ...

Riding the rails in Australia - StarPhoenix

In the movie Australia, Nicole Kidman stars as an uptight English aristocrat who falls in love with an uncultured Aussie drover (Hugh Jackman) as they trek across the Northern Territory from its parched, red interior to its lush tropical coast. The ...

Seattle Caterer Joins Relief Efforts With Hamentachen for Haiti - Chabad.org

Popular Seattle, Wash., caterer Leah ’s Catering and the Stroum Jewish Community Center have launched a Purim-themed fundraising drive to benefit earthquake relief in Haiti. Called “Hamentachen for Haiti,” the project, which launched on Monday ...

Hawaiian wants access to Tokyo’s Haneda - MSN Money

Hawaiian Airlines said Tuesday that it wants to fly nonstop between Honolulu ... Hawaiian, which currently has routes to Australia, American Samoa, Tahiti and the Philippines, has long planned for further expansion into Asia. It is replacing its ...

TOOL: Fatigue Management Programs - Workforce Management

It was reprinted with permission from Transit Cooperative Research Program, TCRP Report 81: Toolbox for Transit Worker Fatigue, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2002. Copies of that report are available from the TCRP. U.S. Coast Guard ...

February 2010 - History News Network

Early humans, possibly even prehuman ancestors, appear to have been going to sea much longer than anyone had ever suspected. That is the startling implication of discoveries made the last two summers on the Greek island of Crete. Stone tools found ...

New heights for Asia's budget carriers - Asia Times

SINGAPORE - It is a sign of the changing aviation times that as once high-flying premium carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) was filing for bankruptcy last month, Singapore's budget flier Tiger Airways was selling its shares to the public to such demand ...

On top of the world! £56m EuroMillions jackpot couple 'will get ... - Daily Mail

Scroll down for video Nigel Page, pictured here partaking in his favourite pastime last year, wants to build the first indoor sky diving centre in the South ... hopes to use his riches to open the first indoor skydiving centre in the South West so ...

On course: TSA approved ID - Minneapolis Star Tribune

In the real world, earning 100,000 miles annually gains you top elite status on most airlines. Earn 75,000 miles and you get Medallion Platinum Elite on Delta/Northwest (the airline also ... charging for seat selection, in-flight services and ...

Resolved Question: Where should we go on holiday in april 2010?

We can have up to 3 weeks off work but only in april and want to do a trip of a life time. We aren't into the normal places like Spain, Mexico etc, we like off the beaten track type of holidays. We don't mind cruises or multi centre. Our interests are wildlife & photography. Some of the places we have been already are: Kenya South Africa Brazil Borneo & Kuala Lumpur Canada & Alaska We don't mind travelling as long as the flights aren't really early. We want the holiday to be as relaxed as possible but we want lots to do. We were thinking about Peru, Amazon & Galapagos but i think that is turning out abit too expensive and the flights are a bit annoying as there is stop offs. We don't want to do Australia. don't worry about budget. Any suggestions please more

Resolved Question: How did Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confess to bombing buildings before they were built?

* The February 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City * A failed "shoe bomber" operation * The October 2002 attack in Kuwait * The nightclub bombing in Bali, Indonesia * A plan for a "second wave" of attacks on major U.S. landmarks after the 9/11 attacks, including the Library Tower in Los Angeles, the Sears Tower in Chicago, the Plaza Bank Building in Seattle and the Empire State Building in New York * Plots to attack oil tankers and U.S. naval ships in the Straits of Hormuz, the Straits of Gibraltar and in Singapore * A plan to blow up the Panama Canal * Plans to assassinate Jimmy Carter * A plot to blow up suspension bridges in New York City * A plan to destroy the Sears Tower in Chicago with burning fuel trucks * Plans to "destroy" Heathrow Airport, Canary Wharf and Big Ben in London * A planned attack on "many" nightclubs in Thailand * A plot targeting the New York Stock Exchange and other U.S. financial targets * A plan to destroy buildings in Eilat, Israel * Plans to destroy U.S. embassies in Indonesia, Australia and Japan in 2002. * Plots to destroy Israeli embassies in India, Azerbaijan, the Philippines and Australia * Surveying and financing an attack on an Israeli El-Al flight from Bangkok * Sending several "mujahideen" into Israel to survey "strategic targets" with the intention of attacking them * The November 2002 suicide bombing of a hotel in Mombasa, Kenya * The failed attempt to shoot down an Israeli passenger jet leaving Mombasa airport in Kenya * Plans to attack U.S. targets in South Korea * Providing financial support for a plan to attack U.S., British and Jewish targets in Turkey * Surveillance of U.S. nuclear power plants in order to attack them * A plot to attack NATO's headquarters in Europe * Planning and surveillance in a 1995 plan (the "Bojinka Operation") to bomb 12 American passenger jets * The planned assassination attempt against then-U.S. President Bill Clinton during a mid-1990s trip to the Philippines. * "Shared responsibility" for a plot to kill Pope John Paul II * Plans to assassinate Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf * An attempt to attack a U.S. oil company in Sumatra, Indonesia, "owned by the Jewish former [U.S.] Secretary of State Henry Kissinger" * The beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl more

Resolved Question: changing flight tickets toearlier date!? HELP PLZ.?

I have a flight for June 2010 From Australia back to Canada.I bought the ticket online from RedTag vacations, and flying through United Airlines. Round trip from Canada to Ausi cost me $2040…I need to change June flight to sometime in January, due to family emergency.How much will I be charged? I was told I’m going to be charged the fee, AND the difference in ticket price…Well a ticket from here is aprox. $4500 so (One way trip) HOW IS THAT AFFORDABLE!? :( … Are there ANY tips as to how I can do this the affordable way or cheap?! For example, Can I exchange the ticket with ANOTHER ticket provider, such as Flight Centre or RedTag again? I am SOO frustrated and stressed! Any help would be appreciated. Thank. more

Resolved Question: If I do business with Flight Centre (Australia) over the phone, do I pay?

If I am using them for travel agent assistance over the phone and email, do I have to pay them or is it free? I didn't get any indications that I had to pay anything, yet I can't imagine a service being free? more

Voting Question: Starting to think I'll never get a job as a flight attendant?

I have been applying for Flight Attendant jobs (in Australia) left, right and centre for over 6 months, I've had one group interview but nothing else. Admittedly, there hasn't been much available (due to the global financial crisis I assume) ... but it's starting to get me down as there are SO MANY girls and guys applying for these positions, with only very few available. I've tried everything from Qantas, Jetstar & Virgin, to several smaller airlines such as SkyTrans and Rex. Has anyone got any insider info or tips for what I should do? I have my RSA, First Aid, 6 years customer service experience, well presented etc ... there's nothing more I can possibly do 'experience & training' wise ... so can anyone give me any encouragement? I don't want to give up but I'm worried I'll never make it. more

Resolved Question: Where do I go from here?

I started out at R&S looking for people who also had an interest in civil discussion of religion. Sadly, I soon came to realise that the majority of theists that I came across online were not only unable to converse civilly, but seemed to have only one goal in mind. They seemed to glory in the idea that they would be saved while so many others would spend eternity in agony. I don't know whether this is simply a result of them being the victim of bullying when young, or whether it is indicative of some sort of deep seated anti-social psychosis, but the result is the same. I gradually began asking less genuine questions and simply asked questions that would elicit amusing responses from the fundies, but now even the humour has gone. I'm simply left with a dismay at how many people can gain so much enjoyment at the thought of another's suffering. So the question is, how do others continue to get enjoyment from R&S? Just to give an idea of why I am dismayed at the level of hatred here, this is part of the latest in a long list of messages I've received from people here. "I've been to Australia. It's a DUMP compared to California. Shouldn't have waisted so many hours on that flight, to visit a country that is so anti-American and hostile to American soldiers. its people like you that make me wish we would nuke europe and australia. its people like you that make innocent americans vote for people like bush. I wish he was still in power. I've been recruited to save the world for those who seek to destroy Christ. There is a massive global movement right now, centered in europe, to destroy religion. I consider radical atheists in europe to be comparable to the taliban, and I want them eliminated. It's about power. The socialists of Europe want to destroy USA's power. I won't tolerate it. We have the most nuclear weapons. That's ALL we need. The innocent American children that have been killed because of people like you. It's just so wrong. I hope you die." It went on for quite a while telling me how evil I am and how the U.S should simply nuke everyone else. She was quite serious, and wanted the rest of the world to be scared of American power.Joe, I was going to respond to your answer point by point, but realised it was a waste of time. You didn't read what I wrote, you read what you wanted me to have written. You changed the meaning of my question to justify your vitriolic response. You are yet another person I have found on R&S that evokes nothing but contempt from me. The only real complaint you had about my question was that I actually use correct grammar and spelling. I'll actually take that as a compliment, a sophomore level is more than I ever achieved. I didn't finish high school. You seem to think that I should be hiding behind poor grammar and spelling simply to fit in with the rest of your hatemongers. I think I'll stay with the minority. more

Resolved Question: Going to the mall in an hour, and need to know where to find vampire contact lenses.?

so i;m going to be a vampire for halloween and the only stores that i think would sell them would be hottopic or spencers, i don't want to do an online order because i need them for tommorow. here's all the stores in the mall A Pea in the Pod abercrombie Abercrombie & Fitch Absolutely Optical Adrenalina Aeropostale Aldo American Eagle Outfitters American Greetings Ann Taylor Ann Taylor LOFT Anne Fontaine Apple at&t Auntie Anne's Aveda Bailey Banks & Biddle Bakers Ballard Designs Banana Republic Women Bare Escentuals Bath & Body Works Bay Street Body Jewelry Beads Plus Bear Creek Closets bebe Betsey Johnson BICO Australia The Body Shop Bose BOSS Hugo Boss The Boutique at Robb & Stucky Interiors Brighton Collectibles Brookstone Brow Art 23 Build-A-Bear Workshop Burberry Cache Cache Luxe Caribbean Jubilee Champs Sports The Children's Place Cigar Shop Cinnabon Cioccolato Claire's Accessories Clarks Coach Coldwater Creek Cole Haan Concierge Desk Crane & Co. Crate&Barrel Crocs Custo Barcelona Day by Day Calendar Diesel Dillard's Eleganza Leather Everything But Water Express Fairy Line Naturals Fashionista Fit 2 Run Foot Locker Fossil GLAM GNC Live Well Godiva Chocolatier Gratiae Gucci GUESS? Gymboree Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream and Yogurt Halloween Shoppe Harry and David Helzberg Diamonds Hollister Co. Hollywood Obsessions Hot Topic I-Smart Massagers Invisible Shield J. Crew J. Jill Janie and Jack Jessica McClintock Jestibo Wireless Johnston & Murphy Jos. A. Bank Journeys Journeys Kidz JSK Designer Sunglasses Justice Kate Spade Kay Jewelers King Jewelers L'Occitane Landau Lee Nails LensCrafters The Levi's Store Lexus of Tampa Bay Lounge Louis Vuitton Lucky Brand LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics MAC Cosmetics Marco's Salon MasterCuts Family Haircutters Mayors Jewelers The Men's Wearhouse and Tux Milano Exchange Montblanc Movado Multiware Multiware Boutique Nail Art Nail Fever Nail Pro Beaute Spa Neiman Marcus News at the Plaza Nordstrom Nordstrom Ebar Oakley Ocean Drive Fashion Old Northeast Jewelers Origins Pac Sun Pandora PH8 Poco Pattino Premier Proactiv ProntoWash PUMA Quiet Flight Surf Shop Quiksilver Boardriders Club RadioShack Regis Signature Salon & Spa Renaissance Tampa Hotel Ritz Camera One Hour Photo Robb & Stucky Interiors Rosetta Stone The Row Royale Ruehl No.925 Samsonite Sanrio SEE Eyewear Sephora Shortcuts Skechers Sleep Number by Select Comfort SoHo Solstice Sunglass Boutique Sony Style Spencer Gifts St. Petersburg Times Information Center Starbucks Coffee Starbucks Coffee (inside) Steve Madden Sunglass Hut International Swarovski Swatch T-Mobile Talbots Talbots Petites Talbots Women Teavana Ticketmaster Tiffany & Co. Tilly's Time Square International Tommy Bahama TONI & GUY Toni bijoux Trade Secret True Religion Brand Jeans TUMI Usaken Valenchi Venus Mini Med Spa Verizon Wireless Victoria's Secret Waldenbooks The Walking Company Wet Seal Williams-Sonoma Wolford XXI Forever Yankee Candle Co. Z-Gallerie Zales Jewelers Zara more

Resolved Question: How do I get a pilots license in WA? (Light single engine props)?

How do I get a General Flying License, or a Cross Country Pilots license in Western Australia? I've looked at Jandakot Flight Center and they haven't really got much information online? Thanks, any information is helpful :) more

Resolved Question: wages and conditions working for flight centre?

Hi i am thinking of applying for a job at flight centre in australia, does anyone know the wages (26 year old) the commissions, the perks and the overall conditions. i would really like to know so i know whether i should bother. thanks more

Resolved Question: step by step tourist visa application Australia?

URGENT.... I need to know how to get a tourist visa for Perth,Australia(from South Africa-though I think its the same for most countries). Lone traveler(either 17 or 18) please add the links as required in order PLEASE I tried from the flight centre website, but there are so many forms and it doesn't seem right, how do you know which to fill in? And how do I write a permission letter for my friend coming from SA? please help I need the info within this week more

Voting Question: does anyone know how much it costs to change an internation flight with flight centre (brisbane australia)?

I booked my flight 2 days ago...couldnt get the dates i wanted cos they were over $1500. So i booked thinking that it wouldnt get any better. NOW... when i look online, the flights have dropped $200..(yes i know... too bad for me) But, cos i wanted these dates in the first place, how much do u think it would cost if i changed back to wat i wanted??? even if i save $100 im cool hehe....thanks for ur help. more

Resolved Question: 60 days a mistake or...........................?

Read this article from 7starsdubai.weblog!! This happened to me too on 27 Febr. and had to pay 2000 uad fines. I got a STAMPED 60 days visit visa on 31 Dec.2008 in my passport.As said in the article I wrote an email to amer@dnrd.ae to ask for compassion and a refund. DUBAI // Some visitors to the UAE are facing heavy fines upon leaving the country because of erroneous official stamps in their passports. Under the rule changes introduced last July, all visit visas are now valid for 30 days instead of 60. Yet number visitors since then have been given stamps in their passports showing 60-day validity. “I came in on Dec 28 and was given a visa at the airport that says ‘60 days from date of entry’,” said Anne, a British citizen. “I left 43 days later but was stopped at passport control and told that there were no more 60-day visas. The man said they were all 30 days, and I had to pay an Dh800 (US$218) fine. I wasn’t the only one; the people in front of me were having to pay Dh3,000. It was lucky that I had just enough cash on me or I would have missed my flight.”She said she was offered no explanation about when or why the rules had changed.“I asked how I was supposed to know that what was written in my passport was incorrect and was told that I should have read the newspapers,” she said. “It’s very unclear and seems harsh.” Even the British Embassy admits to some confusion. A notice on the website of the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office says: “The length of visit visas given to visitors on arrival changed with effect January 1 2009. The Ministry of Immigration has told us verbally, but not confirmed in writing, that British nationals will get a 30-day visa on arrival.” Nationals of 33 countries, including most of Europe, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, get their initial 30-day visa free, and are also given a 10-day grace period during which they can pay to extend the visa by another 30 days. Citizens of other countries have to pay on arrival and cannot extend their stays. Jerome, who holds Italian and Swiss passports, was fined at the border when driving to Oman for a day trip. “The immigration officer said I had overstayed, despite the fact that my visa said 60 days and I was well within that time,” he said. “In order to leave I had to pay Dh1,300. The official just said the rules had changed and that what it said in my passport did not count.” Jerome said he went to different offices of the Department of Naturalisation and Residency – Dubai (DNRD) trying to get a refund. “But nobody seemed to know what was going on,” he said. “Eventually I was told to submit a complaint online. I just don’t understand why I was fined. I’m not in this country to break the law; if I had known my visa was only valid for 30 days, I would have left within that time.” The DNRD said 60-day visa stamps were no longer being used. “Since July 2008, the system has seen a large-scale change, and some errors were bound to happen,” said Major Gen Mohammed al Marri, the director general of the DNRD. “If it is a human error by one of our employees, we will do our best to rectify it on a case-by-case basis, and if it is a lack of understanding of the regulations, our call-centre staff would be happy to offer the correct information.” Gen al Marri urged people with complaints to get in touch with the DNRD either by telephone (800 5111) or by e-mail (amer@dnrd.ae). Complaints can also be made on the internet at www.amer.ae. Information on the various types of visas is at www.dnrd.ae. more

Resolved Question: Can you believe that US Government Defense system is spending 1000s of dollars to "Track Santa"? Seriously??!?

Military center tracking Santa's sleigh ride COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Who says Santa Claus doesn't exist? The military personnel charged with being the eyes in the sky are certainly acting like he does — and they've been joined on the Internet by millions of believers. Even doubters have reason to pause when they hear the North American Aerospace Defense Command — or NORAD, which monitors air and space threats against the U.S. and Canada — is in charge of the annual Christmas mission to keep children informed of Santa's worldwide journey to their homes. "They challenge it, but only to a point," said Senior Master Sgt. Sharon Ryder-Platts, 49, who for five years has been a Santa tracker, taking calls from those wanting to know the location of jolly old St. Nick. According to NORAD, Santa began his latest flight early Wednesday at the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean. Historically, Santa visits the South Pacific first, then New Zealand and Australia. NORAD points out that only Santa knows his route. Last year, NORAD's Santa tracking center answered 94,000 calls and responded to 10,000 e-mails. About 10.6 million visitors went to the Web site, which can be viewed in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese and Chinese. (I get it, Santa is the spirit of Christmas,and it's great for the Children, But in this economy to pay people to answer the phones, work the computer systems and "track santa" it's just a big waste of money in this economy.I VOTE EVERY single Election since I was 18. I voted in every election in 2004 and every election in 2008. I love the Spirit of Christmas! I really really do. But with everyone needing "Bail outs' why spend alot of money for something that happens once a year. Me and my family even fight for this Country! With a Brother overseas right now, missing his third Christmas, Don't you dare tell me about the spirit of Christmas! It's because of what we Do, Makes you guys have another Christmas safe.Of course there not going to tell you how much they spend. "They want you to have the Spirit Of Christmas! God Bless our Troops and God Bless the Men and Women who make this Country Safe!Of course there not going to tell you how much they spend. "They want you to have the Spirit Of Christmas! God Bless our Troops and God Bless the Men and Women who make this Country Safe! more

Resolved Question: Poll : How dumb can people get... ? ?

Found this article on the net _________________________ Melbourne, Nov 10 (ANI): Travel agents are known for arranging proper traveling for people, but the complaints attended by them will make us witness the funny or may be the sad side of their work. Travel specialists from around the world have now compiled a list of the most bizarre complaints by travelers, who can go to any extent to get compensation. One travel agent received a complaint from a tourist at a top African game lodge overlooking a waterhole, who spotted a visibly aroused elephant and complained that the sight of this rampant beast ruined his honeymoon by making him feel "inadequate". Another wacky complaint had a group of UFO-believers, who were holding a conference at a Novotel hotel, express their fears of being infiltrated by aliens because the locks on the meeting room doors had not been changed. There was also a complaint filed by a guest at a Novotel in Australia who complained his soup was too thick and strong. He was inadvertently slurping the gravy at the time. Another Aussie hotel was told by a football star that his hotel room overlooking Sydney's Manly beach was unsuitable because the sound of the sea kept him awake. "By and large, Australians are pretty relaxed about travel and don't make many strange complaints or demands," News.com.au quoted Flight Centre spokesman Haydn Long, as saying. "They're mostly good travellers who understand that things may be done differently to what they'd expect in Australia," he added. But that did not stop one Aussie traveller from cribbing that his hotel room "was decorated in a feminine manner". Other complaints included a panic-stricken dumb woman who called reception and angrily protested that she was locked in her room. Staff later discovered that the woman, who had never stayed in a hotel before, had read the "do not disturb" sign on the inside doorknob and assumed she should not open it. According to one British travel company's survey, some travellers complained of not enjoying going away on holiday because foreigners "didn't want to speak English". ____________________________________ Star if you think its funny more

Resolved Question: Most bizarre travel complaints witnessed by travel agents enlisted?

Melbourne, Nov 10 (ANI): Travel agents are known for arranging proper traveling for people, but the complaints attended by them will make us witness the funny or may be the sad side of their work. Travel specialists from around the world have now compiled a list of the most bizarre complaints by travelers, who can go to any extent to get compensation. One travel agent received a complaint from a tourist at a top African game lodge overlooking a waterhole, who spotted a visibly aroused elephant and complained that the sight of this rampant beast ruined his honeymoon by making him feel "inadequate". Another wacky complaint had a group of UFO-believers, who were holding a conference at a Novotel hotel, express their fears of being infiltrated by aliens because the locks on the meeting room doors had not been changed. There was also a complaint filed by a guest at a Novotel in Australia who complained his soup was too thick and strong. He was inadvertently slurping the gravy at the time. Another Aussie hotel was told by a football star that his hotel room overlooking Sydney's Manly beach was unsuitable because the sound of the sea kept him awake. "By and large, Australians are pretty relaxed about travel and don't make many strange complaints or demands," News.com.au quoted Flight Centre spokesman Haydn Long, as saying. "They're mostly good travellers who understand that things may be done differently to what they'd expect in Australia," he added. But that did not stop one Aussie traveller from cribbing that his hotel room "was decorated in a feminine manner". Other complaints included a panic-stricken dumb woman who called reception and angrily protested that she was locked in her room. Staff later discovered that the woman, who had never stayed in a hotel before, had read the "do not disturb" sign on the inside doorknob and assumed she should not open it. According to one British travel company's survey, some travellers complained of not enjoying going away on holiday because foreigners "didn't want to speak English". (ANI)This is the link of the article : http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20081110/959/tod-most-bizarre-travel-complaints-witne.html more

Resolved Question: Pregnant, please help.?

I am currently 7 weeks pregnant and working away from home on a 11/3/10/4 roster (home every second weekend) for a chinese company newly operational in Australia. The flight is two hours, and every day i am to travel three hours by bus. This requires getting up at 5am, and not returning until 7pm. Conidition is very hot, no choice in food, and there is only one medical centre to service the town. I want to move back to our city office where i can still carry out the same work, only i will be able to get the support i need. My employer requires me to write a letter strongly stipulating my reasons. Help of how to word it professionaly would be of great help. more

Voting Question: Does anyone know the name of a movie about 9/11?

I remember this movie airing in australia several years ago and most probably over the world too. To describe it to you the main setting of the movie was inside the WTC showing some amazing camerawork and scenes of the plane impacting the building aswell as people trapped on high floors. The main plot of the movie was several firefighters and office workers trying to escape the tower and rescueing others along the way. Ive watched several 9/11 movies but unable to find the one im looking for. Ive seen the following 9/11 movies which arent what i remember: Farenheit 9/11 9/11 World Trade Center Flight 93 And it is none of those, i read somewhere about a movie named Stairwell: Trapped in the WTC. That sounds like it could be the one, but if anyone knows which movie im talking about and could give me the name so i could buy it from somewhere because it was a very good movie! Thanks :)world trade center is mostly about guys trapped under debris, this movie was mainly set in the towers and involved ongoing rescues and people/firemen trying to escape the tower, anyone know of a list with all possible 9/11 films? more

Resolved Question: Do travel agents i.e flight centre, organise weddingp packages?

ie. return flights, accomodation, price per person for a small number of guests. All wedding bits a pieces like celebrant, register, limo etc in Qld, Australia? If not who does something like this? more

Resolved Question: Can someone recommend a good reliable travel insurance provider for my short holiday in Hong Kong next month?

Would appreciate a suggestion about a good travel insurance provider for my short holiday in Hong Kong next month. Prices range from $63 to $170 for a 10 day holiday in Hong Kong. You get what you pay for I suppose! Any suggestions? Have only looked at Flight Centre, RAC and Zuji cover so far. Thanks gemhak, Perth, West Australia more

Resolved Question: What is an alternative site to simple savings.com.au? I am ineterested in saving money?

Hi I am interested in finding an alternative web site to simple saving.com.au. I am also intertested in going on a holiday but i am on a disability pension. I am wondering if there are any web sites that offer pensioners holidays discounts better than what places like flight centre offer. I am looking for both in Australia and over seas. Cheers Raymond more

Resolved Question: Cheap Airfares?

Today in class i over heard people talking about a cheap airfare to Melbourne, from darwin IN AUSTRALIA. They said it was only $69.95 one way but they didn't say the name of the plane. I've checked all the flight websites like jetstar, Qantas, Virgin blue, tiger airways and flight center and non of them have $69.95 from Darwin to Melbourne. If you know where i can get that cheap ticket from can you please tell me thankz alot greatly appreciated! more

Resolved Question: Some people will do anything to get into Australia?

Hope she enjoys the next few years in a psychiatric ward. "A woman passenger on a New Zealand commuter plane has been charged with hijacking after she allegedly stabbed both pilots and threatened to blow up the 19-seat aircraft, police said on Friday. The pilots were attacked about 20 minutes into the Air New Zealand flight between the South Island centres of Blenheim and Christchurch by a woman armed with a knife who demanded to be flown to Australia, police said in a statement." uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKWEL29860220080208Grish how about this. Just click Answer this Question and then click the link. http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKWEL29860220080208 more

Resolved Question: Sydney Travel Expo?

Hi just wondering if anyone has been to a travel expo in Australia? There's a Flight Centre one at the Syd Convention Ctr this weekend and I have to work but not sure whether it's worth it to get someone to go for me. I need to get a 6mth return ticket to France, plus book a tour or two around Europe. Do these expos provide significant savings? Any traps to watch out for (eg I know a deposit has to be paid on the day) or other tips for getting a good deal? Thanks :-) more

Resolved Question: Can a Japanese on a student Visa in Australia purchase a JR pass if recently married to a foreigner?

some friends of mine and I are going to japan. We can all buy JR passes to make the traveling cheaper except for my friends new husband who is japanese and cannot. howver on all the JR websites they claim that you either must have permanent residency Or be married to a non-japanese. as he's only recently married he cnat get a permanent visa just yet, but he meets the otehr criteteria.......i read it on 1000 sites but today at Flight centre they said "anyone wuth a japanese passport cant purchase one at all" but it clearly states the criteria for Japanese passport holders wanting to buy. Does anyone have expericen here? Am i and the websites wrong? or are flight centre full of uneducated people? and if he can go, what must he take as proof to flight centre and japan to not get accused of unlawfully buying a tourists pass? please help. thanks. more

Resolved Question: What does it take to be a travel agent?

I see that there are similar questions but in Australia, if I wanted to become a travel agent for say....Flight Centre or Harvey World Travel, would I need to do some course or some university degree to get me there as a travel consultant. This is just to be an employee (so I hope I dont have to go to uni to be an employee), but wat would I have to do?? more

Resolved Question: airfares brisbane australia to boston USA?

I am wondering any good reputable websites or fares for my mother to fly from Brisbane Australia to Boston USA. So far she is being quoted $2400 per ticket through flight center to come next July. I have told her June or September my be cheaper. Any ideas. There must be cheaper fares! more

Resolved Question: how much are plane tickets from australia to brazil? (in AUD)?

I tried the Flight Centre website but it won't come up with the prices... any other places to find out? more

Resolved Question: Anyone done the Flight Centre......?

..... 31 day trip round Australia? Any good? Can anyone suggest any other tour operators? I want to do a month trip down the east coast... Cheapest I've found so far is £1700. Thanks! more

Resolved Question: Australia trip March 2008 with stops but who to book it with?

Several choices to book the trip through local agent, specialist independent tailor-made agent,airline etc.Any advice? I need a flexible approach with a mix of budget accomodation, internal trips , flights. We are not backpackers but in our fifties still have some of their zest for this trip. Any advise would be welcome. We intend to stop off in Dubai and Singapore.Perth is our 1st stop in Australia, Red Centre,Top End, Cairns and Great Barrier Reef and finally Brisbane. more

Resolved Question: Airline Help?

Hi. I am trying to find out for how to get to Sweden from Australia. I have been on Stockholm's Alanda Airport Website but I can't find a page with all the airlines. I tried stuff like webjet and flight centre but half those airlines dont go to Sweden when I get on the site. Is there another way for finding airlines going to Arlanda Airport in Stockholm Sweden?? Thanks. PS Before you answer a travel agent, I like doing reserch before I enquire there Thanks more

Resolved Question: How to become a travel consultant?

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