01/08/2009
Travel Afar for Best Value in 2009 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Holidaymakers looking for money-saving trips abroad could find light at the end of the tunnel as better exchange rates and lower living costs, together with a glut of flight and accommodation discounts, bring some of the most aspirational long haul destinations within reach, according to Post Office® Travel Services.
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01/07/2009
Travel Agent Jailed For Breach Of Trust (BruDirect.com)
Ma Elodie Rosales Carlos, who worked with Pan Bright Travel Services at its Kuala Belait branch, had misappropriated money belonging to her employer amounting to nearly $10,000.
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01/08/2009
From bargain to burden: CVC woes (Business Day)
ALREADY burdened with a heavily indebted PBL Media, the private equity firm CVC Asia Pacific now faces a faltering investment in the country's largest travel retailer, Stella Group.
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01/08/2009
Rough Economy Brings Travel Deals (WLNS Lansing)
If you can get away, now's the time.
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01/08/2009
The Bank of England: a brief history (Guardian Unlimited)
Founded in 1694, the Bank of England , known as the old lady of Threadneedle Street, is the government's bank and the UK's central bank. It issues bank notes, controls the UK gold reserves and, since 1997, has set official interest rates. The Bank is the second oldest central bank in the world after the Swedish Riksbank, which was founded in 1668. The need for a central bank in England ...
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01/08/2009
County may sue online travel firms (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Shelby County commissioners are exploring a lawsuit against online travel brokers such as Orbitz and Expedia, claiming those companies may be illegally withholding millions in tax revenues intended for county coffers.
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01/07/2009
HRG Partner Dnata Takes Deep Discount To Become Single Largest Shareholder (Business Travel News)
JUNE 27, 2008 -- United Arab Emirates-based Dnata today acquired a 19.99 percent stake in its partner Hogg Robinson Group, surpassing BCD owner John Fentener van Vlissingen's investment firm as the company's largest single shareholder.
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01/08/2009
Israelis canceling vacations, airlines slashing ticket prices (Haaretz Daily)
The continued fighting in the south has kept Israeli tourists at home, and foreign visitors out, exacerbating the already beleaguered incoming tourism industry. As a result, foreign airlines have begun lowering air fares.
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01/08/2009
2010 Winter Olympic Games Vancouver Accommodations Aboard Chartered Cruise Ship (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
GolfAhoy announces cruise ship stateroom alternative to hotel room accommodations in Vancouver during 2010 Winter Olympic Games. NCL will park the 2,240 passenger Norwegian Star at Vancouver's North Shore under charter arrangement, during the games. Pre and post Olympics golf vacation packages to spectacular Vancouver Island and post Olympic cruise to Pacific Mexican Riviera escorted by PGA Pro ...
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01/07/2009
City controller opts to stay put (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Apparently, city work isn’t that bad after all for Fort Wayne Controller Pat Roller. Mayor Tom Henry on Tuesday announced Roller would be staying in the position she has held since January 2004. Photo caption: Roller
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