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Turbulence injures seven on Dragonair flight

16 MAY: Five passengers and two crew aboard a Dragonair flight were injured when their plane struck severe air turbulence en route from Beijing to Hong Kong on Friday.
Read more: Turbulence injures seven on Dragonair flight

Brits take to river cruising, but not as fast as Aussies

16 MAY: Europe river cruising has become the fastest-growing sector of the UK cruise market, despite a big increase in ocean cruise programs based largely on the port of Southampton.
Read more: Brits take to river cruising, but not as fast as Aussies

Queenstown wins lion’s share of Aussie incentive travel

16 MAY: The South Island resort of Queenstown has become the No.1 venue in NZ for incentive travel - including business from Australia.
Read more: Queenstown wins lion’s share of Aussie incentive travel

NCL pulls Eastern Med program as unrest hits bookings

16 MAY: Concern about political unrest in the Middle East is still having an effect on Eastern Mediterranean cruise business.
Read more: NCL pulls Eastern Med program as unrest hits bookings

NZ closes borders to Rugby World Cup sex workers

13 MAY: New Zealand immigration authorities are stepping up border security and brothel checks to clamp down on overseas prostitutes arriving to work illegally during the Rugby World Cup, the NZ Herald newspaper reports today.
Read more: NZ closes borders to Rugby World Cup sex workers

Home-based agents punch above their weight in the industry award stakes

13 MAY: Bigger, longer-established agency networks continue to dominate annual industry award presentations.

But data collated by TravelManagers shows that its home-based personal travel managers (PTMs) are punching above their weight.

Good news from America for tip-wary Aussies

13 MAY: Australian travellers don’t like tipping - and many have a real fear of being hit on by aggressive cabbies and waiters when they visit the USA.

But TravelManagers personal travel manager Gayle Dawson says their fears are largely unfounded. America is not a land of compulsory 20% tipping.

Community involvement brings rewarding returns in WA

13 MAY: Involvement in community affairs has paid off for Chris Dobson in more ways than one.

Not only has it helped the Geraldton WA personal travel manager build a healthy business with a strong repeat bookings factor - it has won her industry recognition on two fronts.

Quotes of the week

13 MAY: A selection of the more memorable travel-related comments appearing in the media this week.
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Fight on Virgin Atlantic plane causes $40,000 damage

13 MAY: Unwanted sexual advances by a drunken man on a Virgin Atlantic Airways flight led to a wild brawl with a female passenger, resulting in almost $40,000 worth of damage to the aircraft, plane, website news.com.au reports today.
Read more: Fight on Virgin Atlantic plane causes $40,000 damage

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News in Brief for 6 February

UK SNOW CHAOS One-third of the flights at London Heathrow were due to be cancelled yesterday amid forecasts of heavy snow. Authorities warned of dangerous driving conditions.

RUN OVER BY JET A Boeing worker was seriously injured Saturday when he was run over by a 787 Dreamliner being towed at the planemaker’s Paine Field airport north of Seattle. The man was initially trapped under right wing landing gear.

SCUBA DEATH A US tourist has died while scuba diving in Grand Cayman in the Caribbean.The 47-year-old woman lost consciousness while ascending from a dive on Saturday. Efforts were made to revive her, but she was declared dead soon after being taken to a hospital.

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