19 JAN: A Pacific Blue pilot fired after a boozey, drug-fuelled party at his Christchurch apartment has failed to win back his job.

19 JAN: Gunmen in the Ethiopia’s arid north attacked a group of European tourists, killing five, wounding two and kidnapping two, an Ethiopian official said yesterday.

19 JAN: Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts announced yesterday that it’s ending the sale of shark’s fin at its 72 properties worldwide, with immediate effect.

19 JAN: The Costa Concordia grounding has given rise to colourful comparisons with the Titanic disaster. But Italian media has found a real link between the two events.

19 JAN: Poland is looking for an investor to turn the 'Wolf's Lair' of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler into a tourist attraction, according to a report today by news agency Reuters.

18 JAN: Falkland Islands authorities are under fire for allegedly turning away a Princess Cruises liner hit by an outbreak of gastric illness.

18 JAN: A husband and wife in their 70s have been found guilty of disorderly conduct after they raised their voices and allegedly swore at staff in the customs hall of Perth airport, website PerthNow reports today.

18 JAN: The Queensland government has launched an investigation into the commissions being paid on tour excursion sales, amid claims that some so-called tour desks are demanding payouts of up to 50%.

18 JAN: Home-based retail group TravelManagers has reported a 49% increase in international air ticket sales for the year to June.

18 JAN: A new branch of Qantas Holidays/JTG Cruise Holidays in the inner-Sydney suburb of Alexandria and two new Flight Centre branches in Victoria are among 13 head office and branch locations approved for Travel Compensation Fund membership in the first half of January.

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