6 SEP: An estimated 1900 IATA agents will share the millions of dollars Qantas is going to have to pay out in commission on fuel surcharges applied since 2004 in the wake of Friday’s High Court decision refusing it leave to appeal against an earlier Federal Court judgement.

6 SEP: Jetset Travelworld shareholders have voted overwhelmingly, but not unanimously, in favour of the merger with Stella.

7 SEP: Safety procedures for tours at the top of Auckland’s landmark Sky Tower are being reviewed after a man threatened to jump 192 metres to the ground yesterday.

7 SEP: Here’s a warning for Australian travellers buying cheap UK rail tickets on the Internet.

7 SEP: The female Hong Kong tour guide who made headlines around the world a few weeks ago after being seen berating Chinese tourists for not spending enough at a particular store has had her qualification certificate revoked.

Canyons resort md Mike Goar pictured on one of the new heated chairs.

7 SEP: A ski resort in Utah is about to get North America’s first heated chairlift.

The new high-speed lift at the Canyons resort (part of the Park City skifields) will have ‘bubble shields’ protecting skiers from the frigid conditions, and seating which heats up to about 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

"This is the future. The experience will be so different", Canyons md Mike Goar told the AP news agency.
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7 SEP: There were flight delays at Christchurch airport this morning after cracks appeared in the domestic terminal building following further earthquake aftershocks.

7 SEP: A Queensland academic says Australia could help end whale hunting by imposing a levy on the tourism industry, the ABC reports.

7 SEP: Australian Foreign Affairs is warning of an outbreak of dengue fever in Delhi, which is hosting next month’s Commonwealth Games.

7 SEP: A freight train derailment in Alice Springs at the weekend has disrupted travel on The Ghan tourist train.