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Sydney agent wins Scandinavian package for two

19 JULY: Sydney agent Teresa Szozda has won a trip for two to Helsinki, Baltic cruising and more in a competition staged by the Stella Group, Finnair and the Helsinki City Tourist and Convention Bureau.
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Balcony views for everyone at Yangtze River cruise conference

17 AUG: The nearly 50 travel agents who took part in the International Cruise Council Australasia 2010 Masters Conference in China earlier this month are pictured aboard Viking River Cruises vessel Viking Century Sun, which hosted the conference.

Agents spent five nights cruising the Yangtze after two nights in Shanghai.

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Agents find something familiar in Egypt’s White Desert

25 JUN: Travelscene American Express agents have returned from Egypt with some interesting photos.
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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.