The Globetrotters Club

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  • Oz Shark Attack

    A Brisbane woman has been killed in a shark attack at Amity Point, North Stradbroke Island near Brisbane. She was swimming about 15m (49ft) offshore when she was attacked in…

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  • Doing Your Own Thing

    A recent report in “Holiday Which?”, published by the British Consumers’ Association, found that the number of people who take “independent holidays” has now overtaken those booking the traditional package,…

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  • Airline Passenger Dropped Off

    In December 2005, a drunken male passenger on a flight from northern England to the Spanish tourist island of Tenerife was dropped off at a small island off the African…

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  • China as World's Destination

    Bear in mind, before you read this, that this news is reported by the China Travel Service. “China is the main engine driving Asia-Pacific travel; and by 2020, China is…

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  • Don't Stowaway!

    If you are found to be a stowaway on a ship, the ship owners are obliged by law to bear the costs to send you home. Unfortunately for seven Tanzanian…

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  • SkyTeam Asia Pass

    Visitors to Asia and the Pacific should look out for the new SkyTeam Asia Pass that gives access to 61 cities in 21 countries through three major gateways: Guam, Seoul…

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  • HK Low Cost Long Haul Carrier

    Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, a new start up company aims to be a low cost carrier but operate long haul routes. They plan to make their maiden flight from Hong…

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  • Fat Flyers

    A belated entry to the e-newsletter; this was passed to me by Padmassana whilst the Beetle was working away in SE Asia. Padmassana heard on the radio that a Thomsonfly…

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  • Our Friends Ryanair

    Webmaster Paul notes that Ryanair now have air sickness bags and you don’t need to ask for them! The catch they look like a film mailer which is what they…

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  • Chiang Mai Safari

    The Chiang Mai Night Safari Park, part of a huge project aimed at turning the area into “Chiang Mai World”, has received a boost with Kenya agreeing to provide Thailand…

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