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In the travel news today! |
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Passenger Service Charges at SA Airports |
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Passenger service charges at SA airports are set to increase in
October by : 50% to R105,26 for international flights 49% to R79,82
for regional flights and 47% to R38,59 for domestic flights ....
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New System Means End of Temporary Passports |
Temporary South African passports will no longer be issued and a new
passport system will be introduced before the end of this financial
year, said deputy minister of home affairs, Malusi Gigaba.
Gigaba ....
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Use your SA Sim card in Japan |
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From August 1, South Africans will be able to use their SIM cards,
regardless of which network they subscribe to, in Japan. MTN and Cell
C already provide roaming in Japan. |
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Cape Town is the best city in Africa |
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Cape Town was voted best city in Africa and the Middle East in the
American Publication Travel and Leisure World’s Best Awards 2007
readers’ survey. Nine of the top 25 hotels in the region were in ....
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25mn euros for Paris-Orly upgrade |
Aéroports de Paris has invested 25 million euros to revamp the
international passengers’ circuit of South Terminal at Paris-Orly
airport.
These upgrades will increase by 10% the terminal handling ....
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Brussels Airport steps up check-in process |
Brussels Airport has selected the Advanced Planning and Scheduling
Suite from Dutch software vendor Quintiq to improve its planning and
capacity studies of check-in desks and gates.
By implementing ....
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Jumeirah Tower Hotel in London aims for pre-Olympics opening |
A tower hotelon London’s Southbank, to be managed by Dubai-based
luxury group Jumeirah, has won planning approval.
The Jumeirah Hotel at Beetham Tower willhave 261 rooms and suites,
restaurants ....
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Singapore Donates 1st A380 Fare Sales to Charity |
Singapore Airlines, the first airline in the world to fly the new
Airbus A380 – is preparing for the first commercial flight of the new
double-decker jumbo jet, from Singapore to Sydney and return.
It ....
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KLM to renew in-flight systems |
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is renewing and extending its range of
personal in-flight entertainment aboard its intercontinental fleet.
During the coming three months, passengers will be able to use ....
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More Hybrid Cars Are Available to Rent |
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Avis Rent A Car is adding 500 Nissan Altima hybrids to its U.S. fleet
this month and Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding 1,500 Toyota Priuses in
the fall, becoming the latest examples of the rental-car industry’s
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