Archive for 2007/08


Once Ravaged by War, Now Vacation Spots - New York Times


New York Times
Once Ravaged by War, Now Vacation Spots
New York Times, United States - 6 hours ago
On July 1, Rwanda joined the East African Community, a bloc that includes Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda; much like the European Union, the group plans

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694 Brazilian football players to land Europe - Xinhua

694 Brazilian football players to land Europe
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago
close their eyes because they could not offer the same salary proposed by European clubs, principal destination of young Brazilian football players.

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Greek wildfires don't deter tourists - International Herald Tribune


New York Times
Greek wildfires don't deter tourists
International Herald Tribune, France - Aug 31, 2007
The inferno, still blazing but seemingly under control, hit the western Peloponnesus, a popular tourist destination, hardest, destroying large swaths of
Greek fires fail to deter tourists The Age
Tourists Returning, Greek Officials Say New York Times
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Record seat occupancy for European airlines

Major European airlines posted record seat occupancy rates for July as passenger load factors reached 82.2 per cent. Members of the Association of European Airlines (AEA), which include British Airways and bmi, beat the previous highest figure of just over…


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Carnival Destiny pulls out of St Lucia - The Star

Carnival Destiny pulls out of St Lucia
The Star, St. Lucia - 11 hours ago
Carnival Destiny is reportedly now tapping into the more lucrative European market. La Romana has so many flights per day from European destinations that

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easyJet offers 25 per cent off routes

Book by Tuesday, September 4: Low-cost carrier easyJet has today launched an “early bird” end-of-summer sale, with up to 25 per cent off 334 routes to 84 destinations. Every flight, every day on every route, between October 29 and January…


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Weekend work on Luton Airport rail link

Major engineering work on Saturday, September 1, and Sunday, September 2, is to disrupt rail services to and from Luton Airport. The airport has advised that passengers intending to use First Capital Connect Thameslink route services over the weekend should…


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Celebrations mark Jet2.com’s ten millionth passenger

Jet2.com has marked a significant milestone in its almost five-year history by welcoming its ten millionth passenger. The airline cracked open a bottle of champagne with lucky passenger Nicola Cairns, who was flying from the airline’s base at Belfast International…


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Air Berlin withdraws from Belfast City Airport

Air Berlin is to end its service to Stansted from the George Best Belfast City Airport, just 18 months after starting the route. The BBC website reports that the airline will end its link from Northern Ireland to the UK…


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Dictate Your Destination with Nuance’s Speech Technology - Wireless Developer Network (press release)

Dictate Your Destination with Nuance’s Speech Technology
Wireless Developer Network (press release) - Aug 31, 2007
The new TomTom GO 520 and TomTom GO 720 are available now in retailers across Europe. The TomTom GO 920 will be available in Q4 2007.

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