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Last Kiwi-owned cinema chain sells up
Another New Zealand cinema exhibitor is headed for the exit door.New Zealand cinema exhibitor Barrie Everard is selling the Berkeley Cinema chain to the Hoyts Corporation.The sale of the 21 screens at four multiplexes boosts...
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Quick tourism fix unlikely for Mediterranean meccas
ESTORIL - Tonnes of debt, but great beaches and warm weather. Can tourism help rescue Europe's financially troubled Mediterranean countries?The economies of Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece all depend heavily on tourism, and...
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RWC and GST major impact on tourism sector
Next year's Rugby World Cup and the prospect of a higher GST are set to have a major impact on the tourism sector.
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Poll: 36% of air travellers would complain about noisy children
Approximately 36% of air travellers would complain to a flight
attendant if there were noisy children on-board, according to a
poll on Close Up ... COMMENT
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Freefall to waterfall in new West Coast mine venture
Adrenaline seekers will be able to freefall into the darkness of a century-old mine shaft in an adventure attraction being set up on the South Island's West Coast.The Wild West Adventure Company has bought Australasian rights...
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Air NZ ups domestic capacity ahead of 2011
Air New Zealand will lift domestic capacity by more than 10%
next year to meet expected increased demand, in part due to the
Rugby World Cup
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Recovering Samoa welcomes tourists
Samoa is a beautiful place, a land of golden sand, towering coconut palms and wide, open smiles. But it is also a country in pain. Beneath its idyllic tropical veneer lies a nation intent on rebuilding its infrastructure and its people.
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Southern Travel Holdings half year revenue down
Travel and tourism services company Southern Travel Holdings reported a $538,000 half year loss.
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Fiji battered by strong winds as Cyclone Tomas moves south
Tropical Cyclone Tomas is moving slowly over the Fiji islands,
bringing winds of up to 270 kilometres an hour and heavy rain
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Southern Travel Holdings revenue falls 27.5pc
Travel and tourism services company Southern Travel Holdings has reported a $538,000 half year loss as it confronted the global financial crisis, impacts of swine flu, and foreign exchange movements.The result for the six months...
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Bluff to home on roads less travelled
Two bikes, two children, two adults and two beloved toys made it into Blenheim yesterday more than six weeks after they left Bluff.
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Paying to pick seats 'loathsome'
Paying for extras has become routine for airline passengers but it doesn't mean they like it, with a poll showing more than half of all travellers hate having to fork out to choose their seat.
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MP complains about noisy toddler
A Labour MP denies he overstepped the mark by saying "I wish those kids would shut up" about a noisy two-year-old on an Air New Zealand flight.
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World's best airport lounge named
Airport lounges can ease some of the pain of travelling, and the SUMAQ VIP lounge of Lima's international airport has been voted the world's best for 2010 by independent airport lounge programme Priority Pass.
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House of Travel's faith in farefinder
New Zealand's biggest retail travel chain, House of Travel, says a big investment in a website farefinder tool should pay off, just as its long-haul bookings growth exceeds budget by 30 per cent.
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Lodge sales brisk ahead of World Cup
Fourteen lodges and boutique hotels have changed hands in the last 15 months for more than $75 million.Dean Humphries, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels NZ's national director, has tracked the market which he said had been highly active...
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Rock'n at the Hard Rock Hotel
There's something special about sleeping under the gaze of the Beatles.
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Mt Everest to host gay weddings
Nepal wants to paint Mount Everest pink.
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Māori tourism company earns global award
A New Zealand Māori tour company specialising in unique Kiwi experiences has won a prestigious global award.
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Europe's most eye-catching buildings
Ancient castles and churches tend to spring to mind when one thinks of European architecture. And for good reason. A seemingly endless chain of historical relics covers the lands from London to Athens.
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