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Cheapflights’ Top Five Travel Predictions for 2011

New year … Cheapflights.com predicts Here, Cheapflights.com issues Air Travel’s Top Five Predictions for 2011: Solo Travel / Literary Travel The world is more open to solo travel and soul searching than ever before. The release of iconic movies such … Continue reading

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New engine failure on Qantas flight

Posted on: 26 Jan 2011 at 12:03 PM Australian airline Qantas has been forced to deny allegations of systematic maintenance failure following the latest emergency landing. A Qantas operated Boeing 747 was earlier forced to land in Bangkok while on … Continue reading

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Could the world’s largest “supervolcano” erupt?

Posted on: 25 Jan 2011 at 05:29 PM Scientists monitoring a “supervolcano” underneath Yellowstone National Park in the United States have warned that it is may erupt for the first time in 600,000 years. A swelling magma reservoir, which covers … Continue reading

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Qantas safety jinx strikes again as jet plummets 25,000ft mid-air

Posted on: 25 Jan 2011 at 11:10 AM Qantas, once dubbed the world’s safest airline, has been rocked by another safety scare after a fault led to one of its planes plummeting 25,000ft mid-flight. Passengers grabbed oxygen masks as the … Continue reading

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Cheapflights adds inspiration tool and mobile site

Search and you shall fly… check out Cheapflights’ new tools Cheapflights.com has launched a new feature on its site providing inspiration to travelers who are open to suggestions, or maybe haven’t made up their minds about where to visit – … Continue reading

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An end of an era for British Airways

Posted on: 21 Jan 2011 at 04:01 PM British Airways has ended almost a quarter of a century of trading on the stock exchange ahead of its merger with Spain’s Iberia. From Monday, the shares will trade as International Airlines … Continue reading

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Groups Market Recovering After Near 30% Decline

New PhoCusWright report examines key trends in technology, procurement and spend management that are dramatically reshaping a hobbled corporate meetings landscape. A new report from PhoCusWright finds that the U.S. corporate groups and meetings market suffered an astounding 29% decline … Continue reading

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