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News Archive September 2009

‘Special police force’ to set up home in Bangkok airport

''Special police force'' to set up home in Bangkok airport

As part of plans to make Suvarnabhumi International Airport a safer place for travellers, the hub is to receive its own police force to increase security in and around the base – news that may be w…

Category: Asia
Posted 30 Sep 2009

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‘More and more travellers’ taking a gap year in Sri Lanka

''More and more travellers'' taking a gap year in Sri Lanka

Although it is a country with a turbulent past, Sri Lanka’s interior wrangles have increasingly settled within the last year, prompting the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office to lift its warnin…

Category: Asia
Posted 30 Sep 2009

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A gap year abroad ‘can make you a star job candidate’

A gap year abroad ''can make you a star job candidate''

Doing a little travelling, volunteering or taking a gap year abroad can serve to enhance the skill set and CV of job candidates, it has been asserted.According to deputy chief executive of the Nati…

Category: General Travel
Posted 29 Sep 2009

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WWF: 163 new species in the Mekong River

WWF: 163 new species in the Mekong River

Those setting out on a gap year in Thailand or Vietnam may like to peer into the Mekong River, along which scientists have discovered 163 new species, it has emerged. According to the World Wildlif…

Category: Asia
Posted 28 Sep 2009

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‘Skydive onto Everest’ during gap year in Nepal

''Skydive onto Everest'' during gap year in Nepal

This week, two Brits and one Indian traveller attempted to break the world record for the world’s highest skydiving landing point by jumping from a plane and down onto Mount Everest in Nepal. In a…

Category: Asia
Posted 25 Sep 2009

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Gap year in Thailand ‘could be dirt-cheap’

Gap year in Thailand ''could be dirt-cheap''

Adventurers counting their pennies for a gap year in Thailand could find that their expenses do not run up too far during a visit to the country’s bustling capital Bangkok. A survey conducted by V…

Category: Asia
Posted 25 Sep 2009

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Airlines respond to call for 24-hour adjustment period

Airlines respond to call for 24-hour adjustment period

Several carriers have responded to the proposal made last week that they should offer customers a 24-hour window to adjust their personal details free of charge after booking a flight. The call was…

Category: General Travel
Posted 24 Sep 2009

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Drought in Kenya ‘leaves 4m in need of food’

Drought in Kenya ''leaves 4m in need of food''

A drought in Kenya has left around four million people in need of extra food and drink supplies and is affecting around 19 million individuals overall, it has been reported. The drought is also hit…

Category: Africa
Posted 24 Sep 2009

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Tourism New Zealand launches scheme to attract backpackers

Tourism New Zealand launches scheme to attract backpackers

One tourist board has started a new campaign encouraging those on a gap year in New Zealand to extend their stay and get a working holiday visa.Tourism New Zealand explained that the scheme, entitl…

Category: Australasia
Posted 23 Sep 2009

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Surf’s up for those on gap year in New Zealand

Surf''s up for those on gap year in New Zealand

Surfing fanatics who are planning to take a gap year in New Zealand may be waxing their boards gleefully at the news that the country will be home to several major events in 2010. Tourism New Zeala…

Category: Australasia
Posted 23 Sep 2009

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