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TREATED LIKE TERRORISTS
So much for the red carpet treatment

TREATED LIKE TERRORISTS:  So much for the red carpet treatment 02 SEP 2010:  A delegation of Pakistani military officials stormed out of Washington, D.C., Tuesday night after they were removed from a United Airlines flight on Sunday evening. The nine officials were on their way to Tampa to attend a US-Pakistani defence conference. Read more...


THE BIG SPEND
Covering up the big spill

THE BIG SPEND: Covering up the big spill 02 SEP 2010:  BP spent US $93 million on advertising in the months after it spilled its guts (so to speak) in the Gulf of Mexico this year.  That’s more than triple the amount it spent for the same period in 2009, and Representative Kathy Castor, a Florida Democrat, who requested the congressional study that came up with those numbers, is not happy. Read more...


NEW AND HAPPENING
Riviera Maya Update
Anita Draycott

 NEW AND HAPPENING: Riviera Maya Update 02 SEP 2010: What’s new on the Riviera Maya?  The shorter answer might be what’s not? Perhaps no other destination on earth has mastered the art of blending conservation and commercialism with such panache. On August 30 at Toronto’s Old Mill  & Spa, Orlando Hidalgo presented a very informative seminar. Pass these highlights and tips along to your clients. Read more...


EARLy FALL
Blowing in the wind
David Tait

EARLy FALL: Blowing in the wind 02 SEP 2010: I've been looking forward to this last week of the summer all year. A final chance to unwind before the kids go back to school and our three goalie sons' travel hockey season takes over our lives for the next seven long months. Read more...


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In case you missed yesterday (or last week)... here is a selection of recent stories:
ON THE UP AND UP
Could it be the ancillary fees

ON THE UP AND UP:  Could it be the ancillary fees 01 SEP 2010:  IATA member airlines have reported second quarter results and, despite a less than rosy global economy, multiple (and threatened) strikes and the fallout from volcanic ash   the 47 airlines reporting in made a combined net profit of US$3.9 billion. Read more...


UNAVOIDABLE
Goa hit by mysterious oil slick - again

UNAVOIDABLE:  Goa hit by mysterious oil slick - again 01 SEP 2010:  More oil, but from where? A clean-up operation was under way in Goa yesterday after some beaches in the Indian state were found covered in a thick layer of oil. Read more...


NOT A VIRGIN VIRGIN STRIKE
Virgin in talks to avert airline's first-ever strike

NOT A VIRGIN VIRGIN STRIKE:  Virgin in talks to avert airline's first-ever strike 01 SEP 2010: Virgin Atlantic is in talks with the union representing the airline's pilots as they desperately attempt to avert the company’s first-ever strike. Read more...


GOLF SAFARIS
Creatures great and small are par for the course
Anita Draycott

  GOLF SAFARIS: Creatures great and small are par for the course  01 SEP 2010: These days as golf courses get more environmentally friendly you’re likely to experience more than birdies and eagles. After chasing dimpled white balls over five continents, I’ve encountered a variety of wildlife on the links from mammoth elks in Banff to docile kangaroos in Australia. I’ve never been attacked, but I was robbed of a tuna sandwich by feisty free-range chickens in Hawaii, and, in Malaysia, a monkey pilfered a package of gum. Read more...


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