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Traveller letters: Here’s a sure-fire way to keep backpackers off Bondi

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We travelled in early March via Doha to Barcelona to start a long-awaited holiday adventure in Spain, Portugal Morocco. We travelled in business class (a once-only treat), but others in our tour group in a different class experienced the same service. One travel organisation that gets it right is Premier Inns in the UK.

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Arup's vision of the future of rail: driverless trains, maintenance drones, and automatic freight delivery

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A new report by Arup reveals a vision of the future of rail travel in light of trends such as urban population growth, climate change and emerging technologies. Airports Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Government Buildings Transit Facilities Transportation & Parking Facilities'

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Do Steel Toe Boots Set Off Metal Detectors?

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We all know how metal detectors at airports, malls, railway stations, banks, and entrances to every important building are sensitive to even the smallest metallic objects. Things such as small knives or pins, coins, keys and steel toe boots can set off metal detectors at the airport security. . How to Travel with Steel Toe Boots?

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More than a million travellers visit the Maldives each year. Here’s what they don’t see

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There are not too many airports in the world where you can walk outside the terminal at 10pm, cross the road and board a speedboat, a la James Bond. There’s a lounge and no internal stairs so it’s perfect for families or those with mobility issues, but the real bonus is the flybridge with a barbecue, sofa deckchairs and awning.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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An airport of entry (AOE), usually designated with the word “international”, provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. These services allow the airport to serve as an initial port of entry for foreign visitors arriving in a country. NASHVILLE ASCENDS: A CITY AND AIRPORT FLYING HIGH. military forces.

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Race to a Smart Future

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With an open platform, the city would create new uses for different modes of transportation, improve safety information and boost mobility options for underserved neighborhoods. Portland’s concept is called “Ubiquitous Mobility for Portland” (UB Mobile PDX).

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The marginalization of distance

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I’ll wake up at my sister’s place in Vancouver, take a taxi to the airport, and head east on the 2.5 As outgoing chapter chair, the CSC chapter reimburses travel costs (including economy air fare and four nights hotel) for the national conference. hour flight.

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