Issue: November 10, 2008 (Archive)

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Fare game
Amid challenging conditions in the regional travel market and high costs of aviation fuel, budget carrier AirAsia is making another bid to capitalize on demand for low-cost travel by launching a daily direct flight to Bangkok from Hong Kong at the end of October.

Regional carrier plays safe by hedging fuel costs
Tiger Airways, a budget carrier partly owned by Singapore Airlines, is keeping a consistent ratio of fuel hedging to safeguard against wild swings in oil prices, a company executive said.

In love with Lijiang
The landscape is a feast for the eyes, and the music of the Naxi ethnic people fills the heart. Lijiang, in Yunnan province, is a destination to explore and experience. Located in western Yunnan and surrounded by mountains, the historic city is a five-hour bus ride from Kunming.

Carriers weigh charging for size
Imagine two scales at the ticketing counter, one for your bags and one for you. The price of a ticket depends upon the weight of both.

Class distinctions
Travellers in economy class occasionally encounter that inconsiderate passenger in front who leans back in his seat just when a meal is being consumed and a hot or cold drink is on the seat-back tray.

Hole lot of drama
A few butterflies are early arrivals as the soft sun is breaking through, as if to suggest the nervous anticipation. On a restful morning in Kau Sai Chau, birdcalls puncture the calm. The wind is whispering caution. On the 14th hole at the newest public golf course in Hong Kong, a visitor to our city may cherish the scenic sight, but most golfers pondering the 366-yard par-4 hole, may want to perish the thought of teeing off, particularly if they struggled at the previous hole on the new East Course.

Follow the chairman
People come to Shaoshan village deep in the heart of China to remember their national hero. He launched the Long March, an estimated 6,000-kilometer epic exploit. He fought warlords, the Japanese and the US-supported Kuomintang. On October 1, 1949, he stood in Beijings Tiananmen Square and proclaimed the birth of a new China.

Long ago and far away
Unlike in the days of great ocean liners and the time when we loved to hear the roar of steam locomotives, travellers can now fly direct from Hong Kong to New York in 15 hours.

Business first
One of Indias privately-held carriers has launched direct flights to Hong Kong, aiming to grab a share of international traffic as well as Indian leisure and business travellers in the city.

Beauty within
Agolf-leaf covered tower stands tall in a strikingly beautiful lush green landscape of Buddhist pines, flowering trees, bridges, hexagon pavilions, podiums and ponds alive with multi- colored koi.

World voyage
Globe-trotters who dream of seeing the world's five continents from the balconies of luxury cabins and the decks of well-appointed cruise ships may want to pack their luggage - just once.

Viral outbreak brings focus back on cruise lines
A highly contagious virus sickened more than 100 passengers on a cruise ship that returned to San Diego, California, from a 10-day trip to Mexico.

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