TRAVEL: Please visit us. We'll pay you!

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Wednesday 1 May, 2013 Please visit us. We'll pay you! HOW IS this for an incentive? Visitors to this island paradise will be given hundreds of dollars as part of an extraordinary tourism initiative. Airbus plane in near-miss with UFO A PASSENGER jet was moments away from crashing into a "UFO" flying over a major UK city  in a case that has baffled investigators. 11 comments on this story Gorgeous photos of our glorious Earth ONE of the world's oldest photography competitions, National Geographic's Traveler Photo Contest is accepting entries from around the world. Plane food is coming to the ground HAVE you ever loved the meal you were served on a plane so much that you longed to try it with your feet on solid ground? Well now's your chance. Really... Haunted and spectacular lighthouses PLAY lighthouse keeper at these top 15 iconic Australian light stations for an escape with a difference - including paranormal experiences. Is this Bigfoot's enormous paw? TWO boys discovered this huge decomposing foot in the woods and handed it in to police, who were baffled and have sent it for forensic tests. 13 comments on this story Should Iceland become 'Let's Get Lost Land'? MORE than 25,000 suggestions have been made in a competition to "rename" Iceland. They range from the amusing to the ridiculous. 7 comments on this story more travel Is this the man too sexy for Saudi Arabia? LADIES, this is what you've been waiting for! A website claims to have tracked down one of the men deported from Saudi Arabia for being irresistible to women. We can see why... Missiles fired at passenger plane UNIDENTIFIED assailants have fired two land-to-air missiles which exploded in the immediate proximity of a passenger plane carrying over 150 people. this week's holiday deals Cast off with one of these fabulous cruises THERE are cabins available on Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria between June and September, while Avalon Waterways is celebrating a birthday. Great deals for Europe, New Zealand, Fiji and more THESE deals that will have you scrambling to get your leave applications in. Fly for free if you tour with APT or stay for half price at Fiji's Shangri-La. more holiday deals connect Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Visit our website View our mobile site GO TO: TRAVEL NEWS | AUSTRALIA |  TRAVEL | WORLD | TRAVEL ADVISOR | HOLIDAY IDEAS  | HOLIDAY DEALS |  GALLERIES Do not reply to this email, as this email address is not monitored. To unsubscribe from the news.com.au newsletter click here. News Digital Media sends email in accordance with the principles of the Spam Act. We have sent you this message because our records show that you have opted in to receive newsletters, announcements or special offers from news.com.au. Add news.com.au to your address book to ensure you continue to receive subscription emails. If you would like to view your profile or update your preferences, please click here If you would prefer not to receive these communications in the future please click here to unsubscribe. This email was sent by: news.com.au GPO Box 4245 Sydney, NSW 2001 Australia Copyright 2011 News Limited. All times AEDT (GMT +11).

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TRAVEL: Don't call us 'disadvantaged'

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Wednesday 24 Apr, 2013 Don't call us 'disadvantaged' IT'S an Outback town with a bad rep but those born and bred in the northern NSW town of Brewarrina reckon it���s the best place to live. 9 comments on this story Could you ride the Bubble Tram? THIS incredible Ferris wheel is 455 meters high and wrapped around the outside of a building. Lucky it moves slowly.  Where do pilots sleep on the plane? PILOTS need to sleep too. But where do they do it? And are the beds better than first class? Take a tour inside the pilot's room.  Crazy kayakers paddle in boiling lava A TEAM of daredevil extreme kayakers risked being boiled alive by paddling beneath molten lava flows to capture TV footage. Bikinis, briefs banned on beaches BIKINIS and briefs are no longer welcome on some sands in the United Arab Emirates. How Virgin will save Tiger Airways THEY'RE fierce competitors, but Virgin is planning to rescue struggling Tiger. Find out why and what it will mean for airfares. Top secret: Behind the scenes of airline FROM what flight attendants really get up to before you board the plane, to how delays and emergencies are handled, this is the side of an airline you don���t normally get to see. more travel What really happens to used hotel soap MOST of us don't get a chance to get through the whole bar of soap during a hotel stay. You'd expect it would be thrown away, right? Well, not anymore. Hundreds vie for Best Job in World TOURISM Australia has been swamped with videos from people from Afghanistan to Latvia dying to work Down Under at the Best Jobs in the World. this week's holiday deals Five of the best travel deals TAKE to the rails or the slopes, or soak up some sunshine and football. It's all possible with these great travel deals. Cast off with one of the fantastic cruise deals THIS week's cruise deals include voyages down rivers, across seas and over oceans. See the Amazon, the Mekong, the Mediterranean or South Africa. more holiday deals connect Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Visit our website View our mobile site GO TO: TRAVEL NEWS | AUSTRALIA |  TRAVEL | WORLD | TRAVEL ADVISOR | HOLIDAY IDEAS  | HOLIDAY DEALS |  GALLERIES Do not reply to this email, as this email address is not monitored. To unsubscribe from the news.com.au newsletter click here. News Digital Media sends email in accordance with the principles of the Spam Act. We have sent you this message because our records show that you have opted in to receive newsletters, announcements or special offers from news.com.au. Add news.com.au to your address book to ensure you continue to receive subscription emails. If you would like to view your profile or update your preferences, please click here If you would prefer not to receive these communications in the future please click here to unsubscribe. This email was sent by: news.com.au GPO Box 4245 Sydney, NSW 2001 Australia Copyright 2011 News Limited. All times AEDT (GMT +11).

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