The infamous silly season won’t have any chance today. Lack of news? No way. There’s plenty of it.
Today I would like to give you a wrap-up on what has been happening, what is happening, what will be happening in travel news.
- Mercer’s 2010 Cost of Living Survey showed that Luanda (Angola) is the most expensive city to live in – New Zealand cities Wellington and Auckland ranked 163rd (Welly) and 149th (Auckland) – story on Stuff.co.nz
- Electronic aviation magazine Flightpaths found out that air rage is a growing issue in New Zealand - story on NZ Herald’s website
TAXI STRIKE (pic: google.images)
- Wellington taxi drivers protested against a decision to give Wellington Combined Taxis a preferential pick-up zone at Wellington Airport – story on Stuff.co.nz
- A prosecutor will announce today whether he will take criminal action over the Air NZ crash in France in 2008 – story on Stuff.co.nz
- A One News crew reporting in Afghanistan became involved in roadside bomb disposal - story on TVNZ.co.nz and on Stuff.co.nz
- The number of international visitors to New Zealand stays steady - story on tourismnewzealand.com
PRICEY: The RWC 2011 (pic: The Daily Telegraph)
- More than 600,000 applications have been made by rugby fans all over the world to get tickets for the 2011 Rugby World Cup – story on tourismnewzealand.com
- The owners of a little South Island village decided to sell – Otira is on sale for $1m – story on 3NEWS and tourismnewzealand.com
- A report by the Auditor-General criticises the Civil Aviation Authority – story on nznewsuk.co.uk
- New Aussie Prime Minister Julia Gillard plans trip to NZ – story on Stuff.co.nz
So these were my favourite top ten in travel headlines of the past few days. There are a lot more interesting stories out there and I am sure there will be more to come, too, but for now there is plenty to read for you.
Have I missed an exciting piece of travel journalism? Tell me about it!
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