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Time to pack: do you fling, fold or roll?

Love it or hate it, we all have our own way of packing for holidays.

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Top 10 gay wedding destinations

Some of the latest locales to honour gay marriage are also some of the most picturesque and romantic places for couples to exchange vows.

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What's the world's most expensive city?

The Club Sandwich Index uses the most common item on global hotel menus as a barometer of the cost of living in a destination.

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View of the interior of a VIP lounge at the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris.

Airlines upgrading VIP passenger experience
April 16 2013 at 14:17

With the masses clogging up security and boarding lanes, true VIPs are saying, "Get me away from this chaos."

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A normal tip in a restaurant is now between 10 and 12 percent, with up to 15 percent if you are really happy with the service.

How and when to tip
April 16 2013 at 07:53

Follow these tips to beat the tipping dilemma, writes Rob Griffin.

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Durban is the sweltering surf mecca of the country that attracts surfers from around the globe and is a prime destination for hot lazy afternoons baking on the beach. PICTURE: SBUSISO NDLOVU

SA’s favourite local destinations
April 15 2013 at 08:15

Survey finds that Cape Town is still South Africa’s favourite domestic destination, but suggests that Durban isn’t far behind.

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Hong Kong is naturally the first destination - due to the ease of travel.

Why airport shopping is big business
April 12 2013 at 13:59

For the world's biggest airports, the most important thing is to get travellers to maximise their time in the new 21st century temples of retail.

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Passengers on flights from London to New York currently experience ten minutes of turbulence on average, according to the research team.

This flight’s going to get bumpy
April 11 2013 at 14:11

Turbulence on transatlantic flights is likely to increase in both length and intensity by 2050 because of climate change.

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SHARPSHOOTER: Trying to capture that perfect moment for prosperity can be tricky and frustrating.

How to snap up true thrill of safari
April 12 2013 at 07:27

What you need is a certain Zen-like equanimity: enough to put down the camera after a pic, sit back and soak in the experience.

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HEAD CASE: Director Nick Broomfield poses with a cardboard cut-out of former US Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a scene from the documentary, Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

A drive to see the world
April 10 2013 at 12:18

Choose a companion for your journey who is hardy, adventurous and not too smelly, advises documentary maker Nick Broomfield.

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The move is likely to be the start of a toilet downsizing process, as rival airlines rush to keep up with any competitive advantage taken up by their rivals.

Not peed off yet? You will be
April 9 2013 at 14:02

In the constant battle to cut costs and maximise revenue, airlines are now looking to shrink the size of their toilets.

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The V&A Waterfront is buzzing with tourists who flock to

Cape Town. Picture: Ross Jansen

Tourists seeking the heart of destinations
April 6 2013 at 09:41

People are seeking to “put the joy back into living and travelling”, writes Mariette du Toit-Helmbold.

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The Wild Card gets your into any SanParks reserve.

Wild card is an open sesame
April 5 2013 at 07:43

Adventures the whole family can enjoy in the country’s kaleidoscope of parks are brought closer by SANParks visitor deals.

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REUTERS

Time to pack: do you fling, fold or roll?

AP

Top 10 gay wedding destinations

AP

What's the world's most expensive city?

Airlines upgrading VIP passenger experience April 16 2013 at 14:17

How and when to tip April 16 2013 at 07:53

SA’s favourite local destinations April 15 2013 at 08:15

Why airport shopping is big business April 12 2013 at 13:59

This flight’s going to get bumpy April 11 2013 at 14:11

How to snap up true thrill of safari April 12 2013 at 07:27

A drive to see the world April 10 2013 at 12:18

Not peed off yet? You will be April 9 2013 at 14:02

Tourists seeking the heart of destinations April 6 2013 at 09:41

Wild card is an open sesame April 5 2013 at 07:43

Airlines upgrading VIP passenger experience
April 16 2013 at 14:17

How and when to tip
April 16 2013 at 07:53

SA’s favourite local destinations
April 15 2013 at 08:15

Why airport shopping is big business
April 12 2013 at 13:59

This flight’s going to get bumpy
April 11 2013 at 14:11

How to snap up true thrill of safari
April 12 2013 at 07:27

A drive to see the world
April 10 2013 at 12:18

Not peed off yet? You will be
April 9 2013 at 14:02

Tourists seeking the heart of destinations
April 6 2013 at 09:41

Wild card is an open sesame
April 5 2013 at 07:43