Backpacking And Travel News This Week (11.04.08)

April 11th, 2008 by The Backpackers Team

Time for this week’s bite-sized weekly summary of what’s going on in the travel and backpacking world out there (just in case you missed it) – so you can check it all out in the space of a few moments.

Tibet will re-open on 1 May – China (Iafrica.com) China’s ending its crackdown: after unceremoniously expelling all foreign journalists and tourists from Tibet last month (following the rioting of pro-Tibetan protesters), they would now be “allowed to travel into Tibet again from 1 May”.  How magnanimous.

Training with the pros in Thailand (Metronews.ca). Travel Junkie Julia Dimon finds out why backpackers from around the world are “flocking to northern Thailand” to learn the art of Muay Thai.

Tide goes out for world’s airlines (Daily Times). Airlines in general and budget/startup airlines in particular are taking strain as fuel prices soar worldwide. That’s likely to mean less competition, and higher prices for backpackers.

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