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Ministry Overspent 2008 Amended Budgetary Allocation

Shame of Nigeria: lawmakers order Nigeria tourism minister to refund N1.4bn

By Lucky George, eTN Ambassador

LAGOS, Nigeria (eTN) - Having just survived cabinet reshuffle, the Nigerian House of Representatives on Thursday told Nigerian Culture, Tourism and National Orientation Minister Prince Adetokunbo Kayo

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Cruise News

Tipped off – computer glitch stiffs couple

By Anita Dunham-Potter, msnbc.msn.com

Utah residents Kris and Steve Johnson had always dreamed of an Alaska cruise. Earlier this year, the Johnsons began scouring online cruise sites and agencies for their 2008 itineraries and prices.

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No Space, So Where Is The Money?

Grounded space tourist wants $21 million refund

By reuters.com

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - A Japanese businessman who trained for a 10-day flight aboard the International Space Station has sued to get his money back, claiming he was defrauded of $21 million by the

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Credit crunch

Couple cancel cruise over £892 fuel surcharge

Ron and Gwenda Bennett, from Verwood in Dorset, lost their £900 deposit on the £9,000 Mediterranean cruise which was due to set sail in September.

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Refund for booted family

Detained family to be refunded by airline

Southwest Airlines agreed to refund tickets of a family who was kicked off a flight on July 4, the Arizona Republic reported.

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"Goodwill Gesture" - Nothing Easy About Getting A Refund From EasyJet

Airline reluctant to refund family with leukaemia-stricken daughter

After initially claiming it was down to the family not taking out adequate travel insurance at the time of booking, EasyJet airline has agreed to refund plane fare to a family who had to cancel a trip when their young daughter contracted leukaemia. This is despite the fact that the airline are supposed to be supporting a charity linked to child ... read more

'Fat Surcharge' Does Not Fly

Airline refunds passenger charged for being overweight

By Gulf News

Abu Dhabi/Dubai - An overweight passenger who was required to pay an additional Dh800 by an airline to allow him to board his flight has been refunded the extra amount.

The Arab passenger filed a complaint after he returned to the UAE against a European carrier which forced him to pay the extra charge before boarding the plane from ... read more

Cruise News

Carnival to refund $40M in fuel fees

Carnival Corp. and PLC and its five subsidiary cruise lines are voluntarily refunding $40 million in fuel supplement fees to customers who booked before Nov. 7.

Under the settlement with the Florida Attorney General's Office, the Miami-based cruise company agreed to fully reimburse passengers who already had booked their cruises when it ... read more

Cruise Lines

Cruise lines must refund fuel fees

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum will announce a settlement today with Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and its subsidiary Celebrity Cruises Inc., in which the cruise lines will refund $21 million worth of fuel surcharges that the companies levied even after travelers booked their vacations.

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