International visitors spent $6.2 billion in New Zealand in the year to June 2008, up 5% on the same period last year. Australians spent $1.7 billion, up 16.5%, according to the Ministry of Tourism's International Visitor Survey.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. , Sept 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Verizon Business global IP network has been recognized for the tenth consecutive year as the world's most connected Internet backbone.

Boeing and Dubai's recently launched low-cost airline FlyDubai today announced an order for 50 Next-Generation 737-800s at the Farnborough Air Show. Valued at approximately $3.74 billion at current list prices, the order will be added to Boeing's Orders

At least, 238 Nigerian women are now in the United Kingdom prison over drug trafficking, a United Kingdom based Non- governmental organization, (NGO) Hibiscus, has confirmed.

LONDON: AirAsia said yesterday plans to take the carrier private were still “definitely an option” as it opened bookings for a new London-Kuala Lumpur service with cut-price fares.