Travellers leaving New Zealand from Auckland Airport on or after the 1st of July 2008 will no longer require paying an international departure fee of NZ$25. This is on account of the long awaited change to a fresh departure fee collection process. All this is set to start off in the course of a month.

The old departure fee is being traded by a new Passenger Services Charge (PSC), which will be charged by Auckland Airport from the airlines, rather than customers, based on the number of international departures and arrivals.

Don Huse, chief executive of Auckland Airport, said, "Airport and airline customers have been telling us for some time that the old departure fee process was a genuine hassle. We are now looking forward to taking the old collection process link out of the chain from July and simplifying travel for everyone".

Confirm your bookings by 18th March and enjoy discounted flights to a number of locations in Australia and New Zealand. Air New Zealand is presenting cut-priced tickets on its flights to a range of places in both Australia and New Zealand offering one-of-its-kind opportunity to its passengers.

Return tickets to Australia are offered at a price starting from just £945 per head. Ticket prices also include a tax of £267 (an estimated amount) for non-stop journeys. The journey is required to be completed by 31st January, 2009.

And, the return tickets for flight to New Zealand are offered at a price stating from just £797. A tax of £225 (an estimated amount) is also included in the available fare.

Hong Kong's premier carrier, Cathay Pacific, is welcoming flyers to fly in style by presenting best Business Class ticket prices on its flights from London Heathrow to New Zealand and Australia.

The destinations offered by the airline for the special fares include major cities in Australia such as Sydney and Melbourne, as well as Auckland-the largest metropolis in New Zealand. All the fees, taxes and surcharges are included in the deals.

For outbound travel until 20th March, and from 3rd November until 5th December, the available options include:

Book by 31st December and grab the opportunity to fly at a cheaper price. Emirates is offering a number of cheaper price flights to destinations around the globe. For travel between 1st January, 2008 and 12th March, 2008, the airline is offering the following discounted flights.

From Birmingham to: Dubai from £376; Bangkok at a price starting from just £525; Beijing at a price starting from just £423 and Johannesburg at a price starting from just £493.

From London Heathrow to: Dubai at a price starting from just £379; Bangkok at a price starting from just £528 and Kuala Lumpur at a price starting from just £494.

Worldwide flights have been discounted by Emirates from a number of airports in the UK. Book before 30th November and travel is valid between 16th April and 30th June, 2008.

From Heathrow, book a flight to: Auckland at a price starting from £736, Brisbane at a price starting from £713, Melbourne at a price starting from £709, Perth at a price starting from £664 and Sydney at a price starting from £717.

From Manchester, book flights to: Auckland at a price starting from £731, Brisbane at a price starting from £708, Melbourne at a price starting from £704, Perth at a price starting from £660 and Sydney at a price starting from £712.

With an exciting event entitled "Hong Kong Saddles Up For Olympics", The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) gave a kick-start to a line of Olympics equestrian promotions in the UK. Earlier last month, similar marketing activities were launched in Auckland, New Zealand, and this would mean the second big marketing campaign by the tourism board.

Held on 15th October in the Household Cavalry Museum, "Hong Kong Saddles Up For Olympics" was officiated by dignitaries like The Hon John Tsang, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and his wife; Mr Andrew Finding, CEO of the British Equestrian Federation and Mr Anthony Lau, Executive Director of the HKTB.

The Executive Director of the HKTB Mr Anthony Lau remarked that Household Cavalry Museum was specially chosen by HKTB to host a number of promotional events for the Olympic. He said, "In view of the British's love for equestrian, the HKTB will launch a series of market-oriented activities to heighten their desire – especially that of the equestrian enthusiasts – to visit Hong Kong during the 2008 Olympics".

Lifestyle Barcelona introduces its latest range of experiences that will excite, thrill and leave you out-of-breath. With Lifestyle Barcelona's three new experiences in the heart of Barcelona, you too can chase the impressions of an MI5 agent that will get your beats racing. Tourists and visitors can expect a real and lot of entertainment stuff while visiting Barcelona or roaming around the city.

These new experiences include 'diamonds are forever shopping', the special agent experience and the Shaken not stirred weekend.

Lifestyle Barcelona, an establishment based in the city centre of Barcelona, is providing a variety of 'once in a lifetime experiences' for the corporate as well as consumer market. With the growing style of enjoyments and shopping experiences that consumers look for, this can be deemed as a very good option for the market.

One can tour Barcelona on foot from its Roman ruins and medieval city to the modernist Catalán quarters. Barcelona is known as the capital of Modernism, the city in which the architect Antoni Gaudí lived and worked. His most representative work, the temple of the Sagrada Familia, was left unfinished. Other famous works are the Güell Park, the Milà House, also called "La Pedrera" and the Batlló House.

The most commercial area of the city is in its historic centre: Portaferrissa, Pelai, Rambla, Portal de Angel and Catañuña Square, where small shops mix with department stores and franchises of large clothes chain stores. A little further north of Cataluña Square, in the Paseo de Gracia, the Rambla de Catalunya and the Avenida Diagonal. These sell international designer labels, leather goods and jewellery.

Las Ramblas walk which runs between Cataluña Square and the old port is lined with newspaper kiosks, flowers, street actors, cafés, restaurants and shops. Las Ramblas walk ends at la Barceloneta, the port with the famous statue of Christopher Columbus. Hundreds of luxurious yachts dock in its harbor.