Travel

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    Hong Kong 'most expensive city for ex-pats'

    Hong Kong is now the most expensive place in the world for ex-pats to live, overtaking the Angolan capital, Luanda. Luanda drops to second position, says the report from international consulting firm Mercer, thanks to a falling oil price that

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  • BusinessAOL

    Is your travel insurance worth the paper it's written on?

    Holidaymakers are being warned that their travel insurance may not cover them for some of the most common mishaps. In 2014, insurance companies paid out £270 million to holidaymakers, according to the Association of British Insurers. However,

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  • BusinessAOL

    Where do you need move to for the shortest working week?

    If you want more free time, move to France. Parisian workers put in more than 100 fewer hours a year than those in London, a survey shows. According to research from UBS cited in the Daily Telegraph, French people worked the fewest hours last

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  • BusinessAOL

    Ryanair could slash the cost of your summer holiday

    Holidaymakers could benefit from an airline price war this summer, following a pledge from Ryanair to cut its prices by seven percent. Chief executive Michael O'Leary yesterday promised to follow EasyJet's lead and said he expected to

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  • LifestyleAOL

    Holiday resorts slash cost of food and drink

    Holidaymakers heading for the Med this year look set to make some big savings. Food, drink, entertainment and basic supplies will all cost Brits less this year, despite the falling pound. Indeed, says Post Office Travel Money, "With

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  • LifestyleAOL

    Man wears all his clothes to avoid baggage charge

    No airline passenger feels happy when they're told that their bags weigh too much and that they'll have to pay a surcharge. But most of us feel we have no choice but to pay up. Not so Matt Botten, from Cardiff, who was horrified to be

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