Travelography #36: PCN News: African Windows, Aussie Airfare Scam, + Tibet's Railroad

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Bill Gates and Microsoft are working with the World Tourism Organization to put Africa's tourist destinations online though the "Windows on Africa" portal. Australians fall for an airline ticket phishing scam. China and India open a third border crossing on the Sikkim-Tibet border. And the new Qinghai-Tibet Railroad (highest in the world) may change Tibet forever.

UNWTO and Microsoft to Boost e-Tourism for Development: Africa to be Primary Target

Tanzania seeks Bill Gates support in tourism publicity

Australian travelers duped by Internet fraud

India and China re-open Himalayan pass of Nathu La after 44 years

Qinghai-Tibet railway brings identity crisis for Tibet?

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