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The death of the package tour

Monday, May 11th, 2009

I have been on my share of package tours around Asia in the past decade. The first I can remember was on Dragonair to Beijing for 5 days/4 nights. Now, clearly the airline must have been Dragonair but I cannot remember the name, location or even details of the hotel that was bundled into the package. I also received a lovely red and grey carry-on bag emblazoned with the Dragonair logo that was blessed with the power to make me feel like a complete and utter tourist.
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