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Using a baggage moving firm to send heavy luggage abroad could be a great move for those on cheap flights to Australia keen to avoid extra travel charges.

Air India Express (AIE), a company offering cheap flights to India, will be spun off from parent organisation Air India as part of a drive to push down costs, it has been claimed.

India could be a great country to explore by bike and a travel firm has now launched a number of two-wheeled holidays ideal for those jetting off on cheap flights to India.

The Indian airline Jet Airways has seen a sharp increase in its passenger load factors. Last month, its international passenger traffic saw a rise of 36.5 per cent, a figure the firm described as "robust".

Passenger traffic and revenue have risen for Jet Airways.

Many people head off on flights to Sydney keen to see as much of Australia as possible - and with a number of new deals being offered by a ferry firm, such travel could be much cheaper this year.

South African Airways achieved its best on-time record in a decade last month, the firm has announced. According to head of Australasia for the airline Thevan Krishna, last month saw the airline get 87.27 per cent of all domestic and international flights away on time. This is the best result for the carrier since 1999, when 88 per cent of flights left on time in one month.

The latest Tourism Research Australia's International Visitor Survey revealed a five per cent increase in overseas visitors to the region over the past year up to June - despite a slight fall in travellers to Queensland as a whole.

India's decision to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games will help boost the international profile of the country, claims a holiday tour firm.

Footballer Peter Crouch and his fiancé, Abbey Clancy, are holidaying at a luxury resort in Dubai. The Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort and Spa was recently named in the World Travel Awards as one of the top destinations in UAE and is a firm favourite with many holidaymakers taking flights to Dubai.