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According to a consumer organisation, the use of self service check-in in airports should help to improve the passenger experience as they will spend less time waiting in queues to board their flights. According to SITA, an aviation and IT specialist, 80% of airports across the globe are looking at introducing the system as their main method of checking in.
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Nature's fire © Cook Islands Tourism
The 15 Cook Islands are scattered across the south Pacific over
about two million square kilometres, an area the size of India.
These unspoilt Polynesian tropical gems have a combined population
of an average country town: about 14,000 unique and friendly souls.
Most Cook Islanders dwell on the capital island of Rarotonga, which
is also where most of the 70,000-odd annual visitors stop off,
arriving at the island's international airport.
Circular Rarotonga is almost completely enclosed by a reef,
harbouring a lagoon of clear turquoise water and white sandy
beaches. The small island is dominated by a high mountain peak from
where lush rain forests cascade down to the palm-fringed shore. The
commercial centre of the islands is the friendly, bustling town of
Avarua on Rarotonga, which has banks, shops and tourist facilities
as well as a busy port and yacht basin. The outer islands are
becoming increasingly popular for excursions, but remain largely
unspoiled by tourism.
The Cook Islanders have their own language and government, and
enjoy a vigorous and diverse culture with significant differences
between each island. Even if you go no further than Rarotonga,
though, you will be ensured of a dream 'South Seas' holiday
experience on the pristine beaches, snorkelling the reef, or
exploring the island by bus, motor scooter, bicycle or jeep.
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