At the same time, she is befriended by a glamorous world traveller (Nicole Kidman), who promises to help her on her quest but has her own agenda.

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He makes light of the difficulties, delays and discomforts of voyaging through a part of the world where bureaucrats and bedbugs plague the traveller.

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"We are definitely seeing strong growth in international travel and expect this trend to continue which will make traveller rights in all areas of the world a focus, " said a spokesperson for the Global Business Travel Association, a US-based trade organization representing travel buyers.

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Surrounded by 500-year-old fortress walls, the Centro Historico is a Unesco World Heritage Site, with Spanish colonial architecture, internationally branded luxury hotels and obvious traveller appeal.

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