Most animals can travel in the belly of passenger planes, but Lufthansa also has a fleet of 18 freight aircraft which can accommodate all shapes and size of animal -- be it hippopotamuses en route to the Philippines from Israel or rhinos and even crocodiles.

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Luxury jewelry designers, many who specialize in one-of-a-kind pieces, will be participating from more than eight countries, including Italy, Spain, Philippines, Lebanon, Australia, Brazil, Germany and the U.S. The show is expected to attract the same type of collectors who attend Art Basel and are interested in rare pieces of wearable art.

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But the pull-out of Spain, Honduras and the Dominican Republic, combined with wavering comments from Poland, Thailand, Kazakhstan and the Philippines, suggest this may not be enough.

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There're going to be people speaking who've been waiting 23 years to bring family members from a place like the Philippines.

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Even though Beijing has been easing its restrictions by adding New Zealand and Australia to the roster of "approved destinations" (it now includes Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines) for foreign holidays, it's still not that easy for a would-be wanderer from, for example, Wuhan to hop on a plane out of the country.

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