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Aviation sector experts and commentators will gather in Dubai for the 20th annual Arabian Travel Market exhibition next month as the industry comes under close scrutiny at dedicated sessions as part of the overall ATM 2013 seminar series. Kicking off the debate, two of the giants of aviation will take part in The Big Conversation on the first day of the show, with Emirates Airlines president, Tim Clark, and…
For its new ‘Travel’ collection, Swedish fashion retailer for men Brothers created a pop-up store in the shape of a giant suitcase. The Suitcase Store is a traveling shop that’s packed with classic-looking, well-cut and comfortable suits and jackets, and matching accessories. In line with its theme, the pop-up shop can be found at various airports and train stations.
Dubai, UAE; April 29, 2013: The Address Mongtomerie Dubai, a premium golf resort,, is celebrating its association with the creator of its world-class golf course, Colin Montgomerie, with the opening of ‘Monty’s,’ the latest addition to the property’s food and beverage offerings. The golf course at The Address Montgomerie Dubai was designed by Colin Montgomerie in association with Desmond Muirhead. It is an…
Dubai Police on Thursday showed off a new Ferrari they will use to patrol the city, hot on the heels of a Lamborghini which joined the fleet earlier. The car sporting the green and white of Dubai Police was unveiled at the foot of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. It will be used by women police officers to patrol tourist areas of Dubai. The introduction of luxury Italian cars to the police…
Headed to Paris anytime soon? Expect to throw any low-carb regimes to the wind and indulge in the best breads in the world. For the city of light, that includes baker Ridha Khadher’s artisan bakery Paradis du Gourmand in the 14th arrondissement, which was crowned the best baguette marker in Paris Thursday. A panel of judges made up of chefs, bakers, food writers and members of the public sampled 151…
Hotel bookings in the desert town of Ouarzazate, Morocco have experienced a 100 percent spike since the season premiere of “Game of Thrones,” the epic fantasy TV series that has garnered a cult following around the world. Hotels set in filming locations such Ouarzazate, also known as the ‘door of the desert,’ and Iceland are seeing a noticeable spike in bookings since the third season of the HBO series…
A convoy of cars is coming to 19 cities and eight European countries over the next seven weeks for the Aston Martin Centenary Tour. Accompanying the 2013 Vanquish, the British carmaker’s current flagship model, will be a 1921 Aston Martin A3 – the oldest existing car from the company’s 100-year history — and of course the iconic 1963 DB5 made famous by its ongoing association with that other major UK export…
Singapore Changi Airport achieved its highest passenger traffic ever for the month of March when it registered 4.61 million passenger movements in March 2013, an increase of 7.7 per cent over the same month last year. Holiday makers travelling over the Good Friday long weekend and the weekend prior contributed to the traffic growth. In tandem, aircraft movements grew by 5.3 per cent to 28,400 flights.…
يفتتح سمو الشيخ احمد بن سعيد ال مكتوم رئيس هيئة دبي للطيران المدني رئيس مطارات دبي (معرض المطارات 2013 ) الذي يقام في مركز دبي التجاري العالمي في ( قاعتي الشيخ راشد والشيخ زايد ) في الفترة ما بين 6 – 8 مايو الجاري. ويشهد المعرض في دورته الحالية، تنظيم اكبر ملتقى من نوعه في المنطقة، يجمع ابرز قادة المطارات الدولية تحت شعار (ملتقى قادة المطارات الدولية) الذي ستبدأ فعالياته يوم 7 مايو في احدى القاعتين، وتستمر…
A luxury vacation package costing $1.5 million, dubbed “the world’s most expensive holiday,” has been sold to an unnamed Chinese man. The luxury holiday takes in all of UNESCO’s spectacular 962 World Heritage Sites, spans over 157 countries and lasts one year. Costing $1.5 million, the package was put together by luxury travel company Hurlingham Travel and sold through exclusive e-commerce site…
A rare red “lotus bowl” from the Chinese emperor Kangxi period of 1662-1722 has been sold for an eye-popping $9.5 million at a Hong Kong sale. The price set a new world record for any Chinese porcelain from the Kangxi period during the Qing dynasty after it was bought by a Hong Kong ceramics dealer for HK$74 million ($9.5 million) Monday, Sotheby’s said in a statement. The ruby-ground “falangcai” bowl…
Birth of a Museum, the first large-scale presentation of the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s permanent collection, was opened last night by HH Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council in the presence of a host of dignitaries including His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, HE Sheikh Sultan bin…
Vietnam Airlines has announced it will be extending its services from Gatwick Airport. During the summer season, Vietnam’s flagship carrier will add a fifth weekly service from Gatwick, increasing its Ho Chi Minh City route from two to three flights a week. The airline will also continue to serve Hanoi twice a week. The announcement comes as the UK and Vietnam celebrate the 40th anniversary of…
A team from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities uncovered remains of a palace dating back to the 7th Century during an archaeological excavation in the Al-Ateeq valley of Madinah. Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed, the head of the excavation team, said that the discoveries in the site included a variety of pottery, glass, stone tools and steatite utensils. The palace is believed to have been built during…
The African country of Eritrea with its beautiful seacoast, colonial architecture and vast array of archaeological sites is a fast-growing tourist hotspot. Saudi visits went up 10 percent in 2012, according to World Agency for Travel and Tourism. Eritrea has the potential to attract plenty more tourists from Saudi Arabia and more because of its beautiful beaches, hotels and landscapes. Eritrea has many…
Chinese tourists have surpassed Germans as the world’s biggest travel spenders, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation reports. Chinese tourists spent $102 billion on foreign trips last year, spending 41 % more than last year and beating the $84 billion spent on travel by German and U.S. tourists. "The impressive growth of tourism expenditure from China and Russia reflects the entry into the tourism…
Back in 1998, Louis Vuitton launched its City Guides collection, and now 15 years and over 100 destinations later, the French luxury brand has unveiled a new set of artistic travel books. The Louis Vuitton Travel Books see a series of the world’s most interesting illustrators and artists let loose on travel destinations. First up, in Paris, Congolese painter Chéri Samba explores the French capital…
The daughter of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev has bought the Greek resort island where shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis famously married Jacqueline Kennedy in the 1960s. Greek media reports on Saturday placed the value of Skorpios island at over $100 million and said Ekaterina Rybolovleva, 24, wanted it not only for leisure but also business purposes. She purchased Skorpios, in the Ionian Sea…
