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Australia’s second-largest city Melbourne will have the tallest building in the southern hemisphere after approval Monday for a 388-metre apartment and hotel complex. The Victorian state government said Australia 108 would become the world’s 19th tallest building and would be “an outstanding addition to Melbourne’s skyline”. Architect Nonda Katsalidis said the tall, slender building which will have…
March, 18, 2013 (DUBAI, UAE) –– The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global financial services, has found the quirkiest gift stories by means of a radio competition and rewarded the winner with a ticket back home. The competition named “The Gift of Possibility” which was run on Europa Plus radio, asked listeners to cite examples of the funniest and most unusual gift they had received. The…
Oman’s Ministry of Tourism and Oman Air, the national airline of Oman, have announced the launch of “Oman Short Breaks”, a joint project to provide great-value, ready-made holiday packages in various major tourist destinations in Oman, during a launch event held last night (March 18, 2013) at the Atlantis Hotel – The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. The holiday packages include return tickets from Oman Air and accommodation…
(Dubai 19 March 2013): Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Dubai and Middle East Office in conjunction with Royal Thai Consulate General - Dubai, Thai Trade Office and Thai Airways International - Dubai are hosting ‘Songkran Splash’ - an Amazing Thailand Night 2013 on Monday, March 25th at Westin Dubai Mina Siyahi Beach Resort & Spa. The event which is open to partners, media and travel agents is being held to…
Internet giant Google has confirmed it will sponsor the Arabian Travel Market Technology Theatre as part of the newly launched Digital Technology Day on May 8th. Google will be using the Technology Theatre to share insights of the travel industry and technology under the umbrella theme of “Think Travel”. “This is a first for ATM and the regional travel and tourism community. “Our partnership…
The British Foreign Office has warned tourists travelling to Cyprus to take pounds and euros as well as credit and debit cards as fears grow the banking crisis in the country will mean they cannot access money. The Cypriot government announced plans for a savings levy in a bid to protect its banking sector over the weekend. The £8.6 billion bailout agreed by the EU and IMF demands all bank customers…
Join professional ‘Torcedora’ cigar roller, Ivette Garcia, from the ‘Romeo & Juliet’ factory in Habana, Cuba, for a live cigar rolling session in the renowned Cigar Lounge of The Address Downtown Dubai. Purchase a cigar during the course of the event, and receive a freshly rolled Cuban Cigar, compliments of the Torcedora. Cigar connoisseurs and aficianados can enjoy the rest of their evening on the al…
The visa waiver for tourists from Russia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine visiting Jamaica for up to thirty days was announced on 6 March 2013 together with the indefinite extension of the visa waiver in place for nationals of Columbia, Panama, and Venezuela. “We continue to make positive headway towards removing barriers to travel while creating ease of access to visitors from these…
Restaurants spanning Doha, Paris, Berlin and Vietnam have made Architectural Digest’s top 10 list of the most beautifully designed new eateries in the world. Chosen for “going beyond the ordinary,” the magazine shines the spotlight on recently opened dining destinations such as The Troll Wall in Romsdal, Norway, which does an architecturally admirable job of competing against its stunning backdrop, a…
Europe’s largest cruise ship the MSC Preziosa cast off on its first voyage Thursday, from Saint-Nazaire in western France to the southern port of Marseille. The Preziosa was initially ordered by Libyan state shipping firm GNMTC in 2010, before shipbuilder STX France sold it on to Swiss-Italian operator MSC Cruises a year ago after Libya stopped making payments amid the revolution against slain leader Moamer…
The SIKKA 2013 contemporary artists' led fair organized by Dubai Culture was inaugurated on Thursday, March 14 2013 by His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Several products designed by Sehyr Ahmad, Chief Designer of Irhal.com are featured at the dxb Store which is part of SIKKA 2013. Art Dubai is the sponsor of dXb Store, a not-for-profit space that showcases UAE-based creativity,…
From March 16 to April 14, Harrods, will be tranformed as part of a month-long feast of Christian Dior mixing ”French Savior Fair and British charm”. The store windows will be transformed into classic Dior grey and white. Traditional bright-red post boxes and telephone cabins take center stage, and Dior’s creative director, Raf Simons has also designed costumes for the shop’s Beefeaters. ‘The Stars in…
There is one monument that has emerged as the most photographed and shared among users online. The monument in question: none other than Paris’s Eiffel Tower. Around 5,240 photos of The Iron Lady have been uploaded and shared on TripAdvisor over the last 13 years, more than any other landmark or site in the world including the Colosseum in Rome, which nabbed second spot. To pay homage to the iconic…
With Cyprus increasingly prominent as a preferred destination on the Arab traveller's wish list, the Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) is sending a 10-strong team of travel industry professionals on a promotional roadshow to the UAE on March 24. The roadshow will cover Dubai and Abu Dhabi and is designed to further develop the time-tested business and travel links that exist between the two regions. The…
(Dubai, March 13, 2013) National Air Cargo, the world’s leading freight solutions provider specialising in heavy weight shipments, with an integrated global network delivering airfreight anywhere on the planet, announced today its support for Dubai’s Expo 2020 bid. The announcement makes National Airlines the first US airline to support the Dubai Expo 2020 bid and comes months after the US based airline recorded…
The “world’s best restaurant” said Saturday it would reimburse dozens of diners who came down with a nasty case of food poisoning after savouring its delights. The two-Michelin-star Noma restaurant said it would alternatively offer them a free meal if they dared to return to the eatery in the Danish capital Copenhagen. Noma said in a statement that tests had shown that the poisoning was caused by the…
Chef Frederick Forster has joined forces with Miele to launch a pop-up restaurant called “Steam” in London’s Covent Garden, which is totally calorie-neutral. So, what will be served up? Dishes include beef fillet with beansprout salad, scallop and chorizo brouchette with cucumber and ginger dressing, quail egg cocotte with mushroom and leek fondue and prawn stuffed lemon sole with herb butter sauce.…
Visitor numbers to Dubai increased by 9.3% in 2012, with the city welcoming more than 10 million visitors over a one year period for the first time in its history. The results were announced by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM). Increases in key indicators including hotel guest numbers, nights, average length of stay and hotel revenues, demonstrate Dubai’s strengthening…
