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(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – November 28, 2012) American Airlines recently announced it will begin new daily international service from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport to Lima, Peru and to Seoul, South Korea, starting in the spring of 2013. American will serve Incheon International Airport in Seoul with Boeing 777-200 aircraft starting on May 9, 2013, and will fly from DFW to Lima utilizing Boeing…
A caviar vending machine has opened in California for the deep-pocketed who prefer to indulge their snack cravings with caviar and blinis rather than candy bars. Beverly Hills Caviar has set up the luxury snack food vending machine at the Burbank Town Center Mall, which also dispenses all the accoutrements one needs for a gold-gilded, midnight snack. Think caviar, truffles, escargot, blinis, bottarga…
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (TDA) as part of His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah’s vision to encourage local talent and business opportunities and development through tourism, is set to launch a training programme on November 25, 2012, for local Emirati and Arab residents of Ras Al Khaimah that will result in the…
VisitScotland has announced a new way to boost tourism: invite-only luxury car events. The Cognoscenti will host road trips and hotel stays for owners of sports, luxury and historic cars produced before 1973. The Cognoscenti event has been set up by businessmen David Goodwin and Raymond Gray. Mr Goodwin said: "The response from our first event has been somewhat overwhelming. "It proves that…
Kuala Lumpur, 24th November 2012: The award-winning blockbuster exhibition, 1001 Inventions, about the achievements of Muslim Civilization in science and technology, will be launching a three-year tour of Malaysia in early 2013 for its Asian Premiere, following a global tour which has seen the show make appearances in London, Istanbul, New York, Los Angeles and Abu Dhabi. Recognised as the world’s best…
Leave your sleeping pills behind as Re-timer, a possible cure for jetlag has been released commercially. The new portable device claims to reset the internal body clock, helping long-haul travelers get back on track. Developed by Australia’s Flinders University after 25 years of sleep research, the Re-timer glasses have been commercially launched this month. The new wearable device, available online…
Wealthy executives and tourists visiting Sydney will be able to fly directly to the city’s harbour after the government announced Tuesday it will allow a floating heliport. The heliport will bring passengers from the airport to the famous white sails of the Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge within minutes. “The Sydney Harbour floating heliport is a new signature experience that will help…
Hong Kong‘s shopping district of Causeway Bay has knocked New York’s Fifth Avenue off the top of the list of most expensive places to rent retail space in the world. The Big Apple’s most famous shopping street lost its top ranking for the first time in 11 years, in a sign of the strong demand for luxury goods from cashed-up Chinese shoppers, property services firm Cushman & Wakefield said. “The…
The Burj Khalifa will be snatched of its title as the world’s tallest building soon! China’s Broad Sustainable Building Corp. is to build a 2,749 ft. skyscraper (32 ft. taller than the Burj Khalifa!) in 90 days in the city of Changsha, in China’s southeastern Hunan province. Sky City will have 220 floors and will contain a school, hospital, 17 helipads and apartments for 30,000 people. Broad has already…
Move over Burj Khalifa. Sky City, the world’s tallest building will very soon be built in Changsha, in China’s southeastern Hunan province. And by “very soon” we really mean very, very soon. Construction is expected to start in January and by March 2013 the 220-story, 2,749 ft building is expected to be completed – beating Burj Khalifa by 32 ft. So, if you want to visit Dubai and see the world’s tallest building…
Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, a member of the global luxury hotel company Jumeirah, has officially opened Abu Dhabi’s latest luxury attraction: the Observation Deck at 300. The 360-degree panoramic views from Tower 2 of the Etihad Towers complex, located on Level 74 at 300 metres above the nation’s capital, offers an uninterrupted bird’s-eye perspective of the city’s skyline, the…
The Champs Elysees are to get their traditional Christmas lights back, after a one-year avant-garde experiment was grumpily received by Parisians. Actress Diane Kruger will turn on the lights on November 21, changed back to “reinforce the Christmassy feel”. Last year the avenue was kitted out with a conceptual light display by design duo Koert Vermeulen and Marcos Vinals, each of its 200 trees hung…
Postboxes painted gold to celebrate Britain’s Olympic champions will not be repainted in the traditional “pillarbox red”, the Royal Mail announced early this month. The state-owned postal service said it believed it was the first time it had permanently changed the colour of its world-famous postboxes. 110 boxes were painted gold to mark gold medals won by Great Britain’s athletes at the London 2012…
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Dubai and Middle East Office officially launched the “Amazing Experiences in Amazing Thailand” brochure which provides information on the attractions of Thailand as a destination for school camps as well as Corporate Team Building. The brochure launch was a kick-start to the ‘Amazing Experiences in Amazing Thailand’ initiative which directly targets Travel Agents and University…
Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways today announces its fifth new route of 2013 to the Sultanate of Oman’s second largest city – the popular tourist destination of Salalah – effective May 22. Oman is a mainstay of Qatar Airways’ Middle East network, with the airline steadily increasing capacity to the neighbouring Gulf State. Currently operating 31 flights a week to the Omani capital Muscat, Qatar Airways will…
Raffles Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Peter French as President, Raffles Hotels & Resorts, with effect from 1 January 2013. Mr French succeeds Mr John Johnston, who has held this role since 2009. Mr Johnston who has been with parent company Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI) since 1998 will be retiring at the end of the year. Peter French was most recently…
Nothing beats an ice hotel to properly chill out when winter comes. Here’s a short selection of the most famous temperature-challenged hotels around the world. One of the most famous ice hotels has been opening its doors every winter in Québec since 2001. This winter, it will open from January 5 to March 24, 2013. Although the beds are sculpted in ice, they are covered with a special mattress and…
Dubai– Recent figures released by the Kenya Tourist Board (KTB) show for the first eight months of 2012 an increase of 89.6% in arrivals from the UAE compared to the same period in 2011, making the UAE the fastest growing inbound market for Kenya. Between January and August 2012, visitor arrivals to Kenya from the UAE numbered 26,574 compared to 14,019 in 2011. Overall, Kenya received over 800,000 arrivals from…
