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يمكنكم السفر من أبوظبي عاصمة دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة إلى العاصمة السريلانكية كولومبو على متن طيران الاتحاد فقط مقابل 1190 درهم ذهاباً وإياباً. هذا السعر ساري المفعول بين: 23 ديسمبر - 26 ديسمبر 2012 أو 31 ديسمبر - 25 يناير 2013 الأسعار قابلة للتعديل من قبل الشركة في أي وقت.
An enormous pyramid-shaped hotel which has stood half-built for decades in North Korea’s capital is on track to open its doors next year, Reto Wittwer, CEO of luxury international hotel chain Kempinski, said Thursday at a forum in Seoul. Pyongyang’s 105-storey Ryugyong Hotel, a monolithic concrete shell dubbed the “Hotel of Doom” by international media, has been repeatedly delayed and stands as a symbol of…
Chef Raymond Blanc has unveiled the new menu he has devised for Eurostar, with dishes inspired by the rail network’s French, British and Belgian destinations. Poached pollock in an English white wine sauce and an apple, celeriac and Belgian pas de bleu cheese salad are among the courses available from Wednesday to passengers travelling in business premier class. “Food on trains has got a bad…
The Ibis hotel chain, part of the Accor group, has just launched what it’s calling the ‘world’s biggest virtual pillow fight.’ The virtual pillow fight, which takes place on Ibis’s Facebook page, is open to netizens in the Asia-Pacific region and will run until November 21. Participants have to first become a fan of the Ibis Facebook page and access the pillow fight application before they can create…
Employees working in the public sector are to get a four-day long weekend to mark the UAE’s 41st National Day on December 2. The UAE National Day will fall on a Sunday and public sector staff are likely to be off from Friday, November 30 until Monday, December 3. Private sector employees will be given a three-day extended weekend, returning to work on December 3. Meanwhile, both private and…
Key cultural figures have petitioned the Italian government for enormous cruise ships to be banned from the picturesque lagoon in Venice. “We write to appeal for your active support … in safeguarding the city of Venice and its Lagoon,” the 21 signatories said in a letter published Thursday, addressed to Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti. “Public opinion throughout the world regards the protection of Venice as…
So the biggest airport in the world WON'T be opening in Dubai! Shocking, eh? The world's largest airport has, in fact, begun construction in Beijing and will be ready by 2017. Master plans for the new mega airport have been released by Dutch Airport Consultancy firm NACO. Located outside Beijing, it will have capacity for 130 million passengers per year, 23 million more than JFK and London Heathrow combined.…
When the chef with the most Michelin stars in the world is asked to oversee the creation of the world’s biggest vat of mashed potatoes, there is no place for industrial-sized mixers or short cuts. Because executing Joël Robuchon’s recipe for perfect mashed potatoes requires old-fashioned tools like a potato mill and lots of elbow grease. Over the weekend, Robuchon and a team of 200 student apprentices…
The Dubai-based luxury hotel, Burj Al Arab is celebrating the Breast Cancer Awareness Month by launching the Pinking Burj Al Arab campaign. The highlight of the Pinking Burj Al Arab campaign is the exclusive, one-of-a-kind 24-carat rose gold iPad created by bespoke jeweler Gold & Co. London especially for the cause, with an engraved pink ribbon and the hotel’s logo. The ‘pink’ iPad will be reserved in…
Qatar has announced plans to construct a gigantic rotating crystal ball for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to host a sports museum and shopping center for tourists. The project concept was conceived by Danijel Koletić of Apriori Communications, who tasked architects Vedran Pedišić (SANGRAD) and Erick Velasco Farerra (AVP-arhitekti) to realize the idea. In response Pedišić and Farerra have created the…
Dubai is to welcome over 1 million visitors from Saudi Arabia during the Eid Al Adha holidays. Ibrahim Saleh, the Dubai Festival general coordinator, said organizers expect a record-breaking number of Saudis and expatriates from the Kingdom during this week. A similar event held during the Eid Al Fitr festival drew more than 800,000 visitors from Saudi Arabia, this time the number is expected to increase.…
According to a study carried out by travel website Kayak in the US the best time to book a flight is 21 days before departure. According to a study of millions of flights booked by Kayak users over a six-month period, the average fare for a domestic flight in the US is $370; the fare drops to its lowest level, $342, when booked 21 days before departure date. However, when booking an international…
The Dolder Grand evokes a place whereby a memorable dinner becomes even more meaningful when you can dine amongst artistic masterpieces. Having progressively developed a fine collection of paintings and sculptures, since its reopening in 2008, more than 100 eminent artworks from Schwarzenbach’s private collection have graced the walls. Boasting several pieces from Andy Warhol, the collection includes the…
A replica of India’s world-famous Taj Mahal, four times the size of the original, is to be built in Dubai as what is to be billed as the world’s grandest wedding venue. It took the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan 22 years to build the marble mausoleum for his queen 360 years ago, but the copy, to be known as Taj Arabia, is expected to take only two years. The billion-dollar project will be set in the heart…
Alila Hotels & Resorts, the boutique resort company with properties in Bali and India, is planning to launch its own luxury wooden sail boat. The boat will make its inaugural voyage on Dec. 15. from Raja Ampat in Indonesia’s West Papua province and will take guests around the Indonesian islands. The sailing journey will be part of a 10-day vacation package priced at $62,000, which will include a…
بمناسبة مرور عامين على انطلاقها، تحتفل شركة طيران رأس الخيمة بالذكرى السنوية الثانية لتأسيسها وذلك عبر إطلاق عرض هو الأضخم من نوعه حيث سيمكن للمسافرين الراغبين بالسفر إلى أي من الوجهات التي تنظمها الشركة سيمكنهم السفر ذهاب وعودة فقط مقابل 200 درهم شاملة جميع الرسوم والضرائب. يسري هذا السعر من 10 إلى 12 أكتوبر الجاري. تسري فترة استخدام التذكرة بين 1 نوفمبر 2012 وحتى 30 نوفمبر 2012.
Majid Al Futtaim Properties’ three shopping malls in Dubai: Deira City Centre, Mall of the Emirates and Mirdif City Centre will be operating extended trading hours for Eid in Dubai festivities. This is in line with the official announcement made by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, announcing a two week celebration for Eid Al Adha with…
