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A Miami Beach condo developer plans to build a new skyscraper with a robotic parking deck built in. The Porsche Design Tower project will allow owners to ride their vehicles into a robotic elevator system that drops them and their vehicles at their doorstep. The $560 million tower will rise in Sunny Isles Beach as part of a collaboration between Porsche Design Group and a local developer, Gil Dezer. “After…
An under construction display at Dubai airport shows that the Jumeirah area has been renamed Jeremiah! Typo or new name for predominantly expat neighborhood? What do you think?
Queen Elizabeth II has given her approval to rent out state apartments at St. James’s Palace as party venues during the 2012 London Olympics. Companies with long-standing ties to the royal family that hold royal warrants can now have a chance to throw a bash in the royal palace. The palace is in a prime spot for a number of the Olympic events which will take place in London next year, including beach…
Asian Equestrian Masters (AEM) is excited to announce Hong Kong as the chosen city for the Hong Kong Masters, from 1-3 March 2012 - Asia's first international five-star (CSI5*) show jumping event. Hong Kong Masters is a one of a kind event, where sport, entertainment and community collide. The world's top 25 elite show jumpers and their horses, including Olympic Champion, Eric Lamaze and European Champion,…
Carrying a weapon on the metro? AED 200 fine. Falling asleep on the metro? That'll be AED 300 please. That's right, it costs more to fall asleep on the metro than it does to carry 'weapons, flammable articles or any hazardous material.' A US based student found that out the hard way. She fell asleep on the metro and was woken up by the ticketing inspector and slapped with a AED 300 fine. Two train…
(Dubai, UAE) A leading prestigious dance company in the UAE, Sharmila Dance has announced its first ever dance Gala showcasing the best in ballet, contemporary, jazz, salsa, tango and hip-hop with international and local dance stars performing at the Dubai Centrepoint Theatre on Wednesday 4th January and Thursday 5th January 2012. The audience will see an unprecedented exhibition of talent and beauty in the…
Istanbul, Turkey November 2011: The outlook of the Turkish tourism industry is more buoyant than ever, with an increasing number of international and local hotel companies investing in the sector, said Jonathan Worsley, Chairman of Bench Events, co-organiser of the Central Asia and Turkey Hotel Investment Conference (CATHIC), to be held in Istanbul from February 6-8 2012. “It is the ideal time to invest in…
A Singaporean businessman, his wife and two children have paid $1 million to become the first Asian family to fly together on space-tourism airline Virgin Galactic. “I had lunch yesterday with a guy who got in touch with us in Singapore, and over lunch he signed his contract for not just a seat, but for a whole flight,” Virgin Galactic commercial director Stephen Attenborough said. Attenborough said the…
Participants at the UNWTO/Arabian Travel Market (ATM) event on the Future of Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa held at the World Travel Market were unanimous in agreeing that tourism in the region, which has for long lived with uncertainty and a number of external shocks, will return from current challenges stronger than before (London, UK, 9 November 2011). “The on-going changes in the Middle East…
A new name went into the Yas Marina record books when Lewis Hamilton won the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for McLaren Mercedes. In a sensational start to the 55-lap race Sebastian Vettel, whose Red Bull Renault started from pole position, spun off on the second corner with a deflating right rear tyre. Although the World Champion limped back to pit lane the team could not repair the…
CAIRO -- Egypt's antiquities authority closed the largest of the Giza pyramids Friday following rumors that groups would try to hold spiritual ceremonies on the site at 11:11 A.M. on Nov. 11, 2011. The authority's head Mustafa Amin said in a statement Friday that the pyramid of Khufu, also known as Cheops, would be closed to visitors until Saturday morning for "necessary maintenance." The closure follows a…
Last week Lufthansa sent its first retrofitted 747-400 from Hong Kong to Frankfurt and those flying first class were in for quite a surprise. Where previously these planes catered for 16 passengers in their ultra-luxury section, now they are fitted out for just eight and that means a full-length, window-side bed next to the seat, among other treats. Lufthansa’s move comes as the likes of Continental…
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) and GIBTM, the Gulf Incentive, Business Travel and Meeting Exhibition, announced today a joint collaboration. Together, GIBTM, the leading event for the meetings, incentives, business travel and events industry in the Middle East, and ACTE, the leading non-profit organization serving and advancing global business travel, will improve the business travel…
Aphrodite’s island of love, Cyprus is an ideal Eid holiday destination for the whole family with diverse attractions that are certain to please everyone. There will be something for everyone, whether it is cultural relics or locations replete with glories of the historical past or for those seeking to relax in idyllic beaches and other scenic attractions of the island. “Cyprus can be summed up as a ideal…
On Friday, 2 December 2011, an iconic jazz musician will make his Dubai debut at the World's Most Luxurious Hotel to celebrate the UAE's 40th national day. Nine-time Grammy winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient Wynton Marsalis is rehearsing the UAE national anthem ahead of an intimate evening with just 250 jazz lovers at the Burj Al Arab, which marks the first time that a musician of Marsalis' international stature…
The image you see on the left is officially the new logo and slogan for Maldives tourism. The Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation (MMPRC) today revealed the country's new tourism slogan and logo, after over a year-long consultation and design process, involving industry and government. The new slogan is 'Maldives - Always Natural', which is accompanied by a logo highlighting the country's unique natural…
If you're making Eid plans to travel to Thailand, we suggest you take a rain check (no pun intended.) Rising floodwaters reached Bangkok’s domestic Don Muang airport on Tuesday, forcing airport closure and airlines to suspended their operations in the city. According to the BBC, the Bangkok floods 'could get worse.' Governments from around the world, including the UAE, are issuing travel warnings to…
Sixty of the world's greatest golfers go head-to-head for a share of the European Tour's richest prize, as the Race to Dubai culminates at Jumeirah Golf Estates' spectacular Earth course. You can win VIP tickets to Dubai World Championship by liking their Facebook page.
