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For their 10th Anniversary, Accor Hotels has started a competition for guests to enter and win up to 10 round the world trips to stay at any of the Accor Hotels, plus a number of stays all year long. The competition has 10 phases and entry to the first ends on April 8, 2011. For more information, visit the Accor Hotels website.
The world’s largest indoor theme park embraces Mother’s Day celebrations this year by offering complimentary access to experience Ferrari World Abu Dhabi to mothers with their families on Sunday, March 20th. Ferrari World Abu Dhabi is proving one of the most popular family venues in the UAE, and is saluting all mothers in a very unique environment with lots to do for every member of the family on this special…
The taxis in the British Capital of London came first for the third year in a row as the best in the world, according to an annual survey conducted by the Hotels.com. Despite being the most expensive globally, travelers and other respondents described the drivers as nice and friendly and well-versed in the city's sights and sounds.
Antalya is the top tourism destination in Turkey, with a lot of tourists from all neighboring countries, especially from Europe visiting each year. The city is blessed with comfortable warm sunshine, waterfalls and diverse and distinctive foods. Antalya Bay stretches over an area of 200 km and is characterized by beaches beauty and it's magnificenct marina is considered the most beautiful in all of Turkey.…
The UAE gained fourth place at the global level for "Best toursit resorts and hotel accomodations," according to the classification enterprise "Viuchrbrand." The indicators also ranked the UAE fifth in the provision of employments opportunities and eighth place at the the level of best shopping strips in the world.
Experts from the private sector, opinion leaders and government representatives from within and outside the tourism sector will examine the state of global tourism at the upcoming Global Tourism Forum Andorra 2011 (Andorra la Vella, Andorra, 6-7 March 2011). Against a backdrop of economic challenges, and considering current developments in the Middle East and North Africa, the spotlight is clearly set on the…
Effective April 11 2011 the French government has outlawed the wearing of a full face veil in public in France. Women who wish to wear a niqab have to stay within their homes or they will be fined Euro 150 if they are seen at any French airport, street, shopping centre or any other public places. Niqab wearing women may drive private cars but cannot use public transport or visit tourist attractions such as the…
Kazakhstan is a country with a predominantly Muslim population but after years of religious suppression under Soviet rule, people are now openly expressing their religious belief. Masjids are overflowing and bad weather and snow notwithstanding, people pray in the streets. In December 1991 Kazakhstan became an independent country and after twenty years Muslim revival is quite evident every Friday. The…
Major General Abdel Fadil, the governor of South Sinai issued new regulations on Thursday night to all executive agencies to provide recretional diving services and training courses for tourists. These recreational diving courses are expected to be for beginners as well as for advanced divers and those who wish to practice recreational diving. The ruling was passed after the waters in Sharm El Sheikh were…
HMS Beagle was the ship that sailed around the world with the young naturalist by the name of Charles Darwin onboard. The ship was sold for scrap in 1870 but until now it´s final fate has remained one of the world´s great naval mysteries. A discovery has been made by Robert Prescott of St Andrews University, who is one of the world´s leading marine archaeologists. He says that he is quietly confident that the…
The President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, has become the first head of state to join the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) joint campaign highlighting the importance of travel and tourism to global growth and development. President Calderón was presented an Open Letter by UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai and WTTC President and CEO, David Scowsill, outlining…
Prices of airline tickets for flights to Dubai, United Arabi Emirates, have increased considerably, up to the rate of 150 per cent. This is compared to regular priced tickets which were a minimum of about 700 riyals back and forth from Dammam, Manama, to Dubai. Khalil Nashmi, the economic supervisor of the Kanoo Travel and Tourism office in Dammam stated that these prices were subject to prior arrangements…
Tourism ministers of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey have agreed to unite their tourist visas. The Minister for Tourism in Jordan expects this step will attract more tourists, especially from remote areas where there are large Arab communities, such as Latin America. Saadallah Agha, Syrian Minister of Tourism said that the four countries are characterized by enormous tourism potential which can attract…
The Ministry of Tourism opened its doors to those Egyptians hoping to apply for Umrah on Tuesday. Munir Fakhri Abdel Nour, the secretary general of the Wafd party in Egypt and the Minister of Tourism announced the success of negotiations with the Saudi authorities to start flights for pilgrimage. The Saudi authorities had issued an earlier decision to postpone accepting applications for pilgrimage from the…
Egypt's new Minister for Tourism, Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour, has invited Oprah Winfrey to visit Egypt in an effort to revive tourism in the country. After the uprising in Egypt which ousted President Husni Mubarak, the new government is trying to restore normalcy in the country. The newly appointed Tourism Minister has invited Oprah as well as other international celebrities to visit Egypt. Concerts and events are…
Royal Jordanian aircraft transferred about 2000 Jordanian citizens from Tripoli to Oman since the beginning of the crisis in Libya, and even yesterday, as stated by the Jordan News Agency. Executive Chairman of Royal Jordanian Hussein Dabbas has said that the company continues flights scheduled air services, currently five flights exist between Amman and Tripoli, noting that the company is trying to meet demand…
Dubai-UAE: 27 February, 2011 - Global Village, the premier cultural, shopping and family entertainment destination, today announced it will conclude its 15th season on Monday (28 February).
A Dubai-based sailor pipped the UAE National Champion to first place at The National Abu Dhabi Laser Regatta yesterday. Alastair Tate from New Zealand took the winning position by one point over Adil Khaled after two days of racing at the Abu Dhabi Sailing Club at Mina Zayed, where more than 30 boats helmed by national and expatriate skippers took part. “It was a pretty close race and I had a good…
