Sun 27 Dec 2009
On the thread of its history are Caesar, kings, Moors, great wealth, and long influence
ÉVORA - “Where should we go for lunch,’’ a Lisboan will ask, and invariably, “Évora’’ is the reply. An hour and a half south of Lisbon, this UNESCO World Heritage site has been a favorite for millennia. Julius Caesar showered Évora with privileges. Portuguese kings made it their summer address. For a brief time, Évora was even a candidate to become the (more…)
Sat 31 Oct 2009
A new season has just started and Cruise Mekong has announced new cruises and routings on a comfortable and kind of luxury way and with our cabin - cruiser “Mekong Sun”. Also our two new cruise - vessel “Mekong Islands” (11 cabins) and “Mekong Explorer” (16 cabins) are ready for reservation a cruise in a fantastic and fascinating Laos now.
We are proud to present you today one of our new and attractive combinations for suggesting easier a trip to beautiful Laos:
22. - 27. January 2010 for a (more…)
Wed 7 Oct 2009
Hong Kong - 21 September, 2009 - This September, following a US$25+ million makeover, luxury cruise specialist Crystal Cruises is unveiling dramatic new interiors and deck spaces for its sophisticated and stylish Crystal Symphony. The 922-guest, 50,000-ton ultra-luxury ship will boast redesigned Penthouses (including its uber-plush Crystal Penthouses), pool areas, Prego Italian restaurant, Lido Café as well as guest elevators and numerous behind-the-scenes upgrades.
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Sat 5 Sep 2009
Five former Dutch street dwellers are soon to become official tour guides, showing visitors around their former haunts in the central city of Utrecht, organisers said on Wednesday.
Having completed formal training through the tourism bureau, the group will take up their duties from September 13, said Simone Lensink, a spokeswoman for the welfare organisation Altrecht, which is behind the project.
“The idea is for people to rediscover the town and in particular those areas where their guides (more…)
Sat 5 Sep 2009
A gas leak has forced the evacuation of hundreds of businesses, including the Gold Coast Marriott Courtyard Hotel, in the centre of Surfers Paradise.
Thousands of holiday-makers, residents and workers have been ordered to leave Cavill Avenue, as a two-kilometre exclusion zone has been established around the retail strip.
It is understood police detected the gas leak about 9.15am and blocked off the mall from Hanlan Street, Elkhorn Avenue and Surfers Paradise Boulevard.
The gas mains has (more…)
Wed 26 Aug 2009
Marina Bay Sands, through its retail arm Sands Retail Asia, has announced that Singapore-based retail group, F J Benjamin, will expand its portfolio with three new outlets in Marina Bay Sands Shoppes. The retail giant has confirmed that it will bring US brand GUESS, international lingerie firm La Senza, and the company’s own fast-growing fashion label, RAOUL, to the new mall when it opens early next year.
Mon 3 Aug 2009
Qantas has celebrated a 50-year jet age anniversary with cup cakes at Sydney airport and a reminder that international air fares once cost over two years’ salary.
Passengers were served 1950s-style iced cakes before boarding QF73 to San Francisco, half a century to the day after Qantas operated the world’s first jet passenger service across the Pacific, via Nadi and Honolulu.
“It was like going from black and white television to colour, from terrace to skyscraper, from analogue to digital,” (more…)
Wed 22 Jul 2009
Jetstar believes new technology will help its customers avoid hidden commissions, writes Clive Dorman.
Jetstar has fired another shot in the battle for consumers’ hearts and minds, but it’s not Tiger Airways or Virgin Blue in its sights.
The airline is targeting online travel retailers who add commissions to fares without telling customers.
Jetstar has introduced a new website search function that enables passengers to find and book seats on the lowest fares available. The new function is (more…)
Sun 12 Jul 2009
AUSTRALIAN airlines are pushing to reduce the number of cabin crew on passenger planes.
But the flight attendants’ union says cutting the ratio of one cabin crew member for every 36 passengers to one for 50 passengers would put lives at risk in an emergency.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has set up a project team to review the proposal, which was last reviewed and rejected by Federal Parliament six years ago.
Jo-Ann Davidson, secretary of the Flight Attendants Association of Australia’s (more…)
Wed 24 Jun 2009
Boeing Tuesday delayed the first flight and delivery of its 787 Dreamliner to reinforce the structure of the aircraft, the latest setback in a program seen as a key to the aerospace giant’s future.
Boeing said a new schedule for the first flight and delivery would be available in “several weeks” and that in the interim the 787 team will continue with other aspects of testing.
Boeing said in a statement the delay was “due to a need to reinforce an area within the side-of-body section of the (more…)