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Work starts on creation of new Dubai island
Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...
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Chiranjeevi offers wide opportunities to foreign film producers in India
Asserting that India is a complete film making destination Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi has offered wide opportunities to foreign film producers in the country. Speaking at the Cannes International Film Festival at Cannes, France, yesterday, the Minister said " We try constantly for creating new opportunities for the international filmmakers, to access diverse Indian locations, and ...
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Civil Aviation Minister takes action against erring DGCA officers
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has taken a decision to award minor penalty of censure to four officers of DGCA namely James George, Assistant Director (Airworthiness), V.P. Massey, Director (Airworthiness), R.K. Yadav, Assistant Director (Airworthiness) and Rajiv Gaur, Assistant Director (AE) for non-intimation of employment of their dependents in the private airlines or any sector under ...
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Mexicos tourism sector goes up
Economic activity associated with tourism grew 4 percent in 2012 compared with the year before, Mexico's INEGI statistics service said. Spending by foreign and domestic tourists increased by 4.7 percent last year. In the fourth quarter of 2012, tourism activity topped the same period in 2011 by 4 percent, INEGI said Monday. By segments, spending by domestic tourists rose 4.8 percent, while ...
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Turkish Airlines says sorry for flights mix-up
Turkish Airlines has apologised to an American couple after they were flown to the wrong city - on different continents - when it mixed up the airport ...
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Prometheus
With Prometheus, Ridley Scott finally leaves behind the realms of fantasy, war, and historical spectacle to return to science fiction, the genre that launched his international reputation three decades ago. Alien (1979) and Blade Runner (1982) are arguably two of the m ... ...
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Easy access to flight deals from U.S.-based airlines
As we've said many times, the best airfare deals are only sometimes available on the airlines' own websites, and many of them come in the form of promo-code deals and special offers. You can only get these, in some cases, if you sign up for alerts and emails directly from the airlines. However, we've noticed that many airlines make it a bit challenging to find where to sign up for ...
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Two I-Drive convention hotels partner to attract big under-one-roof-type meetings and events
With more than 5,000 hotel rooms, Las Vegas' MGM Grand offers more rooms - by at least a couple thousand - than any single convention hotel in the Orlando market. And Sin City's Mandalay Bay boasts more meeting space than the four-biggest convention hotels in Orlando combined. So it's no surprise that Orlando's hotels are feeling some heat from their Far West rival, which ...
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Approval signals takeoff for new airlines
aviation authority approved two new airlines in May, ending its policy of not granting approval to any airline. The Civil Aviation Administration of China approved an application on May 17 for Qingdao Airlines Co Ltd, which will have 1 billion yuan ($163.1 million) in registered capital. Three companies ...
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Mauritius Drop in tourism hurts earnings
Earnings from tourism in Mauritius fell 12.4 percent from a year earlier to 12 billion rupees (R3bn) in the first three months of this year as the weak economic environment in Europe hurt visitors’ spending. Statistics Mauritius cut its forecast for visitor arrivals this year to 990 000 from a previous estimate of 1 million, but expected tourism revenue to rise to 46.1bn rupees from 44.3bn ...
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Selection of Andhra hospital for best medical tourism facility award kicks up a controversy
The selection of Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, for the "best medical tourism facility" award, as part of the National Tourism Awards 2011-12 by the Union ministry of tourism, has kicked up a controversy.The awards were presented by President Pranab Mukherjee in the presence of Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi at a function in New Delhi on March 18. Andhra Pradesh, Chiranjeevi's home ...
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Wyndham New Orleans at Canal Place
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