Wednesday January 15th, 2010 |
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US Adds Another Layer of Security |
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Air travellers from Nigeria, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and nine other countries will face full-body pat downs before boarding airliners under new United States security screening procedures targeting foreign passengers. Read More |
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Emirates to Launch Double-Daily Services to Jakarta |
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Emirates airline will advance its existing operation to Jakarta with the introduction of a double-daily service, effective 1st March 2010. Presently, Emirates operates 11 flights a week to the Indonesian capital city The three additional flights will be operated on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, using the Boeing 777.. Read More |
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Business Travel Innovations of The Decade Revealed |
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Online check-in has been voted as ‘innovation of the decade’ by business travellers. This is followed closely by Wi-Fi, flat beds, notebooks and Eurostar. The top five innovations – hailed for immeasurably improving business travel since 2000 – appear in a poll of 2,400 corporate travellers by the Business Travel & Meetings Show, held in London on February 9-10.. Read More |
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Costa Cruises’ newest ship, Costa Deliziosa, will become the first ship in cruising history to be named in Dubai. Costa Deliziosa, a 92,600 gross-tonnage ship with a capacity of 2,826 passengers, will be named on February 23. Costa Deliziosa will offer 7-day cruises in the Arabian Gulf from March to May this year.
This itinerary will include two nights in Dubai and one-day calls to the ports of Muscat; Fujairah; Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. Dario Rustico, sales and marketing director, Pacific Asia operations of Costa Cruises, said, “The placement of three ships in Dubai in the winter of 2009/2010 has increased guest capacity by 40 percent, and bookings are in line with the increase. Read More |
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| Federal Territory Day |
| When: 1 Feb 2010 (annual) |
| Where: Malaysia |
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| Underwater Wedding Ceremony |
| When: 12 - 14 Feb 2010 (annual) |
| Where: Thailand |
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| Hong Kong Salsa Festival |
| When: 1 - 7 Feb 2010 (annual) |
| Where: Hong Kong |
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| Kushimoto Fire Festival |
| When: Jan 2010 (annual) |
| Where: Japan |
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| Dubai Tennis Championships |
| When: 14 - 27 Feb 2010 (annual) |
| Where: Dubai |
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Sitting Pretty on the Burj Khalifa... Read More |
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Etihad Launches New IPhone Application for Guest... Read More |
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Another Way To Choose A Destination... Read More |
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Chill Out at Some of the Coolest Musical... Read More |
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Grand Opening of Burj Khalifa |
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Get To Know Your Airline's Policies:
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