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  • Shikaras in Kashmir to promote culture and tourism

    Around 50 Shikara boats in Jammu and Kashmir lined up in the renowned Dal Lake on Sunday to participate in a race, which was organised to showcase the culture of the state and promote tourism in the valley. The participants in the race, comprising of owners and operators of Shikaras, said boat racing was a prominent attraction in the region 20 years ago, but had faded over time. "This ...

  • Education tourism one-stop shop

    Estimates suggest that there are thousands of educational courses on offer in the UAE - but until now there was no single database to list them all. The Dubai-based website Laimoon.com has taken up the challenge. Bobbi Hartshorne, the head of education partnerships with the company, reveals how it all came ...

  • Boeing delivers first-of-its-kind plane to Saudia airlines

    The airline currently has a backlog of 21 Boeing airplanes on order Boeing has delivered a 777-300ER extended range plane to Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), marking the latest milestone in its longstanding relationship with the airline and the kingdom.The airplane, the first-of-its-type to be fitted with a three-class cabin configuration, was delivered to the airline at a ceremony in ...

  • Dubais Jumeirah announces tie-up with Aston Martin

    Dubai hotelier Jumeirah Group has announced that it will sponsor luxury sports car manufacturer Aston Martin at the upcoming 41 Nurburgring 24-hour ...

  • Saudi airline eyes US Canada after 777 delivery

    Saudi Arabia's national carrier is planning to launch services to Los Angeles and Toronto on the back of receiving a 777-300ER (Extended Range) aircraft from US plane maker ...


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Dark City

As human beings, memories are our most cherished possession. So what would happen if you couldn't trust them as your own? Isn't it your memories that show you are real, that give proof of your prior existence? Is your memory not your identity? What would happen if the past you had stored in your mind was not really yours? What if it belonged to someone else, or possibly, to no one at all? This is ... ...

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  • A luxury cruise from heaven

    I've dressed up for this. Not being a Frequent Floater (a cruise term), boarding this massive white ship moored in Auckland's harbour is enormously exciting. I'm glad I made the effort, because as we step on board, completely unable to appear nonchalant, they take our photo. Proof of my evident delight now sits framed on my desk. Our fellow travellers on the Crystal ...

  • Romance and luxury on the high seas

    Finding a single and interesting partner can be difficult enough in your 20s, even though the odds work in your favour. I imagine it doesn't get any easier as you get older. If you're above 50, single, have a sense of wanderlust and are looking to fall in love, then a few weeks at sea on Cunard's Queen Elizabeth may be just what the doctor should order. I've been told ...

  • Sand dust and malls in Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia is fiercely conservative, but many people believe it to be like Dubai: very cosmopolitan and somewhat liberal. There is no comparison. Riyadh is mainly single/double-level housing, mostly sand-coloured, and very dusty. The cultural constraints can be overbearing, such as women being unable to drive and having to wear an abaya when outside the compound - and just the ...

  • China Tourism Day and 3rd Western China Tourism Industry Expo open in Chongqing

    Dancers perform for the opening of the China Tourism Day and the 3rd Western China Tourism Industry Expo, in Chongqing, Southwest China, May 19, 2013. Chongqing is the main venue for the 2013 China Tourism Day. (Xinhua/Li ...

  • Saudi to issue 6m umrah visas this year

    Authorities in Saudi Arabia say they will issue 6m visas for umrah pilgrimages, according to the Gulf kingdom's Ministry of Haj, up from 5.5m last ...

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