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  • Tourism Minister announces new campaign to promote Himalayas

    Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi today announced the launch of a new campaign to publicise the tourism potential of the Himalayas and promote this incredible tourist product internationally. To be called "777 days of the Indian Himalayas", the campaign will have a twofold objective, one to attract more international tourists to India during the lean summer season, and second, to remind ...

  • Alaska Airlines clarifies boarding for turboprops

    FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Passengers must still board through security gates when Alaska Airlines switches to turboprop aircraft for flights from Fairbanks to Anchorage. Airline spokesman Tim Thompson says the Transportation Security Administration requires security screenings for aircraft with more than 60 seats. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports ( http://bit.ly/14iVL2Z) the Q400s that ...

  • Check In Hotel Review Acme Hotel Company in Chicago

    This contemporary, tech-oriented hotel in the city's downtown is just off Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile. From the moment you enter the 130-room property, there's a playful, arty vibe: a blue neon "vacancy" sign beckons in the window, while staff members sport work-shirt uniforms monogrammed with "Acme Hotel Company." Elevators are lined with album covers ...

  • Overnighter Chasing Waves South of Tokyo

    From the portside window of the 19-seat passenger plane, the island of Niijima, 100 miles southeast of Tokyo, looked like any other tropical paradise. There were volcanic mountaintops wreathed in white clouds, valleys of verdant green jungle, and beaches filled with sand so bright and white the whole coastline looked as if it had been sketched out in ...

  • Kenya Fuel Cost Cited As Main Challenge for African Airlines

    THE high cost of jet fuel in Africa compared to other regions due to distribution inefficiencies and infrastructure constraints has held back the development of budget airlines and fare reduction, an aviation conference was told on Monday. Delegates attending the African aviation suppliers conference in Nairobi heard that jet fuel prices in some African capitals are double the global average ...


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Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs is a sad little movie about a sad little man. The title character (Glenn Close) lives and works as a butler in an upper class hotel in late-19th-century Dublin. Diminutive in both stature and interpersonal polish, Albert is nevertheless a steadfast and entirely relia ... ...

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  • TSC meets on tourism development

    Manama, June 19 (BNA) -- The Tourism Sector Committee (TSC) at the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry today held a meeting at Baet Al-Tijjar with a number of concerned private and government sectors to discuss the obstacles facing the tourism sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Committee called for cooperation between government and private sectors and find necessary proposals to ...

  • In Transit Blog Multilingual Allergy Messages

    In Transit is a blog on travel news, deals and tips, written by the editors and reporters of the Travel section. It's also the home for Globespotters, a travel blog that covers news and events from 10 cities around the ...

  • Stellar CIO Panel to Close HITEC 2013 Next Week

    Some of the keenest minds in the technology arena have been secured for the closing keynote session at the upcoming Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC). The session will be presented in a format similar to NBC’s "Meet the Press," with the heavy hitters being asked difficult, thought provoking questions on the state of the hospitality technology ...

  • Partner State Associations Honored by AHLA

    The awards recognize AH&LA partner state associations that have had the most significant increase in membership development and retention programs during the previous year. The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) today honored six partner state lodging associations with the annual Chair’s Cup awards at the board of directors meeting. The awards recognize AH&LA ...

  • TravelClick Sweeps Hotel and Resort Category at 2013 Interactive Media Awards

    TravelClick and its Hotel Partners Take Home 23 Interactive Media Awards for Website Design Excellence TravelClick, a global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, earned 23 Interactive Media Awards™ (IMA), more than any other company in the ‘hotel/resort’ category. The IMA recognizes the highest standards of excellence in website ...

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