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 ...

Golfer Sharmila set for Deloitte Ladies Open

Indian golfer Sharmila Nicollet is raring to go at the Deloitte Ladies Open after her recent success at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open at Antalya, where she finished tied 17th. Sharmila, the only Indian at the Ladies European Tour (LET), is playing in the prestigious tour for a second successive year and will compete against some of the top lady golfers in the world. The 250,000 euro ...

Turkish Airlines open flight to Lankaran

Turkish Airlines plans to expand cooperation with Azerbaijan opening the Istanbul-Lankaran air flight. "We are negotiating with the Azerbaijani side on the opening of a flight to Lankaran. It will presumably open in summer of 2014", head of the company Temel Kotil told Azerbaijani journalists as part of the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. Lankaran will be the fourth ...

Sequestration to impact Memorial Day travel

AAA estimates that 1.31 million Ohioans plan to travel this Memorial Day weekend, down slightly from the 1.33 million who took a trip last year. Slightly fewer people are expected to hit the roads for long trips during the upcoming holiday, and sequestration may be playing a factor. AAA projects 34.8 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home Memorial Day holiday weekend, a 0.9 ...

Crying baby preferred to smelly adult on flights survey says

A new Harris Interactive poll gauging airline passenger preferences found that 58 percent of people who travel by commercial airline would pay more for extra legroom on flights that are three hours or more. And 63 percent of people surveyed said they would rather sit next to a crying baby than a smelly adult. The Harris Interactive poll of 2,276 U.S. adults was conducted online from March 13-18, ...