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  • Work starts on creation of new Dubai island 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 ...

  • International Institute for Peace through Tourism announces launch of Peace Tours Morocco

    STOWE, Vermont; TORREMOLINOS, Spain & CASABLANCA, Morocco - The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) is pleased to announce the launch of Peace Tours Morocco as its second "Legacy Project" commemorating the 25th anniversary since its first global conference, "Tourism - A Vital Force for Peace," held in Vancouver in 1988. Peace Tours Morocco is a ...

  • SeaWorlds Brian Morrow chats Antarctica Empire of the Penguin Video

    SeaWorld Orlando Creative Director Brian Morrow talks about the story and design of the park's new attraction area Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin. (Megan Anderson and Richard Bilbao/Orlando Business Journal) SeaWorld Orlando is just 24 hours away from its May 24 opening of Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin. As such, OBJ's team was able to do a quick media day tour of the 4-acre ...

  • Kenya County chief vows to grow tourism sector

    County Governor Kinuthia Mbugua said he is determined to create thousands of jobs for the youth through the tourism industry besides other sectors. To realise this dream, the Governor said he would devise ways of promoting local tourism and convince residents to visit tourist resorts in the county beginning with Lake Nakuru National Park. "Other tourist resorts worth visiting are Hells Gate ...


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Mon oncle Antoine [DVD]

Mon oncle Antoine [DVD]

Set in the blustery, frozen winter landscape of northern Quebec in the 1940s, Mon oncle Antoine is a coming-of-age tale that is as much about life in a small rural mining town as it is about the travails of its teenage protagonist, which is a good thing since, even by th ... ...

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  • Business Kenya rises to second spot as conference tourism leader

    The two countries had previously dominated top spots. The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) also rated Kenya at 58th position globally in the 'Country& City rankings 2012' Ruth Solitei, Permanent ...

  • Softball Senate offers penny for Pritzkers thoughts

    Penny Pritzker testifies during hearing held by Senate on her nomination as Commerce secretary. Penny Pritzker, your room is ready -- complete with a wood-burning fireplace. That's one of the amenities awaiting the Hyatt Hotel heiress and serial entrepreneur when she checks in to her new office at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Judging from today's Senate confirmation hearing, Pritzker ...

  • New Lures for Locals in Buffalo

    For decades, Buffalo was a city with many dead zones. But some of its most blighted stretches are now stirring with new culinary options and shop openings, luring locals into corridors they haven't driven -- let alone strolled -- for years, particularly in Canalside and the Larkin district, just east of downtown. With new waterfront bars, outdoor markets and upscale restaurants, developers ...

  • 36 Hours in Auckland New Zealand

    Clockwise from top left: Auckland Art Gallery, tree in Auckland Domain, seafood at Depot, Auckland War Memorial Museum, hammock at Cable Bay Vineyards on Waiheke ...

  • Memorial Day Auto Travel Increases Slightly and Air Travel Declines by Eight Percent

    AAA Travel projects 34.8 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a 0.9 percent decrease from the 35.1 million people who traveled last year. The anticipated decline in holiday travel is predominately due to a decline in air travel of eight percent, fee fatigue among travelers and a waffling economy. The Memorial Day holiday travel ...

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