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  • UAE is top MidEast performer for tourism receipts

    The UAE topped the Middle East region for international tourism receipts in 2012, according to data released by the UN's World Tourism ...

  • Tourism promoters hoping for nice summer

    PARKERSBURG - Local tourism officials are anticipating a strong showing for the approaching summer travel season.. With attractions like Blennerhassett Island and the West Virginia Motor Speedway to a number of special events, fairs and festivals throughout the summer to the opening of the Boy Scout's Summit Bechtel Reserve in southern West Virginia, the area is poised to see a number of ...

  • Airlines claim hike in navigation charges is unjustified

    Air NZ ranks amongst world's safest airlines Airways New Zealand will up its charges from July, a move airlines say is uncalled for and could impact on tourism. The state owned enterprise announced the 10.6% increase in air navigation service charges yesterday, saying the changes reflected its pricing framework. But the Board of Airline Representatives says the price hike follows ...

  • China Southern Airlines or Hainan Airlines to have 1st Boeing Dreamliner

    CHINA Southern Airlines or Hainan Airlines will receive China's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft within weeks, a senior official of Boeing China said ...

  • SeaWorlds Antarctica could further tilt Orlandos tourism market

    Penguins acclimate to their new habitat at the "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins" attraction, during an exclusive preview, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The attraction is scheduled to open Friday, May ...


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The Astronaut's Wife [DVD]

The Astronaut's Wife [DVD]

"The Astronaut's Wife" is essentially an inferior variation on "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) dolled up in modern science fiction drag. The same basic themes are there, the same essential fears--that is, a woman's fear that the baby she is carrying inside her is somehow not her own. The lack of control a mother has over her body, the joy and terror of having another life growing insider her--these are ... ...

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  • Sanya awarded Hainans most popular wedding tourism destination

    According to the Sanya tourism association, Sanya has been titled Hainan’s most popular wedding tourism destination by the tourism association and local wedding organization union of Hainan province. This year, the Hainan government set up a united organization system to regulate wedding market operations and speed up the construction of supporting facilities and services to help ...

  • First Saudi woman reaches Mount Everest summit

    Raha Moharrak has become the first Saudi Arabian woman to climb Mount Everest. The 25-year-old university graduate reached the world's highest peak on Saturday morning. An official at the Nepal Mountaineering Department confirmed Moharrak's feat, saying that she and more than 60 other climbers ...

  • LATAM Airlines to resume Argentina flights later Saturday

    SANTIAGO (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines Group SA LAN.SN said on Saturday it will resume flights to, from and within Argentina by 1530 GMT after state company Intercargo unilaterally decided on Friday to stop providing services to the ...

  • New board to oversee Trinidads Caribbean Airlines

    PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -; Trinidad's finance minister has appointed a new interim board to oversee Caribbean Airlines after announcing that the state-owned company posted losses of more than $70 ...

  • Luxury Dubai hotel set to close for revamp

    As of July 8, the Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers will start a revamp which includes all guest rooms, the Vivaldi restaurant and other facilities in the ...

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