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  • 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 ...

  • Hotel occupancy rates rebound in Albany region

    Revenue per available room in the Capital Region, rose 5 percent, to $60.49. Hotels in the Albany, NY area rebounded in April after eight consecutive months in which the average occupancy rate fell. The average occupancy rate at 137 hotels in the area increased 3.4 percent, to 59.6 percent, according to STR, a hospitality consulting firm in Tennessee. The average daily rate increased 1.6 ...

  • South Florida Science Centers new look exhibits -- slideshow

    Lew Crampton, president and CEO of the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, inside the new viewing tank. After a $5 million renovation, the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium is set to reveal its new look on June 7. The museum is looking to engage children and adults with hands-on, mind-on exhibits that promote science, technology, engineering and math skills to fill the widening ...

  • SeaWorlds new Antarctica area a precursor to global expansion Video

    OBJ's theme park crew goes behind the scenes of SeaWorld Orlando's Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin attraction to see the ride intro, cars in action and the post-ride penguin habitat. Bilbao and Anderson periodically join forces with Photographer Jim Carchidi to become OBJs theme park squad, known as Sparkle Team 6. They have to restrain themselves from jumping SeaWorlds guard rails to ...

  • Uganda Tourism Sector Is Crying Out for More

    At the inauguration of a new Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) in Kampala recently, the minister of Tourism, Maria Mutagamba, called on the members to find alternative ways of funding the all-important sector, given that the government's current allocation is insufficient. While the minister is right to advise the sector, which she says has a funding gap of Shs 17bn, to find alternative resources ...


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L.A. Confidential

As I watched the credits rolling after "L.A. Confidential," I came to a wonderful and refreshing conclusion: Hollywood is still capable of making great films. I would never deny that a monumental amount of junk emerges from Hollywood's hallowed halls each year. However, every once in a while, the right people come together, all the pistons fire, and out comes a movie like this, which is destined t ... ...

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  • Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines confirm Boeing 787s orders

    CHINESE regulators have approved the Boeing 787 to fly in the country, a move that opens up a large potential market to the US aerospace giant. "I can confirm that the Civil Aviation Administration of China has granted type certification for the 787 Dreamliner," a Boeing spokesman said on Thursday. Chinese airlines have yet to take delivery of the high-tech 787, which last month ...

  • Muscat tops MidEast tourism performers in 2013

    Hotels in Muscat have witnessed the strongest growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR) so far this year, according to data released by STR ...

  • North Korea town opens to Western tourists Travel agents

    BEIJING: North Korea's authorities have opened the border town of Sinuiju to Western tourists, Chinese-based travel agencies said, despite international tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear test in February. The move opens up the possibility of foreign tourists being able to make day tours to the secretive state, a considerably cheaper option than the more expensive multi-day trips ...

  • Art and culture offer exciting opportunities for tourism

    Destination of the Month'; is a ';how to sell'; special column which aims to fulfil the travel agents need of information. Tourism Authorities ...

  • Tasmania budget a dissappointment for tourim

    'ATEC is very concerned by the short-sighted budget handed down today which fails to recognise the significance of the tourism industry and the need to invest in its growth as a large contributor to the State's overall economy,' said ATEC Managing Director, Felicia ...

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