Archive for July, 2007

Jul30

Monument to the prostitute in Riga

In the context of social campaign “STOP sex-terrorism!” the symbolical monument to the fallen girl entering thoughtless communications for one night has been opened in the center of Riga.
The representative of advertising agency “Alfa Centrs” has explained that the purpose of the action -is to draw attention of young girls and to warn them against chaotic [...]

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Jul27

Physicians advise sex-tourists to get acquainted with statistics

Inflow of foreigners from the East Europe will, most likely, lead to that the number of venereal diseases in Czech Republic will increase. Are those, according to guidebook The Czech Walker, is the unreasonable fear of Czech physicians. Third of revealed cases of a syphilis is revealed at foreigners who has been living in Czech [...]

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Jul26

Stop of health

The Italian highways expand a spectrum of services for auto tourists. Roadside supermarkets became habitual and are widespread almost everywhere. So, now it is a high time for drugstores. The network of snack bars on highway Autogrill has opened first road drugstore Sosta Salute (the Stop of Health) on line Ð?1 Rome-Florence.
Sosta Salute offers travelers [...]

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Jul26

No smoking during sea cruises

Company Regent Seven Seas has changed a policy concerning smoking and has forbidden smoking in suites, cabins and on the balconies of cruise liners. Since December, 29th, 2007, the interdiction will come into force at the following ships: Seven Seas Voyager since December, 21st, 2007, Seven Seas Mariner since December, 21st, 2007, Seven Seas Navigator [...]

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Jul25

Hotel Indigo Pearl on Phuket has deserved star recognition

According to the results of a season 2006-2007 an independent command of experts from USA Condе Nast Traveller has included hotel Indigo Pearl, Opened in December, 2006 on island Phuket, into the list of five best new hotels of Thailand and a hundred of the best new hotels of the world. The rating has been [...]

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Jul24

Epidemic of malaria in India

Physicians consider that in east India epidemic of malaria has begun. According to the official data, at least 25 people have died of this illness for last 2 weeks in state of Tripura. Authorities try to take a situation under the control and to appoint quarantine in areas of malaria.
Medical brigades are forwarded to separate [...]

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Jul24

China has made the black list of hotels

It is the first time that the ministry on Tourism of China has published the black list of hotels. In the list there are about 800 hotels located in China, the star-criteria of the majority from which mismatch their level.
As Chinahospitalitynews.com inform, more than 78 hotels have been included into this list: “Shenzhen Bay”, “Guangzhou [...]

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Jul21

On Saturday Burj Dubai will become the highest tower in the world

On July, 21st the highest building in the world will be represented. It will be built in Dubai. Construction of huge Burj Dubai will be finished, and a record, which before belonged to Taipei 101 (509 m), is beaten.
Burj Dubai (the Tower of Dubai) will be the highest building in the world on all four [...]

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Jul20

The most fashionable cities of the world

Russian capital is officially recognized the most expensive city in the world, but it is not still the leader of the most fashionable mega cities. Research Company Global Language Monitor has made a rating of twenty five most fashionable cities of the world, according to which 3 lines were given to the American cities, 4 [...]

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Jul19

Alcohol will be forbidden and limited in 80 countries of the world

Now the tourists should properly consider local laws and traditions on travel. Two reasons even more often lead to serious, at times to tragic incidents with tourists - ignorance of national features and the false feeling of permissiveness, arising on rest far from the house.
For example first reason has been implemented in the arrest of [...]

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