Archive for December, 2007

23 December, 2007 | 1 comment

Singapore: new travel card for tourists

New tourist travel card has appeared in Singapore - Singapore Tourist Pass (STP). The travel card exists in one-, two- and three-day variants and allows to go by a municipal transportation for 8 Singapore dollars ($5,5) the day-long. After validity it can also function as discount travel card - “ez-link card”, which reduces the price of each trip. Besides, the passenger can add additional money on it and pay off with it in a number of shops, receiving discounts.
The ticket is on sale in cash departments of some underground stations, information offices of a municipal transportation and the Singapore tourist offices. At purchase the tourist should pay still the deposit in 10 Singapore dollars ($7), which he will receive back if the travel card will hand over within 5 days after its purchase. At the same offices it is possible to take free of charge new transport guidebook across Singapore - Travel with Ease - Public Transport Guide for Tourists. It contains cards, the useful information and instructions.
 

21 December, 2007 | No comments

Speed and comfort in Italy will rise in price

Next attract on a purse of motorists will be made in 2008. As national Department under the control of a road infrastructure has informed, next year the fare on paid roads of Italy will grow on the average on 3,61 %.
In particular, travel fee at the Neapolitan high-speed highway A56 will grow on 3,22 %, at the popular highway Autobrennero A22, which is connecting the north of Italy with Austria and further through it with other European countries, - on 2,75 % and at highway Torino Bardonecchia А32, which is connecting the north of the country with France, - on 2,55 %.
It looks like, small, apparently, in percentage terms the rise in price, will pour out in additional tens euro per trip for Italians and tourists, who are actively using these roads.
 

20 December, 2007 | No comments

Best hotels of Dublin

The Sunday Times Travel Magazine has published the three of the best hotels of Dublin, so now the tourists, coming to capital of Ireland, know where they will be offered the best room-numbers, meal and room service.
1) Shelbourne
The hotel with century history has been opened in March of this year after two-year-old reconstruction. the hotel has been founded in 1824 and today it is considered as one of the best Dublin hotels, owing to the fine bars and the role in a life of city. Here, in room-number 112, in 1922 the constitution of Ireland was created. Famous actress Grace Kelly has also stopped here. Repair has given the hotel its best features: a class, prestige, and also beer Guinness.
2) Dylan
If The Shelbourne symbolizes history of Dublin, The Dylan symbolizes modern design of Ireland. Its shape, however, reminds minimalist hi-tech style - Asian motives and a rococo is felt here. The hotel is located in the Victorian private residence, and its room- numbers are equipped with the newest gadgets. Bar is one of the most popular places in hotel.
3) Number 31
The smell of bread always reminds of the home. Probably, the white loaf, fruit and soda, which are being served in hotel everyday at 1 p.m., force visitors to come back again and again. And may be it is coziness of a fireplace in a drawing room that charms lodgers. This hotel possesses 21 room-numbers in Georgian style. Room-numbers are quite “moderate”, but comfortable, with high ceilings, greater beds, marble bathing and wooden shutters.
 

19 December, 2007 | No comments

The most expensive countries

World Bank has published the report on world economy development. In the report (2005 International Comparison Program Preliminary Global Report Compares Size of Economies) the data of 2005 are compared, the statistics covers 146 states. Also in the report the price level in the various states on the basis of this calculation is compared and the most and the least expensive countries for life are revealed. If the price level is equal to hundred points, it means, that it is identical to a price level in the USA. If the price level exceeds 100, the country is more “expensive”, than the USA if it is less 100 - less “expensive”. The average price level for the world makes 81 point.
Iceland (has received 154 points), Denmark, Switzerland, Norway and Ireland are the most expensive to residing and business countries. The USA (100 points) is on the 20th place, having conceded to France (115), Germany (111), Japan and the Great Britain (on 118).
The price parameter of Russia is equal to 45 points, Kazakhstan - to 43, Georgia - 41, Armenia - 39, Belarus - 36, Azerbaijan and Moldova - 35, Ukraine - to 33. Latvia and Lithuania have received on 53 points, Estonia - 62.
The life in Tajikistan (24 points), Ethiopia, Gambia, Kyrgyzstan (28 points) and Bolivia is the cheapest. For comparison, Saudi Arabia has received 64 points, Egypt - 28, Venezuela - 55, Sweden - 124, Turkey - 64, Israel - 83, Czech Republic - 60, India - 33, Iran - 30, China - 42.

18 December, 2007 | No comments

Cowboy’s mounting skiing resort will be constructed in America

Do you like mountain skiing? Then this news is precisely for you. Have you ever dreamed of skiing in Texas directly under beams of the scorching southern sun? Skis, a stick and a cowboy’s hat - is quite fresh sight at sports equipment. It is also necessary to add, that in the same place, on the Texas ski resort, it will be possible to buy real Swiss small house.
In the end of 2008 (most lately in 2009) in Texas, nearby to Dallas, unique mounting skiing resort will be constructed. Unlike numerous covered complexes for fans of winter kinds of sports, which are not so much rare even in such tropical countries as the United Arab Emirates, the Texas complex will settle down open-air. In connection with this company Bearfire Resorts will take advantage of daring idea. In the beginning of 90s interesting development under name Snowflex has appeared. It allowed constructing many mountain-skiing slopes. Now it is the first time that the Snowflex is being used in project of such scale.
Snowflex is a multilayered material. The top layer, on which skis and snowboards will slide, represents a fleecy surface on which fine drops of water are sprayed by means of atomizers. Service life of such slope varies from 5 up to 10 years.
But the complex in Texas would not be unique if it had only one slope. First of all there will be a lot of lines covered by Snowflex. Secondly, it will be a real resort with all accompanying infrastructure: hotels, restaurants, entertainments. Besides, fans of winter kinds of sports can buy cottages near to the ski lines, made in style Swiss a chalet. This project will manage to investors in 375 million dollars. But there is no doubt that such investments will pay back with interest, considering a hot climate of Texas.
 

17 December, 2007 | No comments

SPA-center at the Singapore airport

JetQuay - the Changi Singapore airport terminal for the VIP-travelers - offers its clients to take advantage of services of the SPA-center. The program, developed together with Ultimate Wellness Haven, includes massage, procedures on face and body care, including the weight loss programs and hair care.
Clients can also take advantage of trunk-call, business center, rooms for rest, gym and many other things of services, including individual transfer order. After revision of price policy the number of the travelers, choosing this terminal, has considerably increased.
JetQuay represents interests of the best Singapore hotels, providing the maximal comfort to their VIP-clients at the airport. JetQuay also offers the simplified passage of boundary services to Peking, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Macao.

15 December, 2007 | No comments

Gays’ favorite cities

American magazine The Out Traveler, which is having the largest circulation among the gay-editions of the USA, has lead interrogation of the readers and has made a rating of the cities chosen by gays.
As it has become known, Amsterdam and Barcelona are the most attractive city for the gay-tourism has appeared.
Amsterdam, favorite city of The Out Traveler’s readers, allocates hospitable reception of all minorities. Among other reasons of love to this year the museum of handbags and purses is mentioned.
The reasons, why gays love Barcelona, relies in its atmosphere of freedom, which has appeared after acceptance of the law on marriages between unisex people, Antonio Gaudi’s creativity and Barcelonian holiday LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender festival).
The third place in preferences of tourists with no conventional sexual orientation was given to London - basically because of it two hundred gay-bars.
New York, San Francisco and Chicago close this “star” five.
Axel has been recognized the best hotel network for gay, whose director on marketing has drawn a typical portrait the gay-tourist: well brought up, solvent city traveler, who is spending on trips more than other tourists”.
 

14 December, 2007 | No comments

Balloons’ festival in Thailand

Festival of balloons BALLOON FIESTA has started in Thailand.  Sphere-pie from the USA has become one of the most remarkable balloons, demonstrated during Festival.
The festival has been organized by joint efforts of the Ministry of Armed forces and the Ministries of Tourism of Thailand, and its purpose was to unite everyone in the world, who takes a great interest in balloons and to enable them to visit Thailand and to join celebrating of 80-th anniversary from the date of Thai King’s birth.
Thousand tourists and local residents have taken part in this Festival.

12 December, 2007 | No comments

Concierges in Air New Zealand’s planes

New Zealand airline Air New Zealand will organize concierge service. Concierges will work both in the airport, and onboard of the plane during flight. Their main task will rely in answering any passengers’ questions - on sights of destination, about the program for often flying passengers, a choice of vines, about service at the airport, exchange and so on, and also in assistance at reserving further tickets. The idea of creation of such service has appeared, when long-distance flights’ stewards have complained, that they do not have enough time to answer all passengers’ questions.
Service will be introduced in April, when Air New Zealand will hire necessary staff. They will serve passengers of all classes. First concierges should appear on flights from Oakland to Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Vancouver and San Francisco. Air New Zealand is the only airline in the world, which offers own round-the-world trip.
 

12 December, 2007 | No comments

Water supply problems in India

India takes the second place in the world on a population after China. The quantity of people, living in this country, in 3,5 times exceeds the population of the USA, for example, while its territory makes only about 30 % of USA’s territory.
Constantly increasing population creates huge loading on all natural resources of the country. The majority of sources are polluted by sewage and agricultural drains.
Though for last years India also has reached progress, having given access to potable water to all population, but about 21 % of infectious diseases in the country arises because of unsafe water. Agricultural population of the country greatly suffers because of lack of pure water - only 14 % of these people have access to such civilization blessings as the water drain and water pipe.

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