Archive for December, 2007

Dec23

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 [...]

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Dec21

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 %, [...]

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Dec20

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 [...]

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Dec19

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 [...]

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Dec18

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 [...]

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Dec17

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 [...]

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Dec15

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 [...]

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Dec14

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 [...]

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Dec12

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, [...]

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Dec12

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. [...]

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