Airline KLM offering trip to space as prize in competition
A once-in-a-lifetime trip on the first commercial flight to space is being offered as a prize in a competition run by the airline KLM. After guessing the answer to a single question, the winner can board a suborbital flight to the edge of the realm once described as…
Boston Police: Stay home, don’t open your door, get away from your windows
Don’t open the door, stay in your home, stay away from windows – this is a message by the Massachusetts State police to citizens in Watertown. Police is going door to door at this time looking for the second Marathon terror suspect. This is suspect number 2 with…
Emirates signs five-year deal to sponsor French Open tennis tournament
DUBAI, UAE – Emirates Airline has signed a five-year deal to sponsor the French Open tennis tournament, the Dubai carrier has announced. Under the terms of the deal, Emirates will display its logo on tennis courts at the tournament, which is also known as the Roland Garros after…
UAE company wins Chinese Tourists Welcoming Award
DUBAI, UAE – Co-organizer of the Chinese Visitor Summit in Abu Dhabi, Nicholas Publishing International (NPI) has won the prestigious Chinese Tourists Welcoming (CTW) Award 2012, given by the Chinese Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI) at COTTM in Beijing, China. The CTW Award is given to organizations that…
Greece expects tourism revenues to bounce back this year
ATHENS, Greece – Greek tourism revenues are expected to bounce back this year to pre-crisis levels, the industry said on Thursday following the return of political stability to the country. Visitors from Germany, Britain and Russia are expected back. The Mediterranean country has pinned its hopes on its…
Neither feast nor famine for US leisure travelers
SHERMAN, CT – Consumer spending may be on the rise, but when it comes to leisure travel, many Americans are still feeling frugal. According to a new report by travel industry research authority PhoCusWright, overall leisure travel incidence remained flat in the past year, and many of the…
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