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  • Work starts on creation of new Dubai island Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

    Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

  • Chiranjeevi to inaugurate incredible India exhibition at Cannes today

    To promote India as a " Filming Destination", Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi will inaugurate incredible India exhibition at the 66th Cannes film festival in France today. The joint participation of the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at the festival is consequent to their entering into a Memorandum of Understanding to promote Cinema of India as a sub ...

  • American Airlines carry less board first

    American Airlines has developed a new strategy to encourage faster boarding times. The airline’s new approach means passengers travelling with only a personal carry-on item will be able to board the aircraft first, Forbes reported. Boarding times have been rising steadily over the last few years due to a reduction in flights, which increases passenger numbers, causing extra charges ...

  • Czech Airlines Fleet Expands with Its First Long-Haul Airbus A330-300

    The first long-haul A330-300 joined Czech Airlines’ fleet of aircraft on 14 May 2013. It bears a symbolic matriculation number, OK-YBA, referring to an Ilyushin IL-62, the first-ever long-haul aircraft to be used by the airline. As of June, the aircraft will be deployed primarily on Czech Airlines’ new scheduled route to Seoul, as well as on flights to Almaty, Moscow, and Tel Aviv. ...

  • SIA SilkAir And Shenzhen Airlines Sign Codeshare Agreement

    Singapore Airlines and SilkAir customers travelling between Singapore and Shenzhen now have a choice of two daily flights, as a result of a new codeshare agreement with Shenzhen Airlines. Under the agreement, SIA will add its ‘SQ’ code and subsidiary SilkAir will add its ‘MI’ code to Shenzhen Airlines-operated flights between Singapore and Shenzhen. On a reciprocal ...


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Pigs and Battleships (Buta to gunkan) [DVD]

Pigs and Battleships (Buta to gunkan) [DVD]

Shohei Imamuras raucous gangster melodrama Pigs and Battleships (Buta to gunkan) is the anti-Ozu. After getting his start as an assistant in the 1950s to Yasujiro Ozu, the most Japanese of directors whose films revolved around the quiet dissolution of the tr ... ...

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  • Southwest Airlines Announces New Nonstop Service Between Houston Hobby And Ronald Reagan Washington National

    Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that new service between Houston Hobby and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will begin Aug. 4, 2013. The airline initially will operate one daily roundtrip flight between the two cities. To celebrate the new service, the carrier announced introductory $149 one-way fares between Houston and Washington, DC available today through May 24, ...

  • Free meals Hotels say Have a bite on us

    In a bid for more loyal customers, Marriott International is going after their stomachs.Starting June 22, Marriott Rewards Gold and Platinum Elite members plus a guest will get free continental breakfast ...

  • 2013 Miss Tourism China Contest World Final to kick off in Chengmai

    The annual Miss Tourism China Contest World Final is to kick off at Kowloon Hot-spring Hotel in Chengmai county of Hainan province on June 8th. A total of 40 beauties from 20 countries including China, the United States, Russia, Ukraine, England and France will gather in Chengmai to compete against each other for the top three places and individual awards in the evening gown competition, the ...

  • Hainan scenic spots offer fantastic discounts for China Tourism Day

    In celebration of the 3rd China Tourism Day, which falls on May 19, many scenic spots in Hainan are offering a series of great enticements for tourists. Public museums, memorial halls, patriotic education bases and stadiums across the province on the list of public places are open to the public for free on that day. In addition, travel agencies, starred hotels and scenic spots will roll ...

  • Emirates Airlines introduces shisha lounges up in the sky.

    Emirates has started to trial new shisha lounges aboard its A380 fleet.Last week the airline revealed that the lounges would be available to business and first class passengers on several of its long-haul routes flown using ...

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