Dubai International Airport experienced its busiest ever six-month period this year, with 18.46 million people passing through the gateway.
The passenger traffic flow, which was recorded between January and June, represented an increase of 13.8 per cent on the first ...
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Dubai Airport handles record passenger numbers
Posted by Paul at 15:25, 21 July 2008
Government figures have shown that the
United States welcomed some 4.1 million international visitors in April this year.
This was an increase of two per cent on April 2007, while visitation for the first four months of the year was ...
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US welcomes 4.1m visitors in April
Posted by Paul at 16:55, 18 July 2008
Greece and
Italy have been ranked the most affordable destinations in
Europe for a family holiday.
In its 'sightseeing on a shoestring' report, the Post Office revealed that the countries offered a number of benefits to visitors with ...
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Greece, Italy top affordability list
Posted by Mike at 16:52, 18 July 2008
Gap-year travellers have been offered a new online guide designed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Lonely Planet.
The travel guide, which is powered by Google and hosted at
GoGapYear.com, allows users to select destinations around ...
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New online gap-year guide launched
Posted by Andrew at 16:14, 17 July 2008
People travelling from
Newcastle Airport now have a new way to pass the time ahead of their flight following the opening of a new store at the hub.
The Alpha retail group opened the 1,000-metre-square tax- and duty-free Biza store ...
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Newcastle Airport offers new shopping option
Posted by Kate at 16:09, 17 July 2008
A new strategy has been launched in
Dubai to make the emirate a more environmentally-friendly destination.
The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) announced its ambition to reduce carbon emissions related to the
Dubai hospitality sector by 20 ...
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Green scheme being launched in Dubai
Posted by Merv at 13:49, 17 July 2008
The Grand Canyon in the
USA is the destination that Brits would most like to visit before they 'kick the bucket', according to a new survey.
Warner Home Video surveyed more than 1,500 people to promote the DVD release of ...
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Grand Canyon takes top spot on Brit 'bucket lists'
Posted by Andrea at 16:27, 16 July 2008
The beginning of this week marked the start of the 100-day countdown to the full opening of skyhub, the new terminal extension at
Glasgow Airport.
Skyhub's ground-floor domestic arrivals hall is scheduled to open on October 21st, while the first-floor ...
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Glasgow Airport begins skyhub countdown
Posted by Merv at 15:02, 16 July 2008
Hong Kong international airport has been named the world's best air travel hub at the 2008 World Airport Awards.
Airline and airport monitoring company Skytrax conducted a record-breaking 8.2 million interviews for this year's honours.
Hong Kong took the top ...
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Hong Kong airport recognised as world's best
Posted by Merv at 16:43, 15 July 2008