Tourism

Bird Watching in the United States: Best in the World

For bird watchers the United States can be the land of unlimited possibilities including the world’s rarest species. Bird watching is not only a big draw for photographers and tourists visiting India, Africa, and other hot travel and tourism destinations. Catching a glimpse of an elusive or even common bird in the United States can […]

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UAE Airlines Start Accepting Russian Credit Cards Again

Visa and MasterCard pulled out of Russia nearly a year ago, when Russia launched its brutal unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine According to the latest reports, United Arab Emirates airlines – Emirates, Air Arabia and flydubai have now resumed accepting customer payments by MasterCard and Visa cards issued by Russian banks. Source in Russia […]

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Data Breach at Crystal Bay Casino

Crystal Bay Casino is providing notice of a recent incident that may affect some customer information. This notice includes information about the incident, Crystal Bay Casino’s response, and resources potentially affected individuals may use to help protect information, should they feel it appropriate to do so. What Happened? In November 2022, Crystal Bay Casino identified […]

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Flights from Singapore to Bangkok with DBS Bank

Trip.com, in partnership with DBS Bank, is launching a Buy 1 Get 1 Free promotion on Singapore-Bangkok Economy Class return tickets across all airlines. This exclusive promotion will be valid on 10 April 2023 from 00:00:00 to 23:59:59 through the Trip.com Mobile App Singapore Site and is on a first-come first-served basis. Edmund Ong, Senior […]

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Sluggish US Travel Job Growth

U.S. Travel Association President issued the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics March Employment report. The report saw the overall economy add 236,000 jobs in March (the lowest monthly gain since December 2020), while the leisure and hospitality sector added 72,000 jobs—well under the average monthly gain of 95,000 over the prior six […]

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Saudi Arabian & Iranian win at largest religious competition

The competition which took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, achieves 6 Guinness Certificates with a pool prize of US$3.3 million. Today, in the final episode of the Otr Elkalam Show, the world’s largest religious competition, episodes of which were broadcast from the Saudi capital Riyadh, Saudi contestant Mohammed Al- Sharif took first place in the […]

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Have Sex Toys: Will Travel?

Some countries like United Arab Emirates and India, you might expect to run into trouble trying to travel with sex toys. Believe it or not, you can even run into problems in the USA. Certainly not for travel to and from California where they are known for “good vibrations,” according to the Beach Boys. But […]

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Vinoy Resort and Golf Club Joins Marriott Bonvoy’s Autograph Collection

An icon for nearly 100 years, The Vinoy Resort and Golf Club, Autograph Collection has completed the initial phase of a comprehensive renovation led by world-renowned architecture and design firm Rockwell Group with Hart Howerton as architect of record. Capturing the magic of Florida’s Golden Age and reflecting the resort’s rich history through a refined […]

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Sir Richard Branson Opens Virgin Hotels New York City

On Tuesday, April 4th, the big apple turned a new shade of red as Virgin Hotels New York City celebrated its official opening with a full day of festivities. Of course, Sir Richard Branson was on site to ring in this occasion as opening a hotel in New York City has been a longtime dream […]

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Accor and Jin Jiang Hotels Sign Memorandum of Understanding

The Fifth Meeting of the Council of China-France Entrepreneurs was held yesterday in Beijing. It was attended by the heads of state of China and France, representatives from both Chinese and French governments and entrepreneurs. The Meeting focused on discussions around various topics, including trade, investment, technology, and tourism. During the Meeting, Shanghai Jin Jiang […]