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Pahang targets 10m tourist arrivals this year
The Pahang government has set the same target to have 10 million tourist arrivals this year, according to State Tourism and Culture Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Sharkar Shamsuddin.
He said the government was confident that the target could be achieved following the various initiatives taken to develop new tourist destinations and to preserve ... Read More
Two mime artists pose as statues in Piccadilly Circus in central London. - Reuters pic, June 19, 2013.
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Moscow to transform eyesore into RM960m park
A vast wasteland close to St Basil's Cathedral and Red Square that once housed a giant Soviet hotel is set to become a landscaped park, Moscow officials said Tuesday as they revealed details of a 10 ... Read More
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For the fifth year in a row, AirAsia has been named the world’s best low-cost airline by travelers around the world.Both the regional and its long-haul subsidiary AirAsia X made the Skytrax World Airline ... Read More
Moscow to transform eyesore into $300 million park
A vast wasteland close to St Basil's Cathedral and Red Square that once housed a giant Soviet hotel is set to become a landscaped park, Moscow officials said Tuesday as they revealed details of a 10 ... Read More
UNESCO takes Iran’s Bam citadel off danger list
Iran's ancient citadel of Bam, almost completely destroyed by a major earthquake in 2003, has been removed from the UNESCO list of "World Heritage in Danger", a spokesman said Tuesday.The United Nations ... Read More
List of the top 10 most expensive and affordable travel cities
June 17, 2013 (Relaxnews) - After looking at the cost of a one night’s stay abroad that includes cocktails, dinner, and a short taxi ride, TripAdvisor has come out with the most expensive and most ... Read More
Dubai inaugurates world’s tallest ‘twisted’ tower
DUBAI, June 14 — Dubai has inaugurated the world’s tallest twisted tower built at a cost of US$272 million (RM843 million), setting yet another record for skyscrapers and other engineering marvels.The ... Read More
Star Trek-like underwater hotel to open in Maldives
MALE, June 14 — A futuristic-looking luxury hotel made up of spaceship-like discs that recalls Star Trek’s Enterprise is set to be built partially underwater in the Maldives.The Polish developers of the ... Read More
Taiwan launches free WiFi for tourists
TAIPEI, June 13 — Taiwan has become the latest country to roll out free Wifi for international visitors in the aim of accommodating foreigners and helping to keep them connected.It’s a move that will help ... Read More
Berlin rebuilds palace destroyed by Allies, communists
BERLIN, June 13 — Berlin yesterday kicked off the reconstruction of its palace, a divisive €590 million (RM2.36 billion) project to recreate the baroque architectural jewel whose post-war remnants were ... Read More
Paris tightens security to stem crimes against tourists
PARIS, June 12 — Paris police yesterday said they had tightened security and taken other measures to fight crimes targeting tourists in the world’s most visited city.Paris, which attracted 29 million ... Read More
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