LOS ANGELES, May 20 — Travellers looking to tap into the latest uber-trendy places to eat, drink and sleep are being offered an alternative to “static” travel guides with a new website that collates real-time data from Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare to make recommendations.
It’s a concept that crowdsources tweets, posts and check-ins to find ... Read More
Rowers take part in the Vogalonga, or long row, in the Grand Canal in the Venice lagoon May 19, 2013. — Reuters pic
PHILADELPHIA, May 20 — On a scaffold five metres off the ground, artist Meg Saligman uses her paintbrush to carefully touch up an enormous mural covering an entire wall of a Philadelphia parking lot.“At ... Read More
ROME, May 19 — This iconic Cavalieri hotel in the Eternal City is celebrating its golden jubilee in a number of different ways. One of which is the chance to discover this top address for only €50 (RM200) ... Read More
HONG KONG, May 18 – Hong Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets today in a step towards reducing the city’s high levels of roadside pollution.The 45 bright red cars were launched by Chinese ... Read More
BEIJING, May 18 — The dire manners and “uncivilised behaviour” of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country’s image, said a top official who lamented their poor “quality and breeding”, ... Read More
LONDON, May 17 — Hear the word museum and odds are you conjure up an image of portrait halls and sculpture gardens - the traditional home of traditional art. However, the world is a huge, creative and ... Read More
WEE WAA (Australia), May 17 — A tiny Australian town better known for cotton-picking than culture was relishing the limelight Friday as thousands of electro-pop fans descended for French group Daft Punk’s ... Read More
BUCHAREST, May 17 — Got 48 hours to explore Romania’s capital and its eclectic mix of western architectural ideas, eastern imagery, 20th century totalitarian megalomania and buzzing nightlife?Reuters ... Read More
SYDNEY, May 17 — Calling the airplane the final bastion for the old-fashioned paperback novel, Aussie airline Qantas is launching a series of specially written books that can be read from start to finish ... Read More
ABU DHABI, May 17 — Tired passengers traveling through Abu Dhabi International Airport can now get some shut-eye before catching their next flight in sleeping pods which convert into flat beds and slide ... Read More
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will be increasing its frequency between Kuala Lumpur and Kathmandu to seven times weekly beginning June 1 this year.The airline flies five times weekly at ... Read More
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