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Czech Republic celebrates its state holiday
2007-07-06 14:27:00 Czech Republic celebrated its state holiday, The Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, on 5 july. Big celebrations took place in small moravian town, Velehrad, where Saint Methodius is burried. Traditional days of the people of good will are held in this moravian city. All interested persons can participate in creation of so-called Velehrad manuscript ... More About: News , Events , Holiday , Czech Republic , State
Greece attracts visitors by Peach Festival
2007-07-06 14:05:00 The Peach Festival will take place in Velvendos, Western Macedonia, from July 6 to July 8. The special grade of peaches is cultivated here for already more than quarter of a century. This grade differs from other and is ecologically clean product that is confirmed by AGROCERT. The festival of peaches is held third time and ... More About: News , Events , Greece , Visitors
The carnival in Jakarta
2007-07-06 11:35:00 The capital of Indonesia will host annual carnival Jakarnaval on July 7. Carnival procession will be started at 7 o’clock in the evening from the central square of Jakarta . Cavalrymen, bikers will participate in the procession. Then various groups of local public organizations and educational institutes with flags will go under the slogan “we shall make ... More About: News , Events
The exhibiton of historical cars is open in Czech Republic
2007-07-06 10:33:00 The spectators should choose the most beautiful car, the motorcycle and a historical suit. Each owner of the car which was released before 1970 can participate. The exbition will move from one city to another, it will be held on the main area in each city. Each participant will briefly present its car or motorcycle ... More About: News , Cars , Events , Czech Republic , Open
750 automatic bicycle rental stations will be opened in Paris
2007-07-05 21:13:00 750 specially equipped stations with 10,000 bicycles will be appear in Paris in the middle of July. Inhabitants and visitors of Paris can use bicycles for free instead of cars, buses or underground. It is necessary to insert a credit card into the special device to take the vehicle. No money will be charged if you ... More About: News , France , Rental , Automatic
Hotels of Sri Lanka decrease prices to return tourists
2007-07-05 20:46:00 Hotels of Sri Lanka decrease prices to return tourists who started to be afraid to visit this island in Indian ocean in connection with long civil conflict. According to the data published this week, the number of visitors to Sri Lanka from the beginning of the year decreased 6% in comparison with the similar period of ... More About: News , Hotels , Tourists , Return
The British museum will have a new exhibition building
2007-07-05 20:19:00 The British museum will have a new building where big exhibitions will be held. The construction of this large exhibition center will cost, by estimation, about 70 million pounds sterling ($140 million). The new building will be located behind the British museum. The development of the project supervises the architect Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers ... More About: News , Building , Museum , Exhibition
Harry Potter fans weren?t stopped by rain in London
2007-07-05 01:21:00 The premier of a new film about Harry Potter ’s adventures “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” was in London on Tuesday. Even the torrential rain didn’t frighten fans of Harry Potter who patiently waited. World premiere of the film was in Japan on July 12, 2007. According to the actors, this new film is ... More About: News , Fans , Rain
New owner of Hilton hotels
2007-07-05 00:50:00 Hilton hotels have a new owner. The Blackstone Group LP investment fund bought a network of hotels for $26 billion. This transaction is the largest in the history of world hotel business. Well-known network of hotels, Hilton Hotels Corp., was founded by Conrad Hilton in 1919. The Blackstone Group LP will pay $47,50 for the share ... More About: News , Hilton , Owner
The lake disappeared in Chile
2007-07-04 23:31:00 Chilean scientists declared on Tuesday that glacial lake in the south of the country disappeared. It disappeared under the influence of global warming and there is only a crater on that place now. Rangers of Chile’s O’Higgins National Park were amazed in May, having found a crater with a depth of 40 meters. The scientists flied above ... More About: News , Chile , Disappear , Lake , Sapp
Underground city was opened for visiting in Turkey
2007-07-04 13:18:00 One more underground city of Cappadocia was opened to tourists in Turkey this week. There were many officials and visitors at the opening ceremony of the underground city of Gaziemir. The head of expedition said that his team needed only 6 months to find the city which couldn’t be found many years. And now tourists have ... More About: News , City , Opened , Underground
Spanish Pamplona prepares for a San-Fermin festival
2007-07-04 13:01:00 Spanish city of Pamplona attracts tourists with a traditional San-Fermin festival which is usually held from July 6-7 till July 14 annually. The city square is the best place for watching El Chupinazo, the opening ceremony of the festival. The mayor of Pamplona will deliver the salutatory speech at 12:00 on July 6 and then ... More About: News , Events , Spain , Spanish , Festival
Electro-taxi in Malta
2007-07-04 12:41:00 The government of Malta continues to show anxiety over safety of ancient capital of the country, city of Valetta. The efforts of authorities are directed on reduction of motor transport within the limits of city that will allow to lower noise level and air pollution. The center of Valetta will be transformed into a foot zone ... More About: News , Travel Tips , Electro , Taxi
The most attractive cities of the world: Munich, Copenhagen, Zurich
2007-07-04 12:18:00 Monthly Monocle journal published the list of ten most attractive cities of the world. According to Monocle, Munich is the first in this list and Compenhagen is the second. The list also includes Zurich, Tokyo, Vienna, Helsinki, Stockholm, Sydney, Honolulu and Madrid. Under the statement of Ritt Bjerregaard, the mayor of Copenhagen, well balanced conditions for ... More About: Finland , Japan , World , Germany , Australia
The future changes in car rental in Dubai
2007-07-04 11:49:00 New tendencies on car rental will force car rental companies of Dubai to change their business plans. Bob Farrow, vice-chairman of the group of car rental companies declared that growth of car rental is caused by inflow of people who come on business, not to have a rest. The market of car rental in Dubai has ... More About: News , Rental , Travel Tips , Future , The Future
New film festival is open in Paris
2007-07-04 11:05:00 The international film festival has been started today in the capital of France . Well-known french actress, Charlotte Rampling, heading jury of the festival participated in opening ceremony. It is a new french film festival, it was held only 4 times. It is supported financially by Parisian mayoralty and attracts more and more cinema fans every year. The ... More About: News , Events , Film , Open
Muslim hotels will set a new world standard of quality
2007-07-03 13:52:00 Experts predict significant growth of number of hotel for tourists-moslems in the near future. In their opinion, tours to the places connected with muslim history and to the monuments of architecture of East will be extremely popular and will lead to contruction of special “islamic” hotels. All necessary conditions will be created for tourists-moslems. Muslim hotels ... More About: News , World , Hotels , Standard
Singapore hotels set new price record
2007-07-03 13:35:00 After Merrill Lynch’s forecast that cost of an average room in a hotel of Singapore will be $392 by 2015, room prices started to show the tendency of growth. Merrill Lynch analysts rely on a difference between demand for rooms in hotels of Singapore and the offers. More than 17 million tourists are expected by ... More About: News , Hotels , Price , Record
Massive strike in Germany
2007-07-03 13:08:00 Precautionary strikes on railways of Germ any turned to mass action which paralyzed movement in many regions of they country in the morning on Tuesday, July 3. These people demand bigger salary. It’s a bad time for people who use trains and city electric trains S-Bahn to come to work. Some trains went once an hour and ... More About: News , Mass , Strike
Holiday of vintage in Poland
2007-07-03 12:43:00 The traditional holiday of vintage on September 8-16 will be held in the city of Zielona Gora in West Poland . It will look like Rio de Janeiro carnivals this year. Organizers don’t want to disclose details ahead of time to keep intrigue, however it is known, that the program of this holiday will include the ... More About: News , Events , Holiday , Vintage
Fresh air in Madrid underground
2007-07-03 12:18:00 All trains of Madrid metro will be equipped with conditioners this month. 49 million euro were spent for these purposes. According to Council for Transport and Infrastructure, the program of air-conditioning of trains in Madrid underground has demanded much efforts for the last threee years. 49 million euro were spent on modernization and re-equipment of old ... More About: News , Spain , Fresh , Underground
Sydney Opera House and the nature of Cheju island were added to UNESCO Worl
2007-07-02 23:25:00 UNESCO World Heritage List continues to replenish. Historical city centre of Bordeaux located in the Southwest of France was added recently. It became known about inclusion of several more objects some days ago. One of these objects is in Japan - old silver mines Iwami Ginzan in the Southwest of Honshu island. Other objects are ... More About: India , House , Nature
California suffers from record drought
2007-07-02 16:27:00 California suffers from record drought. By amount of precipitation Los Angeles now reminds Death valley, one of the most droughty places on our planet. 79 mm of precipitation fell in Los Angeles, the second largest city in the USA, for the last year. The annual norm is 385 mm. According to meteorologists, it is the least ... More About: News , California , Record , The United States , Drought
The hotel for newly-married couples is open in Fiji
2007-07-02 15:52:00 New luxurious hotel named Likuliku is now open in Fiji. It is intended mainly for in love pairs and newly-married couples, it offers 45 bungalows, a part of them is located on water and others on sand. Each bungalow has a court yard, a poll, a verandah and a workplace equipped with phone and notebook with ... More About: News , Hotels , Hotel , Travel Tips , Open
The best hotel of Spain will be built in Majorca
2007-07-02 15:30:00 Owners of the half constructed hotel in Major ca declared that they decided to transform it from a quiet resort into the best hotel of Spain . Wingfield Corporation bought «Sa Talaia» complex and started construction in 1996 but 6 years later it was stopped because of financial problems. New owners declare that this hotel will become the most ... More About: News , Hotels , Hotel
London airport, Heathrow, continued its work
2007-07-02 15:12:00 Third terminal of Heathrow airport continued its work after police investigated the package in a hall of the airport. According to policemen, the package is not dangerous. After terrorist attacks in London on June 29 and Glasgow on June 30 security measures in the United Kingdom are increased. It also concerns auto transport which is carefully ... More About: News , Air Travel , Airport , Work
Museum of Acropolis is closed
2007-07-02 14:47:00 The museum of Acropolis is closed since July 2nd, 2007 to finish analysis and preparation of statues and elements of architectural furniture to carry to a new museum of Acropolis. Thus, preparation for opening a new museum of Acropolis is in finish stage. Unlike its old building located near Parthenon, a new building was constructed several ... More About: News , Greece , Museum , Crop , Poli
A false alarm at the airport of Ibiza
2007-07-02 01:22:00 Thousands of persons were evacuated from the airport of Ibiza on Saturday after police received the call about the bomb in the airport. The man, who called, said that he represents ETA (terrorist Basque nationalist organization). Policemen found a suspicious package in the airport, however it wasn’t an explosive. This call was received in the first day ... More About: News , Airport , Spain , Alarm
Tropical hurricanes are dangerous
2007-07-02 00:53:00 June is considered the beginning of hurricane season which lasts till the end of November. Hurricanes can touch reach islands in Caribbean Sea, northern coast of South America, Central America, Mexico and many areas of the United States. There is a tendency of increase in number and power of hurricanes at the Atlantic and Pacific ... More About: News , Travel Tips , Tropical , Cane
The hotel for people with unconventional sexual orientation in Turkey
More articles from this author:2007-07-02 00:09:00 The hotel specializing on lodging people with unconventional sexual orientation is now open in Turkey . Four star Planet Victorya Hotel with 70 rooms is 2 kilometers away from the center of Kemer and in 200 meters from the beach. A room costs 40 euro/day for the person. The hotel offers “crazy discos” all night long and ... More About: News , People , Hotels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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