Travel for Smarties: April 2014

Wednesday 30 April 2014

Venice, Italy, March 30, 2014 125

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Government accessibility funding welcomed by East Midlands Trains

Rail passengers in Alfreton, Kidsgrove and Market Harborough are to benefit from improved access to their stations.

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April 20, 2014

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Honeywell and Hughes Making a Difference in Tacloban, Philippines

Honeywell and Hughes Making a Difference in Tacloban, Philippines.

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DoubleTree by Hilton Johor Bahru Appoints GM

DoubleTree by Hilton Johor Bahru Appoints GM.

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More Airports Working to Actively Reduce CO2

More Airports Working to Actively Reduce CO2.

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SriLankan Airlines Joins oneworld

SriLankan Airlines Joins oneworld.

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Ryanair Orders 5 More Boeing 737s

Ryanair Orders 5 More Boeing 737s.

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Starwood Vice Chairman / CFO Resigns

Starwood Vice Chairman / CFO Resigns.

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Hong Kong Rugby Team Makes Changes for Sri Lanka Clash

Hong Kong Rugby Team Makes Changes for Sri Lanka Clash.

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Thai AirAsia Partners GrabTaxi

Thai AirAsia Partners GrabTaxi.

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Towering Petronas

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Here is what it feels like to stand next to the Petronas Twin Towers, in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, at night time. The building is a monster and can be seen from all over the city.

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Accor puts digital technology at the heart of the customer experience

Accor announces the worldwide implementation of a digital solution that revolutionises guest welcome in its hotels. The objective is simple: use digital technology to offer customers an unprecedented personalised welcome.

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Princess Cruises announces 2015-2016 Americas sailings

Today Princess Cruises announced its 2015-2016 Americas cruise itineraries including Caribbean, Canada and New England, Panama Canal, Mexico, Hawaiian Islands and West Coast cruises. The array of cruise vacations departing from U.S. ports range from three to 28 days and go on sale May 13.

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ATM 2014: Kempinski Palm Jumeirah to participate

Kempinski Palm Jumeirah Hotel will participate in the Arabian Travel Market 2014 to be held in Dubai during May 5-8 and hotel officials described it as one of the biggest hospitality events.

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Ireng River

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Orinduik Falls on the Ireng River (called the Rio Mau in Brazil) forms Guyana's western border. The water tumbles over steps and terraces of solid jasper stone.

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Potaro River Gorge

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A view of the Potaro River below Kaieteur Falls in central Guyana. Over the centuries the raging waters have cut a deep gorge into the sandstone conglomerate tableland.

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Courtyard by Marriott Seoul Pangyo opens

Marriott International has announced the opening of the Courtyard by Marriott Seoul Pangyo. Located in the heart of the Pangyo Techno Valley, a rising information technology cluster in Seongnam city, the 282-room hotel is just a three minute walk away from the Pangyo subway station which gives direct access to Seoul Gangnam in just 16 minutes with easy access to all southern Gyeonggi areas.

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VisitBritain announces flagship international trade event

VisitBritain has today announced it will debut its largest annual international industry event, ExploreGB, in late February 2015. The flagship event will replace Hosted Buyers Marketplace (HBM) which VisitBritain held in partnership for the last three years.

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Delicate Arch, Arches National Park.

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Computer Glitches Halt Departures at LAX

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By NBCLosAngeles.comFlights resumed Wednesday after computer problems grounded nationwide flights heading into the Southern California airspace, officials said.The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop about 2:20 p.m.

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Senator Boxer Questions TSA on Teen Stowaway Security Breach

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Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., made the case in a hearing Wednesday that if a 15-year-old could get through security barriers, others could, too.

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Will States Charge Tolls to Pay for Repairs?

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The Obama administration is floating the idea of states finding new ways to pay for road repairs.

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King Tutankhamun’s replica tomb to be unveiled in Luxor

An exact replica of King Tutankhamun’s tomb is being installed near the 3,000-year-old original version, in the West Bank of Luxor beside the home of Howard Carter, the legendary British Archaeologist who discovered the original tomb in 1922.

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Rio de Janeiro Brazil 30th April 2014

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The girl from Ipanema goes walking................................Aaaah.

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Travelocity Ranks as Top Online Travel Agency, Report Finds

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Trip-booking site Travelocity on Wednesday emerged the favorite in the annual J.D. Power ranking of online travel agencies, beating out competitors just as spending in the sector is returning to pre-recession levels.Travelocity's top ranking was followed by Expedia.com, Booking.com, Hotwire.

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In Swiss utopia, the devil dwelled

Canton Uri, the birthplace of modern Switzerland, has the fog seas, glacial lakes and snow-capped mountains of Alpine fantasies – but hardly anyone knows about it.

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Air Travel Today: Fewer Flights and Fewer Seats

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WASHINGTON — A government watchdog confirms what airline passengers are finding when they try to book a flight: Service to communities of all sizes is declining, but especially to small and medium airports.