Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Victoria Atop Berlin Victory Column - IMRAN™

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Goldelse. Or Golden Lizzy or something, as Berliners refer to this large statute named Victoria, is set atop the #Berlin Victory Column. This 35 ton statute is made of bronze and was set on the victory column which was built to commemorate Germany’s victory over Denmark in the late 1800s. Later victories over Austria and France, etc. gave it even more significance. Among the most visited sites in Berlin, it was moved to this location around 1939 and managed to survive the destruction of Berlin in WWII. It is now asily seen through the columns of the Brandenburg Gate that I will post photos of later. Shining in sunlight it is quite a sight to see.



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Aircraft Tracking Plans Promised After MH370 Delayed

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An airline industry-led task force looking at ways to improve plane tracking after the disappearance of MH370 has delayed its recommendations

















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Rare photos of untouched Australia

Meet the photographer who travels in a helicopter turned campervan, capturing parts of Australia that most people have never seen.



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$1499 -- Dubai Luxury Vacation from Chicago, Save $1000

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Emirates signs on to build world-class airline in Angola

Emirates and the Republic of Angola, in its capacity as the majority shareholder of TAAG Linhas Aéreas De Angola, announced the signing of a management concession agreement which will see Emirates take a role in the management of TAAG. The agreement lays the foundation for both airlines to jointly leverage commercial opportunities in Africa and beyond.



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Thailand Wants Tourist ID Bands After Murders

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After two brutal unsolved murders of visiting British backpackers, Thailand wants ID bands to help missing and intoxicated tourists.

















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Worldhotels expands into West Africa with Azalaï deal

Worldhotels has announced its expansion into Africa by joining forces with the Azalaï Hotels Group – the first African private hotel chain in West Africa. As part of the agreement, six Azalaï Hotels in Burkina Faso, Benin, Mali and Guinea-Bissau have joined Worldhotels’ global network of almost 500 hotels worldwide, taking advantage of the group’s 360° solution, which offers everything from technology to branding.



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$47 -- Boston to Philly ­on Amtrak, Sale Ends 10/2

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ebookers.com launches Bonus+ loyalty screen

ebookers.com is announcing the launch of an innovative new rewards programme that promises to give customers more, Bonus+. The programme will offer ebookers’ customers simple and easy ways to earn and spend generous cash rewards on travel when booking on the site with instant access to the benefits.



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Golfito Marina Village to welcome superyachts to Costa Rica

Developers of Golfito Marina Village & Resort, Costa Rica’s newest world-class yachting, sport fishing, eco-tourism destination and luxury resort property have announced construction is officially underway. The long-awaited project offers a unique location previously inaccessible to travellers seeking luxury accommodations in a truly untapped travel destination.



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Deadline approaches for World Travel Technology Awards

Travel insiders are being urged to make their voices heard ahead of the voting deadline for the inaugural World Travel Technology Awards. The event will be held at the Palais de Congres, part of the exclusive Palmerais Golf Palace, in Marrakech, Morocco, on November 29th, with voting set to close on October 17th. The event will recognise the growing importance of the travel technology sector in the tourism industry, with a host of prestigious awards to be presented to winners from around the world.



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Fall's End, Maroon Bells, Aspen, Colorado.

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Mosel (wine region)



A steep vineyard overlooking the Moselle River

Mosel is one of 13 German wine regions (Weinbaugebiete) for quality wines (QbA and Prädikatswein), and takes its name from the Moselle River (German: Mosel). Before 1 August 2007 the region was called Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, but changed to a name that was considered more consumer-friendly. The wine region is Germany's third largest in terms of production but is the leading region in terms of international prestige. The region covers the valleys of the rivers Moselle, Saar, and Ruwer near Koblenz and Trier in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The area is known for the steep slopes of the region's vineyards overlooking the river. At 65° degrees incline, the steepest recorded vineyard in the world is the Calmont vineyard located on the Mosel and belonging to the village of Bremm, and therefore referred to as Bremmer Calmont. The Mosel is mainly famous for its wines made from the Riesling grape, but Elbling and Müller-Thurgau also contribute to the production. Because of the northerly location of the Mosel, the Riesling wines are often light, low in alcohol, crisp and high in acidity, and often exhibit "flowery" rather than "fruity" aromas.





De Moezel (Duits: Mosel, Frans: Moselle) is een rivier in Frankrijk, Luxemburg en Duitsland (deelstaten Saarland en Rijnland-Palts). Via de Our en de Sûre wateren ook stukken van België af in de Moezel en Rijn. De Moezel ontspringt bij de Col de Bussang in de Vogezen op 735 meter hoogte en mondt na 544 kilometer bij Koblenz uit in de Rijn.



De naam 'Moezel' komt van het Latijnse Mosella, een verbastering van het Keltische Mosea. Mosella is een verkleinwoord van de deels parallel stromende rivier de Maas (Latijn: Mosa)



Mosel (Nederlands: Moezel) is een wijnstreek in Duitsland rond de rivieren de Moezel, de Saar en de Ruwer tussen de Hunsrück en de Eifel in het Rijnleisteengebergte. De Moezel strekt zich in Duitsland uit tussen Koblenz en Trier (Rijnland-Palts). De streek is bekend om zijn voornamelijk witte wijnen van de Riesling, Elbling en Müller-Thurgau druiven. De meeste wijnen zijn halfzoet of zoet, maar de laatste jaren neem het aantal droge wijnen toe en bedraagt thans zo'n 41%. Ongeveer de helft van de percelen liggen op steile hellingen met een stijging van meer dan 30% en in terrassen.



Geschiedenis

De wijnbouwgeschiedenis van de Moezel gaat terug tot begin 4e eeuw, en onder impuls van Karel de Grote werd omstreeks 800 een selectie van de beste druiven en de beste liggingen, gecombineerd met een strenge wetgeving voor wijnbouwers en handelaren, doorslaggevend voor het ontstaan van een kwaliteitsgebied.



Het hoogtepunt van de wijnbouw aan de Moezel was omstreeks 1600, toen het verbruik per inwoner op ongeveer 120 liter per persoon lag, en de Moezelwijn in heel Europa erg gewaardeerd was. Ruim 300.000 hectare besloeg het wijnbouwareaal van de Moezel. Anno 2009 is dat ongeveer 9.000 hectare.



In de 17e eeuw echter waren de crisis en tal van oorlogen het begin van een eerste verval van de Moezelwijn. Daarenboven liet ook het klimaat in die periode te wensen over. Eind 17e eeuw echter kende de Moezel een heropbloei, mede door de intrede van de Rieslingdruif, die op de hellingen van de Moezel van hoge kwaliteit is.



In de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw sloeg het noodlot opnieuw toe (en dit keer in heel Europa), en werd twee derde van alle wijnstokken aangetast door druifluis. Daarna volgden nog twee wereldoorlogen.



Zo kwam het dat men begin jaren vijftig van de twintigste eeuw werkelijk van een nieuwe start kon spreken. Men bracht de opbrengst per hectare constant hoger (van 50 hl, tot boven de 100 hl per hectare) door het systematisch bestrijden van plagen, verbeterde productiemethodes en productieve druivenrassen.



Het verbruik per persoon in die periode lag echter maar op 25 liter, zodat men steeds meer begon te exporteren en meer en meer goedkope massaproducten op de markt bracht, waardoor de Duitse wijnbouw het imago van goedkoop massaproduct heeft gekregen.



Begin jaren negentig echter begon de grote ommezwaai en begrepen sommige wijnbouwers dat ze enkel nog met kwaliteit een plaatsje op de markt konden veroveren. Ze namen maatregelen als minder opbrengst per hectare, uitsluitend volrijpe druiven oogsten, voor de beste kwaliteit manueel oogsten en hygiënisch werken in de kelder, wat ervoor zorgde dat heden ten dage bij meerdere wijnbouwers aan de Moezel echte topkwaliteit te verkrijgen is. De wijnbouwersvereniging Bernkasteler Ring - die overigens al sinds 1899 bestaat - wordt steeds actiever. Ook in het meest gunstige wijngebied de "Mittelmosel" is een goede Riesling niet vanzelfsprekend. Een de wijnmaker zal zich hier bijzonder voor moeten inspannen. Men kent ook hier de verschillende wijn klassificaties.






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Deadline approaches for World Travel Technology Awards

Travel insiders are being urged to make their voices heard ahead of the voting deadline for the inaugural World Travel Technology Awards. The event will be held at the Palais de Congres, part of the exclusive Palmerais Golf Palace, in Marrakech, Morocco, on November 29th, with voting set to close on October 17th. The event will recognise the growing importance of the travel technology sector in the tourism industry, with a host of prestigious awards to be presented to winners from around the world.



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Bogotá to welcome World Travel Awards Latin America Gala Ceremony 2015

Colombian capital Bogotá has been selected as host for the World Travel Awards Latin America Gala Ceremony 2015 after a fierce bidding process. Recognised by World Travel Awards as South America’s Leading Business Travel Destination earlier this year, the city has grown to become the leading light in South American tourism.



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British Airways links with X-Factor ahead of final auditions

The X-Factor has teamed up with British Airways, as the official airline, to fly its celebrity judges and contestants to Bermuda, Cancun, Los Angeles and Nice for the final auditions. For the first time, the ‘judges houses’ episodes will air over three nights on ITV this Friday Saturday and Sunday at 20:00.



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Mammoth Mountain Ski Area to acquire Big Bear Mountain Resorts in California

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, owner of Mammoth Mountain and June Mountain, announced earlier it has entered into an agreement to acquire Big Bear Mountain Resorts in Big Bear Lake, California. Big Bear Mountain Resorts includes both Bear Mountain and Snow Summit, the largest and most popular of southern California’s ski and snowboard resorts that host nearly 800,000 winter visits annually.



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Jung takes up leadership role with Ritz-Carlton, South Beach

Luxury Miami Beach hotel, The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, has announced the appointment of Dennis Jung to the position of hotel manager. With more than 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry, the seasoned international hotelier will lead and oversee the operation of the 375 room hotel in Miami Beach, FL.



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Singapore links South Africa to global network

South African passengers will find it more convenient to fly to New Zealand, with the new alliance between Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand due to launch in January 2015, with codeshare flights going on sale on both airlines’ services between Singapore and New Zealand now. Alvin Seah, general manager Central and Southern Africa at Singapore Airlines, said: “The alliance will see the Star Alliance carriers operating one return service each per day on the Singapore-Auckland route and Singapore Airlines operating a daily return service between Singapore and Christchurch.”



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Singapore links South Africa to global network

South African passengers will find it more convenient to fly to New Zealand, with the new alliance between Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand due to launch in January 2015, with codeshare flights going on sale on both airlines’ services between Singapore and New Zealand now. Alvin Seah, general manager Central and Southern Africa at Singapore Airlines, said: “The alliance will see the Star Alliance carriers operating one return service each per day on the Singapore-Auckland route and Singapore Airlines operating a daily return service between Singapore and Christchurch.”



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Marriott International rolls out African expansion plans following Protea deal

Marriott International, Africa’s largest hotel company following its strategic acquisition of Protea Hotel Group, continues to gather momentum with a packed schedule of 30 property openings across the continent by 2020. Nine of these will open by end of 2015.



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Qatar Airways follows BA deal with Veuling codeshare

Qatar Airways and Vueling have signed an interline agreement that will enable Qatar’s five-star national airline to increase the number of passengers to Europe, while strengthening Vueling’s hubs in Rome and Barcelona. The agreement will also improve trans-European traffic by providing passengers with an even greater range of options for long-haul connections.



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British Airways links with X-Factor ahead of final auditions

The X-Factor has teamed up with British Airways, as the official airline, to fly its celebrity judges and contestants to Bermuda, Cancun, Los Angeles and Nice for the final auditions. For the first time, the ‘judges houses’ episodes will air over three nights on ITV this Friday Saturday and Sunday at 20:00.



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Jung takes up leadership ole with Ritz-Carlton, South Beach

Luxury Miami Beach hotel, The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, has announced the appointment of Dennis Jung to the position of hotel manager. With more than 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry, the seasoned international hotelier will lead and oversee the operation of the 375 room hotel in Miami Beach, FL.



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Illusions expands US operations with new sales appointment

Illusions has signalled its intention to corner the US market by appointing a business development guru dedicated to growing the travel tech firm’s presence in the Americas. The Dubai-headquartered company has recruited Scott Fluhrer as vice president sales – North America, who commands extensive experience in the online travel and distribution fields.



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Illusions expands US operations with new sales appointment

Illusions has signalled its intention to corner the US market by appointing a business development guru dedicated to growing the travel tech firm’s presence in the Americas. The Dubai-headquartered company has recruited Scott Fluhrer as vice president sales – North America, who commands extensive experience in the online travel and distribution fields.



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Mammoth Mountain Ski Area to acquire Big Bear Mountain Resorts in California

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, owner of Mammoth Mountain and June Mountain, announced earlier it has entered into an agreement to acquire Big Bear Mountain Resorts in Big Bear Lake, California. Big Bear Mountain Resorts includes both Bear Mountain and Snow Summit, the largest and most popular of southern California’s ski and snowboard resorts that host nearly 800,000 winter visits annually.



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Monday, 29 September 2014

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Worlds Longest Flight Lands in Dallas, Finally

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