Category Archives: Travel

15Feb/20

Latest Data Study Identifies the Cost of an “Upscale Date” in 120 Cities Around the World

February 15, 2020Travelair travel industry-watcher site, Book of Daniel, Book of Enoch, Country: United States, Technology/Internet, Watchersmbale

Upgraded Points (https://upgradedpoints.com/cost-of-a-date-around-the-world-data-study), a leading U.S. air travel industry-watcher site, has released details of their latest data study on 120 cities around the world, ranking them according to the cost of having an “upscale date” in each location. Read More

Sabre forges 10-year partnership with Google to build the future of travel

January 21, 2020Innovation, Travelairline, Alphabet Inc., Artificial intelligence, Business Partnership, Business/Finance, City: Sunnyvale, Cloud computing, Cloud infrastructure, Cloud printing, Company: Alphabet, Company: Google Cloud, Company: Sabre, data analytics tools, digital technology, Digital transformation, enterprise-grade cloud solutions, HP Cloud, organizations with leading infrastructure, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sean E. Menke, secure services, Sundar Pichai, Technology, technology capability, technology objectives, Technology/Internet, Thomas Kurian, travel, travel agency customers, travel aggregators, travel ecosystem, travel industry, travel market, travel options, travel providers, World Wide Websmbale

Travel industry leader chooses Google Cloud as its preferred cloud provider to accelerate its digital transformation
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28Jan/18

Thousands gather for Switzerland’s annual hot air balloon festival

January 28, 2018TravelBalloon, Château-d'Œx, Hot air balloon, Sportssmbale

CHATEAU D’OEX, SWITZERLAND (JANUARY 27, 2018) (REUTERS) – The annual Chateau d’Oex hot air balloon festival kicked off on Saturday (January 27) in the Swiss city for its 40th edition, bringing together more than 70 pilots from 15 different countries. Continue reading →

22Nov/17

Travelers gear up for Thanksgiving

November 22, 2017TravelFilm, Food and drink, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Public holidays in the United States, Thanksgiving, United Statessmbale

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31Oct/17

New glass skywalk offers tourists stunning experience in north China

October 31, 2017TravelCity: Handan City, Company: CCTV, Country: China, Geography of China, Handan, Hebei, Hospitality/Recreation, North China Plain, Province/State: Hebei, Region: north China, Subdivisions of China, Taihang Mountains, Yang Zhiqiangsmbale

China Central Television (CCTV)- A newly-opened glass skywalk in the East Taihang Scenic Area in Handan City, north China’s Hebei Province, offers tourists a chance to get a stunning experience when strolling over it. Continue reading →

28Sep/17

Eiffel Tower lights up the party ro celebrate 300 million visitors

September 28, 2017TravelCity: Paris, Eiffel, Eiffel Tower, Europe, France, French culture, Gustave Eiffel, Hospitality/Recreation, Paris, Tourism in Parissmbale

PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 28, 2017) (REUTERS) – The iconic Eiffel Tower, the world’s most visited monument, celebrated on Thursday (September 28) 300 million visitors since it opened to the public in 1889. Continue reading →

09Sep/17

Egyptian archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old tomb of goldsmith

September 9, 2017TravelAmenemhat, Ancient Egypt, Corporeal undead, Country: Egypt, Geography of Africa, Geography of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Jewellery, Khaled Al-Anani, Luxor, Luxor Temple, Mummy, Nile, Thebes Egyptsmbale

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a tomb of a prominent goldsmith who lived more than 3,000 years ago, unearthing statues, mummies and jewellery in the latest major find near the Nile city of Luxor. Continue reading →

08Sep/17

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach braces for Irma

September 8, 2017TravelCompany: Turks & Caicos, Disaster/Accident, Effects of Hurricane Isaac in Florida, Florida, Lake Okeechobee, Mar-a-Lago, National Register of Historic Places in Palm Beach County Florida, Treasure Coast hurricane, Weathersmbale

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 07, 2017) (NBC) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida was boarded up on Thursday (September 7) bracing for Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in half a century which resulted in hurricane and storm surge warnings for south Florida and the Florida Keys. Continue reading →

30Apr/17

Swiss climber falls to death, preparing for Mount Everest ascent

April 30, 2017TravelClimbing, Everest, Hospitality/Recreation, Mount Everest, Outdoor recreation, Physical geography, Steck, Ueli, Ueli Stecksmbale

The body of experienced Swiss climber Ueli Steck is brought by helicopter to the morgue at T.U. Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, after he died while preparing to climb Mount Everest.
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30Apr/17

“Chaos” in paradise after Fyre Festival a bust

April 30, 2017TravelChaos, Country: The Bahamas, Fiction, Fyre, Magic in fiction, Septimus Heap, Speculative fiction, The Bahamassmbale

Fyre Festival, billed as a luxurious weekend concerts in the beautiful Bahamas, is called off after reports of “total chaos” and disorganization.

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