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Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...
Golfer Sharmila set for Deloitte Ladies Open

Indian golfer Sharmila Nicollet is raring to go at the Deloitte Ladies Open after her recent success at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open at Antalya, where she finished tied 17th. Sharmila, the only Indian at the Ladies European Tour (LET), is playing in the prestigious tour for a second successive year and will compete against some of the top lady golfers in the world. The 250,000 euro ...
Mike Burke founder of Windjammer Barefoot Cruises dies at 89

MIAMI - Capt. Michael Burke sailed through life with his unending spirit and romantic outlook, touching the lives of many with his cruise empire, Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. His own journey came to and end Sunday, when the 89-year-old succumbed to pneumonia at his Miami Beach home. With his colorful character and grandiose disposition, Burke was an unforgettable personality for the legions of ...
Top five off-peak destinations for summer 2013

Summer is one of the busiest travel times of the year in a lot of places--with a few exceptions. It's low season in many tropical locales, winter-sports meccas, and destinations on the other side of the hemisphere. And low season, of course, equates to a high chance of money-saving travel deals. We compared peak and off-peak pricing in a variety of destinations to bring you the most ...
Great American Bites Prime pork at Memphis Bar-B-Q Shop

The appetizer at the Bar-B-Q shop includes polish sausage and BBQ bologna, both doused in the signature house sauce, plus cheese, crackers and hot ...

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The Wrestler [Blu-Ray]

The defining shot in Darren Aronofskys The Wrestler, a bittersweet story about a man struggling through lifes second act, is a tracking shot that follows right behind the titular character, a decaying former superstar named Randy The Ram Robinson, as he walks down various hallways a ... ...

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Fewer plan to travel Memorial Day weekend

Experts say it will cost more to rent a car or stay in a hotel over the holiday weekend Tens of millions of Americans are going to get away this Memorial Day weekend, but not as many as last year. According to the auto club AAA, 34.8 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home for the unofficial start of the summer travel season, a 0.9% dip from 2012.As usual, most will make their ...
Turkish Airlines open flight to Lankaran

Turkish Airlines plans to expand cooperation with Azerbaijan opening the Istanbul-Lankaran air flight. "We are negotiating with the Azerbaijani side on the opening of a flight to Lankaran. It will presumably open in summer of 2014", head of the company Temel Kotil told Azerbaijani journalists as part of the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. Lankaran will be the fourth ...
Cleveland tourism agency recruiting volunteer city ambassadors

Positively Cleveland wants to get more people in service-related jobs involved in promoting the city. Cleveland tourism group Positively Cleveland will train about 500 bartenders, taxi cab drivers and other people in service-related positions to become ambassadors of the city, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. The group outlined that plan and other visions for the city's future at its ...
Kerala Tourism to kick off seaplane project by this month end

Kerala News: The first seaplane aircraftfor Kerala has reached New Delhi for the mandatory clearances from the Customs and the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and is expected to arrive in Kochi, the base of the seaplane operations, later this ...
Travel news Enjoy the new Shangri-La Bosphorus or a cool early summer in Tibet

The Shangri-La Bosphorus has just opened in a converted 1930s tobacco warehouse on the European side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul. Its guestrooms range from 42- to 60-square-metres in size, most with river views; 17 suites have private terraces. Istanbul's Shangri-La has a Chi spa and a signature Chinese restaurant, Shang Palace, all of which will be familiar to Abu Dhabi's residents. ...

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UK urged by IMF to bring forward high value spending

LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy.

"The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job skills," the multilateral agency said its annual report.

"Despite recent improvements in some indicators of economic growth, the economy is still a long way from a strong and sustainable recovery. The economy also needs to rebalance and make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy."

The IMF expressed concern about the risk of permanent damage to UK's long-term growth as after five years of relatively weak growth, investment is low and youth unemployment is high.

"Recent data suggest some improvement in economic and financial conditions, which is encouraging. But the UK has a long way to go. Investment has been persistently weak and unemployment, especially among young people, is high," said David Lipton, the IMF's Deputy Managing Director during a press conference at the conclusion of the IMF's work in London. ...