Karachi violence results in 78 killed
The widespread violence broke out after the killing of a provincial lawmaker in southern Pakistan. On Thursday the death toll rose to 78.
The number of wounded is currently to 168, said Rafiq Gul, deputy superintendent of Karachi police.
Syed Raza Haider, a leader of the MQM party, was shot Monday evening [...]
Numerous low cost airlines have been reporting productive outcomes this summer time from numerous EX-YU airports. 1 of them is Germanwings, which expects to carry some 440.000 passengers from Croatia by the end from the year. Lufthansa’s lower price offspring anticipates that it will see a 10% passenger improve on flights heading to and from [...]
Solar Impulse, managed to fly 26 hours and 9 minutes, after taking off for a test flight yesterday morning, from Switzerland. The aircraft was powered only by solar energy stored during the day. It was a great day for solar aviation, as this flight demonstrates that future flights could use the same technology. Imagine what [...]
A new solar powered plane could revolutionize travel in the future. The solar-powered aircraft started a 24-hour test flight in Switzerland. The Solar Impulse team hopes that is can demonstrate through this flight, that the technology it uses for this kind of aircraft is viable for future airplanes, as it will try to fly during [...]
A ban that’s decades old could be reversed by The House Agriculture Committee who voted Wednesday to ease the restrictions that American citizens have for traveling to Cuba.
Although the vote is is only a first step toward Congressional approval of the changes, many people see it as a step to a normal relationship between the [...]
A recent survey revealed by Hotels.com showed a significant rise in the number of searches for European countries compared with the same time last year. UK travellers have been able to get almost 10% more spending power than in 2009 thanks to the current strenght of the Sterling against the euro, as the British currency [...]
A one-day workshop on travel guide photography will be held in Akko, Israel. Organized by IsraelPictures.org, the workshop will bring together experts in travel guide photography to share their experiences in architectural, landscape and nature photography applied to the interesting world of digital travel photography.
The participants at the workshop will be able to explore travel [...]
The first service that offers iPads in the hotel and hospitality industry was launched by the company Codex. For a fixed monthly fee, Codex will offer a service that include iPads along with branded, personalised apps for each hotel. The software included by Codex with each iPad can refresh them after the guests used them [...]
British Airways is to start flights to Mexico’s most important tourist destination with two direct flights a week from London Gatwick to Cancun from November 2010.
A Boeing 777 will serve the route, offering a choice of three cabins, including BA’s Club World business class with fully flat beds.
Richard Tams, head of UK & Ireland sales [...]
The Rezidor Hotel Group is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The first hotel the Rezidor Hotel Group opened on July 1st in 1960 in Copenhagen and was called the SAS Royal Hotel.
The Rezidor Hotel Group was, in the early days, known as SAS Catering & Hotels and later as SAS International Hotels (SIH). Focused on growth [...]
