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Qantas, Emirates tie-up takes off

Qantas, Emirates tie-up takes off

January 21, 2013No CommentRead More

Emirates begins flights from superjumbo concourse

Emirates begins flights from superjumbo concourse

January 4, 2013No CommentRead More

Emirates readies A380 Hub

Emirates readies A380 Hub

DUBAI–Emirates Airline is readying a brand-new bespoke concourse at its Terminal 3 hub here designed to service its ever-growing fleet of Airbus A380 “super-jumbo” jets. The Dubai-based carrier, which recently took delivery of its 25th A380, has 90 of the double-decker widebodies on order. The airline is touting its new 5.8-million-square-foot, 11-floor Emirates A380 Hub–to [...]

November 28, 2012No CommentRead More

Review: In Abu Dhabi, getting just deserts

Review: In Abu Dhabi, getting just deserts

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Was this Earth, or Tatooine, home to Luke Skywalker? I’d been driving through Abu Dhabi‘s portion of the Empty Quarter — the vast, dry wasteland that spans much of the Arabian Peninsula — for more than an hour, and there were few signs — apart from the minibus I [...]

July 17, 2012No CommentRead More

Safe Arab tourism destinations thrive

Safe Arab tourism destinations thrive

Safe Arab tourism destinations thrive (via AFP) The Arab Spring has resulted in a sharp drop in tourism in countries at the centre of the turmoil, to the benefit of safe destinations in the region, experts say. Major tourist destinations such as Tunisia and Egypt saw the numbers of visitors plummet because of uprisings last [...]

July 4, 2012No CommentRead More

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Gettin’ some gemutlichkeit: Day 2

Recently, treKKen’ headed overseas to southwestern Germany for a 10-day, culinary- and culture-themed trek from Mainz to Lake Constance, with stops in Freiburg, Stuttgart, Hohenzollern Castle and other towns, cities, vineyards and sightseeing spots well-known, and less so, across the Black Forest, the Schwabische Alb (Swabian Alps) and the states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wurttemberg. [...]

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