Flybe has announced it is increasing capacity and flights on a number of key routes from Gatwick and Southampton airports to assist BA passengers uncertain if their flights will be affected by the proposed strike action. The airline has announced it will operate 262 flights across 10 routes to and from London Gatwick including seven
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Flybe adds extra capacity on flights during BA strike
Edinburgh Airport passengers will once again be able to fly to Barcelona after Spanair announced it is to launch a new service in May. Flights between Edinburgh and Barcelona ceased with the collapse of Flyglobespan last year, however, Spanair has now stepped in to resume the service and increase frequency on the previous service. Edinburgh flights to
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Edinburgh to Barcelona flights announced
Chan Brothers , celebrating its 45 years history recently, has put up ads in Jobstreet.com for e-commerce director and manager to head its online marketing initiatives. With the likes of online agency Zuji , and all hotels and airlines reaching out to consumers directly through the Internet, the Singapore outbound travel agency industry is certainly feeling the heat of the competition! They are finally taking bold steps and making substantial investments in attempts to fight back some of the lost ground in recent years
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Chan Brothers Travel Recruiting E-Commerce Director and Manager
Our Winter Special for 2010 is valid from May to September 2010 . Our rates is per unit per night and not per person. Nothing in this life is for free, but if you stay for a certain amount of days with us, it all depends, you can stay for FREE for 4 nights, free of charge!!!!!!!! Stay 3 – 6 nights and receive 1 night FREE Stay 7 – 13 nights and receive 2 nights FREE Stay 14 + nights and receive 4 nights FREE www.pointvillage.co.za
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Point Village Self-Catering Accommodation
Pench National Park in Central India is one of the finest tiger habitat in the country. Situated on the border of the state of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra the park is more popular for escapades of Mowgli and his wolf pack. Tigers frequent the park buffer but are more populous in the core zone.
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Adventure guide of Pench National Park
Last December, I was invited and hosted by Chef Amy Jurist, of Amy’s Culinary Adventures , to attend one of her decadent underground dinners. With the theme being “Cheese Please!” and with my love of cheese, this was one invitation that I definitely did not want to turn down.
EAST VILLAGE — Workers on the scene today revealed that the former (beloved) Astor Place East Starbucks is going to become a cafe for the New York Film Academy , which apparently rents some space in the building. [EaterWire] SOHO — Feast hears that Socarrat Paella Bar is considering expanding to Soho. Reps at the restaurant tell them, “[we] happily encourage you to stay tuned…” [Feast] GIMMICKS — In a PR stunt for Tobasco, chef and restaurateur Laurent Tourondel will be handing out free food out of a truck (sounds familiar!) from 7 – 9:30 AM in Midtown and from noon – 2PM in FiDi.
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EaterWire: New Tenant for Astor Place ‘Bucks, Rumored Soho Socarrat
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. [ Krieger ] This fun looking newcomer—there’s a tree in there! like Rayuela, but three years later—is Tartinery , a day-old Nolita restaurant centered around that most wonderful of French sandwiches, the tartine.
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Eater Inside: Meet Tartinery, Featuring French Sandwiches, a Giant Tree
Deep inside a Times story on the Limelight Marketplace, an area resident takes a moment to whine about the planned Grimaldi’s , complaining that the iconic restaurant’s hoped for beer and wine license and late hours could attract a “rowdy crowd” .
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Rants: Memories Of Limelight Will Live Forever
Catering to travelers from all over the world, Hotels in New York offers comfortable accommodation facilities for visitors. Equipped with all sorts of modern amenities and services, New York Hotels are suitable for both leisure as well as business travelers.
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Hotels In New York – Comfortable Accommodation At Reasonable Rates
An Italian restaurant in the Orient Heights section of East Boston has apparently shut its doors. According to a poster on the Chowhound site, Carmen’s Kitchen on Bennington Street is no longer open, and a sign in the window says that El Paisa Butchery is coming soon (El Paisa is a Colombian restaurant that is located next door to the now-closed Carmen’s Kitchen).
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Carmen’s Kitchen in East Boston Has Apparently Closed
American Airlines is asking for an exemption to the Department of Transportation’s new tarmac rule beginning in April. The rule will charge airlines $27,500 per passenger if a plane is held on the tarmac for a lengthy period of time defined as three hours or longer. American’s request comes at the heels of similar appeals from JetBlue and Delta , who are the most affected by the runway construction being done for the next four months at New York’s JFK International Airport
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American Airlines wants exemption from DOT’s tarmac rule
Have you ever traveled to Ireland? Well if you’re one of the 8.6 million tourists who explore the Emerald Isle each year you may have Sir Cornelius O’Brien to thank, say our pals over at NationalGeographic.com : Ireland’s booming tourist industry was predicted by Sir Cornelius O’Brien–a self-proclaimed descendant of legendary High King Brian Boru–who wanted to capitalize on the throngs of Victorian tourists coming to see the magnificent views from the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare.
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Ireland in Pictures
A new restaurant focusing on Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine is coming to the Allston neighborhood of Boston. Garlic N Lemons will be opening on Harvard Street (between Brighton Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue) in the heart of the Allston Village, and according to one of our Facebook fans, it may be open as early as later this month.
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Garlic N Lemons Opening in Allston
It looks like a new restaurant will soon be opening in the Teele Square section of Somerville. Based on the signs in the window of the storefront, the new restaurant – called Istanbul’lu – is going to open on Holland Street, just south of Broadway in the heart of the square, and it will be focusing on Turkish cuisine. The space it will be moving into used to be home to the Holland Street Cafe.
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Istanbul’lu Is Coming to Somerville
Carnival season has ended, but we couldn’t help but post this shot, taken at Rio’s Carnival. Photographer: Jan Sochor, from Czech Republic, working in Latin America Camera: Nikon D200 The Details: A Brazilian boy looking through the hole in a blue sheet to see unfinished allegorical floats in the Carnival workroom, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Global Eye: Behind the Scenes
Gangaur is one of the most important festivals in Rajasthan . It is celebrated in the month of chaitra (March-April), the first month of the Hindu calendar. This month marks the end of winter and the onset of spring
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Gangaur 2010 – an Important and Colorful Festival for Women of Rajasthan
Norwegian’s got talent! Norwegian Cruise Line is now accepting submissions for its Search for the Epic Star competition. The winner of the competition will perform his or her act aboard the inaugural voyage of the Norwegian Epic , and win a seven-day cruise aboard the vessel. To enter, submit a one-minute video of you performing your talent to www.epicstar.usatoday.com
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Daily Radar: 03.17.10
With geeks like me, packing your bag before travelling – whether on business or leisure – has always been a nightmare. This is because we need to bring all the cables/chargers to power your electronic equipment
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Have you never forgotten your mobile phone charger whilst travelling?
Eastern Airways is to make changes to its scheduling of flights between Aberdeen Airport and Bergen. From Monday 29 March 2010, weekday morning services from Aberdeen will depart at 08:40 arriving in Bergen at 11:10
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Eastern Airways to change departure times on Aberdeen – Bergen flights