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Yachting’s latest social network community

Blue Ocean Yachting is a new networking site that supplies information, content, news, offers, and products to the yachting community. It provide complete social network for global yachting community. The Social network community includes all of the features and functionality and people who have momentary interest in yachting will find something to go through and [...]

Empire State Building: New York Celebrates 80 years of American prowess

New York City today celebrates 80th anniversary of the historic landmark in town – the Empire State Building. It was opened on May 1, 1931. That day the building was inaugurated by President Herbert Hoover with the pressing of button in The White House that turned on the lights in this historic structure. Construction of [...]

EC defers the easing of liquid carrying ban on flights

European  Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas has allowed EU countries “to defer for a limited period” the rules seeking the ease of  carrying liquids in hand luggage, reports FT. At least ten of the 27 EU countries refused to ease the rules for carrying liquids in hand luggage by air passengers. Lifting of the ban is [...]

Barcelona bans wearing swimsuits and bikinis on streets

On Friday, the Barcelona City Council voted to ban walking around in the city wearing swimming trunks, swimsuits and bikinis, reports AFP . Violators of this ban face a fine ranging from 120 to 300 euros. In case, some nudist tries to walk out in the street, he or she will have to shell out [...]

Central Bohemian Region promotes hunting to attract tourists

Central Bohemian Region in Czech Republic, lacking the inflow of tourists compared with the country’s most popular destination Prague, is going to attract tourists with hunting tours. 817 hunting areas and 30 natural reserves have been earmarked for this purpose, where you can hunt pheasants and hares, deer and other animals. Hunting tours will be [...]

Veli Vodnyak island in Croatia to be renamed as Facebook

The popularity of social networking has reached such an extent that people across the world not only want to name their children after Facebook but now places are being named in its honor. We are talking about an island in Croatia, which is getting the name Facebook, reports Croatian Times. The move has been initiated [...]

Car accident registry measure enacted into law in New Jersey

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law a measure that sets up a car accident registry that allows officials to immediately contact family members of a person who dies from a vehicular accident. “Sara’s Law” was named for Sara Dubinin who died in a car accident in 2007. Authorities were not able to notify [...]

Holiday claims due to Iceland volcanic eruption remains unpaid

British travelers have yet to be paid holiday claims that they are seeking from insurers related to the volcanic eruption that left many stranded across Europe last year. Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano sent a huge plume of ash into the skies over Europe in April 14, 2010 forcing airports to shut down flights. One year later, [...]

Google Nears Travel Deal OK From Gov’t – Report

Google is nearing government approval of its bid to buy travel firm ITA Software after being fraught with antitrust investigations for months, a report coming from The Associated Press says. Citing “a person with knowledge of the situation”, the AP says that the $700 million deal could be approved as early as Friday. The deal [...]

Southwest Fuselage Break Prompts Qantas 737 Checks

The fuselage break suffered by a Southwest Airlines 737 jet last week has prompted Australian flag carrier Quantas to perform checks on four of its older 737 airplanes. However, the airline said that reports claiming it will ground the four older planes are untrue. It said that checks will be carried out within the next [...]

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