MEXICO CITY: A BUCKET LIST TRIP THAT WON’T BREAK THE BANK THIS SEASON

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Mexico City

Newswire Press Release:

A hot culinary scene, a new wave of design-oriented boutique hotels and a blend of iconic art and architecture, along with contemporary art museums are putting Mexico City at the top of every traveler’s list for 2016. With off-season rates, affordable flights and hotel packages and average temperatures in the 70’s, this winter season is the perfect time to get away for a weekend of Mexico City art, culture, cuisine and more, for less.

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Flights to Mexico City from North American destinations are at an all-time low in the winter, with fares available at almost half the price of peak season prices. Carriers such as United Airlines, Aeromexico and JetBlue are offering nonstop flights under $300 roundtrip – with fares starting as low as $200 – from major hubs in the U.S. including Houston, Dallas, Miami, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Chicago.

Take an extended weekend getaway at the newly renovated Four Seasons Hotel Mexico, and enjoy the third night free when you book two nights through March 31, 2016. Travelers can find weekend rates as low as $525 plus tax per night and enjoy the refreshed look of the $14 million renovation completed this year.

This posh private residence turned 35-room property is offering a “Retreat Package” this winter for a reduced room rate of $383/night plus taxes for a minimum stay of three nights in a Deluxe room, plus exclusive added perks such as two 60-minute massages and a full Mexican breakfast daily. To book, visit www.lasalcobas.com.

It’s no secret that Mexico City has been enjoying a culinary renaissance. This year, eight restaurants were named to the Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2015 by San Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, such as number six Quintonil and number nine on the list, the famed Pujol.

In October, the executive chef behind Nicos, a landmark restaurant serving traditional Mexican-style cuisine for more than 50 years and another 50 Best Latin American Restaurant, opened his latest venture, Fonda Mayora. And, a host of sophisticated mixology bars and speakeasies are putting a Mexican spin on Prohibition era cocktails such as the latest Xaman and Hanky Panky, slated to open by 2016.

A class of artists and designers have been transforming Mexico City into an international design hub. Young designers are redefining what Mexican-made means, such as the trio behind furniture design shop La Metropolitana.

New galleries and museums are making Mexico City a treasure trove for contemporary art, with staples on the scene such as Kurimanzutto along with newcomers who are cementing the destination as one for culture seekers, like LABOR Gallery and House of Gaga. And, trendy boutique hotels are also popping up like the newly opened Hotel Carlota and art deco inspired Hippodrome Hotel in the trendy Condesa neighborhood.<!– Paragraph before: For more information, news and updates on travel to Mexico City, visit http://mxcity.mx/en/.

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Mexico City is the country’s premier tourism destination, welcoming more than 12.5 million visitors a year. The ancient capital offers a vibrant, contemporary culture that combines pre-Hispanic, Colonial and modern influences that span nearly seven centuries. With more than 150 museums and more than 180 galleries, 30 distinct archaeological and historic sites, the city is a mecca of fine art and treasures that speak to its vast history.

The Mexico City Tourism Promotion Fund (Fondo Mixto de Promocion Turistica del Distrito Federal) supports and enhances city tourism. For more information and daily updates please visit/follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/MexicoCityLive) and Twitter (@MexicoCityLive).

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Source: www.prnewswire.com

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MUNCH-MUSEET I OSLO MED PUBLIKUMSREKORD

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Tidligere dronning, nå H.K.H.prinsesse Beatrix av Nederland (t.v.) sammen med H.M dronning Sonja, i forbindelse med åpningen av Van Gogh+Munch-utstillingen på Munch-museet i mai i år. Foto: Fredrik Varfjell NTB / Scanpix / kongehuset.no 

Munch-museet på Tøyen i Oslo har passert 250.000 besøkende i år. Utstillingen med Vincent van Gogh og Edvard Munch trakk flest besøkende, skriver nrk.no 

– Det begynte med Melgaard-utstillingen. Vi er faktisk blitt en snakkis, sier direktør Stein Olav Henrichsen.

Les mer på www.munchmuseet.no

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DUBAI KÅRET TIL VERDENS BESTE REISEMÅL

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Dubai

Dubai, et av de syv emiratene i De forente arabiske emirater, er for tredje år på rad kåret til verdens beste reisemål, etter at reiselivsnæringen feiret seg selv under finalen i World Travel Awards (WTA), eller «reiselivets Oscar» som den også har blitt kalt, skriver Dagbladet.no

Årets seremoni ble holdt 12.desember på Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort i El Jadida i Marokko. Det er 22.gang arrangementet og kåringen går av stabelen.

St.Petersburg i Russland  ble i høst kåret til Europas beste reisemål i den europeiske delfinalen, men ble slått av Dubai da den gjeveste prisen ble delt ut.

Andre reisemål som kjempet om tittelen var blant annet Sydney, Jamaica, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Seychellene. og Quito, hovedsteden i Ecuador.

I finalen i World Travel Awards er det kåret vinnere i en rekke «verdens beste»-kategorier.

Norwegian ble kåret til beste lavprisselskap i Europa tidligere i år, men tapte for AirAsia i verdensfinalen.

Changi International Airport i Singapore ble kåret til verdens beste flyplass.

Beste reisemål:

Verdens beste reisemål: Dubai, De forente arabiske emirater
Verdens beste reisemål for storbyferie: Hong Kong
Verdens beste turistattraksjon: The Strip, Las Vegas
Verdens beste cruisedestinasjon: Jamaica
Verdens beste stranddestinasjon: Maldivene
Verdens beste øyreisemål: Madeira

Hoteller:

Verdens beste hotell: La Mamounia, Marrakech, Morokko
Verdens beste luksushotell: Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, De forente arabiske emirater

Fly

Verdens beste flyplass: Changi Airport, Singapore
Verdens beste flyselskap: Etihad Airways
Verdens beste lavprisselskap: AirAsia
Verdens beste første klasse på fly: Etihad Airways
Verdens beste businessklasse på fly: Hainan Airlines
Verdens beste økonomiklasse på fly: Oman Air

Bil

Verdens beste leiebilselskap: Hertz
Verdens beste leiebilselskap – business: Sixt

Båt

Verdens beste cruiseskipsselskap: Royal Caribbean International
Verdens beste ferjeselskap: DFDS Seaways
Verdens beste elvecruiseoperatør: American Cruise Lines

Turoperatører

Verdens beste turoperatør: TUI Group
Verdens beste reisebyrå: Regency Travel and Tours, Qatar
Verdens beste reisebyrå på nett: Expedia

Les artikkelen her www.dagbladet.no/2015/12/16/tema/reise/world_travel_awards/wta/dubai/42419660

Les mer på www.worldtravelawards.com

Kilde: www.dagbladet, www.worldtravelawards.com

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ÅPNER FOR KOMMERSIELL FLYTRAFIKK USA-CUBA

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USA og Cuba er enige om at amerikanske flyselskap skal få gjennomføre 110 tur-retur-flyvninger daglig fra USA til Cuba. Det sier en amerikansk tjenestemann til nyhetsbyrået Reuters, skriver nrk.no

Kilde: www.nrk.no

#Amerika #By #Cuba #Destinasjon #Ferie #Flyselskap #Havana #Hovedstad #Reise #Reisemål #Turisme #USA

BER FOLK I LONGYEARBYEN PÅ SVALBARD HOLDE SEG INNE

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Longyearbyen

Lokalstyret i Longyearbyen på Svalbard ber folk om å holde seg innendørs, melder nrk.no 

Det blåser orkan flere steder på øygruppa. Årsaken til uveret er to lavtrykk som ligger ved Jan Mayen og Island, og som går nordover mot Svalbard.

#By #Destinasjon #Ferie #Hovedstad #Island #JanMayen #Longyearbyen #Orkan #Reise #Reisemål #Spitsbergen #Svalbard #Turisme #Veret #Øy

Kilde: www.nrk.no

EMIRATES BOOSTS SERVICES TO EGYPT WITH THREE ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS

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Emirates, the world’s largest international airline today, has announced three new weekly flights between Dubai and Cairo, commencing on 1st January 2016, reports ameinfo.com 

The new service will supplement the current twice daily Boeing 777-300ER flights, taking the total number of flights serving Cairo to 17 each week.

See more at: www.ameinfo.com/transport-and-tourism/tourism/airlines-airports/emirates-boosts-services-to-egypt-with-three-additional-weekly-flights-2

Source: www.ameinfo.com

#Boeing #By #Destinasjon #Dubai #Egypt #Emiratene #Emirates #Ferie #Fly #Flyselskap #ForenteArabiskeEmirater #Hovedstad #Kairo #Reise #Reisemål #Turisme

#Aircraft #Airline #Cairo #Capital #City #Destination #Holiday #Tourism #Travel #UAE #UnitedArabEmirates

THE THIEF I OSLO BLANT VERDENS BESTE HOTELLER

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The Thief på Tjuvholmen i Oslo er listet på det prestisjefylte magasinet Condé Nast Travelers “Gold List 2016”, i selskap med de beste hotellene i verden, skriver travelnews.no

Magasinet har for første gang tatt med et norsk hotell på denne listen hvor kun 150 hoteller i verden er med.

Condé Nast Traveler er hotellbransjens Michelin-guide. En bibel for alle som er opptatt av reiseopplevelser i verdensklasse. Hvert år publiserer magasinet sin “Gold List” med de beste hotellanbefalingene for neste år, og i 2016-utgaven er The Thief på listen.

– Vi er ekstremt stolte. Å bli inkludert på denne listen er en fantastisk anerkjennelse for alle på hotellet. Nåløyet er svært trangt. I Sverige, Danmark, Tyskland og Spania er det for eksempel listet kun ett hotell fra hvert land, akkurat som i Norge. Vi håper leserne av magasinet lar seg inspirere til en tur til Oslo og Tjuvholmen, sier Jarle Moen, direktør på The Thief.

Les hele artikkelen her www.travelnews.no/nyheter/blant-verdens-beste-hoteller

Kilde: www.travelnews.no

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KOREA OPENS EMBASSY IN TBILISI

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The Republic of Korea this week opened an embassy in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia.

Georgia established an embassy in the Korean capital Seoul in 2011. Until now, bilateral diplomatic services in Georgia have been handled by the Korean Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Georgia received 5.6 million tourists last year and more than 4,000 Korean tourists traveled to Georgia on trekking, skiing, golfing and wine tours in 2013, according to koreaherald.com

The Korea Water Resources Corp. and Georgian Partnership Fund signed an agreement last year to develop a $1 billion, 280-megawatt hydropower station in Svaneti province in northern Georgia.

Korean conglomerates including Hyundai Motors, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have invested in Georgia, and small and medium-sized Korean companies, including Dohwa Engineering and Pyunghwa Engineering, are currently involved in energy and infrastructure projects, reports koreaherald.com

#Ambassade #Aserbaidsjan #Baku #Bil #By #Destinasjon #Elektronikk #Energi #Ferie #Georgia #Golf #Hovedstad #Kaukasus #Korea #Kraft #Reise #Reisemål #Ski #SørKorea #Tbilisi #Trekking #Turisme #Vin

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ECUADOR OPENS EMBASSY IN NIGERIA

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Nigeria, Ecuador friendship flourished yesterday when the first ambassador of the South American country presented his Letters of Credence to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in the Nigerian federal capital city of Abuja, reports The Sun newspaper.

The event officially marked the opening of the country’s embassy in Nigeria as well as the beginning of a new dawn in the two countries friendship, which has existed at the
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) over the years.

Ambassador Leopoldo Rovayo Verdesoto pledged to strengthen and consolidate the existing fraternal, warm and cordial relations between Ecuador and Nigeria.

President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa Delgado, also, sent his compliments to president Buhari and thanked him for the opening of the Ecuadorian diplomatic mission.

Almost 12 % of the Ecuadorian population has African heritage. He recalled the cordial ties between the two countries at the OPEC, especially when Nigeria helped Ecuador when its oil pipeline was broken in 1987.

Rovayo also expressed the solidarity of the people and government of Ecuador with Nigeria in the struggle against terrorism. He described Ecuador’s rejection of terrorism as a vital part of its foreign policy; and reiterated Ecuador’s commitment to assist in any way possible in the multilateral forums.

The ambassador also offered to assist handicap Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who survived Boko Haram insurgency through an Ecuadorian programme called “Manuela Espejo.”

Commenting, President Buhari expressed his appreciation for the opening of the embassy in Abuja. He said it would help the two countries to work together to strengthen bilateral ties.

The 51-years-old envoy is a Lawyer. He started his diplomatic career in 1989. He has served in Peru and Spain. At the Foreign Ministry in the Ecuadorian capital, Quito, he served at the Directorates of Sovereignty, Modernization Process, Cultural, Protocol, Juridical issues; he was the Director of Press of the Foreign Ministry; and was recently seconded to the National Prosecutor’s Office as the Director of International Affairs.

Read the article at www.sunnewsonline.com/new/ecuador-opens-embassy-in-Nigeria

Source: www.sunnewsonline.com

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UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES ADDS SEVEN NEW ROUTES

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Ukraine International Airlines this summer launched seven new routes, starting with thrice-weekly services between Kiev and Amman, capital of Jordan, reports anna.aero. 

From the seven services launched, this is also the only sector that will face direct competition. This comes in the form of Royal Jordanian and Ukrainian-Mediterranean.

The other wew routes from Kiev are: Yerevan, Lviv, Madrid, Bologna, Vilnius and Kharkiv.

Read the Whole article at www.anna.aero/2015/07/01/ukraine-international-airlines-adds-seven-new-routes

Source: www.anna.aero

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#Airline #Capital #City #Destination #Holiday #Italy #Lithuania #Spain #Tourism #Travel #Ukraine #Yerevan