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Czech Republic, Land of Stories – is the slogan used by the Czech tourism board. British online newspaper Jewish News (jewishnews.co.uk) has checked out the Jewish history in Prague and the rest of the Czech Republic.
For the most part, Jews here prospered from their arrival in 995, right up until the end of the 19th century.
But rising anti-Semitism and the Second World War all but eradicated what was one of the largest and most vibrant Jewish communities in the world. From a high point of 153 Jewish communities in the 1930s, the Czech Republic is now home to just 10.
Jewish News first stop was in the capital, Prague, which nowadays has no more than 1,800 Jews. Once home to a thriving Jewish Quarter, all that remains is the town hall, six synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery, in which can be seen 12,000 tombstones.
Preserving the buildings, the artefacts inside them, and promotion of the area is down to the city’s Jewish Museum.
Housing around 100,000 books and tens of thousands of photographs and documents, it depicts the city’s once rich and prosperous Jewish life.
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The Hormuz Grand Hotel in Muscat, capital of Oman, becomes the latest addition to Carlson Rezidor’s Quorvus Collection, a new generation of expertly curated luxury hotels inspired by the lifestyle and sensibilities of the contemporary global traveller, zawaya.com reports.
Ideally located in one of Oman’s most desirable areas, the Hormuz Grand is close to the major government and academic institutions, the best shopping and golf, just 4km away from Muscat International Airport and 20km away from the center of the capital city, Muscat.
Elegant and unassuming from the outside, the stunning interior is a blend of modern Asian and Middle Eastern design, with a decorative pool and water courtyard – both open to the stars – as a soothing centerpiece.
“Our phenomenal growth in the Middle East region is second to none. The addition of the Hormuz Grand Hotel, Muscat – part of our luxury brand Quorvus Collection – is showcasing the best of our Middle Eastern heritage and future ambitions,” said Mark Willis, Area Vice President, Middle East and Turkey, The Rezidor Hotel Group.
“Hormuz Grand Hotel, Muscat joins the meticulously designed Symphony Style Hotel Kuwait and G&V Royal Mile Hotel Edinburgh – giving us a solid platform to develop this collection of carefully selected properties further in the Middle East & Turkey.”
The 231 elegant guest rooms and suites offer an excitingly practical, contemporary twist on traditional luxury. And the excellent dining options make a memorable contribution to the superlative five-star hotel experience.
Straits offers international all-day dining with buffet style service at breakfast and lunch – followed by an outstanding la carte menu for dinner. With impressively high ceilings and marble pillars, Straits is stylishly airy, with a large indoor and alfresco seating area – overlooking the drama of the two open kitchens.
Serving specialty north Indian cuisine, Qureshi Bab Al Hind is located at the lobby level, with a richly textured design and floor to ceiling windows overlooking the water courtyard: the theatre of the display kitchen is also visible through a glass wall.
Bringing a real buzz to the heart of the hotel, The Hub is a lobby level lounge serving tea, coffee, drinks and irresistible patisserie from the in-house bakery. And Oman’s coolest fun lovers now veer towards The Vault as the hottest place to relax and unwind, with top-ranking DJs at weekends, coverage of major sporting events and great food.
The hotel will soon add its third restaurant with seafood specialties. Its modern conference rooms features a 390 square meter ballroom, a pool, an outstanding spa managed by ISpa (Thailand) and a gym.
“We are delighted to bring the Hormuz Grand Hotel, Muscat into the Quorvus Collection, and introduce our own suite of hallmark and essential services tailored for the travelers looking for individual luxury,” said Chris Pike, General Manager of the Hormuz Grand Hotel, Muscat.
“This hotel has a very distinct and priceless local identity. With our global network, we hope to attract world travelers to this magnificent property and showcase the wonderful treasure of the gulf.”
Launched in 2014, the Quorvus Collection unites individual and inspiring luxury properties offering distinguished experiences. Different in scale, architecture, ambiance and design, the portfolio aims to include historic landmarks, contemporary residences, classic boutiques and urban retreats. All hotels offer a range of essential services perfectly tailored to the guests’ needs. The signature “Q24” concept comprises six core lifestyle elements – wellness, replenishment and style encompassing the body; and inspiration, entertainment and connectivity to meet the needs of the mind.
The Hormuz Grand Hotel, Muscat is operated by The Rezidor Hotel Group.
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Air Seychelles intends to begin charter flights from the island of Mahe, where the capital city of Victoria is located, to Beijing in January 2016, flightglobal.com reports.
The national carrier will use use an Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the service, which will be operated once a week.
Flightglobal’s Innovata schedules show there is currently no scheduled air link between the Seychelles and China.
The new route is subject to government and regulatory approval.
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The head of Astana’s Architecture and City Building Management Vitaliy Siletskiy recently discussed the capital?s development plans and new projects.
Among those under consideration are public, residential, social and cultural objects on the west side of Khan Shatyr Mall and east of Millennium Alley, public purpose mini-areas facing Orynbor Avenue and the new Green Square project and public centre, as well as forming a classic model of a polycentric city, astanatimes.com reports.
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Da det gamle hotellet ved Tinghuset i Oslo skulle totalrenoveres hadde Olav Thon en ambisjon om å skape “det andre hjem” for forretningsreisende.
Hotellet ble døpt Thon Hotel Rosenkrantz. Bare et år etter åpningen, har gode tilbakemeldinger fra både gjester og anmeldere vært enorme, skriver boarding.no
Det er lagt stor vekt på bekvemmelighet, komfort og eksklusivitet i utformingen av Thon Hotel Rosenkrantz. I tillegg er det utviklet et solid og spennende restaurantkonsept i Brasserie Paleo. 8. januar, bare noen få måneder etter åpning overtok hotellet første plassen fra The Thief, og troner som høyst rangerte hotell i Oslo på Tripadvisor og Booking.com.
Det har også vært gode terningkast og poeng fra riksavisene, samt knock-out i flere hotelltester.
– Den viktigste suksessfaktoren for at hotellet har gjort det så bra, er at vi legger omtanke i hvert eneste ledd av oppholdet til gjestene våre, poengterer hotelldirektør Lars Petter Mathisen i en pressemelding.
Det er valgt ekstra god kvalitet på sengetøy og håndklær. Alle rom er utstyrt med en 48 -tommers smart-TV. Man kan velge mellom TV-kanalene eller Netflix, spille spill eller nettsurfe. Man kan også spille musikk fra egen smarttelefon gjennom musikkanlegg fra Bose.
– Skal våre forretningsreisende føle seg som hjemme hos oss, så er det viktig at vi også legger til rette for dette. Vi har blant annet eget garderobeskap for de som bor hos oss ofte. Man kan til og med få vasket og strøket skjortene mens man er hjemom, sier Mathisen.
Brasserie Paleo har vist seg å være en restaurant hvor man kan samles til gastronomiske opplevelser sammen med sine kollegaer. Restaurantkonseptet er raffinert og rustikt, med spennende retter på menyen. Også verdens beste kokk, Ørjan Johannesen har hatt gjestespill i restauranten.
Brasserie Paleo har ansvaret for frokosten til hotellgjestene – en omfattende frokostbuffet med høy standard, hvor blant annet baconet stekes på kullgrillen. Tilbakemeldingene fra gjestene omhandler ikke overraskende ofte frokosten.
Restauranten har gode anmeldelser fra både Dagens Næringsliv og Aftenposten, og er rangert som nummer 20 av 1086 restauranter i Oslo på Tripadvisor.
Brasserie Paleo er også oppført i White Guide, en oversikt over de beste nordiske restaurantene.
Det serveres kveldsmat fra hotellets eksklusive gjestelounge
I åttende etasje på hotellet er det laget en lounge med flott utsikt mot Slottsparken. Her kan man slappe av med dagens aviser og kaffekoppen. På kveldene serveres det gratis kveldsmat, som kommer de forretningsreisende tilgode etter en lang arbeidsdag.
Thon Hotel Rosenkrantz er også et forbilde for andre hoteller i kjeden. Personalet har flere ganger vunnet internkonkurranser innenfor frokostservering, service og andre driftsrelaterte områder.
Thon Hotel Rosenkrantz har hatt tilnærmet fullt belegg etter åpningen og feiret ett år 23.oktober.
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Tourism will be impacted negatively by the “message” that India’s national capital is reeling under air pollution, India’s Minister for Culture Mahesh Sharma said today, as he batted for greater efforts to make the city pollution-free, www.ndtv.com reports.
Mr Sharma, however, felt that it was “practically impossible” to implement Delhi Government’s odd-even number formula for plying vehicles on city roads as a measure to curb pollution.
“The message that is going out to the world whether Delhi is a polluted capital… will have negative impact on tourism in the country.
Countrymen, especially people in Delhi, should take a pledge to make the city and country pollution-free.
“Tourism is our strength, to generate foreign exchange. This (pollution) will have impact on the same,” the Union Minister of Culture said.
The Minister made the remarks while speaking on the sidelines of launch of National Museum’s art gallery at Udyog Bhawan Metro Station in Delhi.
Mr Sharma urged people to keep in mind they do not hand over a legacy of polluted Delhi to future generations.
Responding to a question on reports of people using masks as a precautionary measure, the Minister stressed that “efforts should be made that people do not need to use mask in the first place”.
“If experts find air pollution levels high, doctors may have to suggest people to wear mask (as precaution) in that case,” he added.
On Arvind Kejriwal Government’s formula to ply vehicles with odd-even number on road to curb pollution, Mr Sharma said, “He (Kejriwal) has made an effort. But practically it looks impossible.”
Mr Sharma also urged people to have a glimpse India’s culture through National Museum.
“It (launching the gallery) is a small effort by the Ministry along with Metro to bring India’s culture from museum to metro station, where lakhs of people come and go daily. The gallery is an invitation to people to come and have glimpse of country’s culture and civilisation,” he added.
In a radical step to curb air pollution, Delhi Government had last Friday announced private vehicles bearing odd and even registration numbers will be allowed to ply only on alternate days starting January 1.
The formula will be in force between 8 am and 8 pm for an initial period of 15 days and there will be no restrictions on vehicular movement on Sundays, the Delhi government had said yesterday.
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Joint venture developers, Grosvenor Britain & Ireland (Grosvenor) and The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels ltd. (HSH), have been granted planning permission to build The Peninsula London hotel on London?s Hyde Park Corner in central London, bighospitality.co.uk reports.
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Air Seychelles intends to begin charter flights from the island of Mahe, where the capital city of Victoria is located, to Beijing in January 2016, flightglobal.com reports.
The national carrier will use use an Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the service, which will be operated once a week.
Flightglobal’s Innovata schedules show there is currently no scheduled air link between the Seychelles and China.
The new route is subject to government and regulatory approval.
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A new Air China route coming on stream on Saturday to link Paris and Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, will make the French capital Europe’s best-connected city with the Middle Kingdom, Aeroports de Paris (ADP) said Tuesday, channelnewsasia.com reports.
The Chinese carrier will fly four times weekly to Charles de Gaulle airport, from where ADP said 89 flights will leave for China – excluding Hong Kong – each week.
Chengdu is the “main entry point for central western China and represents a 12 million-strong market. It is also a very important business centre and top tourist destination,” ADP noted in a statement.
The Sichuan capital becomes the eighth Chinese city with a direct link to Paris, which brings the French capital even with Frankfurt but with a greater number of flights.
In addition to longstanding connections with Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong, the past two years have seen routes between Paris and Wuhan and Xian in central China, Hangzhou in the east and Kunming in the southwest, ADP noted. It added that the newer routes in the main serve “Chinese passengers wishing to discover France for the first time.”
The organisation said Charles de Gaulle airport northeast of Paris was “Chinese friendly” with extensive Chinese language signposting as well as Mandarin-speaking staff.
Frankfurt serves eight Chinese cities for 76 flights a week, Amsterdam operates 47 to six cities and London currently offers 54 flights weekly to four cities, according to ADP.
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Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Yacouba Isaac Zida has launched the North interconnection highway project in Ouagadougou, considered the largest road infrastructure of its kind erected in the capital city of Ouagadougou, footprint2africa.com reports.
