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På Magasin 9 i Stockholm får publikum i høst se gatekunst i all sitt mangfold : politisk. lyrisk, bitende. kritisk og underholdende, skriver Se og Hør.
Utstillingen er en “by” hvor gatekunstnere har skapt en fest for alle sanser; Magic City – The Art of the Street.
Utstillingen varer fra 28. oktober til 24.februar.
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Paris ble onsdag formelt tildelt olympiske sommerleker i 2024, mens Los Angeles fikk lekene i 2028, melder NRK.
I praksis ble det tidlig i sommer klart at IOC-kongressen i Perus hovedstad Lima ville gi de to kandidatbyene hvert sitt OL.
Begge de to byene har arrangert OL to ganger før. Den franske hovedstaden var vertsby i 1900 og i 1924, mens Los Angeles arrangerte olympiske sommerleker i 1932 og 1984.
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Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has announced the opening of representative offices in China, with headquarters in Beijing, and supporting locations in Shanghai and Guangzhou, the thepeninsulaqatar.com reported.
The opening comes as Qatar has officially been awarded Approved Destination Status (ADS), allowing it to receive tourists from China and to promote Qatar as a tourism destination within China.
“Qatar has become an increasingly accessible destination for Chinese travellers, especially after Qatar waived entry visa requirements for Chinese citizens” said Sultan Salmeen Al Mansouri, Qatar’s Ambassador to China.
“Chinese visitors to Qatar no longer need to apply or pay for a visa; instead, a multi-entry waiver is issued to them free-of-charge at the port of entry. At the same time, the Chinese outbound tourism market has been growing exponentially, making the time ripe for Qatar to establish a presence in China and actively engage with the domestic travel and tourism market”
The QTA office in China will aim to greatly enhance the organisation?s on-the-ground presence and capabilities, introducing and developing awareness and knowledge about Qatar as a quality destination through pro-active marketing to tour operators, travel agencies, hospitality partners and media, as well as consumers.
According to Rashed AlQurese, Chief Marketing and Promotion Officer at QTA, Qatar’s marketing campaign in China will cover a wide range of promotional initiatives, including workshops, sales visits, travel agents destination training through QTA?s online TAWASH programme, partnerships with tour operators, familiarisation trips, media campaigns and a variety of innovative activities to raise Qatar’s profile as a destination among Chinese tourists.
“China has risen rapidly as a major source of outbound tourists in the world and we have identified it as key source market for future growth, among both leisure and business visitors,” said AlQurese.
The offices will be operated in partnership with PHG Consulting, a division of Preferred Hospitality Group; the premier global provider of representation and consultancy services for tourism boards, destination management companies, airlines, and hotel brands.
“Qatar has been developing its assets in both areas, and we look forward to working with our partners at the China National Tourism Administration and PHG Consulting to raise awareness of our unique tourism offering.”
“Our on-the-ground presence in China will enable us to actively promote Qatar to Chinese consumers, and develop relationships with members of the Chinese travel trade who will sell Qatar as a destination,” added AlQurese.
He continued, “Now that Qatar has been granted ADS, our work can begin immediately, and will culminate in a major campaign that will kick off in January 2018, which will include advertising in major publications, key outdoor locations and familiarisation trips for media to experience Qatar first hand.”
Chinese travellers interested in Qatar will also have easy access to information about the destination’s tourism offerings, hospitality options and key tourism events online, with its official website (www.visitqatar.qa) now available in Mandarin. Additionally, VisitQatar will establish a presence across the most prominent Chinese social media platforms in the coming months.
“As demand for unique, exciting, and experience-rich destinations continues to grow among Chinese travellers, we are excited to embark on this multi-year partnership with QTA. We look forward to working together to achieve Qatar’s ambitions of generating great awareness and demand for the destination’s compelling tourism offerings among China’s booming outbound travel market,” said Ken Mastrandrea, Chief Operating Officer of PHG.
QTA’s office in China is the third to open in Asia and the ninth globally. It joins an international network covering the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, the United States, the Gulf Cooperation Council markets, and South East Asia.
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Amsterdam’s finance chief Udo Kock wants to increase the tax paid by tourists by up to 10 euros a day, the alderman told the Parool, according to the .dutchnews.nl websiite,
The plan, which will take effect in 2019, would mean an extra 150 million euros on top of the 80 millions which now flows into the capital’s coffers from tourist tax every year.
– The number of visitors will grow from 17 million to 23 million in the coming years and that means more cleaning and a greater police presence in the streets. And I want Amsterdammers to profit from the success of the city,” Udo Kock said.
Five options for increasing tourist tax are up for discussion but if it is up to Kock, the budget segment will be hit the hardest. In addition to the 5% tax on room prices, he favours adding “a couple of euros” for every visitor using hotels, Airbnb and B&Bs.
This, the Parool points out, will make tourism on a budget relatively more expensive.
– We need more people who actually spend money in the city. We would prefer people who stay a couple of nights, who visits museums, have lavish meals at restaurants to people who pop over for a weekend eating falafel while sauntering around the red light district,? Udo Kock is quoted as saying.
He also thinks that the pressure on the city can be relieved by making it more expensive so people may stay in other cities but would still visit the Dutch capital.
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Etter 19 år i trafikk til og fra Oslo Lufthavn markerte Flytoget denne uka reisende nummer 100 000 000, skriver Dagbladet.
– Dette er en stor milepæl for oss. Vi lever for å¨gjøre reisen så enkel som mulig. Vi er glad for at publikum setter pris på tilbudet vårt, og nå gleder vi oss til å ta imot de neste 100 millioner passasjerer, sier Philipp Engedal, administrerende direktør i Flytoget.
I 2017 passerer Flytoget hele 1.360.000 avganger til og fra Oslos hovedflyplass.
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Restaurant Coda i Aria Hotel regnes blant den tsjekkiske hovedstaden Prahas beste spisesteder, med mat av høy klasse tilberedt av kjendiskokken David Sasek, skriver Se og Hør.
Om sommeren flytter deler av restauranten på hotellets takterasse.
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Costa Rica has opened an embassy in Jakarta, capital city of Indonesia. The embassy was officially opened by the Costa Rican foreign minister Manuel Gonzalez Sanz and his Indonesian counterpart Mrs Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi.
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I Sør-Koreas hovedstad Seoul er det en ølrevolusjon på gang, spesielt i bydelen Iteawon. I “Beer Craft Alley” ligger blant annet bryggeriene Magpie, Craftworks Taphouse, og The Booth. Alle bryggeriene er åpne for publikum, skriver Se og Hør.
Et annet tips verdt å ta med seg for både ølhunder og andre, er at en av Seouls kulinariske trender, pi-mek, kort og godt betyr pizza og øl.
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På en oversikt over hotellprisene i 40 europeiske byer ligger København på topp, og Oslo på 15. plass, skriver travelnews.no
Hotellene i den danske hovedstaden har en gjennomsnittlig rompris (billigste dobbeltrom på et hotell med minimum tre stjerner) på 189 euro.
Dette er over 130 kroner dyrere enn den nest dyreste hotellbyen, Nederlands hovedstad Amsterdam. Deretter følger München, Milano, Venezia, og Reykjavik. Prisnivået på Island har tatt seg betydelig opp igjen etter “billigsalget” i kjølvannet av finanskrisen og krakket landet for noen år siden, skriver travelnews.
I Oslo ligger gjennomsnittsprisen for et dobbeltrom (billigste alternativ, minimum tre stjerner) på 124 euro – altså hele 65 euro billigere enn i København.
Stockholm er også dyrere enn Oslo, med en gjennomsnittspris på 147 euro.
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Den irske matentusiasten Eveleen Coyle inviterer til vandring i Dublins kulinariske hemmeligheter. Prisen er 360 kroner, som inkluderer smaksprøver på steder som små ostebutikker og hemmelige kafeperler, skriver Se og Hør.
Arrangøren Fabfoodtrails har også tematurer for både sjokoladeelskere, for thaimat, og de holder også kokkekurs.
