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Frederic Chopins fødested og barndomshjem i Zelazowa Wole, utenfor Warszawa. Foto: warsawcitytours.info
Noe sånt tenker de kanskje i Polens hovedstad Warszawa der det nå er langt lettere å se komponisten Frederic Francois Chopins; Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin på polsk (1810-1849) fødehjem, skriver Dagbladet.
Frederic Chopin på et foto fra ca.1849. Foto: Louis-Auguste Bisson / wikipedia.org
En minibuss sørger nemlig for å frakte turistene til og fra landsbyen Zelazowa Wola, 46 kilometer vest for hovedstaden, hvor Polens store nasjonalkomponist ble født. Pakken inneholder også inngangsbilletter både her og til Chopin-museet i Warszawa.
Komponisten og pianisten Frederic Chopin, med fransk far og polsk mor, vokste opp i Warszawa, og døde i Paris.
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Storbritanias hovedstad er høstens mest populære storby for reiseglade nordmenn, ifølge tall fra reisebyrået Ticket, skriver, Dagbladet.
Ticket er Norges nest største reisebyrå, og selger privatreiser fra de ledende charter- og reisearrangørene, cruiserederier og fly- og hotellselskaper. Statistikken gir derfor en grei pekepinn på nordmenns reisevaner.
De fem mest populære byene i 2015 hadde samme plasseringer forrige høst. Tsjekkias hovedstad Praha har høstens største økning i antall reisende sammenlignet med høsten 2014, med en økning på hele 82 prosent, skriver Ticket i en pressemelding.
Høstens ti mest populære byer – fjorårets plassering i parantes.
1. London (1) 2. København (2) 3. Stockholm (3) 4. Barcelona (4) 5. Amsterdam (5) 6. Praha (11) 7. Paris (7) 8. Berlin (6) 9. Reykjavik (10) 10.Manchester
Reisene er bestilt til og med 29.september, med avreise mellom 1.september og 30.november.
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Dubai tourism chiefs have reported a sharp increase in summer visitor numbers from the UK as they continue to chase ambitious growth targetsý, www.travelweekly.co.uk reported.
Speaking at Dubai Tourism’s first Gala Dinner at London’s Banqueting House on Thursday, Marc Bennett, senior vice-president of international operations, said the emirate had welcomed 94,000 visitors from the UK in August, a 32% increase on the same month in 2014.
The figure was particularly notable as August 2014 had seen 27% growth on the previous year, Bennett said.
He added: “Yes, it is hot (in August), but the affordability of luxury accommodation makes it very, very attractive.”
Dubai Tourism has been charged with attracting 20 million international visitors by 2020, with the UK office targeting two million annual visitors.
Bennett said the expansion of Dubai’s second airport and a growth in the number of hotel beds from 94,000 currently to 150,000 by 2020 meant that both targets were achievable.
He added: “Every asset is in place to achieve two million visitors from the UK.
“At the beginning of the global crisis in 2008, Dubai had only 50,000 rooms, but part of the secret of continued growth is bravery and having the courage of your convictions to be ready when times are better.”
Although full figures from last year are not yet available, Dubai Tourism confirmed that more than one million UK visitors contributed to an overall international visitor record of 13.2 million.
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Dubai city is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, one of the seven emirates in the United Arab Emirates.
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is making efforts to establish a new Tokyo brand that will help build a stronger impression of Tokyo as a tourist destination ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics/Paralympics and Beyond.
To this end, we are launching the Tokyo Brand Promotion Campaign, a new initiative to promote the Tokyo brand. The campaign will center on “& TOKYO,” a new logo and slogan that embodies the concept of the city.
The logo will gain exposure through various opportunities, both in Japan and overseas, thereby spreading the Tokyo brand far and wide.
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“& TOKYO” is based on the brand identity “A city that promises all kinds of fun by constantly generating new styles while bringing tradition and innovation together,” formulated this March as part of Tokyo’s branding strategy.
It seeks to disseminate the underlying message to the world that Tokyo is a city where a variety of people, things and events create new kinds of enjoyment by forming New values and connections.
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From here on, we hope that more Tokyo residents and private businesses will participate in the Tokyo Brand Promotion Campaign, coming together as one to promote the city’s diverse values, as well as its fun-filled days packed with new discoveries and experiences that can only be had here. Through this, we will ultimately aim to create even more fans of Tokyo all over the world.
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flydubai recently launched flights between Dubai and Asmara with effect from October 25, 2015 with 4 flights a week, operating on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, travelbizmonitor.com reported.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer, flydubai said, “The addition of Asmara to our network reflects our commitment to enhancing air connectivity to Dubai which includes 67 points that did not previously have direct air links to Dubai or were underserved. The Eritrean capital becomes our 13th destination in East Africa.”
Asmara is the 18th destination flydubai launched this year and the airline has recently launched operations to Burundi, Rwanda, Somaliland, Tanzania and Uganda.
Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President, Commercial (GCC, Subcontinent, Africa), flydubai said: “With the addition of four flights a week to Asmara, we are providing passengers from East Africa with a direct link to Dubai. When passengers choose flydubai they will enjoy our convenient, reliable and affordable travel services, our onboard experience and our dedicated Business Class.”
Business Class passengers can enjoy a comfortable spacious seat, a choice of meals from an internationally-inspired menu, a generous checked baggage allowance and fast track through immigration and security. In addition, Business Class passengers have access to business lounges across the network and a dedicated 24-hour Business team to assist with bookings and attend to enquires throughout their journey.
Passengers travelling in Economy Class can enjoy the in-flight entertainment system equipped with more than 1,300 hours of content, including movies, games and newspapers. The Boeing Sky Interior minimises jetlag and increases overhead locker space to ensure the best possible onboard experience. Economy Class passengers have access to a variety of hot and cold meals available for purchase on board and on a pre-order basis.
The inaugural flight to the capital city of Eritrea, Asmara received an overwhelming welcome as it landed at Asmara International Airport.
Senior Eritrean officials including Tesfaslassie Berhane, Minister of Transportation and Communication, Askalu Menkorios, Minister of Tourism and Paulos Kahsai, Director General Civil Aviation Authority welcomed the flydubai delegation.
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A constitutional stipulation for the demarcation of Bangladesh capital city of Dhaka’s boundary has been ignored for the past four decades since Bangladesh’s birth, bdnews24.com reported.
The matter has not been legally settled but state institutions including police and the city corporations have fixed the boundary limits to suit their needs.
Urban planners say this is hampering efforts to gather vital information regarding the city’s size, population, and literacy rate.
Allegations are there that many establishments are having problems providing services because of the capital’s undefined area.
Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, however, claims he is unaware of the issue.
“Nobody ever told me anything about this,” he said to a bdnews24.com, adding that he would discuss the matter with stakeholders.
Rulers have always chosen 400-year-old Dhaka city as their administrative centre.
Mughal ruler Islam Kha was the first to make the city the capital of Bangla in 1610. Back then, its area had been left amorphous.
British colonial rulers chose Dhaka as capital of East Bengal after the 1905 partition of the Bengal province.
Dhaka remained the provincial capital in the Pakistani era, too.
The first Constitution of Bangladesh chose Dhaka as the country’s capital and said its boundary would be fixed by law.
But no precise information on Dhaka’s area could be had from the Dhaka Division, district, metropolitan and RAJUK authorities.
The boundary outlined by capital development authority RAJUK for project implementation spills beyond the one prepared by the city corporations, and even the one found in the Dhaka district map.
“The area fixed for RAJUK?s projects extends to Gazipur City Corporation in the north, Dhaleswari River in the south, Rupganj’s Shitalakkhya River in the east, and Dhaleshwari and Bongshi rivers in the west,” Ashraf Ali Akhand, one of the key RAJUK planners, told bdnews24.com.
He said RAJUK had fixed the boundary by issuing circulars.
Akhand said the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, WASA, and the city corporations had tailored Dhaka’s limits to their needs.
“A single and precise boundary is not important here,” he added.
The Dhaka City Corporation was bifurcated in 2011 but the law did not clarify whether the undivided city corporation area represented the capital?s land limits.
Police officials say the DMP map serving as a guide to maintain law and order has been drawn up on the basis of population.
Its Assistant Director Tawhidul Islam explained that population figures provided the yardstick for fixing the area under each police station.
“Some DMP police station areas extend beyond the city corporations,” he told bdnews24.com.
Police stations at Hazaribagh, Kamrangirchar, Demra, Kadamtali, Jatrabarhi, and Badda, among others, cover areas well outside the city Corporations.
Former deputy commissioner of Dhaka Abdul Mobarak says it is important for Dhaka being the capital to have a precise boundary.
“Dhaka’s boundary as the capital has not been demarcated and no law has been framed for this,” Mobarak, an election commissioner, said. “This issue should be discussed with importance.”
Recently, Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon, too, demanded the delineation of the capital’s area.
The Centre for Urban Studies Chairman Nazrul Islam says it is the government’s responsibility to do so.
He advised policymakers to sit with urban planners and geologists to resolve the issue.
Islam said the government could formally accept any of the boundaries as fixed by RAJUK, DMP or two city corporations.
“It can also fix boundaries outside the ones shown by these entities,” he told bdnews24.com.
He cited Canberra, in Australia, and Islamabad, in Pakistan, as suitable examples.
“The capital in many countries is only known as the capital city,” the urban planner pointed out. “No other authorities are there.”
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The first Thomas Cook Scandinavia Airbus A321 flight from Stockholm Arlanda last Tuesday landed with 212 passengers for the 2015/2016-winter tourism season at the Banjul International Airport, the Daily Observer newspaper in The Gambia reported.
The passengers were received at the foot of the aircraft by Abdoullah Hydara, the director general of The Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard) accompanied by Adama Njie, director of Marketing-GTBoard, Charbel Hobeika, managing director of Gambia Tours and among other officials.
Commenting on the arrival of the Thomas Cook first flight for the season, Abdoullah Hydara commended Thomas Cook for resuming the route after its cancellation of flight to the destination due to the Ebola virus outbreak in few countries in West Africa in 2014.
He disclosed that from this week, till April 12th 2016, Thomas Cook Scandinavia would fly into the country with 212 seat passengers on weekly basis.
From November 27th Thomas Cook first flight from Helsinki will begin on weekly basis also with 212 seats till March 4th 2016.
DG Hydara thanked the efforts of the Minister of Tourism and Culture, Benjamin A Roberts and the GTBoard governing body chairman, Bakary Jammeh for their conducted sensitisation in UK, Scandinavia and other source markets against the negativity and misconstrue of some westerners on the past Ebola virus outbreak in some parts of West Africa in 2014, which The Gambia was not effected with.
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Menorcas hovedstad Mahon
Sommeren 2016 utvider Star Tour tilbudet fra Bodø Lufthavn. Nyheten er Menorca, skriver travelnews.no
– Menorca er en kjempespennende nyhet fra Bodø! Vi har over flere år mottatt henvendelser fra personer som ønsker å reise direkte til Mallorca, men nå har Star Tour valgt å sette opp direkteturer til den mindre naboøya, som er en kanskje enda mer spennende destinasjon som færre har besøkt. Direkteturer fra Bodø lufthavn er svært populære og vi håper og tror at flyene fylles av Nordlendinger, sier Marthe Andersen, kommersiell sjef ved Bodø Lufthavn.
– Menorca er en vakker øy som er grønn på alle måter. Den har en frodig natur og her jobber man virkelig for miljøvennlig turisme. Flere av våre hoteller er miljøsertifiserte og øya er lite utbygd sammenlignet med de andre baleariske øyene. Bodø er et viktig knutepunkt i Nord-Norge og det gleder oss at vi nå kan tilby denne naturskjønne øya fra og med neste sommer, sier Nora Aspengren, kommunikasjonsansvarlig i Star Tour.
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Visitors to London this autumn will be able to learn more about some great British icons with the popular London Pass city sightseeing card, eturbonews.com reported.
From 2 November The London Pass, which helps visitors to save time and money on their sightseeing, will introduce three new experiences giving visitors a real taste of British culture, both modern and historic.
Play it for laughs at the Museum of Comedy
Britons are known for their unique sense of humor, which has given rise to some of the world’s greatest TV, radio and stage comedy. Visitors can learn more at London’s Museum of Comedy, an interactive, immersive museum featuring more than 6,000 iconic props and artifacts from some of the most popular comedians and comedy shows both past and present.
Spot the handmade magic props belonging to legendary comic magician Tommy Cooper, caricature puppet heads from seminal 1980s TV show Spitting Image and the six-necked guitar used by leading surrealist comic Bill Bailey. Normally priced at £5 for adult and £4 for children, entry to the museum and revolving exhibitions is free with The London Pass.
Explore 19th century romance at the Keats House Museum
Explore the life and work of one of Britain’s greatest poets, John Keats, through new exhibits of his original manuscripts and artifacts at his former home in Hampstead. Through these items visitors will be told the story of how Keats found inspiration, friendship and romance in his Regency villa, leading to such classic works as Ode To Autumn.
A contemporary of Byron and Shelley, Keats was a leading light in the British Romantic movement of the early 19th century before his death at the age of just 25. For visitors with a creative streak of their own, there is even the chance to turn poet and put pen to paper while crafting an original poem! Normally priced at £5.50 per adult, entry to the museum is free with The London Pass.
A classic taste of Britain at the V&A!
London Pass holders can enjoy one of Britain’s more refined contributions to society at the Victoria & Albert Museum, one of the world’s leading art and design spaces. After discovering the world-class exhibits at this free-to-enter museum, they can stop for a free Cream Tea Package at the V&A Café.
Britain’s tradition of taking tea with sweet scones, cream and jam dates back at least to the middle of the 19th century when tourism boomed in Victorian Britain.
At the V&A Café, the package includes a homemade raisin scone, Cornish clotted cream, strawberry jam and a loose leaf tea. Normally priced at £6.65 per person, the V&A cream tea package is included free with The London Pass.
Also new for autumn 2015 is a series of special offers for London Pass holders at attractions and retail outlets: a 15 per cent discount on purchases at The Toy Store in Oxford Street and the Nickelodeon Store in Leicester Square, and 10 percent off gift shop purchases at the Tower Bridge Exhibition and Twickenham Stadium Tours.
Making significant savings with The London Pass is simple for visitors to the UK’s capital city as they simply need to show their card at any of the 60-plus featured attractions to gain admittance with nothing else to pay.
The London Pass saves holders not only money but time too, as the card includes queue-jumping privileges at a number of popular city attractions, meaning less time waiting to gain entry, and more time enjoying their chosen experience.
