Planet Group was awarded the General Sales Agent (GSA) for Uzbekistan Airways, the Uzbekistan national carrier for the UAE. Planet Group is a conglomeration of 11 companies including a well established chain of companies in the UAE. Ibrahim Naikhande, the GSA for Uzbekistan tourism in the UAE said during the Arabian Travel Market 2009 they plan to launch a standalone brochure on Uzbekistan.
The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art opened in 2004 in a former customs warehouse near the cruise ship docks. It displays works from the 1960s to the present, mostly from Turkish artists. That might sound like something that would only appeal to a small niche, but the collection is quite engaging. The upper floor houses the permanent collection, as well as a gift shop and restaurant...
Pay homage to Prague’s most famous resident in this weird museum. Original documents and photos are exhibited in claustrophobic, strobe-lit sections and marvel at the writer’s complex relationship with Prague which is broached within a trippy short movie. Phone: + 420 257 535 507 Location: Herge-tova Cihelna 2b Opening times: 10am - 6pm Admission Prices: adult/child 120/60 Kč ...
To the right of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, near Ba Dinh Square, is the unique One-Pillar Pagoda - also known as Lien Phai Pagoda, or the Pagoda of the Lotus Sect - a wooden structure built in 1049 that sits on stilts over a lake. The pagoda is a miniature reproduction of the original temple, which was said to represent a lotus emerging from the water. Prayers offered here are said to bring fertility ...
the symbol of Berlin and definitely the most photographed monument in the city. Designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans in 1791, it was a symbol of power and prestige (note its similarity to Grecian architecture) but was used as a division between East and West Berlin during the Cold War. Now however, it is seen as a triumphant icon of reunification. ...