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ADAC gets IATA Platinum status
The IATA has awarded Platinum Airport status to Abu Dhabi Airports Company for their adoption of 100 % bar coded boarding passes. The initiative allows for smoother sailing check-in and eliminates the need for queing at check-in desks. The IATA has aims of making all major airports use the 100% bar coded boarding passes by the end of 2010.
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Dilli Haat
New Delhi, India
If you only have time to visit one shopping area in Delhi, then the Dilli Haat must be the shopping locale of choice. This bazaar hosts several craft stalls, with most of them rotating every two weeks. The best part of Dili Haat, however, is that you can buy goods directly from the craftspeople themselves, rather than buying these items at an inflated price from brand name stores. Aurobindo Mar...
Male National Museum
Maldives, Maldives
The National Museum was inaugurated on 19th November 1952 by then Prime Minister Ameer Mohamed Amin Didi. It houses various national artefacts including prehistoric armour, weapons, manuscripts and more. There is also a display of jewellery and clothes worn by past kings and queens, and other priceless items belonging to Sultans. There are also displays of old photographs, anthropological objects...
Temple of Past Emperors
Beijing, China
This is the site where emperors belonging to the Ming and Qing dynasties made sacrifices to their dead ancestors. Unfortunately many of the features that made this temple unique and beautiful were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. These included the ancient wooden tablets that symbolized past rulers. Nevertheless it is still worth going to especially to catch a glimpse of the beautif...
Çiragan Palace
Istanbul, Turkey
Çiragan Palace's name is derived from the Persian word for torch (cherag). It is so named because of the torches used to light the lavish parties thrown by the Ottomans in the late nineteenth century. The palace was built by Sultan Abdulaziz between 1863 and 1867, though the decorating was not completed until 1872. It marked the end of the contemporary Ottoman tradition of each s...