UAE airports are now reporting the best traffic figures since the economic downturn began last year, indicating the global economy may be recovering. Abu Dhabi International Airport passenger traffic increased 10.3% last month, Dubai Aiports increased 12.6%. The strong passenger growth figures follow encouraging news about the US economy. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) attributed the positive results in part to regional long haul airlines competing with airlines like British Airways and Singapore Airlines.
IATA said long haul carriers based in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and Etihad Airways and Emirates Airlines are heavily investing in order to win international air travel between Asia and the West, and they are succeeding. IATA’s report last week said Middle East growth “reflects the success of Middle Eastern airlines in gaining market share from the direct flights by flying passengers via their hubs.” Passenger traffic was flat or negative in February and March but has since been steadily increasing.
Soneva Gili & Spa is a one of a kind resort, describing it would be like describing a painting. The whole resort is set on turquoise blue water, consisting only of water villas, on the private tropical island of Lankanfushi. This island is located in Male' Atoll, which is one of 19 atolls that stretch over 800 kilometres through the Indian Ocean. Soneva Gili is only 20 minutes away by boat from Ma...
The Palais des Nations was built between 1929 and 1938 to act as headquarters for the League of Nations. The design is a collaboration of five contest winners. It is built in the Neoclassical style. In 1946, the Palais des Nations became the European headquarters for the newly minted United Nations. Over the next thirty years, the palace expanded to its present shape. ...
Located at Jalan Barito in South Jakarta and Jalan Pramuka in Central Jakarta, here you can find various colorful tropical birds on sale. ...
This 117,000 acre piece of land has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999 and is home to several limestone caverns and was once home to the Mrs. Ples, the first southern 'Ape-Man' or Australopithecus skull to be discovered, along with a 3.3 million year old hominion skeleton. The site consists of Sterkfontein Caves, Swartkrans and Kromdraai. The environs also contains the Rhino...