General Travel News
Gulfood Exhibition Sells Out
The 15th annual Gulfood Food and Drink trade only exhibition has been totally sold out this year, even with a 20 percent increase in floor space to one million square feet. Gulfood is the Middle East’s biggest event for food, drink, food service, and hospitality, and is being held at the Dubai Convention and Exhibition Center between February 21 and February 24th.
Key buyers and major industry players from 81 countries around the world take part in this exhibition. This year new launches are expected from companies including Villeroy & Boch, Synaco, Alokozay, and Gourmet Display. Helal Saeed Almarri, CEO of Dubai World – the organizer of Gulfood, said “Gulfood is recognized as the number one platform to gain an insight and a foothold into one of the world’s fastest growing markets”
More General Travel News
Latest Travel News
Featured Sights To See
Roma Street Parkland
Brisbane, Australia
If you’re looking for a quiet place that is also the biggest subtropical garden in the world then Roma St Parkland is the place to go. Broken up in 16 precincts, you’ll find all sorts of flora: lilies, native gardens, rockeries. You’ll also find works by local artists among the nature as well as an outdoor theatre and lots of public BBQs so you can partake in the Australian picnic tradition. ...
Place Rossetti/Cathedral Saint Reparate
Nice, France
This is another one of Nice’s beautiful squares located in the heart of the Old Town. Located at this square is a cathedral built in the Baroque style called Saint Reparate who has been honored as the patron saint of the city. Saint Reparate was killed at the age of fifteen by the Roman Emporer who persecuted Christians in 250 AD. Rue Rosetti et Rue Centrale Cathedral Tim...
Se (cathedral)
Lisbon, Portugal
Built on the site on a mosque in 1150 by the Crusaders, this place is one of the biggest icons in Lisbon. While the medieval outside may look imposing, the inside is very Romanesque with a beautiful rose tinted window. There is a treasury that houses religious jewels and apparently the burial place of Lisbon’s patron saint, St Vincent. The Gothic cloister has items from archaeological excavations ...
Centre Georges-Pompidou
Paris, France
One of Paris’ most striking buildings was only completed in 1977. The Centre George Pompidou, also known as the Beaubourg, was designed in the postmodern, high-tech architecture style by architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers. The industrial façade and exposed interior are in striking contrast with the surrounding neighborhood of Marais and the 4th arrondissement, one of the oldest are...