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New portal for travel agents
June 10 - Travelport has launched a leisure portal for travel agents, it was learnt yesterday.
Known as Travelport Leisure, the portal is a newer version of the former Galileo Leisure portal launched in 2005. The portal includes new hotel, hostel, B&B and vehicle information and the option of adding localised content with respect to a particular country. The portal is free to use for all travel agents.
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Esselworld & Water Kingdom
Mumbai, India
Esselworld is Mumbai’s favorite amusement park with 34 exciting rides and games. The Water Kingdom, a part of this complex, is a delight for those who love water sports. Eighty-foot drops, white -water rapids lazy rivers and wave pools are all part of Water Kingdom. Hordes of tourists as well as locals throng to this site, especially in summer. Look out for monsoon deals and special packages...
Den Ngoc Son
Hanoi, Vietnam
Also known as the Temple of the Jade Mound; Den Ngoc Son is a small temple on an islet in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake. The temple is open daily from 8am to 6pm, and there is an admission charge. The patron of Den Ngoc Son is believed to be Tran Hung Dao, a legendary general. Within the temple is a sculpture of a fabled tortoise from the legend of the lake. The temple grounds offer great views of ...
European Central Bank
Frankfurt, Germany
The economic hub of Germany and all of Europe, the European Central Bank is charge of administrating the monetary policy of the European Union. Tours for the bank have to be arranged via tourist agencies in Frankfurt. Address: Kaiserstraße 29 60311 Frankfurt, Deutschland Phone: 069 1344-0 URL: www.oma.eu ...
Meiji Jingu Shrine
Tokyo, Japan
This shrine was built in honor of the Emperor and Empress Meiji in 1920. These royals were credited with making Japan more extroverted and opening it up to foreigners. This Shinto shrine is magnificent- the gates leading to the shrine known as Torii in Japanese are 1700 years old and are made of extravagant cypress. The structure itself is also composed of Japanese cypress with green copper roofs ...