Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) launched an H1N1 public awareness campaign for UAE residents and tourists. SCTDA is collaborating with the UAE to launch the initative, which was prompted by the World Health Organization’s recent declaration of the worldwide pandemic alert level change to Phase 6. This level indicates a pandemic is under way. The swine flu presents a real threat to global travel and tourism industries with over 55,000 reported cases worldwide.
SCTDA tourism industry department manager said the awareness campaign will boost confidence in SCTDA’s preventive scheme. As part of the awareness campaign informational leaflets were distributed to all hotel premises and tourism facilities in Sharjah. The leaflets contained information about the illness, modes of transmission, symptoms, and prevention.
Found in boho Santa Catarina, this viewpoint boasts views from the river to the Ponte 25 de Abril and Christo Rei not to mention student buskers, hippies and loved-up couples. If you are coming from Cais do Sodre, take the 19th century Elevador do Bica funicular up the Rua da Bica de Duarte Belo to get to the top. Noobai Cafe is located there where it is lovely to sit back and watch the view, espe...
Originally proposed to be called The Kuwait Telecommunications Tower, the Liberation Tower was completed after the Gulf War, even though work had started before the invasion. It was inaugurated with the new name in order to celebrate the country’s freedom, and to symbolize Kuwait’s liberation from Iraq. It is one of the tallest telecommunications structures in the world and the tallest monument in...
Kukuldash Madrassa is a Quran school built by the poet and scientist Kulbobo Kukeldash during the reign of Abdulla-Khan in the 16th Century. It is one the largest and best preserved Quran schools in Central Asia. ...
Another one of Bucharest’s historical depictions, Romanian Peasant museum holds traditional and folk festivals to exhibit Romanian culture and to preserve the way of life that prevailed for hundreds of years in the country. The museum has various rooms dedicated to a different facet of history such as decorations, tools, artifacts and clothing. Ticket: 6 RON for adults and 3 Ron for students. ...