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UAE Firms Win Top Awards At WTA
UAE hospitality firms bagged to awards at the World Travel Awards (WTA) ceremony held in Dubai Tuesday night. Abu Dhabi won ten awards, the highest number of awards won by a new travel and tourism destination. Rotana, Etihad Airways, DTCM, Jumeirah, and Al Futtaim Group Real Estate were among the many other firms recognized with awards at the ceremony. WTA founder said he was excited to see the tourism offering in the Middle East quickly diversifying.
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Fushifaru Thila
Maldives, Maldives
Fushifaru Thila, one of the many sites of the Fushifaru region, is a picturesque diving site. The sea here is calm but there’s a lot of movement happening underneath with fabulous coral and fish species. The thila is nearly 250 m long and 30 m wide, with the reef sides sloping gently from the reef-top at 10 to 15 m to the atoll bed at 30 m, the top of the thila is the best part of the site with ex...
Frederiksberg Swimming Baths
Copenhagen, Denmark
Recreation and relaxation is the main aim of every holiday. How else can you fulfill this purpose other than visiting the Frederiksberg Swimming Baths. It includes a large and small swimming pool, facilitated by springboards, Turkish baths and a solarium. Keeping in mind the health conscious tourists, a special fitness and aerobics centre is also available within the premises. Apart from such amen...
Saint Patrick's Cathedral
Karachi, Pakistan
This is one of the few large churches/cathedrals in Karachi. It seats the Roman Catholic Archdiocese. A small church, believed to be the first Christian worship place in all of Sindh, was constructed on this site in 1845, and was named St Patrick's Church. The Cathedral was inaugurated in 1881 as the number of Christian settlers began to rise and a larger church was needed to cater to their needs....
The National Museum
Bangkok, Thailand
This building was originally a palace until it was converted into a museum in the 1880s. It is a treasure house of Thai art and archaeology. The Red House initially home to the sister of King Rama I is a must see in addition to the Phuttaisawan Chapel which reflects the magnificence of Buddhist temple architecture. The Old Transportation Room houses an interesting collection of ivory carvings, p...