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Got a Crazy Travel Story? Then You Could Be a Winner in the “Mile High Text Club” Contest

2010-11-16 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Mile High Text Club Contest

Toktumi launched a contest (November 16 – December 3), rewarding the “craziest” flight stories with a shopping trip for two to New York City including airfare, luxury hotel, lunch with Steven Slater, and a $500 Gift Card.

Tags: Line2, Steven Slater, Toktumi, travel contest

Carnival Splendor Officially Out of Service Till January Next Year

2010-11-16 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Carnival Cruise Lines has canceled voyages of the Carnival Splendor through the departure of January 9, 2011, to allow time for repairs following an engine room fire last week.

Tags: Carnival Cruise Lines, Carnival Splendor

Falconry, a Living Human Heritage Still Preserved in the Czech Republic

2010-11-16 by Mihaela Lica Butler

43th Falconry Meeting in Opočno, Czech republic, 7th to 9th October 2010

The Czech Republic joins the United Arab Emirates, Belgium, France, Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the Syrian Arab Republic in this year’s proposed nomination for falconry on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

Tags: Czech Republic, Falconry, intangible heritage, UNESCO

Sutartinės, Lithuania’s Music Gems, UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Candidates

2010-11-16 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Atalyja (“The rain is coming”), a Lithuanian folk-rock music band

In an effort to preserve the essence, and the tradition, Lithuania has proposed the Sutartinės for inclusion on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 2010.

Tags: Lithuania, Sutartinės, UNESCO

Advaya Hospitality Wants to Be Second to None

2010-11-15 by Mihaela Lica Butler

U.S.-based hospitality entrepreneurs John Russell, Chris Jones, David Klein and David Young are teaming up with Auro Hospitality Group, LLC, the visionaries behind one of India’s top lodging companies, Chennai-based Auromatrix, to create a company that aims to bring the next generation of lifestyle hotels and related products to major cities worldwide: Advaya. The name […]

Tags: Advaya Hospitality

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