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Tourist Shooting Case in Times Square Identified, the Perpetrator is a Teenager

New York – New York’s Time Square was shocked by a shooting last week. A tourist became a victim. Reporting from NBCNews This shooting case occurred on Thursday (8/2) when a 15 year old teenager entered a JD Sports shoe store in Times Square. He is Jesus Alejandro Rivas Figueroa, an immigrant from Venezuela. He lives in a migrant shelter on New York City’s UpperWest Side.ADVERTISEMENTSCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENTIt all started when the security guard asked Figueroa to show a receipt for a jacket that was in his bag. When the guard took the bag, the…
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Germany strikes: Cancelled flights and trains cause travel chaos across the country

How to find out if your flight or train is canceled and how to rebook or get a refund.ADVERTISEMENTFlights and trains across Germany are severely disrupted until the weekend due to strikes. Germany’s flagship airline Lufthansa says they are “expecting extensive effects on the flight program.”The official strike times of Lufthansa ground staff are: 8 pm on Wednesday until 7.10 am on Saturday. At Hamburg and Frankfurt airports, there are no departures at all due to a security staff strike running until 10 pm on Thursday night. It is the third time this year that a strike…
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Marriott Signs Le Meridien Hotel in Zanzibar

Dark/Light Mode (06/03/24) Marriott has signed an agreement with Morogoro Mishama Company to introduce Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts to the shores of Zanzibar in 2025. Le Méridien Zanzibar Resort will be situated in Bwejuu, which is on the Eastern coast of Zanzibar Island. The hotel will feature 75 guestrooms and villas, a specialty restaurant, an open-air bar, and an array of recreational facilities such as a fitness center, swimming pool, spa, kids club and lagoon.Le Meridien Zanzibar“Zanzibar continues to grow as a sought-after leisure destination and we are committed to continuing to support the overall growth of…
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‘The pilot didn’t show up, OK, I’ll fly the plane myself’

Jakarta – That’s the story that is widely discussed to this day. British tourists fly plane to Spain after airline pilot doesn’t show up. Reported by the New York Post, quoted on Tuesday (2/1/2024), this incident actually took place in 2019. However, the story became a sensation again after appearing in several British media, such as the Mirror and Manchester Evening News, during the New Year holiday season. The story begins when a British tourist was frustrated because the pilot did not show up for an easyJet flight to Spain.ADVERTISEMENTSCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENTEventually he took control…
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Indonesian Girl Explores India for 47 Days, Her Advice: Don’t Be Alone

Jakarta – India has a number of tourist attractions. Starting from culture, history, to culinary. However, according to Indonesian travelers, this place is not for beginners. Indonesian female traveler Indah Lorian has been exploring India for 47 days. Interestingly, he traveled alone, aka solo travel. However, from his experience he concluded that India was not suitable for solo travelers, especially women. Indah often shares her activities in India via her Instagram @lorianbackpacker. He also often experiences unique events that are sometimes pleasant, sometimes surprising. Like skiing in Khasmir, enjoying unusual culinary delights, seeing an armpit shaving service, seeing a rat…
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Changi Airport Invites Swifties to ‘Warm Up’ Before Eras Tour Concert

Singapore – Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert in Singapore will be held in March. Changi Airport has prepared a special event for swifties. Reporting from Channel News Asia on Thursday (15/2), Changi Airport Group (CAG) will hold a special event at Shisedo Forest Valley, Changi Jewel Airport. The event will be called beJEWELed, after the title of Taylor’s song. beJEWELed was a fan sing-along event held on March 1, while Taylor’s first concert kicked off on March 3.ADVERTISEMENTSCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENTbeJEWELed will be filled with Taylor’s hits starting from Love Story, You Belong With Me and…
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Amsterdam and New York named top business travel cities

Amsterdam was the top short-haul destination for European business travelers in 2023, with New York being the number one long-haul city. The TMC’s data showed that spending on business travel in Europe reached 96 per cent of pre-Covid levels in 2023. This echoed other similarly positive reports from industry organizations including the GBTA, which said that corporate travel was “riding a wave of momentum” in early 2024. Figures from BCD show that Western Europe was leading the way in the sector’s recovery with the rest of the continent recovering more slowly, partly due to the impact of the ongoing war…
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Scoot Unveils Embraer E190-E2 Routes

Dark/Light Mode (06/03/24)  Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has unveiled six Southeast Asian destinations that its fleet of new Embraer E190-E2 aircraft will fly to. They include new routes to Koh Samui and Sibu, as well as existing destinations in Malaysia and Thailand such as Hat Yai, Kuantan, Krabi and Miri. Scoot’s E190-E2 services are expected to begin in May 2024, after the first two of nine aircraft is delivered in April from Embraer’s manufacturing facility in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The first E2 will take over Scoot’s existing flights to Krabi and Hat Yai from 7…
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