Tag: critics
First electric scooter rider killed in Paris traffic accident
Chief Assignment Editor- June 12, 2019 00:05A man, riding his electric scooter, was killed after collided with a truck in Paris today. The 25-year-old was riding the scooter in the busy Goutte d'Or neighborhood in the ... Read More
Want a head or foot massage? Take an Indian train
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2019 17:30Indian Railways have added a refreshing new perk for some travelers tired from long journeys: head and foot massages. Not everyone is thrilled at the prospect, though, with critics weighing ... Read More
Kidnapped from the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong: 150,000 people marched in protest
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 9, 2019 19:52Kidnapped from a five-star hotel in Hongkong and appearing in a mainland China prison thereafter. This happened to a number of billionaires and publishers knwon to be critical to the ... Read More
The InterContinental San Francisco Unveils Extensive Renovation Led by BraytonHughes Design Studios and EDG Design
editor- May 31, 2019 21:41Two Bay Area-based design firms, BraytonHughes Design Studios and EDG Design, are pleased to unveil the updated design for the InterContinental San Francisco , the landmark South of Market San ... Read More
Turkish Airlines wants to increase tourism to Palestine
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 27, 2019 09:48Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has increasingly encouraged Muslims to visit Jerusalem, particularly in light of the US moving its embassy to the city. Turkish Airlines Vice-President for Sales Muhammed ... Read More
Weimar: Join Bauhaus 100th birthday party
Chief Assignment Editor- April 25, 2019 16:30Bauhaus is celebrating it's 100th birthday and BauhausLand throws parties throughout the year! Weimar: join the 100th birthday party An avant-garde chair; a stylish cradle; a ground-breaking painting: no surprise ... Read More
American Airlines to keep its Boeing 737 MAX jets grounded until August
Chief Assignment Editor- April 14, 2019 15:50American Airlines has chosen to keep its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX grounded until at least August 19, even if it means canceling 115 flights a day in summer season, ... Read More
Cunard cruise line uncorks line-up of speakers for 2019 Wine Voyage
Chief Assignment Editor- March 20, 2019 17:01Luxury cruise line Cunard has announced that three of the leading wine connoisseurs and oenologists, will join Queen Victoria’s second annual ‘Voyage Du Vin’ on board Queen Victoria, setting sail ... Read More
Texas is latest US state to blacklist Airbnb for anti-Israel actions
Chief Assignment Editor- March 6, 2019 18:25Texas is adding home sharing firm Airbnb to a short list of companies that cannot receive state investments because it removes Israeli-owned rentals in the controversial West Bank. Airbnb is ... Read More
BauhausLand celebrates International Women’s Day
Chief Assignment Editor- March 2, 2019 15:52When an exhibition by Bauhaus artist Anni Albers opened in London recently, art critics gave the show five stars. Albers’ textiles, wall-hangings and “pictorial weavings” were a revelation. But she ... Read More
German authorities cancels all Iranian Mahan Air flights
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 21, 2019 09:45There are no more flights from Iran to Germany on Mahan Air at this time. Mahan Airlines, operating under the name Mahan Air is a privately owned Iranian airline based in ... Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson- September 19, 2018 21:27This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
Air NZ ‘sexy cougar’ ad shut down after critics blast it
editor- January 19, 2010 04:54AUCKLAND - An advertisement for an airline competition that portrays older, single women as "cougars" who prey on young men at night is to close on Monday after incurring the ... Read More
Pros and cons of swimming with the sharks
editor- August 5, 2009 03:44The popular Shark Week on the Discovery Channel keeps growing in popularity. This past weekend, social networking sites and blogs were abuzz about the shark filled week ahead. Read More
“There are no laws out there”
editor- September 3, 2008 02:15WASHINGTON - Laurie Dishman, a 37-year-old food-services manager from Sacramento, said it was time to face her fears head-on, so she took a therapeutic trip to the Port of Miami ... Read More
Tourism Australia has no bloody idea how it’s doing
editor- August 7, 2008 02:57The national auditor has criticised Tourism Australia's handling of potential conflict of interest among board members, and for spending $184 million on the Where The Bloody Hell Are You? Read More