Italy's tourist gems struggle to stay afloat
below The deserted St Mark’s square is seen in this photo taken on Feb 7, 2021. (AFP photo) MILAN: Just over a year into the pandemic, Venice remains a ghost town.…
Month: March 2021
Chinese seen leading tourist arrivals in Phuket after reopening
Chinese seen leading tourist arrivals in Phuket after reopening published : 29 Mar 2021 at 16:23 This photo taken on Jan 30, 2021 shows a Thai AirAsia Airbus A320 passenger…
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Logs 600,000+ Flight Hours
(25 Mar 2021) The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, the only military production tiltrotor aircraft in the world, has logged more than 600,000 flight-hours. Built by Bell Textron and Boeing, the…
Air France Trials ICC AOKpass on CDG – SFO and LAX Flights
(25 Mar 2021) Air France and Groupe ADP are currently testing the ICC AOKpass solution, developed by MedAire/International SOS, for digitising COVID19 test results. The four-week trial, which commenced last…
Mandarin Oriental New York to Reopen 1 April
(25 Mar 2021) The Mandarin Oriental, New York will reopen 1 April 2021. Located in Columbus Circle’s Time Warner Center, the luxury hotel is just steps away from world-class dining,…
From Venice to Lake Como, Italy's tourist gems fight to stay afloat
Tour guide Anna Bigai says Venice “has become a dead city like Pompeii”. MILAN – Just over a year into the pandemic, Venice remains a ghost town. Portofino, a colourful…
Elbit Systems Wins Night Vision Goggles Order from German Federal Police
(25 Mar 2021) Elbit Systems has been selected by the Procurement Office of the German Federal Ministry of the Interior to supply XACT nv33 Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) for the…
Dusit Thani Maldives Hosts Professional Tennis Coach Jerome Becker
(25 Mar 2021) Professional tennis coach Jerome Becker has arrived at the Dusit Thani Maldives to lead two 10-day training camps. The first of Jerome Becker’s tropical tennis camps started…
SITA Upgrading Services at Sydney Airport in Australia
(25 Mar 2021) Sydney Airport has signed a five-year contract with SITA for the provision of common-use services at both Terminal 1 (international) and Terminal 2 (domestic). The project went…
Visitors flock to Klong Ong Ang
The BMA’s revamp of Bangkok’s Klong Ong Ang won it a 2020 United Nations Human Settlements Programme Asian Townscape Award. It has been five months since Klong Ong Ang (formerly…
