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Photography, travel and all points between.
Buzzword of the Year: Ecotourism
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Konica-Minolta to quit photography market
This is a little shocking… “Konica-Minolta today revealed it is to quit photography business after more than 103 years – with the loss of 3,700 jobs worldwide.” Link: theregister.co.uk
Ice sculpture of St Basil’s Cathedral (Moscow) in Trafalgar Square, London
As part of the Russian festival in Trafalgar square, there was an ice sculpture of St Basil’s Cathedral (Moscow), it had melted a bit by the time i got there. [kml_flashembed movie=”wp-content/photos/rus-festival.swf” height=”360″ width=”480″ /]See the rest of the pictures here.
New Year’s Day 2006, delayed by a second
“Get ready for a minute with 61 seconds. Scientists are delaying the start of 2006 by the first “leap second” in seven years, a timing tweak meant to make up for changes in the Earth’s rotation.” Link: reuters.co.uk
Lonely Planet taking some heat
“The popular Lonely Planet is taking some heat for their new Blue List book. The New York Post (Dec. 20, 2005) writes that the book contains “three pages of anti-American cliches, portraying us [citizens of the USA] all as obese, idiot war-mongers obsessed with dieting, nude vacations and raucous St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.” I suppose…
Flag Icons
“Flags are 239 icons, in GIF and PNG formats, for pretty much every country in the world. Available for free use for any purpose.” Link: famfamfam.com
What Cards Are Friendliest to Frequent Fliers?
“FOR millions of travelers, credit card reward programs are the best way to score free airline tickets and hotel rooms. But with credit card issuers and travel companies ratcheting up the competition for customers in recent months – for instance, JetBlue recently rolled out a new card with American Express – how do you know…
EasyJet Passenger Numbers Up 8.3 Percent
“British low-cost airline easyJet’s passenger numbers in November rose 8.3 percent from a year ago to 2.3 million, the company said on Wednesday.” Link: airwise.com
Pod hotels launch at London airports
“A radical hotel concept is to be introduced at two major UK airports, it was announced today. A ‘Yotel’ – a cross between a small hotel room and a first class airline cabin seat – will be featured at Heathrow and Gatwick airports.” Link: thisistravel.co.uk
Ryanair faces Belgium fraud claims
“The Belgian judiciary has accused Irish budget airline Ryanair of forgery and fiscal fraud, it was revealed on Wednesday. Federal police in Charleroi have summoned two directors of the company, Michael Cawley and Bernard Berger, to answer questions about the allegations at the start of December.” Link: expatica.com
The Plymouth-Banjul Challenge
“Julian Nowill has thrown down the gauntlet to those of us with budgets too limited to tackle the great Paris / Dakar Rally. The Plymouth / Dakar Challenge has a few rules that will help to ensure that team budgets do not run too much a risk of financial peril.” Link: plymouth-banjul.co.uk
Ryanair changes policy on blind and partially-sighted passengers
“Low-cost airline Ryanair is to change its policy on carrying blind and partially-sighted passengers following criticism for ejecting a group of blind travellers from a flight.” Link: turkishpress.com
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