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Full moon tourism takes off - Travel

9/24/2018, 1:57:51 AM
undefined ✔ Tourists climb the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall in Beijing last autumn to see yellow, golden and red leaves ✔ Passengers should avoid seats that are close to the wings, as the wings can block the view, said Shao Jihong, senior director of flight tickets business at Ctrip


New strategy to woo Chinese tourists - Travel

9/24/2018, 2:25:33 AM
undefined ✔ El Salvador wants to stand out from other Latin American destinations by promoting its unique sights, including a landscape dotted with volcanoes featuring mountaintop villages and wildlife ✔ A record 2.2 million foreign travelers chose to visit El Salvador in 2017, heading to its Pacific shores, Mayan ruins, and indigenous towns, a 9.5-percent increase over the year before


Cultural tourism giant to launch largest festival in China - Travel

9/24/2018, 3:04:26 AM
undefined ✔ The festival, which takes place in over 50 cities from October to November, will provide travelers with a selection of more than 100 themed celebrations ✔ At the same time, it will offer a family-centered travel package that allows people of all ages to have fun


UN tourism body director: Chinese tourists among 'best prepared' in world - Travel

9/24/2018, 2:25:34 AM
undefined ✔ Manuel Butler Halter, the executive director of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), shared his opinions with Xinhua recently in an exclusive interview on the findings of the UNWTO Tourism Highlights 2018 Edition, which was published earlier this month ✔ He explained that the type of tourists visiting a foreign country is now different from those several years ago ✔ In terms of spending, the Chinese market is the 'top-spender' with a big difference over the second biggest spender, he said


The world's best-connected airports for 2018

9/24/2018, 3:19:42 AM
Which airports have the most flights to the most places? OAG has revealed its 2018 list of the world's best internationally connected airports and a well-known megahub has topped it once again ✔ The world's best-connected airports: UK-based air travel intelligence company OAG has revealed its 2018 list of the world's most internationally connected airports ✔ LAX (No.6), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta (No.7) and JFK (No ✔ Dominant carrier: Cathay Pacific Airways (26% share)


How France created the metric system

9/24/2018, 1:27:25 AM
It is one of the most important developments in human history, affecting everything from engineering to international trade to political systems. ✔ But during Delambre’s time, it served as another kind of mausoleum – a warehouse for all the old weights and measures that had been sent in by towns from all over France in anticipation of the new system ✔ Places That Changed the World is a BBC Travel series looking into how a destination has made a significant impact on the entire planet


Mike Ward previews tonight’s TV: Cave rave lost on Eddie

9/24/2018, 3:31:55 AM
EVERY now and again I am invited to sit on one of those TV award judging panels. ✔ Imagine the time and effort it must have taken to figure out this could be done, and the painstaking practice required to get it spot-on, toiling away in less than hospitable conditions ✔ I’m sneaking out of my room, coming in here in my pyjamas! Elsewhere, by managing to commit two monumental howlers in tonight’s CORONATION STREET (ITV, 7.30pm and 8.30pm), Steve McDonald reminds us he has the IQ of fish paste


Shine on, harvest moon

9/24/2018, 2:25:30 AM
From royal wishes for fertile crops to family reunions, Mid-Autumn activities have evolved over the centuries to mean different things to different people ✔ Nowadays we are always busy with life and work, and rarely have time to meet and stay with family or friends far away ✔ The Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history, with lots of related traditions that are passed down, alongside new trends that have grown up around it, especially in the cities


A spud-tastrophe! Fries in Europe could lose up to an inch

9/24/2018, 3:42:07 AM
It's not exactly fry-tastic news. After a brutally hot, dry summer caused a potato shortage in Belgium, France and the U.K., fry size is taking a hit. ✔ French fries(Photo: Magone/Getty Images) What the spud ✔ With crops yields down by 25 percent from normal, the Washington Post reports Pierre Lebrun, of the Walloon Potato Growers’ Association, told the Sudepresse newspaper much of Europe will all eat smaller fries ✔ In Europe, the drought means prices are up and the spuds themselves are smaller


High-end fashion outlets prove a draw for bargain hunters

9/24/2018, 1:57:41 AM
undefined ✔ Outlets appeared in some lower-tier cities such as Guiyang in Guizhou province, Lanzhou in Gansu province, Hohhot in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, and Zhoushan in Zhejiang, for the first time last year, according to Winshang ✔ It's also difficult for some outlets to attract investment from top brands, he said


Widows of US golfers killed in DFO plane crash to sue for 'millions'

9/24/2018, 3:37:12 AM
Law firm representing four golfers' widows said it expected to file legal action after the findings from investigation into the crash were released on Monday. ✔ In a statement, the widows of Mr Reynolds De Haven, Mr Garland, Mr Munsch and Mr Washburn said that for 12 months their heartache had been accompanied by painful questions ✔ The bureau's preliminary report released a month after the crash found that there appeared to be no signs of engine trouble at the time of impact


Daily horoscope for Monday September 24 – here’s what the stars have in store

9/24/2018, 12:30:44 AM
ARIES March 21 to April 20 Your natural gift for getting on with people is at its maximum. Channel this energy into making sure everyone who matters to you knows it. What a partner shares with you … ✔ ARIES March 21 to April 20 Your natural gift for getting on with people is at its maximum ✔ To opt out of free promo messages call Helpline: 020 7111 6210 ✔ You’ve got a flair for turning facts and figures into something unexpected – and super-useful ✔ Luck that friends share is linked to a nationwide talent show


Opinion | Putin’s war is transforming Ukraine

9/24/2018, 12:00:57 AM
Russia’s interference in a once-friendly country has made it an enemy. ✔ Some want to go further: Foolishly, the regional legislature in Lviv last week declared it wanted to ban all Russian books and music, a measure that no one in this profoundly bilingual country will be able to enforce ✔ Petro Poroshenko: My goal is to defeat corruption in Ukraine


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