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Turkey trying to woo more Chinese tourists - Travel

9/28/2018, 3:34:24 AM
undefined ✔ Based on what it has experienced over the years, Turkey is trying to diversify the sources of foreign arrivals, with emphasis given in particular to Asian countries like China, Japan, South Korea and India, said Mehmet Nuri Ersoy ✔ Cui Wei, the Chinese consul general in Istanbul who joined the dinner, spoke of tourism's significance in promoting Chinese-Turkish ties and deepening exchanges and contacts between the peoples


How the Boeing 747 jumbo jet changed travel

9/28/2018, 1:08:04 AM
The Boeing 747 is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Here are five ways the jumbo jet changed how we travel. ✔ Up-sized airports The 747's dimensions were huge compared to the 707s and Douglas DC-8s that were the mainstay of airlines' international fleets in the 1960s ✔ The shorter flight times, the higher altitudes, the better pressurization -- a lot of things we brought out with the 707 were revolutionary, he tells CNN Travel ✔ But the 747 was a remarkable airplane, and I loved it


Pregnant (or planning) and travelling? Here's what you should consider

9/28/2018, 1:53:50 AM
The lack of precaution in Meghan's travel itinerary apparently reveals she is not expecting. ✔ Lifestyle Health & wellness Pregnancy Pregnant (or planning) and travelling ✔ According to the chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' antenatal/postnatal care network, Dr Wendy Burton, the general medical advice for regions with Zika depends on how far along a woman is in her pregnancy


'We think there's a need for a more focused publication:' Skift wants to expand from travel and dining into wellness

9/28/2018, 1:28:31 AM
BI PRIME: Skift is acquiring media startups and adding new verticals to cover the “business of leisure." ✔ Ali said that there's a common thread across travel, dining and wellness, which slightly broadens Skift's focus to the leisure industry ✔ To read the full article, simply click here to claim your deal and get access to all exclusive Business Insider PRIME content


The Boeing 747: The plane that shrank the world

9/28/2018, 1:14:27 AM
It became an icon of long-haul travel and exotic holidays; Boeing’s 747 could fly more people further than any plane before. BBC Future marks 50 years since it was first unveiled. ✔ The 1960s has seen seismic social change, the race to put an astronaut on the Moon, the tumult of the Vietnam War and the undulations of Cold War tension ✔ One major factor in its favour was the fact it could carry up to 550 passengers, nearly four times as many as the 707 ✔ Even when you understand all the science of airplanes, I still think there’s a little bit of magic there too


Nanjing retains its history, charm in modern era - Opinion

9/28/2018, 2:05:24 AM
undefined ✔ After saying goodbye to friendships I had formed in Suzhou, Nanjing was a relatively short journey ✔ From the Xinjiekou traffic circle rises a statue of Sun Yat-sen ✔ Sun's body was brought by train to Nanjing in 1929, to be placed in a specially built mausoleum


All The Biggest Moments From The Christine Blasey Ford And Brett Kavanaugh Hearing

9/28/2018, 12:05:44 AM
Ford and Kavanaugh testified about Ford's allegations that she was sexually assaulted by President Trump's Supreme Court nominee. ✔ David Mack @davidmackau Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell seems pretty stunned that Blasey Ford took a polygraph right after her grandmother's funeral ✔ This is the most unethical sham since I've been in politics ✔ An earlier version of this post misquoted him as calling it a devil's threesome


‘Nashi’ museum in Tottori offers a pair of treats: fun, education

9/28/2018, 2:32:44 AM
KURAYOSHI, Tottori Prefecture--A giant “nashi” pear tree with branches spreading out over a 10-meter ✔ The tree, which was donated by the now-retired farmer, does not produce that much of the fruit anymore ✔ Or they can buy the actual fruits or pear products at the museum shop ✔ Museum director Yoshihiko Yamazaki, 60, recommends the shinkansen (new, sweet spring) variety, a cross-breed of nijisseiki that is only grown in Tottori Prefecture


'Made our share of mistakes': What Uber's CEO is doing to change the startup's toxic culture for women

9/28/2018, 1:18:17 AM
Uber chief Dara Khosrowshahi says the tech giant has "made our share of mistakes" and needs to get better. ✔ In most societies in the world there are haves, which are full time employees, and there are have nots which are not, he said ✔ The laws of our land make it so the more you are offering our driver partners in terms of healthcare etc they start looking more like full time workers which then creates a bunch of overhead, a much more expensive product which then reduces demand for the product ✔ Follow MySmallBusiness on Twitter , Facebook and LinkedIn


Ford was the alleged victim, but Kavanaugh played that role

9/28/2018, 1:06:34 AM
So much for judicial temperament. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh tees off on Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. ✔ Climate change affects the entire globe, obviously, but the researchers argue that the most extreme environments are suffering the most extreme changes, from melting in Glacier National Park and the Arctic to reduced rain and increased heat in the Southwest deserts


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