Portugal is to be highlighted to UK overseas buyers at a forthcoming property exhibition taking place in September at the NEC Birmingham in the UK. The popular international property exhibition “A Place in the Sun Live” will showcase Portugal with new Portuguese Pavilion. The organisers of A Place in the Sun Live have signed an […]
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Samra Bay Marina and Spa Resort is a new luxury destination along the Golden Mile of Hurghada, Egypt. It is situated along the Red Sea coast of Egypt and is the premier tourist destination in the country. This new resort is being developed on 120,000 square meters of land and will have a marina, spa,
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The Brazilian state of Acre became known for its rubber trees and the Amazon forest in which they grow, but now it seeks to draw visitors for eco-tourism and holidays. The state is located next to the borders of Peru and Bolivia and is the westernmost state in the country. Currently about 200,000 visitors travel
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On the corner of Broad Street and Washington Boulevard in downtown Stamford, Connecticut is the Trump Parc high-rise residential tower. This is the tallest building in the city and it is nearing completion with plans to open this fall. While the recession has caused sales to be slower than anticipated, the Trump Parc offers
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The reopening of the Greek Orthodox Halki Seminary on HeybeliadaIsland off Istanbul is being discussed by local residents and politicians. The seminary operated from 1844 until 1971 on the second largest of the Prince’s Islands in the MarmaraSea. Many residents and business owners on the island favor reopening the seminary as a way to bring
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The first Caspar Theme Park in the Middle East is set for Dubai. The new park based on the popular cartoon character, Caspar the friendly ghost, is to be located in Dubai Festival Centre and is scheduled for opening in 2010. The Caspar theme park is being launched in collaboration with Kuwait-based Future Kid Entertainmant
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Portugal’s Alentejo region has experienced an increase in tourists this summer compared to 2008. The Tourist Development Unit recently told the Lusa news agency that the number of tourists to the region has risen two to three percent for the summer, which is in contrast to the neighboring Algarve and other popular tourist spots in
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The Spanish government has just announced that it plans to spend €1 billion to promote tourism in the country as it seeks to gain back some of its lost visitors. This is actually the third extension of the Plan Renove tourism promotion that was proposed by Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. The Prime Minister
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Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos recently crossed the isthmus into Gibraltar to attend talks with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Gibraltar’s Chief Minister, Peter Caruana. The visit was the first by a Spanish government representative to the Rock since it was ceded to Great Britain in 1713 by the Treaty of Utrecht. The
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The final time trial of the 2009 Tour de France took place around Lake Annecy in the foothills of the French Alps. The town of Annecy is the capital of the Haute-Savoie region and has also been selected to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The town and region are known for the natural beauty
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