Smoking is injurious for health but banning it can be really injurious as far as your profits are concerned. In an effort to make a step in this direction, the Regent seven seas speculated to toughen its smoking rules from this coming December. The bans haven’t been put yet but the company has already lost its $3 millions due to the cancellations it has received.
A recently discovered mass grave site in Syria points to the existence of the ancient city known as the Tell Brak. The discovery of Brak is a great breakthrough in archeology. This sort of helped the researchers understand the existence of the Syrian mass grave. If you are a researcher, you might want to check this out yourself. Although, it is a very gruesome sight.
The excavations were led by David and Joan Oates of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge. The archaeologists discovered several elements like obsidian, flint, jasper, marble, bitumen, and shells used to decorate. This explains why the ancient city of Tell Brak was attacked and the dwellers were ambushed. A trivia fact about this excavation is that it began all the way back in 1976.
The archaeologists did not find any weapons as such. This suggests the fact that the dwellers of Tell Brak were more or less peaceful and taken advantage of. Also, the discoveries of the materials previously mentioned made Tell Brak worth fighting for. The people involved in the study believe that Brak might have had a city center as well.
I think the mass burial ground is the aftermath of the warfare. At least that’s what Oates speculate. Tell Brak seems to be the center of political power and had a considerable amount of wealth. I think this is a great historical spot to visit, i.e. if you are a history buff.
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Brazil’s Rio is a great party town. Everywhere you go, everywhere you look, people are just partying it up. Rio is just one big party. Besides the partying factor, people in this part of the world are beach crazy. As Stanley Stewart mentions, just like the English go to the pubs, the dwellers of Rio visit the beaches. Let’s see what else make Rio a good place to visit.
It seems like space tourism is getting closer and closer to reality. Few days back I wrote about Galactic Suite, the first hotel planned in space that is expected in 2012. After launching five tourists (four from the U.S. and one from South Africa) the Federal Space Agency is launching first Russian space tourist in 2009.
Recently an exclusive floor for women only was introduced at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. The concept has received mixed reaction from people.
There has been a lot of discussion that setting aside a floor and a lounge for women only is discrimination or a good business idea. Some people are of the opinion that this is discrimination and against the viewpoint of equal rights for both sexes. Other people think that this is the hospitality business and a way of serving customers.
Are you all set to travel this Labor Day weekend? If you are, do try and make your hotel stay more eco-friendly. By doing so, not only will you do your bit in reducing your carbon footprint, you will also prove yourself to be a responsible global citizen.
Every year more than 1.2 million people die in road crashes around the world. This is an estimate given by World Health Organization (WHO). Millions of people are crippled or injured in the road accidents. The majority of these deaths occur in developing countries.
If you are traveling on a tight budget to Japan and would rather spend your hard earned dollars to enjoy your sushi and beer instead of spending it on a plush hotel just for a good nights’ wink, then you should give Capsule Hotels a try the next time you are there.
So, you enter a lobby and buy your tickets in the vending machine and show them to the clerk who issues you a numbered velcro wrist band with an attached barcode and directs you into a huge hall of plastic capsules that resemble neatly stacked up coffins.
Your luggage can be stored in the locker room before you move on and if you don’t mind hearing fellow travelers snore, then you could hop into one of the capsules measuring about 3ft by 6 ft that has comfortable bedding, alarm clock and a television. You are offered a thin cotton changeover robe called ‘yakata‘ so that your outfits are in wearable condition the next day when you check out. You can refresh yourself in the common shower area or by soaking in a sauna. A dining hall serves you with local delicacies.
The concept behind capsule hotels was to offer local Japanese men on the move an affordable place spend a night if they missed their train or were too drunk to travel home. Since it was working men, most capsule hotels don’t allow women on weekdays though some of them allow women on the weekends. These are open 24 hours a day and announcements are made an hour before the check out time to tell you that it’s time to pack up.
The budget ranges from $25 - $45 for a night’s stay, far cheaper when compared to even the budget hotels. While it’s great for men traveling alone, women may just have to wait until someone comes up with a capsule hotel that exclusively serves women.
While some of us keep imaging things, there are many people who work on what they dream of. One such man who might have dreamt of living in a house that has shape of some musical instrument is Elvis L. Carden. Elvis is an award-winning songwriter who owns 3,800 square foot guitar-shaped house located in Fayetteville, Georgia.
This is the era when we are more connected than ever. Billions of people travel each year and the number is increasing on a large scale. While we travel, we meet many other passengers. But can you imagine the amount of airborne ailments accompanying some of those passengers?
