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Chicago’s iconic ‘Bean’ sculpture reopens to tourists

June 25, 2024379 Views

Anish Kapoor created Cloud Gate was shut nearly a year for renovation One of Chicago’s most popular tourist attractions known as “The Bean” reopened to the public Sunday after nearly a year of renovations and construction. Construction started in August last year, and fencing around the iconic sculpture limited closeup access to visitors. The work on the plaza surrounding the sculpture included new stairs, accessible ramps and a waterproofing system, according to the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. The bean-shaped sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor is formally known as “Cloud Gate” and weighs 110 tons (99.8 metric tons). It’s a busy tourist hub near Michigan Avenue, particularly for selfies with its reflective surface inspired by liquid mercury...

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Historic tall ship to bring touch of Italy to foreign shores

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June 25, 2024300 Views

The Amerigo Vespucci, which Italians call the world's most beautiful ship, is taking a taste of its homeland on a round-the-world tour, with temporary expositions at several stops showcasing Italian products and heritage, authorities said. Tall ship Vespucci, named after the explorer who gave his name to America, is a navy boat that entered service in 1931. Some 2,700 square metres (29,000 square feet) of sails are tied to its three masts, and it has a crew of over 260 sailors, supplemented by trainees. It set off from Genoa in northern Italy last July for its first world tour in 20 years, which will take it to over 30 ports in five continents to help provide training for those onboard. FILE PHOTO: Tall ship Amerigo Vespucci of Italy (R) follows other ships in Lisbon harbour on i...

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Zubin Mehta returns to conduct Symphony Orchestra of India concerts

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June 25, 2024423 Views

The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI), the nation's only full-time professional orchestra, has announced the return of maestro Zubin Mehta for the SOI Autumn 2024 Season, at the invitation of the NCPA. He will conduct the orchestra in four much-anticipated concerts featuring the compositions of Johann Strauss II and Richard Strauss. Maestro Mehta conducted the SOI for the first time in August 2023 and expressed, “It is a really very fine orchestra that can be compared with a lot of good ensembles all over the world and I hope that I can come back very soon to India to play again”. The legendary conductor’s return to the NCPA, the home of the SOI, is a true testimony to the orchestra’s prowess. Under the guidance of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) Chairman and S...

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Cathay Pacific returns to the world’s top five airlines

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June 25, 2024401 Views

Also wins World’s Best Economy Class airlines at Skytrax awards In the 2024 Skytrax World Airline Awards, Cathay Pacific has been awarded the fifth World’s Best Airline, up three places from last year, and the World’s Best Economy Class Airline. The carrier was also named World’s Cleanest Airline. These distinctions follow Cathay Pacific being named the third best premium airline in the world in AirlineRatings’ rankings last month, up six places from last year. Cathay Group Chief Executive Officer Ronald Lam said: “We feel extremely encouraged to have moved from last year’s top 10 to this year’s top 5 according to Skytrax and AirlineRatings, both major airline industry rankings. “These achievements highlight the huge strides we have made over the past year, both on the gro...

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Going big on technology-led wellness

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June 24, 2024325 Views

When it opens in September, the Wafaifo Resort in heritage city of Hoi An will offer epigenetic testing, hyperbaric chambers, sleep technology and infrared saunas as part of its comprehensive wellness offering for tourists The new Wafaifo Resort Hoi An in Vietnam, which opens 1 September, has announced an ambitious three-stage health and spa rollout that will greatly enhance wellness, spa and medical options for tourists visiting Vietnam. The latest health technology and international partnerships will give visitors to Hoi An and the greater Danang area access to a range of wellness and spa services not found elsewhere in the whole central region of the country. Epigenetic testing From 1 September, guests at the new 134-room and suite lifestyle resort can use the Wellness ...

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Avoiding jet lag on frequent travel

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June 24, 2024320 Views

Professionals who travel abroad for work trips are should take care of how to fight jet lag. The experts at Online-Bedrooms.co.uk have shared six of the best ways to beat jet lag while travelling for work. Travelling to different time zones can mess with our sleep and leave us feeling fatigued. For professionals travelling for work jet lag can be a real issue which is why experts advise trying to adjust to time zones as soon as you land. Nic Shacklock at Online-Bedrooms said: “People who travel for work may find the time zones changing tough, not to mention the jet lag once you get off the plane. “On a work trip it feels like there’s no time for jet lag which is why it’s really important to try to adjust to the new time zone straight away. One of the biggest mistakes people m...

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European lynx species rebounds from brink of extinction

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June 23, 2024259 Views

A species of lynx found in remote areas of Spain and Portugal has rebounded from near extinction, with its adult population growing more than tenfold since the start of the millennium. Wildlife experts are calling the recovery of the Iberian Lynx unparalleled among felines in an age of extinction in which species are vanishing at a rate not seen in 10 million years due to climate change, pollution and habitat loss. The International Union for Conservation of Nature, which categorises species according to the level of risk they face in a "Red List" produced several times a year, bumped up the Iberian Lynx from "endangered" to "vulnerable" on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A female Iberian lynx, a feline in danger of extinction, named Ilexa is released with other four lynxes, as part of the...

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Whale-watching excursions off Rio de Janeiro’s coast begin captivating tourists

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June 23, 2024259 Views

Famous for its beaches and vibrant parties in the Southern Hemisphere’s summer, Rio de Janeiro now has an attraction for winter: humpback whales. The tourism agency of Niteroi, Rio’s sister city across the Guanabara Bay, on Thursday launched a whale-watching program that enables tourists to closely observe the mammoth mammals. A humpback whale breaches off the coast of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Between June and November, humpback whales migrate to Brazilian waters to breed. Around 25,000 humpback whales make a 2,500-mile (4,000-kilometer) journey from feeding areas in Antarctica to northeast Brazil. Most concentrate in the Abrolhos region, an area of coral reefs off the coast of Bahia and Espirito Santo states know...

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Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028

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June 22, 2024293 Views

Barcelona, a top Spanish holiday destination, announced on Friday that it will bar apartment rentals to tourists by 2028, an unexpectedly drastic move as it seeks to rein in soaring housing costs and make the city liveable for residents. The city's leftist mayor, Jaume Collboni, said that by November 2028, Barcelona will scrap the licences of the 10,101 apartments currently approved as short-term rentals. "We are confronting what we believe is Barcelona's largest problem," Collboni told a city government event. FILE PHOTO: Tourists and locals take pictures as they celebrate the beginning of summer at Barceloneta beach in Barcelona, Spain June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce The boom in short-term rentals in Barcelona, Spain's most visited city by foreign tourists, means some resi...

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Capri battles water emergency as it prepares to allow tourists back

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June 22, 2024369 Views

Tourists who have booked a hotel on Capri will be allowed back onto the Italian island as the local administration works to secure water supplies after damage to the aqueduct on the mainland deprived it of running water. "We're preparing a less restrictive new order to allow back residents, people who own second homes, which often have their own water tank, and tourists with a hotel booking. It will be the hotels' responsibility to ensure they have water," Capri mayor Paolo Falco told Italian news programme TGCOM24. Tourists wait at the port to travel to the Italian island of Capri as local administration works to secure water supplies, in Naples, Italy, June 22, 2024. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca Earlier on Saturday Falco had issued an order that halted tourist arrivals after some pipes...