On the water . . .

AFTER releasing selected 2020 Europe river cruising itineraries on 6 June 2018, Viking has opened all Europe river cruises for 2020. The line has done this in response to unprecedented demand, and is the only company to have 2018, 2019 and 2020 all on sale at the same time. Guests can lock in a 2020 cruise at 2018 prices with just a $500 deposit. Viking had already opened 2020 sailings of Pharaohs & Pyramids and Oberammergau, The Passion Play in March, due to strong demand.

This announcement comes on the heels of an impressive list of recent accolades for Viking: 

• In February, Viking swept Cruise Critic’s 8th Annual Cruisers’ Choice Awards with 10 First Place honours. 
• In 2017, the company was named the #1 ocean cruise line in Travel + Leisure’s 2017 World’s Best Awards 
• Viking was voted the Best River Cruise Line by Condé Nast Traveler in the publication’s 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards.

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Up in the air . . .

EMIRATES has launched a second daily flight between Dubai and #Prague, to meet the increasing demand for travel on the route.

Emirates has been serving the Czech market since 2010 and during this time has carried some 1.7 million passengers on the route. To meet the rising demand for both inbound and outbound travel, the airline has added this new daily flight operated by a Boeing 777-300ER with a capacity of 360 seats, boosting tourism into the Czech Republic by 262,800 seats a year.

The new flight will accommodate three classes on board, with eight private suites in First Class, 42 lie-flat seats in Business Class and 310 spacious seats in Economy.

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Vietnam stars in Kong blockbuster

IN the blockbuster movie “Kong - Skull Island”, Ha Long Bay, Ninh Binh and Quang Binh in Vietnam have been selected for important scenes. This is the first Hollywood blockbuster movie licensed to film in #Vietnam taking two months of filming with the last spot Halong Bay.

With the spectacular scattering of islands, dotted with wind and wave eroded grottos and ethereal beauty, Halong bay is unsurprisingly northern Vietnam's number one tourism hub. Rising from the shallows of the Gulf of Tonkin are thousands of limestone islands widely known as Fighting Cock Island, Finger Island, Virgin Grotto, etc. Several of the islands are hollow, with enormous caves or the abundance of lakes, other support floating villages of fishermen.

The procession of pinnacles, islets and islands continues all the way to the Chinese border with a seascape just as striking as that of famous Halong Bay. This is Bai Tu Long Bay, much less visited with fewer cruise trips so the karst views are not as often obscured by other boats.

Geologically an extension of Halong Bay, the limestone islets and towers of Lan Ha Bay can be easily accessed from Cat Ba Island. Cat Ba island has more to offer than a beautiful seascape. It is adventure capital – whether you want to climb it, bike it, hike it or kayak it. The Cat Ba national park is home to most of the world’s remaining golden-headed langur population. Moreover, this island’s cliffs have become one of Southeast Asia’s top learn-to-climb destinations.

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Travel Japan with a local

TRIPFRIENDS, an SNS application dedicated to introducing tour guides to tourists, which the company SeaCalls has developed based on the concept that "Traveling alone is no longer lonely."

Tripfriends, fully compatible with Android and iOS, attracts many keen travelers, helping them find nice food at places visited, experience Japan's culture and look for partners to enjoy various activities.

Tripfriends is recommended to people who would say:

I like traveling alone but would sometimes like somebody's company
I want to interact with locals
I want more people to know about my town
I want a social networking site where users love traveling
I want to make an album of my travel memories and share it with my friends
I love hanging out with people more than anything

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Justice is served

JUSTICE has been served at Madame Tussauds Sydney as the globally-recognised attraction has officially launched the world-first Justice League: A Call for Heroes interactive experience. The epic, new experience unites an all-star cast of DC Super Heroes including the first moving wax figure in Australia, and transports guests to Gotham City on an interactive mission to save the world. 

Guests will star alongside Justice League’s Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Ben Affleck as Batman, and Ezra Miller as The Flash as they fight to save the world from Lex Luthor’s evil corporation, LexCorp.

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Goodbye to mobile data roaming charges

GLOBAL Wi-Fi provider IUNGO network is launching it’s Alpha Software release on schedule, as committed in its roadmap. This invitation-only release will allow Alpha users to be the original participants in testing the first decentralized Global Wi-Fi service, where people and companies will become local internet providers.

IUNGO is a globally distributed wireless internet service provider built with the help of a Worldwide community. IUNGO network is bootstrapping a community where everyone can assume responsibilities and benefit from the associated rewards for running parts of the service delivery infrastructure.

IUNGO network will save most travellers from excessively expensive mobile data roaming bills from trips abroad by offering simple and fast Wi-Fi access. IUNGO Network allows users to find a secure WiFi hotspot that matches his or her preferences. IUNGO Network allows users to find in just a few seconds a secure Wi-Fi hotspot. With the push of a single button, the IUNGO Network app will seamlessly connect the user to Wi-Fi.

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TUI's 'greenest' resort

CRETA MARIS Beach Resort has emerged as a top-quality but also as one of the “greenest” resorts, by receiving two great distinctions, the “Tui Umwelt Champion 2018” and “Tui Top Quality 2018” awards, from the world’s leading tourism group TUI.

With particularly strict criteria, the "Tui Umwelt Champion" award received by Creta Maris Beach Resort is one of the most important distinctions awarded by TUI, as the rating is given by the visitors themselves to those hotels that take actions to protect the environment and implement a sustainability program.

The second distinction "TUI Top Quality" rewards the overall holidays’ experience enjoyed by the guests while staying at the hotel. The guests of the resort, distinguished Creta Maris for the provision of high quality services.

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