travel deals
home
add to favourites help
road trips flights hotels cars vacation rentals
TRAVEL NEWS
Cellphone for tourists
An unusual cellphone gadget has been presented in America.
To the clouds with a train
A private company has opened a route called "The Train of the Clouds" in the Argentinian province of Salta. Now everybody can travel by train over the Ands for 140 dollars.
European online tourism has grown up to 50 billion euro
The total amount of money spent for the touristic product in the Internet last year has reached 50 billion euro - this indicator has been increased five times in comparison with 2002. Currently about 20% of all the touristic sales in Europe are processed
news archive
weekly news digest

Emirates: Fire on the "Palm Isle"

8 May. 2007

On Sunday, the 6th of May on the artificial island "Pal Jumeirah" in Dubai a fire has broken out. According to the head of the city civilian defence station, an unfinished 7-storey building has caught fire. The fire department has immediately arrived to the incident location and have managed to put down the fire. Fortunately there were no injuries.

The Island where the incident took place is one of the artificial islands in a complex of islands forming a palm. "The Palm" project, with the total cost of 14 billion dollars, already called "the eighth wonder of the world" is nearly completed and most part of the islands is already sold out. The owners of the islands are constructing buildings and infrastructure there.

Home  |  News  |  View/Cancel Reservation  |  Hotel Deals  |  Group Travel  |  Newsletters  |  Help/FAQ  |  Contact Us
Copyright © 2008 TraveLime.com. All rights reserved. Terms of Use · Privacy Policy