30 Jul.-6 Aug. 2007 (week 31)
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Mountain resort in Alps closed 5 Aug. 2007 |
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The French Mountain resort Abondance is closed because of the melting of the snow that is caused by the global temperature change. In the last years because of the bad weather Abondance has lost his popularity among the tourists and is completely bankrupt |
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Those who give money to beggars will pay fine in Indonesia 4 Aug. 2007 |
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The North Sumatra province of Indonesia prepares the law-project that states that if anybody gives money to beggars - will have to pay the fine up to $670. As the Indonesian media reports, the law-project is targeted against the beggars. They expect to ha |
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Air France passengers can calculate ecological damage that is resulted by their flight 4 Aug. 2007 |
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Air France has created at their site the calculator of the polluting emission that is generated during the flight of one passenger for the indicated route. So each passenger can calculate exactly his personal damage to the environment. For example the fli |
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The Glass House in USA has been opened for visitors 3 Aug. 2007 |
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The famous Glass House built by the architect Phillipp Johnson has been opened for the visitors. The one of the most brave creations of the world architecture is located in New Hanaan, Connecticut. The architect has settled himself in the house after the |
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Special hotel offers in USA during the hurricane season 2 Aug. 2007 |
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Because of the hurricane season that lasts on the Atlantic coast till November, there are special offers in lots of American hotels that are targeted to offer insurance to the tourists. |
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Florence - the best touristic city of Europe 1 Aug. 2007 |
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Florence has been awarded by the "Award Best City in Europe" of 2007. The award was given by the largest American touristic magazine Travel & Leisure that is targeted for the wealthy readers. |
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Paid drive-in to Jerusalem 31 Jul. 2007 |
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The many-hours traffic jams on the highways have initiated the marginal measures from the government. The local authorities are hoping to solve the huge traffic problem on the highways number 1 demanding payment to drive into the capital of Israel. |
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The planes of the German airlines will be equipped with the internet access 31 Jul. 2007 |
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In 2008 are excepted new rules concerning the usage of the Internet by the passengers during the flight. The transport department of Germany plans to accept a statement that says that during the flight the gadgets that have the transmission power less tha |
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New York is the safest city in USA 30 Jul. 2007 |
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According to the FBI criminal report for the last year, New York is the most safe city of the 25 largest USA cities, having the lowest crime ratio per 100 thousands of people. This was reported in the press-release of the New York tourism office. |
