Posted by Ruth Miller on Wed 30th April 2008 at 07:58 AM, Filed in Travel News
For everybody that loves ice cream, yesterday was a day of joy. The ubiquitous ice cream maker Ben and Jerrys offered free cones to celebrate their 30th birthday.
By all accounts the event was enjoyed by many people across the world, with many thousands of scoops given away for free.
Ben and Jerry’s say:
“Free Cone Day was first celebrated back in 1979, in the original Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop - a dilapidated gas station in Burlington, Vermont. The day was created to thank loyal customers for their support during Ben & Jerry’s first year in business.”
I particularly like one of Ben and Jerry’s mottos “Business has a responsibility to give back to the community” - each Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop elected a local charity and collected donations on the day.
Good on Ben and Jerry’s I say!
If you’re in Dubai with a spare £3,750 ($7,500) you’ll be able to afford the Burj al Arab’s latest cocktail creation called the 27.321. Named for the cost in UAE dirham (27,321 AED which is about $7,500) the floor where the Skyview Bar is located (27th) and the height of the Burj Al Arab (321 meters).
The finished cocktail is made from Macallan 55 year old single malt natural color whisky, produced from dried fruit bitters that add to the whisky’s flavor, homemade passion fruit sugar and is then served over ice cubes made of water from the Macallan distillery in Scotland, along with an oak stirrer made from a Macallan Cask. The cocktail is then presented in a Baccarat 18-karat gold glass, which the lucky buyer gets to bag afterwards.
You might have to hurry though - only ten are going to be made.
Posted by Ruth Miller on Mon 28th April 2008 at 02:43 PM, Filed in Travel News
Eos Airlines the premium class airline flying between New York and London has filed for protection from it’s creditors under chapter 11 federal bankruptcy laws. Operations have been wound down.
The carrier needed a cash injection which was not forthcoming from the markets - attributed to “today’s extremely challenging economic and credit environment”.
The company said “it was close to agreeing on an investment that would have enabled its operations to turn profitable in 2009, but some issues arose that we could not overcome.”
If you don’t like tall buildings, you might want to give the Park Hyatt Shanghai a miss. It’s due to open on July 1st 2008 and will be billed as the tallest hotel on the planet.
It will comprise floors 79 to 93 of the Shanghai World Financial Center otherwise known as “The Vertical Complex City”. Situated in the heart of the Lujiazui business district in Pudong, the 492 metre SWFC, will rise to a staggering 101 storeys when complete.
Key features will include:
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Posted by Ruth Miller on Thu 24th April 2008 at 12:58 PM, Filed in Travel News
In early April the LykiaWorld Ölüdeniz resort in Turkey opened for the summer season.
The 875 room property, located along the Aegean is a pleasant location surrounded by pine trees and the Taurus Mountains.
There are a variety of room configurations which include:
• Seaview rooms, some with a jacuzzi on the baclony.
• Family units.
• Deluxe suites.
Other facilities include a tennis centre, scuba diving centre and a 3 hole golf course. For leisure you can also participate in wind surfing, water skiing, archery, rock climbing and volleyball.
The resort is located 3 km from Oludeniz and 71 km from Dalaman Airport.
