China opens World’s first “Underground Hotel”

Rocky project: Shanghai remodels quarry into “ground scrapper” Shanghai is building a huge underground hotel on the site of an abandoned quarry – and the project is finally nearing completion after ten years in the making and a few missed deadlines. The underground hotel is 67 meters below sea level, and it will have 17…

Visa related changes to make travel easier in South Africa

Statement by the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Malusi Gigaba MP, at the Media Briefing on Visa-related Reforms in Pretoria on 25 September 2018 At its ordinary meeting of 19 September 2018, Cabinet announced that a number of changes will be made to make it easier for tourists, business people and academia to come to…

UAE exempts children of tourists under the age of 18 from visa fee

UAE exempts children of tourists under the age of 18 from visa fee Valid from July 15 to September 15 Children of tourists, under the age of 18 visiting UAE will be exempted from visa fee, during the summer season from July 15th to September 15th of each year UAE cabinet announced on Sunday. The…

BelugaXL takes to the sky

Airbus’ no. 1 BelugaXL – whose livery features beluga whale-inspired eyes and an enthusiastic grin – accelerates down the runway at France’s Toulouse-Blagnac Airport before lifting off on its maiden flight, performed 19 July 2018 The first BelugaXL took off this morning from Blagnac in Toulouse, France , for its maiden flight over south-western France.…