Tourists in Barcelona, Spain, may soon have to pay a special tourist tax for every day they spend in the city. Authoroties in Barcelona wants visitors to pay the sum of €1 a day. Barcelona could thus become the first Spanish city to introduce such a tourism tax, the newspaper La Vanguardia writes. The income [...]
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Barcelona Wants To Introduce Tax For Tourists
Posted by admin on July 7, 2010
http://r76travel.com/2010/07/07/barcelona-wants-to-introduce-tax-for-tourists/
A380 Continues To Strain Airbus
Airbus owner EADS said that aircraft deliveries will be the same in 2010 as they were in 2009. The order book stood at around 416 billion euros at the end of the first quarter. Gross orders will be between 250 and 300 aircrafts during the year according to the company. Revenues during the first quarter [...]
Posted by admin on May 14, 2010
http://r76travel.com/2010/05/14/a380-continues-to-strain-airbus/
Richard Branson And Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship Is Ready For Take Off
Richard Branson’s new spaceship that will take the first tourists into space on a larger scale was presented in the Mojave desert at the beginning of this week. The 300 prospective passengers who have paid an advance of about $20000 (total cost is about $200000) for their tickets were there along with press from around [...]
Posted by admin on December 10, 2009
http://r76travel.com/2009/12/10/richard-branson-and-virgin-galactics-spaceship-is-ready-for-take-off/
Disneyland to open in Shanghai, China
Disney gives China a second chance. While the amusement park in Hong Kong has been somewhat of a failure so far, the company believes that a Shanghai Disneyland will be a success. The first information about the U.S. entertainment giant planning another site in China came at the beginning of the year. Since then there [...]
Posted by admin on November 10, 2009
http://r76travel.com/2009/11/10/disneyland-to-open-in-shanghai-china/
Airbus sued for accident in the Atlantic
Air plane manufacturer Airbus is getting sued in U.S. for the big plane crash off the coast of Brazil last summer. Behind the lawsuit are the relatives of 8 of the 228 who died in the accident. Airbus are the ones that made the Air France plane that should had flown from Rio de Janeiro [...]
Posted by admin on November 9, 2009
http://r76travel.com/2009/11/09/airbus-sued-for-accident-in-the-atlantic/
SAS in collaboration with American Express Sweden
SAS, Scandinavian Airlines, is launching a partnership with American Express Sweden. Two new charge cards are launched. Two new SAS American Express cards are now being launched, one for business and for private individuals. The corporate card will provide visibility and control over travel and entertainment expenses as well as providing extra bonus points from [...]
Posted by admin on September 16, 2009
http://r76travel.com/2009/09/16/sas-in-collaboration-with-american-express-sweden/
The Successor To Concorde Ready To Lift In 2016
The next revolution in speed is spelled QSST. Thirteen years after the retirement of Concorde, the new passenger plane with supersonic speed will be launched. Twelve passengers will fit in this luxury airplane. The idea is to attract business men and “superstars” who are willing to pay to have their travel time between New York [...]
Posted by admin on September 1, 2009
http://r76travel.com/2009/09/01/the-successor-to-concorde-ready-to-lift-in-2016/
Boeing’s Dreamliner First Flight This Year
After the premiere flight has been postponed five times, Boeing now plans to make its first flight with the 787 Dreamliner this year. When Boeing in June for the fifth time postponed the premiere flight of the new 787 Dreamliner plane, there was no new timetable. Now Boeing is planning to conduct the first flight [...]
Posted by admin on August 31, 2009
http://r76travel.com/2009/08/31/boeings-dreamliner-first-flight-this-year/
Mumbai Cheapest, Oslo Most Expensive City According To UBS
The Indian city of Mumbai is the cheapest city in the world to live in, while Oslo is the most expensive, according to Swiss Bank UBS. The Bank has examined the cost of living in cities around the world by putting together a basket of 122 goods and services. In Western Europe the basket cost [...]
Posted by admin on August 22, 2009
http://r76travel.com/2009/08/22/mumbai-cheapest-oslo-most-expensive-city-according-to-ubs/
A Global View On… Norway
Amazing shot of the Preikestolen Cliff west of Norway……
Posted by admin on August 22, 2009
http://r76travel.com/2009/08/22/a-global-view-on-norway/