FlyDubai, Dubai’s low cost carrier is in talks with Boeing about aircraft delivery after delays due to strikes at Boeing’s factories. The airline however, is still aiming at a mid 2009 launch of its operations. The budget carrier had entered into a $4 billion dollar deal with the plane-maker for an order of 54 Boeing single aisle 737 aircraft.
Source: Emirates Business 24/7
Saint Stephen's Green was a common area on the outskirts of Dublin when it was walled in in 1664. In the 18th and 19th centuries the are surrounding the park was built up with Georgian style buildings that were home to the city's best off. Unfortunately, many of those buildings have been demolished since then. In 1877, the Green was opened to the public by an act of Parliament, t...
No visit to Dubai is complete without a visit to the Gold Souk. Even if you do not intend to buy anything, the unique feel is worth the price of admission (which is free). Here everything that glitters really is gold! Perhaps the most surprising thing is the lack of security. With shop upon shop laden with gold, the expectation is that visitors would be under lots of scruti...
This museum is loacted to the south of the palace buildings and has state coaches, sleighs and riding equipment used by the Bavarian rulers on display. The coaches with their fine upholestry, sculpture, gilt ornamentation and paintings are real works of art. Among the main highlights are the magnificent vehicles that belonged to King Ludwig II. On the first floor is the exquisite Bauml ...
A palace turned museum, the Dar Bach Hamba features exhibitions on cultural handicrafts along with artistic paintings and artifact belonging to various Mediterranean countries. Tourists get to see cultural glimpses of multiple civilizations and cultures under one roof together with the magnificent architecture of the 17th century palace. Apart from housing galleries, the museum also has hall r...