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Lake Hillier is a saline lake on the edge of Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago off the south coast of Western Australia. It is particularly notable for its pink colour. A long and thin shore divides the Southern Ocean from the lake.

Lake Hillier is about 600 metres (2,000 ft) in length by about 250 metres (820 ft) in width.[2] The lake is surrounded by a rim of sand and a dense woodland of paperbark and eucalyptus trees[3] with a narrow strip of sand dunes covered by vegetation separating its northern edge from the northern coast of Middle Island. The most notable feature of the lake is its pink colour. The vibrant colour is permanent, and does not alter when the water is taken in a container. The source of the pink colour is considered to be due to the presence of the organism Dunaliella salina.[4] Air is the best mode of transportation for viewing the lake.

23/03/2015

ARABIAN TRAVEL MARKET 2015 SET TO BE BIGGEST

Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the foremost travel and tourism event in the Middle East, is right around the corner and has been heralded by a dynamic video trailer.

The event, a key meeting place for inbound and outbound tourism professionals, takes place at Dubai’s World Trade Centre from May 4 - 7, 2015, where travel insiders can “meet the world” in four days, under one roof.

For 21 years, ATM has been the premier travel expo in the Middle East, and will this year see more than 30,000 delegates from the world’s leading travel companies, hotels, airlines, tourism boards and premier media outlets arrive for meetings, networking events and seminars.

The 2015 edition will feature the inaugural ‘ILTM@ATM’ – the inclusion of exclusive program from the International Luxury Travel Market, dedicated to high-end travel and targeted at affluent decision makers as well as media delegates.

Families Valued

The overarching theme of this year’s ILTM@ATM is family travel. According to data collated by Thomson Reuters in late 2014, family tourism accounted for 12.5 per cent of the global tourism market in 2013 and was valued at 129.92€ billion. That number is predicted to increase to more than 167.04€ billion by 2018, with 4.79 percent annual growth until 2020.

The GCC is a large driving force for that growth, across a wide range of global destinations. Of all the Gulf countries, Saudi Arabia proves to be the top source market, according to a report published by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).

In 2012, Saudi families accounted for 15.87€ billion in spending, followed closely by the UAE and Kuwait with spends of 9.37€ billion and 6.87€ billion respectively.

26/10/2014

Qatar Airways’ A380 aircraft will soon touchdown in Bangkok, Thailand, following the launch of its inaugural service to London Heathrow introduced earlier this month. The airline is scheduled to commence A380 service between Doha and Paris Charles De Gaulle, followed by an additional London service by the end of the year.

26/10/2014

JetBlue today launches its premium Airbus A321 Mint service on the New York JFK-San Francisco route

JetBlue Airways (New York) today (October 26) launches its interpretation of premium service, Mint, between New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

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Mint, which launched on June 15 between JFK and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), has quickly proved a success with both customers and media. JetBlue is also ramping up service between New York and San Francisco in the coming months, increasing to up to five daily roundtrip flights by first quarter 2015.

JetBlue’s critically acclaimed Mint service features the widest seat and longest fully-flat bed in the U.S. domestic market and four private suites among the 16 seats. With the introduction of Mint, JetBlue is now the only airline in America and one of the few in the world to offer customers a private suite. The Mint Experience also features a 15-inch flat screen with 100+ channels of DIRECTV® programming and more than 100 channels of SiriusXM® satellite radio.

Mint

JetBlue has teamed up with a number of unique partners to provide a distinctive product with Mint. From a tapas-style menu curated by popular New York City restaurant Saxon+Parole, wines selected by its new wine expert Jon Bonné (Wine Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle), and customized amenity kits from Birchbox, to organic desserts by Blue Marble Ice Cream and a sweet treat from Mah-ze-Dahr Bakery, Mint customers will enjoy the latest products and delicious cuisine providing refresh-mint, entertain-mint and rejuvenation during and after their flight.

Mint is available on the brand new Airbus A321 aircraft that are being continuously added to JetBlue’s fleet. JetBlue’s A321 fleet with Mint will total 11 aircraft by the end of first quarter 2015.

JetBlue already provided unlimited snacks and soft drinks, an offering that will be expanded aboard Mint aircraft. To add even more to the core experience on New York-Los Angeles/San Francisco flights, JetBlue created the Inflight Marketplace concept for all new Airbus A321s, a complimentary self-serve station full of snacks, soft drinks and water for customers to enjoy at their convenience throughout the flight.