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5 Must-See Festivals in Asia This Winter
1Jan By adminNo Comments
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5 Must-See Festivals in Asia This Winter

For many people, the joys of winter center on strapping on skis, snowshoes or skates and getting outdoors. Of course, that is no less true in many parts of Asia. But with climates ranging from the famously snowy Japanese island of Hokkaido to the tropical forests of Malaysia, the continent offers a wide variety of wintertime delights for travelers who are seeking something different from a day on the slopes. Fresh-caught mountain trout sashimi, anyone? Here are five festivals to check out this winter.South KoreaHwacheon Mountain Trout Ice FestivalThe chance to pluck a sancheoneo, or mountain trout, from a frozen river draws thousands of visitors every winter to a cold-weather-loving corner of South Korea. The annual ice festival, held in Hwacheon County from Jan. 6 to 28 this year, double...
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Virgin to increase flights to Dubai, the Maldives and Barbados for winter 2024 – Business Traveller
23Dec By adminNo Comments
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Virgin to increase flights to Dubai, the Maldives and Barbados for winter 2024 – Business Traveller

Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to boost its routes to Dubai, the Maldives and Barbados next winter. The carrier launched thrice weekly flights from Heathrow to the Maldives in October, and said it would increase this service to daily for the winter 2024-2025 season. Meanwhile Virgin’s route between Heathrow and Dubai – which resumed in October after a four-year hiatus – will also increase to daily next winter. Finally the carrier’s flights to Barbados – which first launched in 2017 – will operate twice daily from Heathrow throughout winter 2024, in addition to a four-times-weekly service from Manchester. The new frequencies were set to go on sale today (Saturday 23 December, 2023), with daily flights between London and Dubai operating from 26 October, 2024, Heathrow-Barbados operati...
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Norse Atlantic puts 2024-25 winter flights to Caribbean on sale – Business Traveller
19Dec By adminNo Comments
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Norse Atlantic puts 2024-25 winter flights to Caribbean on sale – Business Traveller

Norse Atlantic Airways has put flights on sale for its 2024-25 winter season, with routes from London to the Caribbean. The carrier will operate once weekly from London Gatwick to Bridgetown in Barbados, and will also serve Montego Bay in Jamaica once a week from December 2024 to March 2025. Return fares start from £449 to Barbados and £540 to Jamaica. Norse Atlantic launched the Caribbean routes earlier this year, but subsequently cancelled its planned service between Gatwick and Jamaica’s capital Kingston. The airline also announced that it will fly three times weekly from Oslo to Bangkok between November 2024 and March 2025, with one-way fares starting from NOK 3,869. Bjorn Tore Larsen, CEO and founder of Norse Atlantic Airways, commented: “We are delighted to now be able offer these ...
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Cold water bath benefits to consider this winter
5Dec By adminNo Comments
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Cold water bath benefits to consider this winter

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Qatar Airways to increase flights to Bangkok and Amsterdam over peak winter period – Business Traveller
29Nov By adminNo Comments
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Qatar Airways to increase flights to Bangkok and Amsterdam over peak winter period – Business Traveller

Qatar Airways has announced plans to increase frequencies on five routes to Europe, the US and Asia during December and January. As previously noted on our forum the carrier’s Doha-Amsterdam service will move from ten flights per week to twice daily from 16 December, while Belgrade will increase from seven to ten flights per week from 23 December, and Barcelona from 18 to 21 flights per week from 1 January, 2024. In Asia, Qatar Airways will boost its Bangkok service from 35 to 38 weekly flights effective 15 December, and the airline’s Miami route will increase from seven to ten weekly flights from 13 January, 2024. Last month it was announced that Akbar Al Baker would be stepping down as CEO of Qatar Airways after 27 years at the helm. Qatar Airways Group gets new chief executive His re...
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Thai Airways firms winter schedule – Business Traveller
24Oct By adminNo Comments
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Thai Airways firms winter schedule – Business Traveller

Star Alliance founding member Thai Airways has finalised its schedule for the upcoming winter season to 30 March 2024. The Bangkok-based flag carrier will operate to 51 destinations, including double daily flights to London’s Heathrow, Frankfurt and Melbourne. Thai Airways long-haul routes with daily flights comprise Copenhagen; Stockholm; Munich; Istanbul (from 1 December); Paris; Zurich; and Sydney. The airline will deploy its Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on its services to Europe and Australia. Thai Airways currently operates just under 50 widebody aircraft, as well as 20 short-haul Airbus A320s. On the regional front, the airline will offer double daily frequencies to both Tokyo’s Haneda and Narita airports, as well as to Osaka’s Kansai. In the interim, Bangkok...
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Best Gear and Tips to Keep Your Home Warm in the Winter (2023)
15Oct By adminNo Comments
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Best Gear and Tips to Keep Your Home Warm in the Winter (2023)

It has a thermostat, simple controls, and safety features, such as a very effective kill switch that'll immediately turn the heater off if it tips or begins to overheat. Note: Don't ever plug a space heater into a power strip, extension cord, or surge protector. They need to plug straight into a wall outlet, otherwise they can malfunction and catch fire. Don't use them near flammable things or up against objects, including walls, and make sure nothing covers them up. When you leave your home, make sure you always, always, always turn it off. There are a lot of caveats to using a space heater safely.Indoor humidity takes a beating during the dry winter months, too, with heaters sucking up precious moisture. Indoor air can become incredibly dry during cool months. It doesn't just crack your...
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Philippine Airlines firms long-haul winter schedule – Business Traveller
11Oct By adminNo Comments
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Philippine Airlines firms long-haul winter schedule – Business Traveller

Manila-based Filipino flag carrier group Philippine Airlines (PAL) has finalised its long-haul schedule for the period to 30 March. PAL will fly twice a day between Manila and Los Angeles this winter. Elsewhere in the US, the carrier will operate a daily service to San Francisco, and four times a week to New York’s Kennedy airport. Manila-Guam will see daily flights, while Manila-Honolulu will be five-weekly. In Canada, PAL will fly daily to Vancouver this winter, and twice a week to Toronto. PAL notes that on its New York, Los Angeles and Toronto flights a stopover or payload restrictions may be required on certain days due to airspace or weather conditions. In the Australasia region, the Filipino flag carrier will serve Sydney daily, and Melbourne and Brisbane five times a week e...
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Virgin Atlantic adds third weekly service to Grenada this winter – Business Traveller
1Oct By adminNo Comments
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Virgin Atlantic adds third weekly service to Grenada this winter – Business Traveller

Virgin Atlantic is to expand its Grenada route this winter, with a third weekly service operating between 8 December, 2023 and 29 March, 2024. A Friday service will join the carrier’s existing Tuesday and Sunday flights from Heathrow, with all three frequencies routing via Barbados. Earlier this year Virgin added fifth freedom services between Barbados and Grenada, allowing customers to fly between the islands. And next month the carrier will launch flights between Heathrow and Turks and Caicos, in conjunction with the carrier’s existing Montego Bay service (routing Heathrow-Turks and Caicos-Montego Bay). Virgin Atlantic to launch routes from Heathrow to the Maldives and Turks and Caicos Commenting on the news Petra Roach, CEO of the Grenada Tourism Authority, said: “This additional cap...
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