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You remember Morgan Parker, the investment banker turned philanthropist and adv enture seeker! Has it really been three months since he roared across the Lok Ma Chow border from Hong Kong to China on his epic Wheel2Wheel journey for charity? Morgan has now been on the road for 90 days, having visited eight countries so …
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Michael Taylor toured the Peace Hotel during his first visit to Shanghai several years ago - but he didn't actually stay there. He visted its public areas, and the place was dripping with what he thinks of as "shabby chic". Michael had dinner at the Peace Hotel's Chinese restaurant with friends he met on the trip. Then …
The Asia Pacific registered 5% growth in the number of international tourist arrivals for February 2011 compared with the same month in 2010. “For the first two months of the year, inbound growth was 6%,” says Kris Lim, Director, Strategic Intelligence Centre, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) says. “Moderating growth was to be expected …
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Queen Elizabeth will celebrate her Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
Investment banker turned adventure seeker cum philanthropist Morgan Parker roared into Central Thailand from Cambodia just in time for Songkran, otherwise known as the Thai New Year or the Water Splashing Festival. And Morgan made quite a splash – in the most literal sense of the word! – as he motored his way through the …
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Waste management, sustainability, and community support – these are some of the issues being proactively addressed by the Bali Hotels Association. “As one of the world’s top vacation spots, the Indonesian government is forecasting 7.7 million visitors in 2011 in total, up from around 7 million in 2010,” says Jean-Charles Le Coz, president of the …
You remember Morgan Parker! With one month down, the investment banker turned adventure seeking philanthropist is continuing his joy ride through Australasia in his bid to raise money for charity. Having visited five countries in his first month, Morgan hopes to vist two more in April. After more than one month on the road, …
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According to a press release issued by Boeing on Thursday 31 March 2011, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that European Union plane maker Airbus has enjoyed billions of euros in illegal government subsidies to fund its commercial airplane business over the last four decades. The ruling was seen in the United States as …
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Real estate tycoon turned philanthropist-cum-adventure seeker Morgan Parker arrives in Vietnam, where his nominated charitable cause is AnimalsAsia to support their drive to end the farming of bears in that Southeast Asian country. “When we were seeking an organization to support in Vietnam, as in each country, we started by identifying an issue that has …
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Team England won Asia's first ever Snow Polo tournament in Tianjin, China. The tournament was held at the newly launched Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club, which is located on the outskirts of the city, which is 30 minutes by high speed rail from Beijing. Team England triumphed 7:6 in the four-chukka final match of the …
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