Rape alert campaign on Greek beaches
An anti-rape campaign has been launched by the [British] Foreign Office in resorts in Greece following alarm at the numbers of attacks on female British tourists. More rapes and sexual assaults are reported by British nationals in Greece than in any other tourist destination, according to research by the FCO. British consular officials around Greece were made aware of 39 cases of rape last year, compared with 17 in 1998. Greece is visited by 3 million UK citizens annually and many of the attacks on British female visitors are carried out by fellow Britons.
The Star Over London Airship Sponsored by Stella Artois – to give it its full and laborious title – will be sailing over the capital until August 21, offering aerial views of the city previously seen only by blasé pigeons.
The Star has been licensed to fly up to eight trips a day from its base at an airfield in Upminster, Essex. An hour’s ride following the river into town, past Charlton Athletic football club, past city airport, past Canary Wharf and on to within spitting distance – not that you would, obviously – of Westminster, will set you back just £360. Yup, £360.
Munich takes best airport in Europe award for fourth straight year
For the fourth year in a row, Munich Airport has been named the winner of the
“Best Airport in Europe” award in an international survey of 8.2 million passengers worldwide. The annual Airport Survey conducted by Skytrax, an independent, London-based aviation market research firm, is the largest international customer survey of airport quality standards.
Ads to be printed on airline boarding passes
Six international airlines have opened the door to advertisers with a new initiative that will allow ads to appear on boarding passes printed following online check-in.
Tourists to see buried Egyptian solar boat via camera
Zahi Hawas, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said that a huge screen will be put in the solar boat museum, which is on the southern side of the great pyramid. The screen will show the boat which lies 10 metres below the surface.
Fuel crisis boosts Eurostar sales
The cross channel operator reports a 24.7% increase on ticket sales between January and June this year compared to last with traveller numbers reaching 4.63 million, an 18.3% year-on-year increase.
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