BRIGHTON FESTIVAL http://www.brightonfestival.org Brighton Festival is one of Europe’s leading arts festivals and offers 3 fabulous weeks of unrivalled arts celebration. 2013 welcomes poet & former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen as Guest Director. Internationally award winning film Inuk (2012) by Mike Magidson is a coming of age story of 16-year-old Inuk and follows his journey [...]Summer Festivals In Brighton is a post from: Global-Travels England


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Today a new TV advertisement hits our screens fronted by Aardman double-act Wallace and Gromit, encouraging Brits to take a holiday at home this summer. Here, the national tourist board looks at just some of the top Wallace and Gromit inspired days out, short breaks and holidays across England. A Grand Day Out – “Eeeeeeeeee, [...]Packing For A Cracking Holiday is a post from: Global-Travels England


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The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bath is celebrating its unique Roman and Georgian heritage this year with special events throughout the summer months and the completion of major building work to restore one of the city’s leading attractions. No. 1 Royal Crescent re-opens One of Bath’s leading attractions, No. 1 Royal Crescent, will be [...]Bath Celebrates Its History is a post from: Global-Travels England


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Durban – South Africa’s top emerging tourism entrepreneurs have been selected for the 2013 Emerging Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (ETEYA) competition. The South African Tourism and the Tourism Enterprise Partnership (TEP) made the announcement on Saturday at the start of a four-day Tourism Indaba held in Durban. The regional finalists are Kuhle Travel [...]Emerging tourism entrepreneurs named is a post from: South Africa Business


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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is excited to invite you to join them in celebrating ‘Songkran’ – Thai New Year! A week long, water filled event in Thailand, we promise to bring you a taste of Thai New Year fun across two days in the heart of London. St Martins Courtyard in Covent Garden [...]Celebrate Songkran In London is a post from: Global-Travels London


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Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs says over half a million travellers were processed at the country’s ports of entry without any glitches during the Easter long weekend.

The department had deployed extra personnel and increased working hours at all national ports of entry – including land, sea and air ports - to deal with expected high traveller volumes during the period.

These efforts were complimented by the visits of Minister Naledi Pandor and Director General Mkuseli Apleni to Beitbridge and Lebombo ports of entry respectively on Thursday, ahead of the Easter weekend.

Working together with other state agencies such as South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs, South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), a total of 273 888 arrivals and 312 352 departures were recorded and processed on the country’s Movement Control System.

The Movement Control System is a legacy of 2010 FIFA World Cup and it was deployed t all major ports of entry across the country during the Easter Weekend.

The top five SADC countries whose nationals were processed during the same period are: Lesotho with 88 227; Zimbabwe with 77 277; Swaziland with 50 492; Botswana with 49 500 and Mozambique with 44 414.

On the other hand, the top three European nationals processed in the same period were: UK with 17 072 travellers; the USA with 8 951 and Germany with 8 183 with nationals from China and India accounting for 3 676 and 3 249 respectively.

The ports of entry with the highest volumes of travellers processed included the OR Tambo International Airport, Beitbridge, Lebombo, Ficksburg and Oshoek border gates. - SAnews.gov.za

The Cabras Art Exhibition took place in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote on Friday the 22nd March 2013. The venue was personal and catered for close interaction and the sharing of the art in vibrant and enthusiastic manner. Whereas at first the subject, Cabras, which is Spanish for Goats, would seem an uninteresting topic, it soon proved... Read MoreCabras Art Exhibition is a post from: ArtnSpire


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Breath-taking alpine scenery and courses ranging from challenging to recreational will put Queenstown, New Zealand, on the world cycling stage. The 10-day Queenstown Bike Festival (now in its third edition) features more than 25 events ranging from recreational rides, social events and the Tour de Wakatipu to the extreme downhill races and freestyle events that [...]Queenstown Biking Excitement is a post from: New Zealand Travel


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Around 25 yachts took part in this weekend’s Gold Coast – Sail Paradise 2013 from the 15 – 17 March 2013 hosted by Southport Yacht Club Inc. The event incorporated the Queensland IRC State Championships and Go to Blazer Regatta The event was held in stunning conditions with the weather playing its part to provide [...]Sail Paradise 2013 is a post from: Australia Travel


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Pretoria – With only a few weeks left before the start of the 5th BRICS summit, preparations are at an advanced stage for the all-important gathering, says International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister, Ebrahim Ebrahim. “At this point, from the substance and logistic perspective, we are satisfied with the state of readiness and we are [...]SA ready for first BRICS summit is a post from: GlobalBuzz SA


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