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by Elaine Yu Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — From murals made famous by Instagram to painting battles, Hong Kong’s once largely underground street art scene has exploded in recent years and is now blossoming across the city’s walls and alleyways. The commercial high end of the art world is at the fore in March, with gallerists, collectors, and celebrities descending on Hong Kong for the annual Art Basel fair. But English mural […]
by Pascale Juilliard and Fiachra Gibbons Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — It is a hip-looking cafe like any other in central Paris, thronged with lunchtime dinners. Except that Joyeux has a little something extra — many of its cooks and waiters have one more chromosome. The coffee shop is the latest in a chain of lunch joints springing up across France staffed by people with Down syndrome, autism and other cognitive disabilities. “Joyeux” […]
ROME Italy (AFP) — Finland is the world’s happiest country while troubled Burundi is the most discontent, according to a new UN report released Wednesday. In addition to its joyful locals, Finland is also home to the happiest immigrants, the study found. The Nordic nation headed up the 156-country ranking, followed by last year’s winner Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Switzerland. The United States and the United Kingdom were in 18th and 19th place respectively. […]
A replica of the Hogwarts Express is one of the many attractions at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in the Universal Studios Japan (USJ) in Osaka which is attracting numerous visitors yearly. More than three years after this opened at Universal Studio Japan (USJ) in Osaka on July 15, 2014, USJ has doubled its foreign visitors and reached two million in 2017. According to an expert, the theme park’s original attractions that […]
More than three years after the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at Universal Studio Japan (USJ) in Osaka on July 15, 2014, USJ has doubled its foreign visitors and reached two million in 2017. According to an expert, the theme park’s original attractions that are not found elsewhere have met foreign public demand. Two of the main attractions that are not found in its counterparts in Orlando, Florida and Hollywood, California […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) — Attendance records were broken earlier this year at the New York Times Travel Show, the largest consumer travel show in America. Held at the Jacob Javits Center, the annual travel show on its 15th year reached a record of 32,398 participants, the highest attendance in its history. Over 600 companies participated, representing 176 countries. “Each year, more and more travel professional and enthusiasts […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — After two years during which Paris was scarred by terror attacks, tourists returned to the French capital in record numbers in 2017, hotel booking figures showed Thursday. Hotels in the Paris area received 2.9 million more foreign and French visitors compared to 2016, an increase of 9.5 percent that added 1.6 billion euros ($2 billion) to the sector’s coffers, the tourism committee for the Paris region said. “Tourism rebounded in spectacular […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Gulf metropolis Dubai, on its never-ending quest to break records, announced the opening of the “world’s new tallest hotel” Sunday, pipping another towering landmark in the city for the title. The gleaming gold 75-storey Gevora Hotel stands 356 meters, or nearly a quarter of a mile, tall. The new record-holder is within view of its predecessor, Dubai’s JW Mariott Marquis — just one meter shorter. The Gevora’s first guests […]
