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☆ Disney relaunches exclusive 24-day 'around the world' tour to San Francisco, Tokyo and more—it costs $115,000 a person
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Adventures by Disney is relaunching a 24-day private jet around-the-world tour of its theme parks. In addition to visiting all 12 amusement parks like Tokyo Disneyland and Paris Disneyland, guests will also travel to three iconic landmarks: the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids of Giza and the Eiffel Tower. The private jet has a dedicated flight crew, an in-flight chef, three staff members, and a traveling physician. The two Disney private jet adventures are slated for 2024. The tour will stop in nine locations: Anaheim, California; San Francisco, California; Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China; Hong Kong, Agra, India; Cairo, Egypt; Paris, France; and Orlando, Florida.

Persons: Taj Mahal Organizations: Disney, Eiffel, Disneyland Hotels Locations: Tokyo, Paris, Giza, Los Angeles, Orlando, Anaheim , California, San Francisco , California, Japan, Shanghai, China, Hong Kong, Agra, India, Cairo, Egypt, France, Orlando , Florida

☆ Disney is bringing back a 24-day private jet tour of its 12 theme parks – but it'll cost you a whopping $115,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Disney is relaunching a 24-day private jet tour of its global theme parks for $115,000 per person. $115,000 Guests will visit 12 theme parks while also taking in sights like the Great Pyramid of Giza. Disney is relaunching its 24-day private jet tour, offering wealthy customers the chance to visit 12 of its theme parks around the world. The "Disney Parks Around The World" tour will take guests to six countries — the US, Japan, China, France, Egypt, and India — on a "VIP-configured" Boeing 757 operated by Icelandair. Travelers have to be at least 12 years old, but Disney also provides a suggested age of 14 and over.

Persons: Becky Cline Organizations: Disney, Boeing, Icelandair, Morning, Walt Disney Archives, Travelers Locations: Japan, China, France, Egypt, India, Giza, Los Angeles, Orlando

☆ Shred Your Bucket List: Why ‘Must-Do’ Travel Plans Are Ruining Your Vacations
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Sebastian Modak | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

CUMBERLAND, MD., is not what most people would call a bucket-list destination. Set on the banks of the Potomac River, it offers pleasant-enough diversions. A quaint, pedestrian-only strip of local businesses. A vintage steam engine that shuttles sightseers into the Allegheny Mountains. Still, when I think ahead to when I’ll kick the proverbial bucket and the travel experiences I’ll remember most, it is a scorching summer afternoon in a mostly unremarkable town that rises to the surface—not the first time I glimpsed the magnificent mausoleum in Agra.

☆ A startup founder sat in an airplane bathroom trying to move his company's funds out of Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse. Here's how 7 other founders reacted to the bank's implosion.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( April Joyner | Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Silicon Valley Bank was shut down by US regulators on Friday. It's been a chaotic day for the startup world following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. Insider spoke with eight startup founders about how they're responding to the crisis. Other founders weren't as fortunate: They still had their company's funds at Silicon Valley Bank as the FDIC announced it had taken control of the bank. A couple of early-stage founders told Insider they did not hold accounts with Silicon Valley Bank.

☆ Meet Gautam Adani, the Indian industrialist who started 2023 worth almost as much as Elon Musk, but whose wealth has plummeted rapidly
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Gautam Adani's wealth has fallen by more than a quarter over the first month of 2023. Adani founded the Adani Group, which was the target of a bombshell report by a short seller. Adani is founder and chairman of the Adani Group, a multinational conglomerate with businesses spanning energy, mining, ports, and airports. A report by Hindenburg Research, an investment-research firm and short seller, was the catalyst for the downwards spiral of Adani's wealth. According to Bloomberg, he holds close to 75% stakes in Adani Enterprises, Adani Power, and Adani Transmissions.

☆ Davos 2023: Qatar says engagement with Taliban needed despite 'disappointing' actions
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Qatar's foreign minister said on Tuesday that recent measures taken by Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration were "very disappointing" but that Doha would continue engaging as the only way forward to achieve change on the ground. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said Doha was also consulting with other Muslim countries to establish a dialogue with Taliban officials in Kandahar, and while it would "not be an easy job" it was important to keep trying. The Islamist Taliban-led administration, which seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, has imposed bans on women working for aid groups or attending universities and high school. Reporting by Mahal El Dahan; Writing by Ghaida Ghantous, Editing by William MacleanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Meet the Indian industrialist worth almost as much as Elon Musk after getting $42 billion richer this year
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gautam Adani is worth $119 billion, just $13 billion less than Elon Musk, per Bloomberg. The Indian industrialist is now worth $119 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Adani is founder and chairman of the Adani Group, a multinational conglomerate with businesses spanning energy, mining, ports, and airports. Arnault is worth $162 billion and Musk about $132 billion. The Adani Group comprises seven listed companies that have 23,000 staff and are worth $166 billion, though that is down from $242 billion in August.

New Delhi CNN —At the Bhalswa landfill in northwest Delhi, a steady flow of jeeps zigzag up the trash heap to dump more garbage on a pile now over 62 meters (203 feet) high. India creates more methane from landfill sites than any other country, according to GHGSat, which monitors methane via satellites. Ragpickers at the Bhalswa landfill site on April 28, 2022, in New Delhi, India. In May, CNN commissioned two accredited labs to test the ground water around the Bhalswa landfill. And according to the results, ground water within at least a 500-meter (1,600-foot) radius around the waste site is contaminated.

☆ Exclusive: Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Rachael Levy | Thomson Reuters | Award-Winning Journalist Covering Corporate Governance. Her Reporting Has Prompted Federal Investigations | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +16 min

Reuters could not determine the full scope of the federal investigation or whether it involved the same alleged problems with animal testing identified by employees in Reuters interviews. Musk has pushed hard to accelerate Neuralink’s progress, which depends heavily on animal testing, current and former employees said. Delcianna Winders, director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute at the Vermont Law and Graduate School, said it is “very unusual” for the USDA inspector general to investigate animal research facilities. In September, the company responded to employee concerns about its animal testing by holding a town hall to explain its processes. “We’re extremely careful,” he said, to make sure that testing is “confirmatory, not exploratory,” using animal testing as a last resort after trying other methods.

☆ Jeff Bezos was just dethroned as the 2nd richest person in the world by Asia's wealthiest individual
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Asia's richest person, Gautam Adani, passed Jeff Bezos to become the world's second-richest person. In February, Adani, the founder and chairman of Adani Group, became Asia's richest person, surpassing fellow Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani. He managed his brother's plastic company, helping him import PVC, and in 1988 eventually established the flagship for Adani Group, Adani Enterprises. Adani Group comprises seven publicly-traded companies, including Adani Green Energy Ltd and Adani Total Gas Ltd. As of September 16, 2022, Adani Group has a market cap of over $258.44 billion. As second-richest person, Adani is only behind Elon Musk, who is worth $264 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

☆ Cunoscutul monument Taj Mahal, redeschis pentru vizitatori, dar cu o serie de restricţii
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Cunoscutul monument Taj Mahal a fost redeschis miercuri pentru vizitatori. Despre asta a scris presa locală, care face trimitere la declarațiile ministrului culturii și turismului din India. Astfel, în Taj Mahal vor putea intra nu mai mult de 650 de persoane pe zi, iar tuturor le va fi verificată temperatura. Totodată, toți vor trebuie să poarte măști. De la începutul pandemiei, în țară au fost înregistrate aproape 30 de milioane de cazuri de infecție cu noul coronavirus.

Locations: Mahal, India, Taj

☆ 35 de ani de la explozia de la Cernobîl, cea mai mare catastrofă nucleară civilă. Cum arată acum zona de excludere
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-26 | by ( ) ziuadeazi.md time to read: +61 min

– THIS MONTH marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated. – THIS MONTH marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated. – THIS MONTH marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated. – THIS MONTH marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated. – THIS MONTH marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated.

Trump's Save America PAC released a photo showing the former president meeting with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on January 28. It added: "President Trump will always and forever be a champion for the American People." Millions of Trump supporters would likely follow Trump to a new political party — if he chose to break away from the Republican Party. Afterward, McCarthy predicted intraparty peace, saying in a statement: "President Trump committed to helping elect Republicans in the House and Senate in 2022." "President Trump has agreed to work with Leader McCarthy on helping the Republican Party to become a majority in the House."

☆ Ucraina vrea să includă zona de excludere Cernobîl în patrimoniul mondial UNESCO
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Ucraina vrea să includă zona de excludere Cernobîl în patrimoniul mondial UNESCO. La mai bine de 30 de ani de la dezastrul nuclear, zona a devenit o destinaţie turistică extrem de populară, motiv pentru care se doreşte obţinerea statutului de sit protejat. Zona de excludere Cernobîl înconjoară pe o rază de 30 de kilometri centrala nucleară avariată în data de 26 aprilie 1986, când a explodat reactorul cu numărul patru. Deşi specialiştii consideră că nici în următorii 24 de mii de ani Cernobîlul nu va fi sigur pentru a fi repopulat, zona atrage tot mai mulţi vizitatori. În 2019, când a fost lansată mini seria "Cernobîl", produsă de HBO, zona a fost vizitată de un număr record de 124 de mii de turişti, dublu faţă de 2018.

Persons: Alexandr Tcacenko, Deşi Organizations: UNESCO, HBO Locations: Ucraina, Taj Mahal, India, Stonehenge, Britanie

☆ Ucraina vrea să înscrie Cernobîl în patrimoniul mondial UNESCO
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +5 min

Ucraina doreşte să includă zona de excludere Cernobîl, în care se află oraşul Pripiat din nord-vestul ţării, cu imobilele şi spaţiile sale de joacă abandonate, în patrimoniul mondial UNESCO. Ideea înscrierii zonei de excludere Cernobîl în patrimoniul UNESCO a fost propusă de noul ministru ucrainean al Culturii, Oleksandr Tkacenko, numit în această funcţie în urmă cu şase luni, după o îndelungată carieră în industria de televiziune. „Este unul dintre teritoriile cele mai emblematice ale Ucrainei” şi trebuie să fie „conservat pentru omenire”, a subliniat oficialul ucrainean. Anul trecut, succesul mondial al miniseriei TV "Chernobyl", produsă de postul american HBO, a determinat apariţia unei noi generaţii de vizitatori, mari amatori de selfie-uri. Situl ucrainean ar putea să atragă chiar şi un milion de turişti pe an, a declarat, entuziasmat, Aleksandr Tkacenko.

Persons: Franţa, Deşi, Chernobîl, Aleksandr Tkacenko Organizations: UNESCO, Agerpres, american HBO, Ministerul Culturii Locations: Ucraina, Pripiat, ţării, Kiev, Educaţie, Ucrainei, Taj Mahal, India, Stonehenge, Saint, Michel, Luxemburgului, Cernobîl, U.R.S.S, american

☆ Ucraina vrea să propună includerea zonei Cernobîlului în Patrimoniul Mondial UNESCO
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-13 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Ucraina vrea să includă zona de excludere Cernobîl, în care se află orașul Prîpeat din nord-vestul țării, cu imobilele și spațiile sale de joacă abandonate, în Patrimoniul Mondial UNESCO. Ucraina pregăteşte un dosar pentru a îl depune la UNESCO înainte de sfârşitul lunii martie, iar un grup de experţi ai acestei organizaţii ar trebui să viziteze apoi zona în vara anului 2021. Anul trecut, succesul mondial al miniseriei TV Chernobyl, produsă de postul american HBO, a determinat apariţia unei noi generaţii de vizitatori, mari amatori de selfie-uri. Înainte de izolarea populaţiei la domiciliu din cauza pandemiei de COVID-19, Cernobîl a atras în 2019 numărul record de 124 000 de turişti, comparativ cu cei 72 000 din anul precedent. „Situl ucrainean ar putea să atragă chiar şi un milion de turişti pe an”, a declarat, entuziasmat, Oleksandr Tkacenko.

Persons: Deşi Organizations: UNESCO, american HBO Locations: Ucraina, Prîpeat, Ucrainei, Oleksandr, Cernobîl, URSS, Taj Mahal, India, Stonehenge, Saint, Michel, Franţa, american

☆ Ucraina vrea să înscrie Cernobâl în patrimoniul mondial UNESCO; Zona nu va mai putea fi locuită cel puțin 24.000 de ani
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-13 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

„Din păcate, acest loc nu are un statut oficial”, a continuat el, care speră că această iniţiativă ar fi de ajutor „pentru dezvoltarea de infrastructuri turistice”. Ideea înscrierii zonei de excludere Cernobîl în patrimoniul UNESCO a fost propusă de noul ministru ucrainean al Culturii, Oleksandr Tkacenko, numit în această funcţie în urmă cu şase luni, după o îndelungată carieră în industria de televiziune. „Este unul dintre teritoriile cele mai emblematice ale Ucrainei” şi trebuie să fie „conservat pentru omenire”, a subliniat oficialul ucrainean. Situl ucrainean ar putea să atragă chiar şi un milion de turişti pe an, a declarat, entuziasmat, Aleksandr Tkacenko. Ministrul ucrainean spune că acum „a sosit momentul” să facem acest lucru.

Persons: Franţa, Deşi, Chernobîl, Aleksandr Tkacenko Organizations: UNESCO, Agerpres, american HBO, Ministerul Culturii Locations: Kiev, Educaţie, Ucrainei, Taj Mahal, India, Stonehenge, Saint, Michel, Luxemburgului, Cernobîl, U.R.S.S, Ucraina, american

☆ (foto) 12 obiective turistice din lume, văzute din unghiuri complet diferite
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-10 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

Puțin spre stânga sau spre dreapta, lumina mai slabă, unghiul diferit și gata – nu mai recunoaștem locul sau monumentul arhitectural așa cum ne-am obișnuit să îl vedem în multiple fotografii ori filme. Mai jos găsiți câteva exemple de asemenea situații. Pentru unii poate fi greu de crezut, dar renumitul simbol al Indiei, Taj Mahal, la doar câteva sute de metri distanță întâmpină vizitatorii cu mormane de gunoi și cu un aer din ce în ce mai greu de respirat. Taj MahalInsula SantoriniStonehengePoarta Brandenburg din BerlinMica Sirenă, DanemarcaOrașul Interzis din BeijingAcropola din AtenaParcul Central din New YorkCatedrala Sagrada Família din BarcelonaPiramidele din GizaMuntele RushmoreArcul de Triumf din Paris

Locations: Indiei, Taj Mahal, Taj Mahal Insula Santorini Stonehenge Poarta Brandenburg, Berlin Mica Sirenă, Danemarca Orașul, Beijing, Atena, New York, Barcelona, Giza, Paris

☆ (foto) Cele mai misterioase întrebări de la începutul sezonului XIII de IQuiz[RO]
▼ + stars: | 2015-08-15 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

(foto) Cele mai misterioase întrebări de la începutul sezonului XIII de IQuiz[RO]Serile de trivia quiz în limba română - IQuiz[RO] - a celor de la City Quest au deschis deja al XIII-lea sezon. Te invităm să îți încerci cunoștințele cu niște întrebări interesante de la primele două etape. Jocurile au loc în fiece marți, la „Pizza Celentano” din sectorul Ciocana al capitalei. #diez a ales câteva din cele mai interesante întrebări de la IQuiz[RO]-142 și 143. Clint Eastwood#diez și echipa City Quest te așteaptă și marțea viitoare la o seară intelectuală de quiz.

Persons: Clint Eastwood Organizations: Quest, Greenwich, Taj, City Quest Locations: Pisa, Elveția

☆ (foto) Proiectul „Follow me” a revenit cu noi fotografii spectaculoase din India
▼ + stars: | 2015-05-12 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Îi mai țineți minte pe Murad Osmann și iubita lui Natalia Zakharova, autorii proiectului Follow me - cel în care Murad se lasă plimbat prin toată lumea, de mână, de către iubita sa? It is the largest mosque in India and its scope amazes you. There is a very loud market surrounding it and yet with every step as you walk inside you become more and more peaceful and relaxed. It is hard to explain the emotions that you feel the first time you see the Taj Mahal through the entrance doors. A photo posted by Murad Osmann (@muradosmann) on Mar 11, 2015 at 10:03am PDT

Persons: Murad Osmann și, Natalia Zakharova, Murad, de mână, Albumul, Murad continuă să, meserie, Murad Osmann, postate, Taj Locations: India, jos, Jama, New Delhi, Varanasi

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