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  • Work starts on creation of new Dubai island Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

    Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

  • Golfer Sharmila set for Deloitte Ladies Open

    Indian golfer Sharmila Nicollet is raring to go at the Deloitte Ladies Open after her recent success at the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open at Antalya, where she finished tied 17th. Sharmila, the only Indian at the Ladies European Tour (LET), is playing in the prestigious tour for a second successive year and will compete against some of the top lady golfers in the world. The 250,000 euro ...

  • Florida fun outside the theme parks

    The amusement parks may be the main attraction in the Orlando area, but there's fun to be had outside the park as well. NBC's Kerry Sanders shows what central Florida has to offer, from crystal clear underground springs to the Kennedy Space Center's new ...

  • Behind the scenes of Universal Orlando

    On any given day, tens of thousands of people will visit Universal Orlando's two theme parks, but few get to see the magic and mystery that make them come to life every day. The TODAY anchors get a unique look behind the scenes of the ...

  • Consumer Reports ranks best and worst airlines

    If you're planning to spend some time high in the sky over the summer, Mandy Walker of Consumer Reports is here to help you know which airlines to book and which to ...

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X-Men: First Class [Blu-Ray]

X-Men: First Class [Blu-Ray]

Now entering its second decade after four movies and three directors, the X-Men series gets a much-needed jolt of energy and vitality from the fifth entry, X-Men: First Class, which, as the title suggests, is a prequel/series reboot in the vein of J.J. Abrams ... ...

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  • Americans’ love affair with amusement parks

    The inspiration for modern amusement parks is said to have come from the Chicago World's Fair in 1893; Americans have been flocking to parks ever since. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports on why theme parks have become an American ...

  • Striking workers protest Porter Airlines CEO’s speech at mayor’s breakfast

    Police talk to striking Porter Airlines workers outside Mayor Jim Watson’s breakfast. Porter Airlines CEO Robert Deluce spoke at the breakfast and the workers accused the mayor of taking sides in the ...

  • IHT Special Dubai Hotels Struggle to Fill Jobs

    Dubai that is in academic association with the renowned cole Htelire de Lausanne and part of the Jumeirah Group, Samuel Moult is busy filing applications to work in one of Jumeirah's global hotels. He is hoping to get a placement in ...

  • Party Hotels of Great Writers

    Whether they're on business or leisure, with the family or solo, almost all travelers consider a book (or a Kindle, whatever) a must-have while on a trip. But hotels are also a place where some of the world's literary greats got their inspiration.  We rounded up the hotels where famous authors have partied, waited arrest --even wrote. Check out nine spots where famous writers have ...

  • Outrage Halts NYC Ghetto Tours

    A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the bus rides under protest from an outraged neighborhood. Real Bronx Tours, which took mostly European tourists from Manhattan to see life in the South Bronx "from a safe distance," issued a statement this week saying it would immediately cease all tours there. Three ...

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