Greyhound is launching a low cost coach service later this month. BoltBus cheap bus fares start at $1 on the Washington DC – New York City route. Added bonus is that the bus offers free wi-fi internet access on board abd seats have 110-volt plugs. The non-refundable low fares have to be bought online.
Singapore Airlines is launching the first all-business class flights from New York to Singapore and LA to Singapore. The airline’s Airbus A340-500 will have 100 seats in a 1-2-1 configuration. Singapore Airlines’ award-winning business class seats each have direct access to the aisle and convert to a horizontal flat bed.
Reuters treats us to a top-10 list of must-visit art museums worldwide including the Louvre and the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, Tate Modern in London, The Vatican Museums in Rome and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Swiss newspapers report that a local referendum will be held regarding the construction of a new hotel in Celerina, Switzerland. The project has generated a significant amount of controversy from residents who fear that the 17-storey hotel designed by the architect Mario Botta could disfigure the landscape of the St. Moritz ski area.
The city of Berlin, the German capital that has been visited by more than 7 million people in 2007, has decided it needs more visitors and has come up with a new slogan for the city: Be Berlin. Berlin had been motto-less since unification in 1990. Expenses were not spared: USA Today reports that the new Be Berlin slogan came with a $14.8 million price tag.
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