Daily Travelling News

The act of terrorism in Eilat has caused a shock in representatives of tourist industry.  According to the report of the World tourist organization in 2006 the number of tourists in the world has made nearby 842 million people, that on 4, 5 % exceeds results of 2005 and is an absolute record. The gain was observed in all directions, especially in Africa, Asian-Pacific region and the USA. Israel makes an exception. According to the Central statistical bureau of Israel, in 2006 the country was visited by 1, 8 million foreigners - almost on 37 % less, than in 2005. On a recognition of representatives of the ministry of tourism of Israel, mass refusals of trips began to occur because of war to Lebanon, which begun the last summer. Having recognized, that the summer season of the last year has been actually broken, the Israeli authorities made arrogant plans for winter of 2007. However it is not the high time to make any conclusions. Nevertheless it became obvious, that it is far not in the best image on statistics yesterday’s events in Eilat will be reflected. About 50 % of tourists, sending to Israel, choose Eilat. Besides quite inexpensive rest and local sights Eilat involved tourists with the fact that the war have always bypassed this country. First of all the resort was a place of earnings not only for Israelis, but also, in many respects, for Palestinians - and business is business. Therefore explosion on January, 29th has caused a shock in representatives of tourist industry.   For tourists explosion in Eilat became familiar that in Israel there are no more oases for having a rest. 

Authorities of Eilat are also concerned. The mayor of Eilat has declared, that the government of Israel understands, that Eilat became a target of the states where the Islam of fundamentalist sense prevails, and he hopes that this incident will become the last one in the history of Eilat. The authorities Eilat will do everything possible to return to a normal life and henceforth to accept tourists from Israel and from abroad.    

The embassy of France in Moscow has declared about its intention to transfer registration of entry visas for citizens of Russia of the private company up to the end of 2007. It is most likely, that the right of rendering of visa services will be received by the Indian firm “Visa Facilitation Services” which help the embassy of the Great Britain has already used earlier.
According to the press attaché of French embassy, this decision is explained by the need to reduce terms of consideration of applications for issue of visa from 2 weeks till 3 days. The embassy will continue to make out only long-term students or business visas. As a result of these changes the French visa can rise in price approximately for 26 euros, and its registration will manage to the Russian citizens in 60 euros.
Problems with registration of the French visas have begun in the spring of 2006. Then as a result of strike of employees of a consular department 2 days of the visa to France stood out only under urgent applications. Travel agencies have lost hundred thousand euro, and about 3000 Russians could not get to France for May holidays.
In August 2006 the embassy (without an explanation of the reasons) has limited the reception of applications for visas registration to participants of bus tours in such a manner that one tourist agency could make an application only on 1 bus group. The reasons of such step are not explained. But there have been some assumptions that French ambassadors have decided to struggle with illegal immigrants, getting to France under the cheap tour. As a result tour operators should pay 2 million euro to the clients who have not received the visas and 500 thousand euro more - to hotels as the penalty for annulment of booking.
The situation has repeated in December, 2006, and a New Year’s rest about 1000 tourists who have already paid the permits was under threat of failure. The consular department has explained such decision by the doubled number of usual applications for the given period.

According to neolith measures, the Stonehenge was a fantastic construction - however the hypothesis about its space origin has received a refutation. The researchers have found the settlement where quite terrestrial builders of a stone complex lived.
Archeologists are convinced that people lived in these places not constantly, but only during religious holidays and funerals. Scientists declare, that this, largest in territory of British Isles neolith, settlement has been constructed 2600-2500 B.C. This time coincides with prospective date of construction of a Stonehenge.
The Stonehenge is the most ancient monument of the last centuries in territory of the Great Britain. It is located in the area of a county Wiltshire, near to city Salisbury. The Stonehenge represents a construction from 82 five-ton megaliths, 30 stone blocks in weight on 25 tons and 5 huge stones which weight reaches 50 tons.
Some archeologists specify complexities in an establishment of exact date of occurrence on our planet of a Stonehenge because this mysterious construction not once was reconstructed. The scientists are assured, those builders, and then the visitors of a Stonehenge lived in the village.
Today the researchers have dug out only eight buildings, but excavation proceeds, using the special geophysical equipment, archeologists have defined, that in this district it is possible to find out other inhabited constructions. They assume, that the neolith village consisted, at least, of hundred houses.
The houses which have been found out by archeologists are insignificant on the area - about 25 square meters. They have been made of wood, and the floor has been covered by clay. In the middle of the house the center settled down. Researchers have found out 4600-years dust scattered on a floor, pottery, pieces and also of animals’ bones.
Scientists consider that people visited this village in days of religious celebrations and funeral ceremonies. Thus, the Stonehenge is one of the most ancient pilgrim centers on the Earth.
Researchers are assured, that grandiose neolith banquets occurred here. In the middle of winter people gathered here and consumed a significant amount peep, to what heaps of the scattered bones testify. Researchers have not found out any craft equipment in village, there are no also proofs of that inhabitants were engaged here in agriculture.
Scientists also believe that the people, who arrived here, celebrated transition of the dead relatives in afterlife. The Stonehenge was a final point in a life of ancient people. Here brought dead men, spent special pagan rites, and then cremated them on coast of the river.
Archeologists also consider that the Stonehenge was a sacral place for people who worshipped to the ancestors and communicated with souls of the dead.
The version offered by scientists, strikes new blow on idea of a space origin of a Stonehenge - excavation of the neolith villages is being preceded!

Pop stars, musicians and actors, are completely not alien to business affairs. They, as the present businessmen, like to buy the real estate and to earn money on it, increasing their wealth. Possession of resorts is a favorite business activity of the celebrities.  Why not? You have a rest, and bring pleasure to other people. And the stars do not buy up hotels and houses at someone another, but they prefer to build their own huge zones for the resorts with all conveniences. 

David Copperfield, the great illusionist, has bought to himself at once some islands of Exuma in a southern part to Bahamas for $50 million. His resort, under name Musha Cay, is a place, where it is possible to forget about the existence of a civilization at all. For $24 750 per day you can grasp with your friends and enjoy transparent-blue waves and white sand of the Caribbean Sea. Musha Cay is so isolated place that not more than 20 persons are allowed to have a rest there at the same time. The actor Michael Douglas owns a luxurious hotel Ariel Sands on Bermudas. This hotel, named “in the honor of” the spirit of the sea and pleasure of an Ariel from Shakespearian tragedy “Storm”, is being possessed Douglas’ family for many decades. The actor used to spend his school vacations there, and after some years the resort became to be visited by Michael’s wife Catherine Zeta-Jones. Pink sandy beaches, red-pink cottages, ocean view… Such fantastic, impression actually lives somewhere here. 

In 2005 the “Titanic” star Leonardo DiCaprio has bought a Blackadore Caye. It is a 104-acre island at the coast of Belize. As place Blackadore Caye is in 25 minutes of rowing by a boat from the Belize barrier reef, therefore the known defender of an environment Dicaprio wants to make it an ecological resort.   Coppola is Leonardo DiCaprio’s Belize neighbor. To the American director liked Belize even during shootings a picture “The Apocalypse today “. Nowadays he has two resorts in Belize, Turtle Inn and Blancaneaux, and one in tropical woods of Guatemala - La Lancha.  

The European Union has declared the intention to put under the control size of airport charges. In opinion of the EU officials, supported by many air passengers, the airports overestimate the prices for the services. Frequently, airport and other charges exceed the cost of the air ticket, especially on short intra-European flights. From 25 airports of the world (which are the most expensive in this plan) 15 are in the Europe - though the European airports at all are not world leaders on a level of service. At this time, a long-distance budgetary airline Oasis Hong Kong Airlines has entered unusual for the discounters offer, addressed to 55 year old-and more senior passengers. They have an opportunity to buy the ticket on a route Hong Kong - London for 1270 Hong Kong dollars ($162, 7) in view of charge. The cheapest usual ticket is approximately in one and a half time expensive. The return ticket from London will manage in 1880 Hong Kong dollars. Thus the passenger can take with him for the same price one fellow traveler of any age. It is the cheapest offer on similar routes. The sale of tickets starts on February, 1st, and flights are possible till February, 25th and from April, 15th till May, 31st.