(19 Mar 2021)Inmarsat has been awarded a National Space InnovationProgramme (NSIP) contract by the UK Space Agency to develop an in-orbittelemetry relay service for rockets called “InRange”. The contract is valued at £258,000with matched funding from industry taking the project total to£422,096. Inmarsat’s InRange service will reduce thedependency of space launch providers on traditional, expensiveground-based …

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The Palm Tower on the Palm Jumeirah is now almost 95 per cent complete, with all components due to open by October this year.  Soaring 240 metres above the world-famous island, the Nakheel-developed building is in the advanced stages of fit out, with all exterior cladding completed. Located at the heart of the award-winning Palm …

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The World Travel & Tourism Council has unveiled the theme and a number of headline speakers for its upcoming Global Summit. Under the tagline ‘Uniting the World for Recovery,’ the event will take place in the Mexican resort town of Cancun from April 25-27. The world is seeing progress with vaccine rollouts, digital passes becoming …

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From a hastily re-purposed scarf to designer pieces strung with pearls, these essentials have evolved into popular, stylish accessories A year ago, they were cobbled together from re-purposed scarves and handkerchiefs. Now, masks have evolved into stylish, expressive accessories Last year, with the news of COVID-19 breaking, all we could think of was how to …

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Celebrity Cruises has announced its long-anticipated return to cruising. Speaking earlier, chief executive Lisa Lutoff-Perlo confirmed Celebrity Millennium would sail from a new base on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten. Trips are expected to begin on June 5th, with sales opening on Thursday. Celebrity will offer new seven-night itineraries departing through August to some …

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Hurtigruten has revealed a new flagship sailing for the 2023 season for guests to follow in the footsteps of famous Norwegian Roald Amundsen. The journey will take travellers along the Northwest Passage and onboard the explorer’s expedition cruise ship. The ‘Northwest Passage – In the Wake of the Great Explorers’ is a 26-day itinerary taking …

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The Association of Specialist Travel Companies (AITO) has criticised the UK government for discouraging the booking of international holidays this summer. All trips are currently banned until May 17th, Speaking over the weekend, defence secretary Ben Wallace refused to rule out an extension to the ban in order to control the spread of Covid-19. Wallace …

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This summer, travellers can trade in virtual travel experiences for their long-awaited holidays and cruise in the Bahamas and Mexico with Royal Caribbean International. The global cruise line has announced a summer line-up of seven-night cruises on board Adventure of the Seas, setting sail this June from new homeport, Nassau. Holidaymakers now have the chance …

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Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have confirmed that no international spectators will be permitted at the event. The organising committee said it had been prepared to welcome guests until recently, but an upsurge of Covid-19 cases around the world had now made this impossible. The event itself has been delayed by …

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The German company, through its subsidiary Hannover Fairs Mexico, and the Italian trade show organizer, have signed a strategic understanding for launching new events in Mexico. Source link gotravelblogger

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