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More Indians get on board cruise tourismedit
Rediff – Online
Chadha, a member of the government task force to promote cruise tourism, said Singapore, Dubai, Hong Kong, the Mediterranean and Caribbean are popular destinations among Indians. “The cost per person is $150-200 per night. This is comparable to what one would typically shell out for an overseas vacation on land,” she said.
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Victoria Harbour Hong Kongedit
Travel Leisure – Print
Cruise to Hong Kong’s islands on a junk boat—a traditional wooden Chinese fishing boat that now refers to any motorized sail. The old-style sail boats date back to the Han Dynasty and you may still find some fulfilling their purpose. But for all recreational intents, the junks have been given a new, lavish avatar, replete with modern luxuries.
The second coming of malls in Hong Kongedit
Business Standard – Online
Unlike their counterparts in suburban American, Hong Kong’s urban malls lie closer to the original intentions of mall visionary Victor Gruen. In 1956, Gruen designed the first mall, Minnesota’s Southdale Center, with many of the features we associate with malls today: It was fully enclosed and climate controlled, with anchor stores, escalators and a glass-roofed atrium.