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Entries from February 2009

Coldplay at the Palace

February 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Coldplay, the world’s biggest-selling musical act for 2008, have confirmed that they will do a gig in the UAE for the first time as part of their current world tour. They’ve certainly chosen an impressive venue, none other than the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi. This will be the final stop on the world tour for [...]

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Tags: Music · United Arab Emirates

Travel Republic offer discounts to those unwelcome at Activities Abroad

February 7th, 2009 · 22 Comments

If you feel that your given name makes you unwelcome with holiday firm Activities Abroad (if you’re not up to speed with this, see my previous post Green adventure holiday company claims its holidays are “chav-free”), then Travel Republic are welcoming you with a cool 10% discount on your holiday, which in these times of [...]

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Green adventure holiday company claims its holidays are “chav-free”

February 1st, 2009 · 8 Comments

Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name?” Well, quite a lot if we are to believe one company, as it seems that a fine row has been kicked off in the travel world by holiday company Activities Abroad claiming that the trips it offers are “chav-free”.
For anybody not familiar with the word, “chav” denotes a [...]

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