My son and I disagree on which Scooby-Doo episodes are the best I side with the classics from the late 1960s and early 70s and he prefers the latest Mystery, Inc. episodes. Im not big on Scrappy-Doo, and thankfully Decker hasnt taken to the little annoying pup, either. I find humor in the old episodes as I watch the same bookcase go by five or six times as the Scooby Gang walks down the impossibly long hallway in the haunted house and Decker finds humor in the many ways that the newest animation techniques show Scooby shake and shiver. It really is a good time to be a Scooby-Doo fan, and my sons 5th birthday party this last weekend had a Scooby theme it makes me smile that he loves the Scooby Gang as much as I do.

As the Scooby-Doo franchise has developed over the years, the Scooby Gang has been around the world and then some. China, Hawaii, Transylvania, South America theyve been everywhere! Ive really lost track of every destination thats sported a mystery for the gang to solve. But I can name at least a dozen exotic locations thanks to the latest release, Scooby Doo! 13 Spooky Tales Around the World from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

This DVD is a collection of older episodes mainly the classics from the early 70s involving trips to the Bermuda Triangle and Venice (remember the Ghostly Gondolier?) and episodes from the mid to late 70s that take them to the jungles of Brazil and a temple in Greece haunted by a Minotaur. Whats great about the episodes selected here is that Decker has seen so few of them and has enjoyed each and every one of them as Ive watched them with him and relived a bit of my childhood.

If youre interested in which 13 episodes are included, Ill give you the rundown here:

Disc 1:

The Fiesta Host is an Aztec Ghost, The Harum Scarum Sanitarium, The Spirits of 76, A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle, To Switch a Witch, A Menace in Venice

Disc 2:

Shiver and Shake, That Demons a Snake, Lock the Door, Its a Minotaur, The Ozark Witch Switch, The Jaguaro, Moonlight Madness, Ghosts of the Ancient Astronauts Part I, Ghosts of the Ancient Astronauts Part II

If you have an Ultraviolet Digital Copy account, you can add all of these episodes as they are included with the DVD versions. Ive downloaded them to the iPad 2 so he can watch them on the small screen in the car but be aware that downloading the full 13 episodes can take quite a few gigabytes of storage space!

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On Call International, the leading provider of medical, security and travel assistance has introduced a dynamic new risk mitigation and traveler tracking tool, Searchlight. This highly anticipated service provides travel preparation, tracking, interactive communications and even social media integration to reduce health and safety risks for students and company employees when traveling anywhere in the world. The Searchlight mobile app grants users full access to the portal including profile, trip details and destination information.

After listening to our customers and researching how we can best help them protect the health and safety of their travelers, we created Searchlight, stated Michael J. Kelly, company CEO. This product does it all for both administrators and the travelers themselves by providing useful and interactive travel information before and during trips, organizing important documents and itineraries and offering a direct line of communication between travelers and administrators. As both a parent of college age children and a frequent business traveler, I am excited to bring something this valuable and unique to the marketplace.

Searchlight is composed of four key components:

Upon booking a trip, users can either add their travel details manually or the trip itinerary can be fed directly from their travel management company. Travelers can easily create a personal profile in the customized online resource center within the secure Searchlight portal, which allows them to designate emergency contacts and store important travel documents such as copies of their passports. The tool then provides travelers with pre-trip advice via email including medical, security and cultural overviews specific to their destination. While the traveler is away, Searchlight also provides tools to locate and communicate with travelers to reduce health and safety risks and can be accessed by a short list of user designated individuals and administrators. These administrators can communicate with the traveler directly via email, two-way SMS text, phone and social media sites, providing complete interactivity between the traveler and the organization.

The global-view dashboard aggregates all of the travelers data into one place. This secured data is available 24/7/365 for a crisis or for regular risk mitigation purposes. All of the travelers data including flight itineraries, hotel and destination information is connected to On Calls risk alerts to provide administrators customizable reporting of travelers exposure by country and region; enabling travelers to receive breaking updates and travel advice.

The information and advisory tools give an overview to travelers upon booking including medical, security, travel and cultural information to help travelers prepare for their upcoming trip. Additional items can include country manner and embassy information. This information can be shared with the traveler via email and is available via the portal at all times granting access to a comprehensive, vetted worldwide provider database. If travel advice changes, Searchlight alerts are issued to travelers before, during and immediately after travel if they are affected by the country or region experiencing unrest allowing travelers and administrators to communicate through the portal or privately through social media sites such as Facebook.

Specializing in worldwide emergency medical evacuations which can cost up to $30,000 domestically and as much as $100,000 internationally On Call Internationals services are designed help fulfill an organizations duty of care obligations and to safeguard employers and educational institutions from unnecessary personnel, legal and financial risk.

Additional medical assistance services range from emergency prescription replacement to worldwide hospital and physician referral and include medical case monitoring and dispatching a physician or specialist in emergencies. The companys 24/7 Nurse Helpline provides medical advice for those traveling and is staffed by U.S.-licensed nurses who assess patient symptoms, identify the urgency of a situation and recommend a plan of care. On Call also provides members with advice related to security concerns, situational security analysis for administrators and assistance during a security crisis.

Ideal for business and academic travelers, Searchlight is an interactive travel risk management platform that combines an online resource center, the global view dashboard, worldwide provider database and automated advisory alerts in a single solution.

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OUR weekly wrap-up on what's new in travel.

Latest Airbus

VIRGIN Australia's first contemporary new Airbus 330-220 will begin service on domestic routes this week. Two of the planes, which will be used on domestic routes between Sydney and Melbourne and Perth, arrived last month with a third expected later this year. The planes have spacious cabin interiors, lie-flat business class seats, leather seating and mood-lighting throughout the cabin. The airline launched its business class cabins earlier this year.

Hotel rocks on

SYDNEY'S Harbour Rocks Hotel has undergone an extensive refurbishment, with a new 40-seat restaurant called Scarlett, HRH wine bar and a gym. Set in a three-level building and six adjoining terrace buildings built in 1887, the 59-room boutique hotel sits on the site of the city's first hospital. It was turned into a hotel in 1989. Rooms start at $209 a night.

Island by iPod

VISITORS to Norfolk Island will be able to take part in a new self-guided walking tour using an iPod. The tour gives people the flexibility to wander the national park trails at their leisure while listening to recorded, informative commentary about the walk and the plants and birds of the island, off the East Coast of Australia. Construction work has also started on a new purpose-built visitor interpretive centre, which is expected to be open by the end of the year.

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MATCH Hospitality AG, the worldwide exclusive rights holder of the FIFA Hospitality Programme, has appointed Great Atlantic Travel and Tour as an Authorized Sales Agent in Canada for the sale of the Official Hospitality Programme of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ and the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013. Official Commercial Hospitality Packages are being offered by Great Atlantic Travel and Tour to ...

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MEXICO CITY , May 14, 2012 /CNW/ - Mexico's Ministry of Tourism and the Mexico Tourism Board are pleased to welcome this week, the leaders of the T20 and the WTTC, to Merida and the Riviera Maya for two high level events: the 4th T20 Ministers of Tourism Meeting and the WTTC Regional Summit of the Americas.

Mexico's Secretary of Tourism, Gloria Guevara , emphasized that these two events are critical in strengthening the tourism sector as a pivotal driving force for the global economy.

Secretary Guevara stressed that these meetings will benefit the image of Mexico at an international level, and will be an opportunity to flaunt to the world Mexico's rich tourism offering including the Mayan World, the Gastronomic Routes, the Magical Towns, world renowned beaches and archeological sites.

The T20 meeting will be held on May 15th and 16th in Merida, Yucatan. At this forum, the Ministers of Tourism from the 20 most developed economies in the world will discuss the topic of "Tourism: an Opportunity to Generate jobs."

This meeting will be a key part of the lead up to the G20 Leaders Summit which will take place in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, on June 18th and 19th. The objective of the T20 Meeting is to devise proposals, harnessing the tourism industry to fuel job creation.

In addition to the Ministers of Tourism from the G20, visiting countries who will participate include: Denmark , Spain , Chile , Colombia , Cambodia , El Salvador , Guatemala , Jamaica and Peru ; as well as international organizations such as the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), International Labor Organization (ILO), International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), among others.

The UNWTO recently reported that in 2011, there was a flow of 980 million international tourists worldwide, representing a 4 percent increase from the previous year. Forecasts indicate that tourism will experience sustained development in the short to medium terms, reaching one billion international visitors in 2012 and 1.8 billion by 2030.

Mexico will also host the 1st World Tourism and Travel Council's Regional Summit of the Americas, from May 16th through 18th on the Riviera Maya, where more than 500 CEOs from international companies in the tourism industry will gather.

The WTTC is comprised of leaders in the travel and tourism industry globally, and comprises the top executives from the world's main tourism and travel companies.

The WTTC's objective is to strengthen the travel and tourism industry, which is responsible for generating 260 million jobs and contributes to nine percent of the world's GDP.

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NEWTON, Mass., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site*, today announced the results of its annual summer travel survey of more than 1,800 U.S. respondents. Eighty-six percent of travelers are planning leisure trips this summer, up from 81 percent that traveled last summer.

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A separate survey of more than 1,200 U.S. respondents showed that recently declining gas prices will not have an effect on leisure travel plans this summer, according to 86 percent of U.S. respondents. However, 10 percent now expect to take more trips by car this summer as a direct result of lower prices at the pumps.

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WARSAW (Reuters) - Got 48 hours to spare this summer in Warsaw, the capital of Poland for more than 400 years? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most out of a 48-hour visit. Located in central Poland, Warsaw is easily accessible by train and plane. The airport is conveniently located within the city limits and only a 15-minute drive or 30-minute bus ride from the ...

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --HotelPlanner.com, the number one online group travel company, CEO, Tim Hentschel will be speaking on a group travel panel addressing hotel owners from around the world gathering in Las Vegas for an annual convention. Tim Hentschel will be speaking about the growing importance of the online group travel market for hotel owners and management. Some exciting trends in the group travel industry that he will be addressing are:

Online group leads are up through HotelPlanner.com 120% YOY.

Top 5 domestic US group travel markets are shifting order of importance as corporate group travel rebounds. Top 5 group destinations are Las Vegas, Orlando, New York, Chicago, and Anaheim.

Corporate group travel is up 30%, YOY while leisure group travel demand holds steady.

Group hotel rates climb by on average 6% nationwide and over 18% in key markets from a rebound in corporate group travel.

Customizing group contracting terms by group market segments; leisure vs. corporate.

HotelPlanner.com is the leading provider of online services to a global group hotel sales market.Currently, HotelPlanner's system processes over 30,000 group hotel booking requests per month completely online with assistance from regional planners all around the world with over 10 years of hospitality experience.

CONTACT: Emily Pierce, 1-888-300-3647, ext. 210, emily.pierce@hotelplanner.com

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In this April 20, 2012 photo, robots perform at Marine Robot pavilion of the EXPO 2012 Yeosu Korea site in Yeosu, South Korea. More than 100 nations are expected to participate in the expo that will open from May 12 to Aug. 12 under the theme of "The Living Ocean and Coast." (The Associated Press )

A robot fish on a scientific mission shoots lasers from its nose, its tail swinging as it swims around a tank.

It's part of an effort to showcase technology at Expo 2012, which opened Saturday and will continue for three months in Yeosu, South Korea, with a theme focused on the ocean.

Organizers have coined the term "seavilization" to promote the event in this southern coastal city.

It's the first expo to be held in South Korea since 1993, and millions of visitors from around the world are expected to attend. Its formal theme is "The Living Ocean and Coast: Diversity of Resources and Sustainable Activities."

It's also being billed as the biggest gathering of robots in the history of expos, and South

In this Friday, April 20, 2012 file photo, a fish robot swims at the Marine Robot Pavilion of the EXPO 2012 in Yeosu, South Korea. The Expo 2012 will open for three months on May 12 in Yeosu with a theme focused on the ocean. Its formal theme is "The Living Ocean and Coast: Diversity of Resources and Sustainable Activities." (The Associated Press )

In addition to the robot fish with the laser-shooting nose, there is a humanlike robot that smiles, cries, frowns and winks at visitors; and at another booth, a group of robots the size of schoolchildren that dance in perfect harmony to the beat of Korean pop music.

Another robot that looks like a starfish crawls inside a water tank as it demonstrates its ability to detect and analyze underwater resources.

Organizers hope the expo will capture visitors' imagination while showcasing South Korea's eminence as a technology powerhouse.

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London, May 12 (IANS) Three Britons in their 20s have undertaken a record-breaking trip around the world in a cab, travelling over 43,000 miles (over 69,000 km) and putting 80,000 pounds (about $128,600) on the meter.

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - A group of World War II veterans from Florida are en route to Washington to see the national monuments.

Eighty-five veterans from the war gathered at Port St. Lucie City Hall on Saturday to share stories and eat breakfast before catching a flight to Washington, D.C.

The Honor Flight organization and the Port St. Lucie City Council have been working together to raise funds to send the veterans to see the World War II Memorial.

The veterans will also have the opportunity to see other national sites. They'll return late Saturday evening.

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IF YOU'RE in need of direction, you might want to head towards Harvey World Travel in Wood St or Mt Pleasant.

They're the only travel agents in Australia to secure 50 tickets to the One Direction concert in Brisbane next year.

Marketing co-ordinator Laura Fordyce said Mackay residents were taking advantage of the opportunity.

"We've had more than 100 people register already and heaps of mothers have been ringing up," Ms Fordyce said.

"Airfare costs have not been released yet, however, we expect the price will be a little over $600 per person, twin share, which will include an A reserve ticket to the Brisbane concert, return airfares from Mackay to Brisbane and one night's accommodation at Hotel Ibis."

General manager Steven Boxall said he encouraged those who were interested to register to avoid missing out.

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SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire -05/10/12)- Cubic Transportation Systems (CUB), a leading integrator of intelligent transport systems and services, and the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego), one of the world's leading public research universities, have entered into a collaborative partnership to research the next generation of intelligent travel technologies for cities.

Cubic will contribute $500,000 over five years to the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering to fund research done by faculty, students and Cubic Transportation Systems staff. The project aims to achieve a better understanding of the application and utilization of emerging technologies, with the ultimate goal of making transportation easier, more convenient, more economical and environmentally greener for transit operators and their customers.

"The partnership with UC San Diego will help Cubic realize its vision of mobility in the future -- what we call Nextcity," said Matt Cole, senior vice president of strategy and business development. "Consumer mobile devices, wireless communications and account-based payment processing create the opportunity to make significant new information available to travelers."

Through integration of regional transport payments and traveler data, Nextcity will deliver personalized information to passengers so they can make informed travel choices. "Our research will make better use of the existing data and seek innovative ways to apply this information and technology to better the traveler's experience, and improve the efficiency and utilization of the transportation system and a city's resources," said Pradip Mistry, vice president of engineering.

The research partnership potentially spans mobile and web technologies, wireless networking, location-based services, data warehousing and system architecture and analytics, all areas of expertise at the university.

Combining the broad scope of the university's research expertise across these domains with Cubic's insight into the transportation sector will be instrumental to finding practical yet innovative new approaches, said Frieder Seible, Dean of the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and holder of the Walter J. Zable Professor endowed chair at the school. "Cubic has been a long-standing partner of UC San Diego and the Jacobs School, and we see this new collaboration as a way to deepen that relationship with our faculty and students."

Cubic is the global leader in intelligent transport systems and services. With Cubic's "smart" fare payment cards and advanced integrated ticketing systems users board vehicles faster, travel and transfer between modes more easily. Transit operators see the benefits of shorter boarding times and better data on transport usage patterns.

Cubic is also supporting account-based processing for open payment standards, enabling transit riders to use their own fare media, such as a bank-issued MasterCard PayPass or Visa payWave credit, debit and prepaid contactless smart cards or an NFC-enabled mobile phone. With more than 20 years of contactless smart card payment experience in the transit industry, Cubic has active open payment projects with the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Transport for London (TfL), TransLink in Vancouver and New Jersey and Delaware's Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) system, the first in the world to use transit-branded contactless Visa prepaid cards. Account-based processing opens up the opportunity for the integration of transit payment with other forms of transport payment such as tolling and parking.

The Cubic and UC San Diego research collaboration will help discover new technologies and strategies that reduce the costs and increase the utility of these services.

Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. is the world's leading turnkey solution provider of automated fare collection systems for public transport including bus, bus rapid transit, light rail, commuter rail, heavy rail, ferry and parking. Cubic's solutions and services include system design, central computer systems, equipment design and manufacturing, device-level software, integration, test, installation, warranty, maintenance, computer hosting services, call center services, card management and distribution services, financial clearing and settlement, multi-application support and outsourcing services.

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NEW YORK, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Founded on the belief that traveling and learning about the world enriches individuals and society as a whole, Travel Dynamics International has enlisted the expertise of one of America's leading narrative historians, David O. Stewart, to bring the rich history of the United States to life.

Guests aboard Travel Dynamics International's Historic Towns and Sites of the Chesapeake Bay will explore early America alongside some of the country's most important historical sites. "America was born along the shores of the Chesapeake and the rivers that feed into it. The first permanent English settlement was established at Jamestown. America won her independence at Yorktown. Four of our first five presidents came from this region," notes Stewart. "Travel Dynamics International has put together an intriguing portrait of American history and culture."

Stewart's first book, The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution, was a Washington Post bestseller. Two years later, Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy, was a Davis-Kidd Bestseller. Stewart's latest work is American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America, an examination of Burr's remarkable Western expedition.

Cruise highlights include visits to Colonial Williamsburg and Tangier Island, where residents speak the 17th-century English of the island's first settlers. On the James River, experts at Richmond's American Civil War Center will explain the war from the perspectives of the Confederacy, the Union, and the slaves. Guests will visit Mount Vernon, then relive defining moments of the nation's history at Petersburg and Yorktown.

Guests will cruise aboard the newest addition to the Travel Dynamics International fleet, the American-flagged Yorktown. Accommodating 138 guests in 69 exterior cabins, Yorktown's large sundeck, comfortable lounge, and spacious dining room offer the finest small ship experience.

About Our Company Travel Dynamics International the leading operator of high-caliber educational programs aboard small ships. Offering customized voyages guided by distinguished scholars and teachers, Travel Dynamics International caters to the traveler with a keen intellectual interest in history, culture, and nature.

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A few years ago, I started searching for the best ways to save money on airline flights.I wanted to see the world -- or at least the United States -- but I didn't have a bottomless budget. In the end, I found something surprising.

There is a group of people who are flying for free by using a strategy that is the complete opposite of what most people do. Here's how it works:

How to Fly for Free

It probably comes as no surprise to you that a great way to fly for cheap is by using frequent flyer miles. It's pretty simple: cash in your miles, get a free flight, travel for less.

At first, I assumed that you had to fly all the time to earn frequent flyer miles. They are called "frequent flyer" miles after all. As it turns out, that's the complete opposite of what is true. The best way to earn frequent flyer miles isn't by flying at all. It's by finding the best credit card deals for earning frequent flyer miles, free hotel stays, and rewards points.

Here's Your Bonus...

The credit card market is extremely competitive and very lucrative. As a result, credit card companies will hand out huge frequent flyer bonuses to get you to pick up their card.

A typical bonus for getting a new credit card is 25,000 frequent flyer miles. Occasionally, you can get as many as 100,000 frequent flyer miles just by signing up for a new card.

In case you're wondering, 100,000 frequent flyer miles is enough to get you a round-trip business class ticket from the U.S. to Europe. That's a value of about $5,000 for taking 10 minutes to fill out a credit card application.

Despite the huge payoff, I was still skeptical at first. How many cards could I apply for? Would this strategy hurt my credit score?

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WHAT: The worlds largest high school science research competition, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2012, a program of Society for Science & the Public, comes to Pittsburgh, Pa. May 13-18. More than 1,500 high school students selected from 446 affiliate fairs in approximately 70 countries, regions and territories will share ideas, showcase cutting-edge research and inventions, and compete for more than $3 million in awards. WHEN:

Opening Ceremony

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Celebrating the achievements of the young scientists participating in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Benjamin Gulak, founder and CEO of BPG motors and three-time Intel International Science and Engineering Fair finalist, will keynote while Brian David Johnson, futurist at Intel Corporation, will also provide comment.

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Public Day

Thursday, May 17 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. ET

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This is the best opportunity for media to see, interview, film and photograph a broad range of students from across the country and the world. This year, research projects include such topics as earthquake detection, oil spill cleanup, self-navigating robots, energy-generating hiking boots and alternative chemotherapy treatments.

Awards Ceremony

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05-05-2012 10:14 At the start of my round the world travel video adventure I made a video talking about the 7 things I wanted to achieve on my trip. 9.5 mths in I look back on what I have achieved. The seven goals were: *To see the world *To film the world *To get paid to film the world *To get fit *To find a traveling partner *To make a difference *To find a home And what have I learnt from my travels, to observe and not react, that my view of the word is determined by the way I was brought up and the culture I was raised in. And most importantly, 'Without people you are nothing!' Music: Lerax by Re-Drum, Album: It's Better to Burn Out Than To Fade Away Features quotes from: The The - Slow Emotion Replay Joe Strummer - Round the World Travel Adventure

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The Wyndham Grand Regency Doha was a winner once again at the World Travel Awards after it was crowned Qatars Leading Meetings and Conference Hotel, reflecting the extensive meetings and events facilities offered at the property. The Doha property is the brands flagship hotel in the Middle East, a spokesperson explained, adding: The World Travel Awards are acknowledged across the globe as the ultimate travel accolade and celebrate those brands that are pushing the boundaries of industry excellence. General manager Ayman Lotfy said: This is a great honour for our hotel and Im delighted to accept this award on behalf of our entire team. Their unwavering commitment and dedication, combined with our best-in-class facilities, really set us apart in a highly competitive marketplace. Were proud to be able to offer our guests a true five star experience and, in doing so, aim to remain one of the regions leading hotels for many years to come, he added. The hotel features the 600sq m Al Qasr ballroom, which can host 550 guests for a cocktail party event, or 650 in a theatre style setting, as well as other facilities.

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