Posted on 28 April 2016. Tags: Becomes, BestSelling, Ford, Mustang, Sports, world's
In its first year of global availability, Ford Mustang became the world’s best-selling sports coupe. Ford claims demand for the iconic pony car remains insatiable. According to company analysis, Ford sold around 110,000 Mustang Coupes globally in 2015 – topping all other sports coupe competitors. That record was achieved despite limited availability for most of […]
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Posted on 25 April 2016. Tags: Dakshayani, Elephant, female, living, meet, Oldest, world's
It is a scientifically proven fact that a calm and composed mind helps humans live longer. It holds true for animals too, proves the life of Chenkalloor Dakshayani, the 85-year-old female elephant owned by the Travancore Devaswom Board. In her decades-long glorious career, Dakshayani hasn’t ever gone unruly or attacked anyone, testify her keepers. She […]
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Posted on 22 April 2016. Tags: among, islands, Phuket, Survey, world's
THE RESORT island of Phuket won eighth place among the world’s top 10 islands in a reader survey conducted by TripAdvisor. According to TripAdvisor, Phuket is the second-best island in Asia after Bali, Indonesia, which was ranked fifth in the survey. Regionally, Koh Samui and Koh Tao are ranked third and fourth respectively. The world’s […]
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Posted on 22 April 2016. Tags: business, China, largest, market, overtakes, travel, world's
China’s business travel market has overtaken the United States to become the largest in the world, the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has revealed. According to the latest GBTA BTI Outlook for China, the Asian country edged ahead the US in terms of total business travel spending at the end of 2015, by US$ 1 […]
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Posted on 14 April 2016. Tags: airports, Busiest, world's
Beijing was expected to overtake Atlanta as the world’s busiest airport by 2015 but that has not materialized due to a Chinese slowdown and the capacity restraint at the capital’s airport. Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International is still the world’s busiest airport, handling 101.5 million passengers last year, according to ACI. It benefits tremendously from its […]
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Posted on 13 April 2016. Tags: crown, Destination, France, retains, tourist, world's
In a bid to woo Chinese visitors following the attacks, Paris welcomed 55 Chinese tour operators in February to reassure them over security in the city. More than half a million Indians also visited France. In 2014, France reduced the time for visas to be issued to 48 hours for visitors from China, India and […]
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Posted on 12 April 2016. Tags: Becomes, centre, financial, Singapore, Survey, third, world's
Singapore edged past Hong Kong to become the world’s third top financial centre, according to a survey by London-based research firm Z/Yen Group released last Wednesday. Singapore ranks behind London and New York, and two points ahead of Hong Kong on the Global Financial Centres Index. Tokyo came in fifth. Singapore’s two-point lead, is fairly […]
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Posted on 11 April 2016. Tags: Becomes, Italy, largest, producer, Wine, world's
The International Organisation said that Italy produced 49 million hectares last year with France following with 47 million. France regained the top spot from Italy in 2014 after it had last held it in 2011, Italy was the largest producer in both 2012 and 2013. After a dry and sunny 2015, the harvest was smaller […]
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China to overtake US as world’s top business travel market
Posted on 07 April 2016. Tags: business, China, market, overtake, travel, world's
This is the year to take stock of the corporate travel sector and the current trends in the Asia-Pacific as the region’s economic outlook continues to dominate global growth. The corporate travel spend in the region reached US$ 459 billion in 2014, with projected growth of 7.7 per cent in over the next five years. […]
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Posted on 31 March 2016. Tags: 2016, Becomes, Best, Mazda, world's, year
The new Mazda MX-5 has won the 2016 World Car of the Year award. Hooray! Announced at this year’s New York Motor Show, the dinky roadster took the top spot, seeing off competition from the Audi A4 and the Mercedes-Benz GLC SUV. Not only that, the MX-5 also claimed the World Car Design of the […]
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Posted on 30 March 2016. Tags: Biggest, meet, Oldest, Wombat, world's
At the age of 30, Patrick here is officially the oldest and biggest, cutest and cuddliest common wombat known to humanity. Resembling oversized guinea pigs, the nocturnal marsupials tend to live around 10 to 15 years in the wild and 20 in captivity, so Patrick is a real special fella. He spends his days at […]
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Posted on 30 March 2016. Tags: 2016’s, companies, reputed, world's
Luxury watch brand Rolex superseded BMW as the world’s most reputable company for year 2016, according to the Reputation Institute’s (RI) annual rankings. BMW has fell to fourth place, behind Walt Disney Company and Google. RI sorts companies according to the public’s perception of their performance critically in seven major areas: products and services, innovation, […]
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Posted on 26 March 2016. Tags: Becomes, Francis, Leader, Most, Pope, popular, world's
Pope Francis is more popular than any political world leader during the fourth year of his papacy, an opinion poll indicates. Pope Francis is a leader who transcends his own religion. The Pope was most popular with Roman Catholics, of whom 85 percent said they had a favourable opinion of him, and among Jews polled, […]
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Posted on 25 March 2016. Tags: train, trips, world's
Mexico: The El Chepe train links Chihuahua to Los Mochis and crosses the imposing landscapes of the Sierra Tarahumara and Mexico’s Copper Canyon along the way. The route passes through 87 tunnels and crosses 37 bridges. Scotland: The Royal Scotsman train rolls through Scotland’s most scenic landscapes, including peaks, calm lochs, wild countryside and natural […]
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Posted on 21 March 2016. Tags: 2016, 3/18/2016, Company, Ethical, Front, Most, named, PAGE, successive, Wipro, world's, year
Wipro Limited announced that it has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2016 World's Most Ethical Company. In 2016, 131 companies spanning 21… The DQWeek (Delhi)
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