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The interest of Russian tourists towards Tunisia is constantly growing. In 2000 this African country was visited by 21 thousand citizens of Russia. 2006 saw an increase to 110 thousands. In the past year Tunisia received 140 thousand Russians, and the total volume of tourist traffic into this country equaled 6.6 million. Taking into account the yearly increase by 25%, in 2008 Tunisia expects 170 thousand tourists from Russia. The increase in tourist traffic is accounted for by straight voyages to Dzherba island and the planned year-round voyage from Moscow to Tunisia, which is being negotiated at the moment. The excursion trips generate 80% tourist traffic from Russa. Tunisia is also known as a Mecca of thalassotherapy with 43 specialized centers. (more…)

According to the forecasts of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) travel and tourism industry is to experience a significant growth in the Asia Pacific region, with revenues up to US$4.6 trillion and about 500 million visitors by the end of 2010. These figures alongside the anticipated growth rate of nearly 8% are given in the PATA Asia Pacific Tourism Forecasts 2008-2010′.
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THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES are named the best country planets for health resort leisure. According to the survey, carry ouied by firm FutureBrand on the basis of index Country Brand Index, the emirates headed the list of the countries with the best conditions for leisure in 2007, after outdistancing Mal’divy and Australia. In this case were considered the prospects for the development of beach tourism, the opened after completion buildings on the artificial palm-tree islands also of introduction into the system of a number of major tourist projects. Survey was carried out via the interrogation of 2,6 thousand turkompaniy in different states. In the nomination “best country for shopping” (Best Country Brand for the Shopping) the emirates became the second after THE USA, after outdistancing such countries as Italy, Singapore and Japan. It is highly evaluated BY THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES in the nomination of the best countries for conducting of international exhibitions, conferences, symposia and t.d.(.Best Country Brand for Conferences). Besides THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES into the list of tourist brands entered one additional Arab state - Egypt, acknowledged as the best country for the cognitive historical tourism together with Italy and France.

Flying is the safest way to travel … or is it? Some doctors think the aeroplane is a dangerous place, especially for the old or the unhealthy.

Although the aeroplane is pressurised, there is less oxygen than on the ground. Anyone with heart disease or a lung problem notices the difference much sooner. Even healthy people find it difficult to concentrate after hours of breathing less oxygen than usual. So anyone who has had a heart attack should not fly for at least two weeks after the attack. After an operation you should stay on the ground for at least ten days.

Because of changes of pressure pregnant women shouldn’t take a flight lasting more than four hours after their thirty fifth week or a shorter flight after 36 weeks. People with bad colds will probably get earache during take-off and landing.

Even if you feel well when you get on the plane, you will possibly feel ill when you get off. Sitting on a plane for many hours – especially in economy class where there isn’t very much leg room – gives everyone aches and pains, so you should take some exercise, especially on long flights.

Most of the air you breathe is recycled so you will possibly catch a cold or flu from one of the other passengers.

Flying also causes dehydration. If you drink or eat too much, you’ll wake up feeling ill. Everyone needs to drink more in the air, but you shouldn’t drink alcohol because it makes you even more thirsty.

The most common problem is jet lag. But there isn’t much you can do to prevent it. You change to your new time zone as soon as possible and you shouldn’t sleep if it’s still daylight.

Crowded airports, long queues and delays cause stress and high blood pressure. So, be careful! Flying is the safest way to travel, but is it the healthiest?

· Beverage service is offered on most of our flights. Only liquor served by a flight attendant may be consumed on board the airplane, and we don’t serve alcohol to a passenger who appears to be inebriated.

· Portable radios, TVs, telephones (other than those installed on the airplane) and some electronic toys radiate signals that may interfere with the airplane’s navigational system, so we ask you not to use them while on board. Portable computers that fit inside a briefcase may be used, but please stow them for takeoff and landing. Please use earphones when using portable tape players and dictation equipment.

· Your luggage is as important to us as you are. Whenever you fly, please be sure each piece of checked luggage is marked with your name. For your convenience, we provide free identification tags at check-in counters. We also suggest that you place identification inside your luggage and carry all valuables, medicines and keys with you.

· Carry-on luggage is limited to two items per passenger.

· Federal law prohibits carrying hazardous materials aboard aircraft. These include explosives, compressed gases, flammable liquids and solids, oxidizers, poisons, corrosives and radioactive material. Some examples are paints, lighter fluid, fireworks, tear gas, oxygen bottles and radiopharmaceuticals. There are special exceptions for small quantities of medical and toilet articles carried in your luggage and certain smoking materials carried on your person. If you have a see-through lighter containing regular lighting fluid, do not use or refill it on flight.

· Only authorized personnel may enter the cockpit during flight. However, while the aircraft is stationary at the gate, your flight attendant may be able to arrange for a look at the cockpit. if you are interested.

· Comments on American Airlines service may be sent to G.J. Goentz, managing Director, Consumer Relations and Frequent Traveler Operations

London’s Heathrow is the busiest international airport in the world. It handles over 350,000 international flights every year – about 41 million passengers. Around 54,000 people work at Heathrow, roughly the population of a country town.

Huge machines wash the airport’s three runways and clear away the oil left by jet engines. Burst tyres can cause a crash, so special trucks continuously check the runways and pick up any loose pieces of metal.

Birds can cause crashes if they get pulled into the engines, and stuff work day and night to keep them away from the runways. Their trucks have loudspeakers which send out bird alarm calls and they also use guns with blank cartridges to frighten the birds away.

In the control tower, 150 air traffic controllers bring the planes in and send them off safely. As a plane comes in to land, it normally keeps a distance of five or six kilometres from the planes in front and behind, but in the case of large jumbo jets, the distance behind has to be 10 kilometres. The air turbulence behind these planes can send a small plane out of control.

Near the centre of the airport is the police station. It has a huge picture board of known world terrorists, 14 dogs that can smell drugs and 300 police officers.

There is an aircraft alert almost every day. This happens every time an aircraft lands with one engine shut down or if the pilot cannot lower the plane’s wheels. The emergency services can lay a carpet of foam on the runway in less then four minutes.

The Medical Centre has eight nurses and three doctors always on standby. The most common illness is heart attack. Every year about 30 people die in this way while travelling to or through Heathrow.

Because of the noise, only a few flights are permitted between midnight and six in the morning. So during the night Heathrow Airport has its most welcome visitor of all – silence.