Photos: UAE s first-ever hotel and how it started 90 years ago
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The BOAC Rest House remains dearly in the memory of the nation as the first hotel to be built in the 1930s.
As thousands of hotels across the UAE are getting ready this year to welcome Dubai Expo 2020 guests and delegates, the BOAC Rest House remains dearly in the memory of the nation as the first hotel to be built in the 1930s.
In today s standards, the number of branded hotel rooms in the UAE are expected to reach up to 108,300 by the end of 2021, according to a report by the international professional services and investment management company Colliers.
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Stark footage has captured the derelict remains of British Airways once-thriving training facility.
The Cranebank centre, near Heathrow, was used to train some 17,000 cabin crew and 4,000 pilots, equipping them for emergencies on its Boeing 737 simulator.
But passenger seats, cabin furnishings and classrooms now sit covered in moss in the mothballed centre.
The Cranebank centre, near Heathrow, was used to train some 17,000 cabin crew and 4,000 pilots
Classrooms inside the centre have been left in situ, covered in moss, dirt and dust
The Boeing 737 simulator - which was used by thousands of pilots and cabin crew - remains at the centre
A Flight Safety Awareness Course in London took place inside the facility s Boeing 737 cabin simulator
British Airways has launched a new range of £1,935 carry-on suitcases made with parts of its retired Boeing 747 planes.
The airline s BOAC Speedbird suitcases pay tribute to the planes which were removed from service last year.
Only 150 suitcases will be on sale and each one will contain a different fragment from a 747 in the bag s interior.
British Airways has launched a new range of £1,935 carry-on suitcases made out of its retired Boeing 747 planes
The airline s BOAC Speedbird suitcases pay tribute to the planes which were removed from service last year
Only 150 suitcases will be on sale and each one will contain a different fragment from a 747 in the bag s interior
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While we may not be able to travel right now, many of us are already dreaming of our next adventure. So the new luggage collection and charity auction from British Airways and Globe-Trotter couldn’t have come along at a better moment; guaranteed to make that long-awaited trip a suitably glamorous one.
BOAC Speedbird Suitcase by Globe Trotter
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On 13 January, BA announced the news of an auction of two of the special, limited-edition range of carry-on suitcases, created to honour the retirement of its 747 fleet. Globe-Trotter has been a favourite of travel connoisseurs since its establishment in 1897, with the new collection marking a pairing of two legendary British brands. Indeed BA and Globe-Trotter have long been closely associated, with the luggage manufacturer becoming the go-to for BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) crew in the 1960s.