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The symbol shows three people dancing surmounted by two interwoven red hearts; a symbol that conveys a deep meaning.

The hearts represent the bond between the volunteers, the athletes, the Olympic family and guests, while the dancers symbolize a friendly attitude and a dedicated spirit. The Chinese calligraphy art form has been used to depict the dancers and the symbol sets off the Olympic Emblem - Chinese Seal, Dancing Beijing to perfection.

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Tags: beijing olympics, competition venues

Tags: beijing olympics, competition venues

SANA’A, May 03 (Saba)- Deputy director of the Tourism Promotion Council (TPC) Alwan al-Shibani revealed that Yemen’s tourism sector have been affected due terrorist events took place in Marib and the latest terrorist attack on Belgian tourists in Hadramout province.

Al-Shibani affirmed that foreign countries had warned their citizens not to travel to Yemen, noting the warnings have made it prohibitive to tourist groups to visit Yemen.

“Tourist applications were influenced by the recent terrorist events. For example, a few days ago, four Italian tourist groups were planning to visit a number of the Yemeni archaeological sites but they converted to Oman at the last moment due warnings of their country. The travel warnings created restrictions on insurance ratio which affected the development of tourism in our country”, said al-Shibani.
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Beatrice Gachenge wrote a story about Kenya’s scoop on allAfrica.  Kenya scooped the “Best Leisure Destination” award at the World Travel Fair in Shanghai, China. This was the outcome of a combined effort in the industry to revamp the image of the country, which had been marred by the post-election violence. Apart from participating in the World Travel Fair, Kenya’s delegation of Kenya Tourism Board officials hosted media and travel agent forums in the cities of Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.China is one of the fastest growing tourism markets for outbound tourism and Kenya is looking to bite into this market by diversifying the market portfolio.

The World Travel & Tourism Council predicts that China will become the third biggest economy in the world for travel and tourism over the next 10 years and it is the second fastest growing country on tourism demand.

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Seventy-two centimeters in height and weighing 985 grams, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games’ torch is scroll shaped and embellished with a picture of the ‘Lucky Cloud’. As the ‘Lucky Cloud’ is one of the Chinese traditional cultural symbols, the torch is endowed with a Chinese flavor. It differs from previous Olympic torches as it is strikingly lacquered red and silver.

The light aluminium alloy torch is well designed to have the ability to resist low temperatures, low pressure and variable wind directions and also easy to carry. Additionally, it is environmentally friendly as it is fuelled by propane gas. The torch was researched and devised exclusively by the Chinese and so is characteristically uniquely Chinese.

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There are three different names given to hotel-like accommodation in large cities in Spain, they are Hotel, Hostal and Pension. It is important not to confuse a hostel with a hostal:

A hostel offers backpacker-type accommodation with shared rooms, whereas a hostal is very similar to a guest house and is generally cheaper than a hotel.

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