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Travel advice related to Covid-19

  Latest information on Covid-19 and travel to Saudi Arabia. The health and safety of our visitors, residents and citizens is our top priority. Saudi Arabia has introduced proactive measures to help contain the virus globally, including temporary restrictions on travel. We will continue to share relevant updates here to ensure that visitors who are planning a trip to Saudi Arabia, and those currently in the country, remain informed about the latest developments.   Advice for visitors to and in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has suspended all international flights indefinitely to help combat the spread of Covid-19. Neither citizens, residents nor tourists can enter Saudi Arabia during this period, except in exceptional cases. The status of this suspension is under regular review by the Ministry of Interior. In exceptional circumstances, arrangements are being made for citizens and residents to return to Saudi Arabia during this period, with a 14-day quarantine period on arrival. Extensions a

How can I find out what kind of plane I’ll be flying on, and can I switch?

  Depending on the airline you’re flying, determining the aircraft assigned to you is often as simple as taking a closer look at your reservation. Most airlines list this information right on their online booking page, near the flight details. If you can’t find it there, websites, including SeatGuru, which offers seating maps and customer reviews of most models of airplanes, and FlightRadar24, which lets visitors track any flight in real time, both make it easy to see the make and model of the aircraft assigned to any chosen flight But don’t be surprised if your airline makes a last-minute change that puts you on a different plane entirely. Such switch-ups are common, which makes it futile to book an itinerary based on a preferred model of plane. “What you book today is not necessarily the plane you’re going to take when the trip comes,” said Brian Kelly, the founder and chief executive of the travel loyalty website The Points Guy. Covid-19, which has upended many airlines’ flight sche

What Kind of Plane Am I Flying On?

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  After engine debris from a Boeing 777-200 rained down on a Denver suburb, some fliers may want to know more about plane safety and maintenance. Here are some answers. A United Airlines plane flying from Denver to Honolulu returned to Denver International Airport with an engine on fire after it called a Mayday alert on Feb. 20. Credit... Hayden Smith/@Speedbird5280/Via Reuters By  Debra Kamin Feb. 26, 2021 An eerily similar incident played out the same day in the Netherlands with a Boeing 747-400 cargo jet. That plane’s engine, while different from the   Boeing 777   in Colorado, was also manufactured by Pratt & Whitney, and it also caught fire and spewed metal parts before the plane made its own safe emergency landing. And on Friday, a long-haul Boeing 777 carrying cargo and 25 people made an emergency landing in Moscow after an indicator warned of the possible failure of its General Electric engine. The events in Colorado and the Netherlands were the latest in a string of dramat

موزه شاهرود

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 به نقل از Traveling24   یکی از قدیمی ترین و با ارزش ترین موزه های ایران، در شاهرود قرار دارد و افراد گردشگر می توانند با خرید بلیط قطار شاهرود به آن جا بروند. در این موزه زیبا آثار و اشیایی وجود دارد که هر کدام از آن ها قدمتی بسیار کهن دارند و مربوط به چندین سده پیش هستند. در موزه شاهرود، ۸۳۰ قلم اشیاء تاریخی، ابزارهای سنگی و استخوانی، بیش از ۱۲۰ نسخه خطی و کتاب قدیمی و جود دارد که برخی از آن ها را اطراف تپه سنگ چخماق بسطام پیدا کرده اند. هر کدام از این آثار، در بخش مخصوص به خود قرار گرفته اند و هر کسی با توجه به علایق و سلیقه خود می تواند از آن ها دیدن کند و برای ساعتی هم که شده به حال و هوای دوران گذشته بر گردد. تاریخچه حدود یک قرن پیش تقریبا در سال ۱۳۰۶، ساختمان این موزه را به عنوان بلدیه یا شهرداری ساختند و از آن استفاده می کردند. اما سال ۱۳۶۷ این ساختمان به موزه تغییر کاربری یافت و در فهرست آثار ملی به ثبت رسید. در حال حاضر نیز مسافران و گردشگران از آن به عنوان اولین موزه تاریخی ایران بازدید به عمل می آورند و مسئولین آن جا هم سعی می کنند روز به روز بر امکانات و تجهیزات آن بیافزا

Before and After: 11 Taglines That Brands Wisely Revamped

  Ah, taglines, those easily identified and often game-changing phrases that can come to symbolize a brand for an entire generation or more. There are a few legendary taglines in the annals of time, from Coca-Cola’s “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke,” to the famous “Got Milk?” campaign of the 1990s, to “Just Do It” for Nike, and of course, “Where’s the Beef?” for Wendy’s. While taglines have the potential to take a brand from relative anonymity to household status, they also have the potential to confuse and alienate audiences with vagueness, wordiness or confusing verbage. Rebranding is never any easy decision, but in some cases, it’s just the right thing to do. We’ve highlighted 11 of the most-needed tagline makeovers of all time. 1) Denny’s Denny’s “A Good Place to Sit and Eat” campaign was bad for a variety of reasons. For one, it’s innocuous, and the language isn’t memorable. In fact, a Google search of the tagline will likely produce a list of options for “comfortable dining” in

The Professional Writer’s List of Transition Words & Phrases

  Talking to someone who constantly jumps from one unrelated topic to the next is a strange experience. The entire conversation seems random and unfocused, which makes it hard to stay engaged, and easy to say, “I gotta go”. Needless to say, it’s annoying to talk to people who try to engage you with choppy conversations -- and it’s just as irritating in writing. If you abruptly hop from one point to another, you’ll throw your readers off and confuse them, increasing the likelihood that they’ll abandon your piece. To avoid losing your audience’s attention when moving from one point to another, you need to weave your ideas and thoughts together with transitions. These logical connections between different sections in your writing give your audience a train of thought to follow, boosting the odds that they’ll pay their undivided attention to your piece. To help you thread your writing together and better engage an audience, we’ve compiled a list of the best transition words and phrases to

13 Types of Blog Headlines That'll Get You More Traffic [+ Examples]

  Fewer people read your blog posts than you think. More people read your headline than you think, too. You might not realize it, but your headline could be the reason you're losing traffic. In fact, on average, only 20% of those who read your headline will click through to read your article. That means  good  headlines lose 80% of your audience. → Download Now: 6 Free Blog Post Templates [Free Prompts] Great  headlines, though, can make a dramatic impact in the opposite direction. You can increase the traffic to your articles by as much as 500%, based solely on the headline. Not only does the headline affect click-through rates, but it sets the tone and establishes the key subject of the article. points out , a title can have a huge impact on what the audience takes away from an article.  Discussing her article, "A Gene That Makes You Need Less Sleep," Konnikova said, "If I had instead called it “Why We Need Eight Hours of Sleep,” people would remember it differentl