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Exodus Adventure Travels Announces New Trips in Partnership with Royal Canadian Geographic Society

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Exodus Adventure Travels, the international award-winning leader in adventure travel, today announced its new 2024 RCGS Quests trips, a series of expert-led tours developed in partnership with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Exodus Adventure Travels , the international award-winning leader in adventure travel, today announced its new 2024 RCGS Quests trips, a series of expert-led tours developed in partnership with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society .
  • "We are honored to partner with The Royal Canadian Geographical Society on these highly anticipated adventures," said Sam Seward, President at Exodus Adventure Travels.
  • Devoted to exploring Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Arctic Ocean coastlines, Scott is a Fellow of both the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the Explorer's Club and is Canadian Geographic's Photographer-In-Residence.
  • Patricia is a Fellow International of The Explorers Club and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

United Kicks Off Largest Transatlantic Expansion in its History: 30 New or Resumed Flights in Eight Weeks

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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CHICAGO, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- United has kicked off the launch of its largest transatlantic expansion in its history, in anticipation of a strong recovery in European summer travel. In total, United will launch or resume 30 Transatlantic flights from mid-April through early June. This includes adding new nonstop flights to five distinctive leisure destinations no other North American airline serves including Amman, Jordan; Bergen, Norway; Azores, Portugal; Palma de Mallorca, Spain and Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands. The airline is also launching five new nonstop flights to some of Europe's most popular business and tourist hubs including London, Milan, Zurich, Munich and Nice. United is also resuming fourteen Atlantic routes the airline has historically served and adding frequencies in six others.

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  • In total, United will launch or resume 30 Transatlantic flights from mid-April through early June.
  • With this expansion, United will serve more transatlantic destinations than every other U.S. carrier combined and will be the largest airline across the Atlantic for the first time in history.
  • This joins United's existing flights between New York/Newark and Porto, and its flights between Washington Dulles, New York/Newark and Lisbon.
  • In 2019, United and United Express carriers operated more than 1.7 million flights carrying more than 162 million customers.

AD Ports Group and Aqaba Development Corporation Sign Multiple Agreements for Development of Tourism, Transport, Logistics and Digital Infrastructure

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Sunday, December 19, 2021
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AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of trade and logistics, has strengthened its regional footprint by signing a number of four strategic agreements and a Head of Terms Agreement (HoT) with the Aqaba Development Corporation that will see AD Ports Group support the development of tourism, logistics, transport, and digital infrastructure within Aqaba.

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  • AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of trade and logistics, has strengthened its regional footprint by signing a number of four strategic agreements and a Head of Terms Agreement (HoT) with the Aqaba Development Corporation that will see AD Ports Group support the development of tourism, logistics, transport, and digital infrastructure within Aqaba.
  • The four strategic agreements and a Head of Terms Agreement were signed by Hussein Ali Alsafadi, CEO, Aqaba Development Corporation and Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Group CEO, AD Ports Group.
  • Maqta Gateway, the digital arm of AD Ports Group, has signed a joint venture Agreement with Aqaba Development Corporation establishing Maqta Ayla to develop and operate an advanced Ports Community System (PCS).
  • Mohammad Al-Sakran, Executive Director, Transport & Logistics, Aqaba Development Corporation, noted: This strategic partnership will promote Aqaba as a major player in the regions supply chain.

AD Ports Group and Aqaba Development Corporation Sign Agreement for Tourism and Maritime Enhancement Projects in Aqaba - Jordan

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Sunday, September 19, 2021
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AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of trade and logistics, has signed a Heads of Terms agreement with the Aqaba Development Corporation that will see AD Ports Group take on the establishment of a state-of-the-art cruise terminal at Marsa Zayed in Aqaba.

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  • AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of trade and logistics, has signed a Heads of Terms agreement with the Aqaba Development Corporation that will see AD Ports Group take on the establishment of a state-of-the-art cruise terminal at Marsa Zayed in Aqaba.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210919005030/en/
    AD Ports Group and Aqaba Development Corporation Head of Terms Signing Ceremony (Photo: AETOSWire)
    It will be the first facility to be developed by AD Ports Group in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and its first cruise facility outside of the United Arab Emirates.
  • Leveraging its long-standing and extensive expertise as a global facilitator of trade and logistics, AD Ports Group will work closely with the Aqaba Development Corporation to deploy the digital system to expand the technical capacity and capabilities of Aqaba ports.
  • Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Group CEO, AD Ports Group, said: We are pleased and proud to sign this strategic agreement with the Aqaba Development Corporation.

smarTours Celebrates International Women's Day With First Women-only Tour Departures and Launch of New Women-Only Tour Options

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020
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Journey Through Jordan is a small group 10-day tour through the country that visits Amman, Wadi Rum, Petra, and the Dead Sea.

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  • Journey Through Jordan is a small group 10-day tour through the country that visits Amman, Wadi Rum, Petra, and the Dead Sea.
  • Additional bucket list experiences on this tour include the Blue Mosque, Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, Turquoise Coast, and Ephesus, among many other notable experiences.
  • All smarTours include international airfare, hotels in convenient locations, knowledgeable English-speaking local guides, in-depth excursions and sightseeing, and many meals.
  • Based in New York City, more than 225,000 travelers have taken a smarTours trip since the founding of the company in 1996.