The WTO Conference on Built Environments for Sustainable Tourism (BEST) was successfully held in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, (6-8 February 2005), upon a kind invitation of the Government of this burgeoning Sultanate that recently joined the World Tourism Organization.

London's 2012 bid organisers have released plans for the next generation of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The city is one of the five candidates to hold the 2012 games: the decision as to which city will do so will be announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in July.

The 32st edition of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament will be held from Monday February 14 through Sunday February 20, 2005. It promises to be another great event with exciting matches between elite players!

The 2005 IIHF World Championship will take place in Vienna and Innsbruck from April 30 to May 15. 16 national teams, their officials and enthusiastic supporters will come to Austria to celebrate a first-class ice hockey event – the 2005 IIHF World Championship!

First Choice Airways is the first UK airline to sign up for the new Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner passenger jet. The company has signed a letter of intent to take delivery of six aircraft from 2009, soon after it enters into service.

The Boeing Company today confirmed announcements that Blue Panorama of Italy and First Choice Airways of the United Kingdom have selected the 7E7 Dreamliner to replace and expand their existing airplane fleets. These two carriers are the first in Europe to choose the 7E7, the world\'s newest, most advanced commercial jetliner.

Couples are expected to line up on Tuesday evening at an annual international music festival in Oslo to have sex inside a tent while being filmed by a Korean artist, organizers said.

A record number of Western European visitors in March has helped Britain's tourism industry to achieve its best first quarter figures in more than 25 years, VisitBritain said today.