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few months ago, our cover they achieved there was staggering. Not story looked at a small group of simply a hole in the ground in which A people known as competitive to hide, but entire cities with room for travellers. While, for some, this was about thousands of people to live and survive. the journey, for others, it was simply a It’s an awe-inspiring sight. numbers game. Keep on travelling, add a Survival, as required in the Swiss sport name to the list, and move on. of schwingen, is all about wrestling an For me that’s a real shame. Travel opponent to the ground, ideally with a should be about more than just gaining combination of brute force and panache. another airport stamp. It should be We were on hand to get exclusive about new experiences and adventure – access to Switzerland’s best-kept secret bare minimum you should make it past this year, and have returned home with a arrivals. That’s why we’re aiming a few whole host of new moves. THE LOST WORLDS “I IMAGINE THAT THE LAST THING ON YOUR OF CAPPADOCIA The region of Cappadocia has a MIND AT THE PROSPECT OF A TRIP TO DUBLIN fascinating, and rather brutal, history. It’s one that we couldn’t wait to IS THE BEE SITUATION... BUT IT SHOULD BE” document, and feel that the words and images of photojournalist Geoff Brokate curveballs at your plans this month, with Finally, I imagine that the last thing on do its stunning landscapes justice. new angles on familiar destinations. your mind at the prospect of a trip to Yes, you’ve had an Alpine holiday, but Dublin is the bee situation, but that’s all have you ever seen the Swiss wrestle? Of about to change. This month we discover course you’ve been to Dublin, but what how urban beekeeping is making its mark do you know about the bees? You know on the city by helping both commerce very well that Turkey makes for a great and community thrive. weekend break, but have you seen the As a sign of intent, the bees have underground cities? EPVIEH]MR½PXVEXIHLMKLSJ½GI[MXL-VMWL This month’s cover story heads president, Michael Higgins, tending to a XS'ETTEHSGMEQEVZIPWEXMXWWGM½ hive or two. More than a pastime, the PM moonscape terrain, then promptly heads now sends visiting dignitaries home with underground. Decades of war drove the the ultimate political sweetener. region’s population below the surface in a desperate bid for safety, but what Enjoy the issue. NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUR IPAD

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THIS MONTH SEES HOLLYWOOD DESCEND ON DUBAI, COMING TOGETHER WITH THE BEST OF ARAB CINEMA FOR ONE ALMIGHTY FESTIVAL. DIFF MANAGING DIRECTOR, SHIVANI PANDYA, TELLS US WHAT TO EXPECT

If you’re heading into Dubai this month, during the festival and throughout the year. Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, you really couldn’t have timed your visit any 8LMW]IEV[I´VII\GMXIHEFSYX8LI(YFEM or are lucky enough to attend one of the better. In the space of only eight days, Dubai Investors Club, a unique opportunity for Red Carpet Gala events – this year’s festival International Film Festival (DIFF) will present MRZIWXSVWXSYRHIVWXERHXLI½PQMRHYWXV] closes with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – ½PQWJVSQGSYRXVMIW8LEX´W[SVPH ERHWYGGIWWJYP½PQ½RERGMRK² you’re in a for a unique experience. TVIQMIVIWERHMRXIVREXMSREPTVIQMIVIW However it’s the big name talent that ±8LI*IWXMZEPMWEXMQIXSGIPIFVEXIXLI 1)2%TVIQMIVIW1MHHPI)EWXTVIQMIVIW people truly come to see, and this month magic of cinema,” concludes Pandya. “People and nine GCC premieres. Dubai sees stellar line-up on the red carpet can hear stories from around the world ±;I´VIERMRXIVREXMSREP½PQJIWXMZEP – from Luke Hemsworth to Bill Nighy, Ali XLVSYKLEZEVMIHERHVMGLWPEXISJ½PQW with an Arab heart,” says DIFF Managing 1SWXEJEXS1ERWSYV%P*IIPM8LIVI´WEPWS see the most anticipated releases of the (MVIGXSV7LMZERM4ERH]E±-XLMROXLEXHI½RIW an ‘In Conversation’ event on Friday 9, with year at public screenings, and interact with us. Every year we showcase the very best Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson. directors and actors in person. It’s incredible of Arab cinema and strive to nurture and ;LIXLIV]SY´VILIEHMRKXS8LI&IEGL to see just how much is achieved in eight foster growth in the industry. We also at JBR to watch A Fist Full Of Dollars, the days… that’s the true wonder of the Dubai look to expand our programme, too, both classic 1964 spaghetti western directed by International Film Festival.”

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ON DECEMBER 20, 1957, ELVIS PRESLEY WAS DRAFTED INTO THE US ARMY. IT WAS TO PROVE A CAREER MASTERSTROKE GRACELAND Although drafted just before Christmas, Presley didn’t report for his induction into the US %VQ]YRXMP1EVGLXLEROWXSEHIJIVQIRXEPPS[MRKLMQXS½RMWL½PQMRKKing Creole. AN ESSENTIAL TRIP TO THE All things considered, it was a move that outraged pretty much everybody. Fans wept knowing HOME OF THE KING that their favourite star would disappear from their lives for two years, while detractors were Elvis paid US$102,500 for Graceland angered by the special treatment his celebrity had afforded him. in 1957, and lived there for 20 years before his death. It was opened to the Only one person was pleased that the King was joining up, and that was his manager public in 1982 and is now the most Colonel Parker. Parker planned to turn the potentially career-ending announcement into the visited private home in the US after biggest piece of PR ever perpetrated by the record industry, and it began on draft day with a the White House. Time any 2017 visit hoard of reporters sent to cover every moment of Presley’s induction, cameras and questions for Elvis week in August – it’ll mark the 40th anniversary of his death. trailing him between testing stations. graceland.com It was widely believed that Presley would apply for the Special Services division, which would allow him to sing and dance his way through his conscription, but Parker advised him to reject the offer. The Colonel didn’t want people thinking his man was soft, nor did he want the army to have access to Presley’s performances – which they’d later be able to sell. Instead he was assigned to Company A of the Third Armored Division’s 1st Medium Tank Battalion. On September 22, Presley was deployed to West Germany where his service was notable only for the parties at his house, his inability to command a tank because the noise damaged his hearing, and his failure at guard duty because of the women who regularly accosted him. Regardless, he actually enjoyed his two-year conscription – and it was during that time that he would meet his future wife, Priscilla Beaulieu. When it was over, Presley returned to the US a hero and, staggeringly, a bigger star than he’d ever been before signing up. Elvis was drafted in 1957, the same year his song All Shook Up was at the top of the charts for seven weeks. Listen to all the UK no 1s from that year on ice channel 1957.

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NATHAN OUTLAW A man better known for his work in England’s southwest as opposed to the Middle East, we meet the British chef who recently relaunched Al Mahara in Burj Al Arab, over lunch at Appleton’s at the Vineyard in North Cornwall

athan Outlaw looks just like the chef of your %TTPIXSRERHLMWTEVXRIV0]RHWI]1EVWLEPPFIGEYWILIEHQMVIH imagination. Heavy-set with a broad face, topped with the food Appleton produced during his nine-year stint as Head close-cropped brown hair, a full gingery beard and a Chef at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall. Ndusting of white whiskers just below his ears. He has “In Cornwall there is massive support for each other, because big, bushy eyebrows and a jolly countenance. it wasn’t always like it is now,” says Outlaw, referring to Cornwall’s He arrives in Appleton’s at the Vineyard, the restaurant near transformation, over the last decade or so, into a must-visit Padstow in North Cornwall he’s chosen for our lunch, wearing a destination for food lovers from around the world. box fresh pair of blue Adidas Gazelle trainers, black jeans and a Like his mentor, Rick Stein, the chef, restauranteur and television dark green parka. personality who also built his restaurant empire and reputation Like most celebrated chefs used to commanding a kitchen MR'SVR[EPP3YXPE[MWERSYXWMHIV&SVRERHVEMWIHMR1EMHWXSRI brigade, when he walks into a room his presence is felt – but Kent, he learned his trade in his chef father Clive’s kitchens, where he’s not brash like Gordon Ramsay or perky like Jamie Oliver. His he was a constant presence from the age of eight. Graduating hands are buried deep in his pockets – he doesn’t demand to JVSQ8LERIX'EXIVMRK'SPPIKIEXLIFIKERLMWGEVIIVMR be noticed. He will tell me later that while he accepts that being London, working with acclaimed chefs Gary Rhodes and Éric ETYFPMG½KYVI¯ETTIEVMRKSRTSTYPEV&&'XIPIZMWMSRWLS[W Chavot. “It was a good time to be [a chef] in London. Very rock ’n’ including Saturday Kitchen and Great British Menu and indulging roll,” says Outlaw. members of the public who engage him in conversation during his 2IZIVXLIPIWWEJXIVNYWXX[S]IEVWXLI]IEVSPHHIGMHIHXS ½ZILSYVXVEMRNSYVRI]WXSERHJVSQLMW1MGLIPMRWXEVVIH0SRHSR move to Cornwall, where, as a child, he had enjoyed camping restaurant, Outlaw’s at the Capital Hotel – is necessary to the holidays. “I was walking down Tottenham Court Road, and in the success of his business, he is not an “entertainer”. window of a bookshop I saw Rick Stein’s Taste of the Sea,” recalls Outlaw can’t watch himself on television. He was once offered the chef. “The next day I handed in my notice, caught a train to a lot of money to produce recipes for a range of celebrity chef- Cornwall, knocked on the back door of The Seafood Restaurant, endorsed dog food; he turned it down, as he has turned down Rick’s restaurant in Padstow, and said, ‘Have you got a job?’ many other lucrative opportunities. The 38-year-old, who will later Luckily for me, they did. I instantly felt at home.” beam with child-like excitement when he discovers treacle tart on Outlaw lived in a caravan and surfed between split shifts at XLIQIRYLEWEGSPPIGXMSRSJGSSOFSSOWMRGPYHMRK½VWXIHMXMSRW the county’s most famous restaurant. He fell in love with the (“it’s my thing”). He loves cooking – and he takes it seriously. 'SVRMWLPMJIWX]PI XLIWIEERHXLI½WLXLIPSGEP½WLIVQIRTYPPIH *SPPS[MRKEJVMIRHP]GLEX[MXL)RKMRERH0M^1YQGYSKPYXLI from it; the rugged landscape; and his future wife, Rachael, who S[RIVWSJXLI8VIZMFFER1MPP:MRI]EVHERH3VGLEVH¯[LIVI also worked for Stein. There was a brief stint in the Cotswolds, or muddy sheep, destined for the Appleton’s pot, graze on the grass ±1MHHPI)EVXL²EWLIGEPPWMXEJXIVLIPIJX8LI7IEJSSH6IWXEYVERX sprouting between the rows of vines – he explains that he has FYX3YXPE[LEWGEPPIH'SVR[EPPLSQIWMRGILI[EW,MWX[S GLSWIRXLMWVIWXEYVERXSTIRIHMR1EVGLF]GLIJ%RH] GLMPHVIR¯.EGSFERH.IWWMGE¯[IVIFSVRMR'SVR[EPPERH

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THE DOWNSIDE TO MICHELIN IS THAT YOU DON’T THINK, ‘IS IT GOOD ENOUGH?’ YOU THINK, ‘IS IT RIGHT? IS IT WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE?’ AS I GET OLDER I HAVE LESS PATIENCE WITH THAT is on offer, unless he has the staff to ensure it is a success. Our starters arrive: purple sprouting broccoli served with three halves of breaded quail’s egg with beautifully runny ]SOIWHVM^^PIH[MXLQIPXIHXVYJ¾IHXEPIKKMS cheese; and three shimmering sardines, rolled around handfuls of pine nuts, WIVZIH[MXLGLEVVIHTSXEXSIWJVYMX]GSR½X tomatoes and salty samphire. star. “Unfortunately the downside to I own and not having to worry about The latest opportunity Outlaw has Michelin is that you don’t think, is it money. Not driving a Ferrari but able to accepted is Al Mahara in Burj Al Arab good enough? You think, is it right? Is it buy the best ingredients and the best wine Jumeirah in Dubai. It is not a move anybody what they want to see? As I get older and enjoy what I am doing. I know I will would have expected him to make, but he I have less and less patience with that, never retire.” In truth it’s a modest dream had the right staff for the job – Head Chef and I just think, I’m going to do what I for a modest man. A modest man who Pete Biggs and General Manager Sharon want to do.” now has a restaurant in the world’s only McArthur – and it just felt right. “I don’t think Our mains arrive and the seven-star hotel. I would have done it if it was anywhere else,” conversation becomes more eclectic. he explains. “If I like something or somebody I devour what is a superlative seafood I will just go with my gut feeling. When I met stew – mussels, king prawns and THE BILL Tony [former Burj Al Arab Jumeirah General QIEX]GLYROWSJE[LMXI½WL-GER´X Manager Anthony McHale], I liked what he identify, swimming in a rich dark-red 1 sage and anchovy (US$2.50) said. He wanted to bring it down to earth, he tomato broth, spiked with harissa and 1 oxtail crocchette (US$3.70) wanted my style. He didn’t want to change thickened with fregola – as Outlaw 1 olives and smoked almonds what I did. He wanted to change what they eagerly spears fat yellow pasta parcels (US$3.70) were doing.” stuffed with duck, coated in a thick “I’m feeling quite happy about the way chestnut sauce and topped with slivers 1 oyster (US$4.30) it’s going,” adds Outlaw, revealing that His of burnt clementine. 1 purple sprouting broccoli (US$14) Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Desert – that treacle tart for 1 sardines (US$15) Al Maktoum, who he had cooked for in Outlaw (“Treacle tart’s my favourite”) 1 ravioli (US$23) London as an 18-year-old novice working and a gooey salty-sweet chocolate pot 1 in the InterContinental London Park for me – comes and goes, and it’s time fish stew (US$26) Lane, has been in for lunch and given it for Outlaw to get back to his kitchen 1 treacle tart (US$7.40) the “seal of approval”, a handshake and a to prepare for evening service. 1 chocolate pot (US$8.60) thank you. Watching Outlaw drive off in Closer to home, Outlaw still has a desire his Honda Civic, I am reminded of to win a third Michelin star for Restaurant something he said during our lunch: Nathan Outlaw, (it currently has two), “The endgame for me is to be an old but says he wouldn’t give up if he lost a man in Cornwall cooking in a kitchen Total: US$108.20

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The St Regis Dubai doesn’t really do your cool at the sheer grandeur of it all. and even his La Corona Cubano cigars. ‘small scale’, so the dimensions of its Huge hallways lead to three bedrooms, But it’s not just the size that makes this penthouse (9,828 square feet) should a study, a kitchen, a 12-seat dining room, quite possibly the best hotel suite in the really come as no surprise. and four (yes, four) living spaces. Oh, and [SVPH-X´WXLIGPEWWMGHIWMKR QEVFPI¾SSVW However, as you walk out of your up the grand spiral staircase there’s a and muted tones), the discreet service, and private elevator and into the Sir Winston plunge pool overlooking the city – it’s just the fact that it’s probably the closest you’ll Churchill suite – safe in the knowledge a mind-boggling space. ever get to feeling like royalty that make it that it’s even bigger than the hotel’s Churchill is of course prevalent well worth the stay. FEPPVSSQ¯MX´WWXMPPHMJ½GYPXRSXXSPSWI throughout, with photographs, paintings, stregisdubai.com

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THE ROXY HOTEL NEW YORK, US

WORDS : MARINA KAY IMAGE: THE ROXY HOTEL

CBGB may be gone, and retailers have of things to come. By day, the atrium impeccably retro chic, come well replaced iconic nightclubs – The Limelight, lounge, clad in tobacco leathers and equipped with Marshall Bluetooth anyone? – but New York’s music scene is antique greens, buzzes with meetings over speakers and Teac turntables, plus a far from over thanks to The Roxy, which laptops. At night, it becomes The Roxy selection of vinyl chosen by in-house put the swagger back into Manhattan’s Upstairs, host to live bands until 10pm. DJ Alix Brown. Finally, rest assured that step ever since revitalising the former Downstairs, hand-crafted cocktails pour somewhere within the eight-storey TriBeCa Grand Hotel. well into the night at The Django, a boozy property David Bowie will be playing as Just steps from Canal Street, a well-lit basement jazz club. the sun comes up. marquee marks the spot – a bastion And the beat goes on: guest rooms, roxyhotelnyc.com

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San Francisco’s central business district looks like a virtual checkerboard. Block after block, dot- com headquarters – Uber, Yelp, Twitter, Airbnb, Salesforce – occupy pricey squares of real estate. S 8LSYKLXIGLFVERHWPE]GPEMQXSFVMGOWERHQSVXEVXLIGMX]OIITWE½VQKVMTSRMXW architectural riches. Nowhere is this more keenly felt than in the Financial District, where well- preserved buildings, symbols of a bygone era, impress with marble facades, Corinthian columns and SVREXIPEQTTSWXWWLIEXLIHMRTEXMRE8LI8VERWEQIVMGE4]VEQMHERH4EGM½G7XSGO)\GLERKIQE]LSYWI RI[XIRERXW XLIPEXXIVMWSGGYTMIHF]PY\YV]½XRIWWGSQTER])UYMRS\ FYXXLIMVQEKRM½GIRXI\XIVMSVW remain unchanged. Aside from the district’s beautiful streets, perhaps the ultimate throwback is its vintage cable car that VSPPWJVSQXLIXSTSJ'EPMJSVRME7XVIIXEPPXLI[E]HS[RXSXLI)QFEVFEHIVS&YMPXMRXLIWRS[ buoyed by modern technology, this popular attraction proves that you can’t pin a price on simple thrills.

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IN THE AREA (FOUR-MINUTE WALK) WINE + DINE MICHAEL MINA

Here’s the thing about the Financial District: it bustles by day, but at night the action transitions inside. Such is the case with Michael Mina, a Michelin-starred restaurant that VIUYMVIWVIWIVZEXMSRWIZIRSR7YRHE]W8LIGIPIFVMX]GLIJ´WITSR]QSYW¾EKWLMT¯EPP LMKLGIMPMRKWWSPMHGSPYQRWHMQPMKLXMRKPEVKIQMVVSVW¯MWWIVMSYWEFSYXJSSHFYXLEW THE TREASURY JYRQEOMRKMX%RMRZIRXMZITVM\½\IQIRYSRP]SJJIVIHEXHMRRIVPMWXWXLVIIGSYVWIW A gilded bar tucked in the historic comprised of signature dishes as well as seasonal trios, meaning the chef presents a key Standard Oil building. Relax with ingredient three ways. For example, in summer, wild Atlantic striped bass arrives with a a pre-dinner cocktail – the Rich & Rugged mixes ‘Prohibition’ FSYRX]SJWMHIWWYGLEW/EHSXE½KFEWMPERHTMWXEGLMS GSVRTITTIVERH1I]IVPIQSR  whiskey, blackberry and black and heirloom tomato, scallion and red miso. Come dessert, the Valrhona chocolate platter pepper shrub and lemon. closes things out in some considerable style. The chef’s presence shines throughout and 200 BUSH ST #101, SAN FRANCISCO, the table service deserves a gold star. CA 94104, 415-578-0530, THETREASURYSF.COM 252 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111 | 415-397-9222 | michaelmina.com

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READ + WRITE IN THE AREA CITY LIGHTS (ONE-MINUTE WALK) BOOKSTORE

Before Amazon, before social media, before online chat rooms, bookstores encapsulated the zeitgeist. When poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Peter D. Martin founded City Lights in 1953, their shop became the gathering spot for the Beat generation, including author Jack Kerouac, whose titles still stand front and centre (Kerouac describes this shop in the opening pages of Big Sur). Today, City Lights holds sway over three storeys – it feels like a giant treehouse bound together by BEAT MUSEUM YRIZIRWXEMVGEWIWERH¾SSVFSEVHWXLEXGVIEOYRHIVJSSX8LIPMXIVEV]PERHQEVOOIITW Located in an area once filled with good company with the extensive selection of politics, philosophy, spiritual and out beatniks, the independently-run museum pays homage to the of print titles; it has also stocked its own collection, Pocket Poets Series, since 1955. 1950s generation of artists This is arguably America’s best independent bookstore, and everything from the through its extensive collection staff recommendations (pithy reviews typed on cards) to groups debating poetry of memorabilia. between bookshelves will have you lingering past the midnight closing hour. 540 BROADWAY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133, 415-399-9626, 261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, | 415-362-8193 | citylights.com KEROUAC.COM

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IN THE AREA SIP + SAVOUR (SIX-MINUTE WALK) MINAMOTO KITCHOAN

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Urban Beekeeping Cappadocia 36 46 MAIN URBAN BEEKEEPING BACKYARD BEEKEEPING IS ON THE INCREASE IN DUBLIN, WITH PROJECTS HELPING LOCAL INDUSTRY, DISADVANTAGED YOUNGSTERS, AND EVEN THE IRISH PRESIDENT

WORDS AND IMAGES: SARAH FREEMAN

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Could homegrown honey become the Irish Capital’s new Guinness?

This may not be as outrageous as it Ireland, Michael Higgins, and some 15 sounds. In fact, so in demand is the thick hives scattered throughout its 1,750 acre and treacly stuff that Dubliners are grounds. It’s rumoured that President starting to harvest their own, setting Higgins even sends his visiting dignitaries up DIY hives on small balconies, urban home with a jar of honey. gardens and allotments. Over in Dublin 4 at University College Hong Kong and London – both Dublin, bees have a more educational hotbeds of urban-beekeeping – have purpose in the Bring Bees back to Above: Kevin proven that you don’t need a large plot &IP½IPHTVSNIGX,IVITYTMPWIQFVEGIE Kenny oversees the apiaries in suburbia to be an apiarist. Not that hands-on-role looking after the colonies at Belfield there is a shortage of green space in (which happens to be in one of Ireland’s Below: The low-density Dublin. On the contrary, it most expensive orchards). The brainchild Robert Emmet Project helps boasts Europe’s largest enclosed park: of this venture is photographer-turned- disadvantaged the Phoenix, home to the President of beekeeper Kieran Harnett, who, along youth in Dublin

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IT'S RUMOURED THAT the PRESIDENT SENDS VISITING DIGNiTaRIES HOME WITH A JAR OF HONEY

Gardener-slash-beekeeper Brian Quinn takes care of bee business in the walled garden at Phoenix Park

with fellow apiarist and architect Gearóid Carvill, is engaging millennials with their ambitious Dublin Honey Project, that aims to harvest the sweet stuff from every postcode in the city. One such postcode is Dublin 1, a stone’s throw from bustling O’Connell Street and the location for their rooftop apiary at Belvedere College, co- ordinated by teacher Simon O’Donnell as part of the school’s urban farm project. Situated in a heat island that is three or four degrees warmer than the

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Rose Breslin, Membership Secretary of the Co. Dublin Beekeepers Association, prepares to ‘smoke the bees’ at Rathfarnham hives to keep them calm

rest of the city, Belvedere’s bees yield a YRMUYI¾EZSYVIHLSRI]7MQSRI\TPEMRW that the native black Irish bee tends to TVSHYGIELSRI][MXLEGMXVYWX[MWX¯ S[MRKXSXLILYKIRYQFIVWSJPMQIXVIIW MR(YFPMR %RSXLIVMRRIVGMX]VSSJXSTLMZI GVIEXMRKEFY^^MWTMXGLIHEXSTXLI 1IRHMGMX]-RWXMXYXMSR¯SRISJ-VIPERH´W SPHIWXGLEVMXMIW7IXYTEWTEVXSJ XLI6SFIVX)QQIX'SQQYRMX] (IZIPSTQIRX4VSNIGXHMWEHZERXEKIH ]SYRKWXIVWPMZMRKMRXLIRIEVF]3PMZIV &SRH¾EXWGERZMWMXXLILMZIERH I\TIVMIRGIFIIOIITMRK½VWXLERH +VSSQMRKXLIRI\XKIRIVEXMSRSJ FYHHMRKETMEVMWXWMWXLI8LI'SYRX] (YFPMR&IIOIITIVW%WWSGMEXMSR[LS

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IT'S LIKE HAVING 35,000 PETS. but as long as you spend half an hour a week with the hive, it's enough

run beginner courses and even set up residents with a starter colony. Secretary Liam McGarry explains why urban bees are more healthy and productive than their rural counterparts: “Fewer pesticides in the city and greater biodiversity equals happy bees and better honey”. One of its members, hobbyist beekeeper Sharon Lally tells me “It’s a bit like having 35,000 pets”. Sounds time consuming? No, actually. “As long as you spend half an hour a week with your hive, that’s enough”. With the Allied Irish Bank investing in a rooftop hive at their city headquarters and restaurants keen to visibly green their businesses with on-site apiaries, it Above: next generation beekeepers seems the future of urban-beekeeping in Below: Mairin O’Cuireain is an unstoppable force behind the Robert Emmet Community Dublin is looking pretty sweet. Project, using bees for a philanthropic cause

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CAPPADOCIA THE FORGOTTEN CIVILISATION

In the heart of Anatolia lies Cappadocia, a region forged by thousands of years of brutal weather, volcanic activity... and war

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eep in the heart of central Turkey lies a remarkable the maximum protection from invaders. Some of these PERHXLEXFVMRKWXSQMRHE[SVPHSJWGM½GSQMG underground cities are so well hidden that they continue to book moonscapes. This is Cappadocia, a region be discovered to this day, and it’s assumed that there are more with terrain carved into the earth by over 70 still, just waiting to be unearthed. QMPPMSR]IEVWSJZSPGERMGEGXMZMX][MRH¾SSH[EXIVW The landscape is littered with cave houses. So much so that and, for the last 2,000 years, human hands. MX´WTSWWMFPIXS½RH]SYVWIPJXLIPSRII\TPSVIVSJPSRKEFERHSRIH D Found in Central Anatolia, it’s home to stunning troglodyte villages. Many of them, perched high in steep canyon natural wonders and warren-like cave dwellings walls or on cliff faces, offered extra protection from attack. that burrow through the rock, the result of a layered, and often Not all of the cave houses have been abandoned, however. gruesome past. Historically, this was a danger zone between Many continue to be occupied by locals to this day, and visitors the warring empires of the Persians and Greeks, and so the keen on the complete troglodyte experience can stay at homes inhabitants of this region sought refuge deep in the rocks. that have been transformed into cosy boutique hotels and 0EXIVWSQISJXLI½VWX'LVMWXMERGSRZIVXWEPWSJSYRHXLIGEZI quaint restaurants. dwelling a perfect hiding place, and came here to escape Roman What’s truly amazing about Cappadocia is that, despite all that oppression during the Byzantine era. it contains, it’s still possible to step off the well-trodden path. So fearful of the Romans were the early Christians that Here you can discover long-forgotten cave churches and ancient they resorted to building entire cities deep underground. frescos created hundreds of years ago. And although the region The complex networks contain living quarters, workshops MW½VQP]SRXLIXSYVMWXQETXLIVI´WRSQYWIYQSVIRXV]JII and places of worship, and are ingeniously devised to offer simply the remnants of a civilisation left to return to nature.

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BALLOONING A popular way to explore the majestic terrain of Cappadocia is by hot-air balloon, great numbers of which leave from the main village of Göreme. It’s an early start as the village comes to life to a WSYRHXVEGOSJ¾EQIW½PPMRKJYIPPMRKFEPPSSRWEGVSWWXLIZEPPI]8LIVI´W EVEGIXSKIXYTERH¾]MRKFIJSVIXLIWYRVMWIW¯XLITVM^IFIMRKE FVIEXLXEOMRKZMI[EWXLI½VWXVE]WSJWYRLMXXLIGEVZIHGVIZMGIWSJ the canyons. From below it’s a surreal and spectacular sight to witness the TMROIEVP]QSVRMRKWO]½PPIH[MXLFEPPSSRWKVEGIJYPP]¾SEXMRKMRXS the distance. Eventually, as they begin their descent back to earth, passengers’ attention turns to the hearty breakfast that awaits XLIQ8LIFEPPSSRSTIVEXSVQIER[LMPIWOMPPJYPP]TIVGLIWXLI FEPPSSRSREXVEMPIV[LMPIXLIXIEQI\TIVXP]HI¾EXIWERHWXSVIWMX away for the next morning.

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FAIRY CHIMNEYS

Another striking feature of Cappadocia’s silhouette are tall mushroom-like pillars and minarets that rise from out from the ground. Known as ‘Fairy Chimneys’ they lend to an almost mythical element in the region. There are three volcanoes that border the region and their deposits of ash, lava and basalt have laid the foundations for this landscape. The rock below the top layer of basalt is extremely soft, enabling wind and water to create pinnacles that can measure up to 40 metres high. Some formations reveal different coloured layers that have been created by the heat difference of the lava layers. The lid, or top of the chimney, is made from a harder rock and protects the layers below from eroding completely.

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UNDERGROUND CITIES Due to the soft layers of rock that lie under the surface, it was possible to dig down into the earth and create underground cities that offered security from invaders coming from above. There are several underground complexes in Cappadocia but the largest is Derinkuyu, which goes 60 metres underground and could house over 20,000 people along with their livestock and food. The cities were connected to each other via long tunnels and Kaymakli, the next city, was accessible from Derinkuyu through an 8km tunnel. The cities were used even up to the early 20th century by Cappadocian Greeks,who used them to escape periodic waves of Ottoman persecution. The Christian inhabitants of the region were expelled in 1923 due to the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, at which point the tunnels were abandoned. They were to be rediscovered in 1963, when a resident of the area found a mysterious room behind a wall in his house.

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CHURCHES AND FRESCOS The Open Air Museum at Göreme is a Unesco World Heritage Site and offers the most incredible chance to see frescos from the Byzantine period. This splendid cluster of artistry, with its rock-cut churches, chapels and monasteries, was a settlement that housed monks, and since the 17th century has been a pilgrimage site. The splendidly well-preserved paintings depict typical Christian scenes and MX´WTSWWMFPIXS½RHI\EQTPIWXLEXLEZIWYVZMZIHJSVSZIV]IEVW

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| 57 | | 58 | THE KINGS OF SCHWING From farmers’ pastime to a national phenomenon capturing the imagination of a country, schwingen is the greatest sport you don’t know about

Words and Images by Sarah Freeman

n the heart of Switzerland’s Fribourg canton the hills are alive with the sound of grunting, as grown men wear giant sackcloth shorts and tussle in clouds of sawdust. This is not your average alpine scene, and we are not in some bucolic village in the Swiss hinterland – although there is a cheese-maker, several sheepherders, a lumberjack and a few farmers in the vicinity. Rather than going about their daily business, these 200-plusI pound men are squaring off against each other to a raucous crowd of 52,000, in a bid to become the ‘Schwingerkönig’ (King Of The Schwingers) at Switzerland’s tri-annual Federal Wrestling And Alpine Games Festival. The national sport of schwingen may be largely unknown outside of Switzerland, but the ancestral form of wrestling is practically a religion here, woven in the fabric of society like baseball is in the US. Reigning champion Matthias Sempach (a butcher-slash-farmer from Berne) has FIGSQIE(EZMH&IGOLEQPMOI½KYVIMR7[MX^IVPERHWMRGI[MRRMRKXLI 2013 championship in Burgdorf. And while wrestlers may be regarded as amateur sportsmen on the global stage, the top schwingen stars are revered as inspirational athletes in their home country – the most ‘bose’ (wicked ones) even starring in their own pin-up calendar. These really wicked schwingers can have careers lasting up to 25 years. Although the big event only comes around once every three years, schwingen fever kicks in around May, with local and regional competitions taking place all over the country up until October. Of the quarter of a million visitors who have managed to get much sought- after tickets to the 2016 Estavayer-Le-Lac championship, around 30 to 40 per cent are female (and not all dirndl-wearing women). Its upsurge in the last HIGEHIMWVIQEVOEFPI-RXLIVI[IVINYWXWTIGXEXSVW¯E½KYVIXLEX has swelled to some 52,000 today. And despite its roots being traced back to the 13th century, the popularity of wrestling amongst Switzerland’s millennial is growing. Folk sport is getting a makeover and swinging is the new sexy. There is even a schwingen app you can download – proof that modernity has found its place alongside the traditions of this ancient folk sport.

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Size Matters A cool CHF25 million (US$26 million), 4,000 volunteers (together with some help from the Swiss army) and the largest temporary grandstand ever built for a three-day event is what it took to pull off the 44th Swiss Wrestling And Alpine Games – a festival that has been held regularly since 1895. Between the beer guzzling and WEYWEKIIEXMRKUYEPM½IH[VIWXPIVWJVSQ7[MX^IVPERHZMIHJSVXLIXMXPISJ³/MRK3J8LI7GL[MRKIVW´MRIMKLX VSYRHWSJ[VIWXPMRKLIPHSZIVX[SHE]WMR4E]IVRI´WQMPMXEV]EMVFEWIOQJVSQ)WXEZE]IV

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Folk for Everyone It isn’t just wrestling that draws in the 16 to 61 year olds – the event is one giant folk festival, with yodel choirs, ¾EKXLVS[IVWERH alphorn players reinforcing the Swiss culture, to which wrestling is intrinsically linked.

Water Weigh-in While the wrestlers may not always need to weigh-in, the schwingen water fountain made of ausgehohlten tree trunk – that wrestlers use to wash in before and after a match – must meet strict requirements, and hold precisely 95 litres of water.

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The Middle Man A schwingen referee keeps an eye on the action. A match is normally judged by three refs, with one standing in the circle of sawdust, or platz. One of his jobs is to approve the start position (which looks a bit PMOIERE[O[EVHLYK FIJSVI shouting gut KSSH XSMRMXMEXI the wrestling.

Rule of Thumb The schwingen technique may have evolved over the years, but the rules are still circa 16th century. The idea is to hang on to your opponent’s shorts, whilst trying to hurl your fellow wrestler SRXSXLIMVFEGO8LI½VWXXSTMR his or her competitor’s shoulders to the ground wins. However, it would be disingenuous to label this all about brute force. Like gymnastics, it’s not just beating your opponent that counts; it’s how you win. The best score is 10, awarded for a Platt throw (when both shoulders hit the ¾SSVEXXLIWEQIXMQI &YX even losers get points (between ERH XLEXXLI]GER carry through to the next bout. &IX[IIRXLVIIERHWM\NYHKIW organise the competitors and HIGMHI[LS½KLXW[LS

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Ritual and Regulation The victorious schwinger wipes sawdust from his opponent’s shoulders – a gesture that is not only respectful, but also a regulation in Swiss wrestling called Dressing. Many of the competing wrestlers are friends and will also practise good sportsmanship with a classic pre-match handshake.

Wardrobe Essentials One way to pick out the cattle farmers from the city boys is to pay attention to their wardrobe in the ring. Wrestlers from farming stock or the hinterland, known as ‘Senn’, usually wear dark pants and peasant-style shirts. Meanwhile, if you see a schwinger dressed all in white, and who’s gymnast-trained, then they’re from the town. You can refer to them as a ‘Turner’.

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Cash Cow The young bull, Clement or ‘Mazot de Cremo’ (900kg of prime beef), is paraded around the 52,000 all seater-stadium. This is what the champion will take home, and it’s worth an estimated US$22,250. The Schwingerkönig can exchange Clement for the money after his three-year reign as King, during which time he must give a cut of any sponsorship deals back to his club.

King of the Sheepherders Eight heats and two days of sweat and sawdust later, 30-year-old sheepherder and underdog Matthias Glarner from Heimberg in Bern, defeats fellow sheepherder, 21-year-old Armon Orlik from Graubünden, in a gripping QMRYXIKVERH½REP8LIVIMW no silver or gold in schwingen – just 44 oak leaf garlands, or kranzas, awarded to the top 20 per cent performing wrestlers called Federals, who also get to pick out power drills, hot tubs and a year-long supply of Shorley (a sparkling apple drink) from an unconventional prize table.

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Emirates has upgraded one of its )QMVEXIW´XL%HIWXMREXMSRERHEX and leisure travellers with an unrivalled RMRIHEMP]¾MKLXWFIX[IIR(YFEMERH ¾]MRKEHMWXERGISJOMPSQIXVIWIEGL I\TIVMIRGIXS(YFEMEW[IPPEWWIEQPIWW (SLEXSXLIIZIVTSTYPEV¾EKWLMT [E]LEWFIGSQIXLI[SVPH´WWLSVXIWX connections of under four hours to some %MVFYW% WGLIHYPIH%¾MKLX SJXLIQSWXTSTYPEVSR[EVHWHIWXMREXMSRW Having recently boosted its services 8LI)QMVEXIW%[MPPFIHITPS]IHEW serviced by the A380. XS(SLE[MXLX[SEHHMXMSREP¾MKLXW )/[LMGL[MPPHITEVX(YFEMEXEQ 8LI9%)MW5EXEV´W½JXLPEVKIWXXVEHMRK demand has been steadily increasing arriving in Doha at 8.05am. The return TEVXRIVEWMXYEXMSRSRP]PMOIP]XSKVS[ FIX[IIR(YFEMERH(SLE[MXLQSVI ¾MKLX)/[MPPHITEVX(SLEEXEQ EWMRZIWXQIRXSTTSVXYRMXMIWEVMWIJVSQ XLERTEWWIRKIVWGEVVMIHWMRGI arriving in Dubai at midday. The timing of (YFEMLSWXMRK)\TSERH(SLE January of this year alone. Doha is XLI%WIVZMGI[MPPTVSZMHIFYWMRIWW LSWXMRKXLI;SVPH'YTMR LINKEDIN LEARNING COURSES NOW ON ICE

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The suites at Bupa Cromwell Hospital (Just what the doctor ordered)

The Royal Suite

When it comes to your health, compromise is not an option. To find out more about our exclusive Royal and Presidential suites, and to talk about your healthcare requirements, contact our dedicated team on +44 (0)7809 316 205 or email [email protected]. Bupa Cromwell Hospital, 164-178 Cromwell Road, London SW5 0TU Expect the exceptional. INSIDE EMIRATES

AN EMIRATES A380 IN BLOOM Emirates has teamed up with Dubai Miracle Garden to create a stunning new display for the Garden’s 2016-17 season – and it’s one for the record-books WORDS: MATT MOSTYN

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| 77 | INSIDE EMIRATES THE FLORAL FACTS Here are the numbers behind the world’s first A380 in bloom

73 metres long

80 metre wingspan 24 metres high

76,000 square feet

STATS

tonnes of 70 plants 500,000 180 plants days to construct

200 5 MILLION 30 people to assemble blooms tonnes of steel

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DESTINATION

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FORT LAUDERDALE

Emirates launches a daily service between Dubai and Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport on December 15. Enjoy our guide to one of the most exciting cities in the US

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Emirates’ daily flight EK213 will depart Dubai (DXB) at 3am local time and arrive in Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) at 10.25am. The return flight EK214 will depart FLL at 8.20pm arriving in Dubai at 7.40pm the following day, with a flying time of 14 hours and 20 minutes.

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COMFORT IN THE AIR To help you arrive at your destination feeling relaxed and refreshed, Emirates has developed this collection of helpful travel tips. Regardless of whether you need to rejuvenate for your holiday or be effective at achieving your goals on a business trip, these simple tips will help you enjoy your journey and time on board with Emirates today.

SMART TRAVELLER

DRINK PLENTY TRAVEL LIGHTLY WEAR GLASSES USE SKIN KEEP MOVING MAKE OF WATER Carry only the Cabin air is MOISTURISER Exercise your lower YOURSELF Rehydrate with essential items that drier than normal, Apply a good legs and calf muscles. COMFORTABLE water or juices you will need during therefore swap quality moisturiser This encourages Loosen clothing, frequently. Drink ]SYV¾MKLX your contact lenses to ensure your skin FPSSH¾S[ remove jacket tea and coffee in for glasses. doesn’t dry out. and avoid anything moderation. pressing against your body.

BEFORE YOUR JOURNEY AT THE AIRPORT DURING THE FLIGHT WHEN YOU ARRIVE Consult your doctor Allow yourself plenty of time Chewing and swallowing Try some light exercise, before travelling if you for check-in. will help equalise your ear or read if you can’t sleep have any medical concerns Avoid carrying heavy bags pressure during ascent after arrival. about making a long through the airport and and descent. journey, or if you suffer SRXSXLI¾MKLXEWXLMWGER Babies and young from a respiratory or place the body under passengers may suffer cardiovascular condition. considerable stress. more acutely with popping Plan for the destination – Once through to ears, therefore consider will you need any vaccinations departures try and relax as providing a dummy. or special medications? much as possible. Get as comfortable as Get a good night’s rest possible when resting and FIJSVIXLI¾MKLX turn frequently. Eat lightly and sensibly. Avoid sleeping for long periods in the same position.

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CUSTOMS & VISA INFORMATION GUIDE TO US CUSTOMS & IMMIGRATION

Whether you’re travelling to, or through, the United States today, this simple guide to completing the US customs form will help to ensure that your journey is as hassle free as possible.

CUSTOMS DECLARATION FORM

All passengers arriving into the US need to complete a Customs Declaration Form. If you are travelling as a family this should be completed by one member only. The form must be com- pleted in English, in capital letters, and must be signed where indicated.

ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORISATION (ESTA) If you are an international traveller wishing to enter the United States under the Visa Waiver Programme, You must apply for electronic authorisation (ESTA) up to 72 hours prior to your departure.

ESTA FACTS: Children and infants require an individual ESTA.

The online ESTA system will inform you whether your application has been authorised, not authorised or if authorisation is pending.

A successful ESTA application is valid for two years, however this may be revoked or will expire along with your passport.

APPLY ONLINE AT WWW.CBP.GOV/ESTA

NATIONALITIES ELIGIBLE FOR THE VISA WAIVER*: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom**

* SUBJECT TO CHANGE ** ONLY BRITISH CITIZENS QUALIFY UNDER THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAMME.

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CUSTOMS & VISA INFORMATION CUT THE QUEUE AT JFK WITH QUICK CONNECT -J]SY´VIGSRRIGXMRKXLVSYKL2I[=SVO.*/]SYGEREZSMHPSRK[EMXMRKXMQIWMR97MQQMKVEXMSRERHUYIYIWJSVGSRRIGXMRK¾MKLXW with the Quick Connect service. US Customs and Border Protection Agency created the special service for passengers who have a GSRRIGXMRK¾MKLX[MXLMRXLVIILSYVWSJEVVMZEPEX2I[=SVO.*/

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QUARANTINE IN AUSTRALIA Australia has strict biosecurity laws, so when you arrive you’ll need to declare certain food, plant or animal items on your Incoming Passenger Card.

You also need to declare equipment or shoes used in rivers and lakes or with soil attached. All aircraft food must be left on board. Please take particular care when you complete your Incoming Passenger Card – it's a legal document and false declarations may result in a penalty.

QUARANTINE IN JAPAN Japan has strict rules around exposure to livestock and bringing in livestock items. You will need to go to the Animal Quarantine Counter if:

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The counter is in the baggage claim area. If you’re bringing meat and livestock products into Japan without an import GIVXM½GEXI]SYQYWXWIIXLIERMQEPUYEVERXMRISJ½GIV

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UAE SMART GATE

NATIONALITIES THAT CAN USE BE SMART! UAE SMART GATES USE UAE SMART GATE AT DUBAI UAE INTERNATIONAL Andorra Australia Austria AIRPORT Bahrain Belgium Brunei

GO THROUGH IMMIGRATION IN SECONDS AND GET YOUR VISIT TO DUBAI OFF TO A FLYING START

Citizens of the countries listed on the right and UAE residents can speed Canada Denmark Finland through Dubai International airport by using UAE Smart Gate. If you hold a machine-readable passport or E-Gate card you can check in and out of the airport within seconds. France Germany Greece Just look out for signs that will direct you to the many UAE Smart Gates found on either side of the Immigration Hall at Dubai International airport.

Iceland Ireland Italy USING UAE SMART GATE IS EASY

Japan Kuwait Liechtenstein

Have your E-Gate card or machine- readable passport ready to be scanned 1 Luxembourg Malaysia Monaco

Netherlands New Zealand Norway

Place your passport photo page on the scanner. If you are a UAE resident, place your Oman Portugal Qatar 2 E-Gate card into the E-Gate slot

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*UK citizens only (UK overseas citizens still require a visa)

REGISTERING FOR UAE SMART GATE IS EASY UAE SMART GATE CAN BE USED BY: To register, just follow the above process and then spend a few moments ˆ Machine-readable passports from LEZMRK]SYVHIXEMPWZEPMHEXIHF]ERMQQMKVEXMSRSJ½GIV8LEX´WMX)ZIV]XMQI the above countries ]SY¾]XS(YFEMMRJYXYVI]SY[MPPFISYXSJXLIEMVTSVXERHSR]SYV[E] ˆ E-Gate cards just minutes after you landed.

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NEW ROUTE: Fort Lauderdale: daily service starts December 15

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MOHAP – WQ89334 – 26/02/2017 Our fleet of 259 aircraft includes 244 passenger aircraft EMIRATES FLEET 15 and SkyCargo aircraft

AIRBUS A380-800 This month: 3 arriving

2500+

The first A380s with Live Television joined the fleet in June of this year. This month 14 are equipped, with more coming soon. 93 in fleet. Up to 489-615 passengers. Range of 15,000km. L 72.7m x W 79.8m

BOEING 777-300ER

up to This month: 2 arriving 2500+

75%

96 (75%) out of 128 Boeing 777-300ERs are now equipped with Live Television, Wi-Fi, Mobile Phone and Data Roaming services. More are being upgraded each month. 128 in fleet. Up to 354-442 passengers. Range of 14,594km. L 73.9m x W 64.8m

BOEING 777-200LR

2500+

90%

9 (90%) out of 10 Boeing 777-200LRs are now equipped with Live Television, Wi-Fi, Mobile Phone and Data Roaming services. More are being upgraded each month. 10 in fleet. Up to 266 passengers. Range of 17,446km. L 63.7m x W 64.8m

EMIRATES SKYCARGO BOEING 777F

The most environmentally-friendly freighter operated today, with the lowest fuel burn of any comparably-sized cargo aircraft. Along with its wide main-deck cargo door which can accommodate oversized consignments, it is also capable of carrying up to 103 tonnes of cargo 13 in fleet. Range of 9,260km. L 63.7m x W 64.8m non-stop on 10-hour sector lengths.

For more information: emirates.com/ourfleet

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Live Television Wi-Fi Mobile Phone Data Roaming Channels of inflight GSM GPRS entertainment

BOEING 777-300

1500+

10 in fleet. Up to 364 passengers. Range of 11,029km. L 73.9m x W 60.9m

BOEING 777-200ER

1500+

2 in fleet. Up to 274 passengers. Range of 14,310km. L 63.7m x W 60.9m

AIRBUS A319

550+

The Emirates Executive Private Jet takes our exceptional service to the highest level to fly you personally around the world. Fly up to 19 guests in the utmost comfort of our customised A319 aircraft with the flexibility of private jet travel. Further information at emirates-executive.com 1 in fleet. Up to 19 passengers. Range of 7,000km. L 33.84m x W 34.1m

EMIRATES SKYCARGO BOEING 747 ERF

This aircraft is capable of carrying up to 117 tonnes. The deck-side cargo door, with a height of approximately three metres, allows the uplift of oversized shipments that cannot be accommodated in the belly-hold of 2 in fleet. Range of 9,204km. L 70.6m x W 64.4m passenger aircraft. The nose door allows the carriage of long pieces.

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