Ishraq Dubai owns four hotels in Dubai operating under the franchised Holiday Inn Express (hiex) brand. Major developments have included a Holiday Inn Express at the centre of the city and the new 115-bedroomed DoubleTree by Hilton hotel which is set to open its doors on Brayford Wharf North in November. Cathedral city — Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, a 94-room property in Cathedral City, has been sold. Sequim — Ground preparation work has begun on the future site of a Black Bear Diner, part of the Holiday Inn Express & Conference Center plaza. Dna led to the arrest of two men in connection with a July robbery at the Holiday Inn Express, 18 Clifton Park Village Road, State Police said. Ihg has currently six hotels in Colombia: two InterContinental Hotels, one Crowne Plaza, one Holiday Inn and two Holiday Inn Express properties. Special rates will be made available to competitors and fans alike by calling the Hampton Inn at336.625.9000. Cathedral city — Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, a 94-room property in Cathedral City, has been sold. Holiday Inn ® Hotels and Resorts and Holiday Inn Express ®. The new-build, 14-story Holiday Inn Cartagena Morros features 140 rooms and it is located in the northern section of the city, less than three miles (approx. The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Saint-Hyacinthe, was awarded the prestigious leed (leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for its sustainable practices, making it Canada’s official first “green” hotel. (wofl fox 35) – Holiday Inn is celebrating the re-launch of its Orlando area Holiday Inn hotels, Holiday Inn Express, and the Holiday Inn Club Vacations Resort. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Newberry South Carolina Hotel offers convenient accommodations to guests attending at the 2011 sc Horseshoe Pitchers State Tournament at Marion Davis Park. Sequim — Ground preparation work has begun on the future site of a Black Bear Diner, part of the Holiday Inn Express & Conference Center plaza. Clifton park — State Police have arrested two men in connection with the July robbery of the Holiday Inn Express in Clifton Park. Holiday Inn Express, one of the fastest growing hotel brands in the world, continues its expansion in Thailand with a new signing in Phuket. Ishraq Dubai owns four hotels in Dubai operating under the franchised Holiday Inn Express (‘hiex’) brand, located in Dubai Internet City Dubai Internet City , Al Safa, Jumeirah and at Dubai International Airport Terminal 3. hiex is InterContinental Hotels’ ‘limited service’ brand, targeting the price-conscious business and leisure travellers seeking quality lodgings at affordable rates. From the two-story high stone-cased fire place to the timber-framed indoor pool, the new Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Donegal is not a cookie cutter hotel. Holiday Inn is celebrating the re-launch of its Orlando area Holiday Inn hotels, Holiday Inn Express, and the Holiday Inn Club Vacations Resort. Ihg , , whose roots in the Colombian hotel market stretch almost six decades, today announced the opening of the Holiday Inn Cartagena Morros in Cartagena, Colombia. The upper-midscale and upscale segments represent many of the total rooms under construction.

It's such a terrifying and exciting rush that keeps plenty of people flocking to theaters watch the latest horror movie or, in this case, attending Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights. By AP, GREENFIELD, Iowa — An Iowa couple have discovered an eerie presence in their pear tree, just in time for the approaching Halloween season. Fabric store has tested positive for rabies. A jury convicted a Logan Square man Friday in the slaying of a DePaul honor student who was shot to death during a Halloween party in 2009. The city of Murrieta is hosting a Halloween Costume Exchange for kids of all ages. Wildlife Reserves Singapore ceo Isabella Loh has in a posting on the organisation's Facebook page, said that the decision to cancel Halloween Horrors was sudden, and that she was very sorry for the upset it has caused. May the weak and wary be cautious…noteworthy Collections has released over 65 brand new bloodcurdling Halloween party invitation designs into their 2011 fall invitation collection. We’re just over a week away from the kick off of Halloween Horror Nights and with the event coming up so quickly, it’s time to start planning things out and preparing yourself for the event. For several years, it has been the practice of marketers, retailers and media companies to start making their pitches earlier and earlier for the important Christmas shopping season. The nypd Commander who runs the 61 st Precinct in Brooklyn is bracing for potential problems in Gerritsen Beach on Halloween, and he wants parents to help identify the trouble makers. Columbus is adding a couple of eateries to its culinary menu, with a second helping of LongHorn Steakhouse and a new deli flavor called Jersey Mike’s. New york – Northeastern states are facing a pumpkin shortage after Hurricane Irene destroyed many fields, and farms in upstate New York say they’re getting calls from other growers who want to buy their crops. For years it was known as one of the largest and wildest parties in the pacific. The annual rite of Halloween means the annual appearance of the Spirit costume stores, whose jobs are in high demand. Fans of Halloween Horrors are up in arms over the sudden closure of the annual Halloween event held at the Night Safari. Noteworthy Collections has introduced over 65 brand new spine-chilling Halloween party invitation designs into their fall invitation collection. Halloween is one of the many holidays that consumers and businesses look forward to every year. Lahaina – Maui County has obtained the permits needed to close down Front Street for Halloween festivities in Lahaina, the administration of Mayor Alan Arakawa announced Thursday afternoon. Halloween costumes are trending on Google.

Yorktown, in – Are you looking for Halloween Costumes for 12 Year Olds? Finding the best costume can be tough. Now that Halloween is around the corner, it's time to start planning for Halloween costumes. Middletown, in – Those that are looking for the best Halloween Costumes for Teenage Girls will either be simple or complicated in 2011 depending on the particular teenager! Couples can enjoy a large variety of ideas including the traditional bride and groom zombie costume. Gaston, in – For families trying to stick to a budget this Halloween, we have some tips for making or finding great homemade costumes with items around your home. A Halloween costume should elicit a belly laugh from everyone and the laugh should last well through the evening. I love this site and recommend it every year for those of you who want to make your child’s Halloween costume. This is an awesome deal from Old Navy — They’ve marked all of their Halloween costumes 25% off $24.94. The company also says that for this Halloween, popular costumes include Captain America, the Green Lantern, Harry Potter and Angry Birds. Billerica Rotary Halloween Costume Ball To benefit Billerica Scholarships will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 7 p.m. to Midnight at the Billerica Irish American Club, 616 Middlesex Turnpike, Billerica. Looking for a Halloween costume that sticks out? The uniquely shaped Amarillo Sox mascot ensemble — which lasted one day and made national news — went on sale to the public Thursday. Each Saturday, the Times-Union’s pet blog, Cold Noses, is featuring pets available for adoption at area shelters. Fabriclink’s Halloween Costume Closet is the place to go for this year’s TOP, easy-to-make costume ideas! And while you’re there, take an enchanted journey into the magical Fairy Realm! One way to predict which Halloween costumes will be hot in a given year is to simply glance at the schedule of summer blockbusters. The Friends of the Grosse Pointe Public Library are asking for donations of gently-used Halloween costumes and accessories – sizes infants to teens – for its annual Halloween costume sale. American model Holly Madison is seen leaving Trashy Lingerie in West Hollywood with a friend and a few shopping bags between them. We have again put our finger on the zeitgeist and scanned Halloween costume stores to find the hottest Halloween costumes for Geeks. Totallycostumes.com, a leading retailer of scary Halloween costumes, is expanding their Zombie costume collection for kids and adults. There’s only six weeks left to find that perfect Halloween costume.

10 by hosting the Southeast Asian Dragon Boat Festival at Penn's Landing. Hundreds of spectators gathered to watch the seventh annual Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday. It was a lively mix of nonprofits, area businesses and emergency personnel on the Red River on Saturday as 27 teams battled in the Rotary Club of Shreveport's third annual Red River Dragon Boat Festival. Twice a week, as soon as the ice came off Dragon Lake, a group of determined women have been practicing for the Penticton Dragon Boat Festival. Today, the search takes the form of dragon boat racing, a tradition celebrated in festivals around the world. Since its debut in 1998, the Pawtucket Arts Festival has become a regular end-of-summer ritual for many Rhode Islanders. As the main sponsor of the Dragon Boat Festival since its inception in 2008, Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi hosts corporate teams for training days at the Hotel’s beach every year and also enters its own team in to the competition. An addition to the programs at Penn’s Landing, the Southeast Asian Dragon Boat Festival will take place Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 5 pm. If you’ve been close to Dragon Lake in the evening, you’ve likely heard what sounded like the slow rhythmic beat of a heart, boom, boom, boom. 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. The 16th annual Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival returns Saturday, Sept. It was a lively mix of nonprofits, area businesses and emergency personnel on the Red River on Saturday as 27 teams battled in the Rotary Club of Shreveport’s third annual Red River Dragon Boat Festival. The Mountain States Foundation’s annual Dragon Boat races and festival are lining up, with this year’s event to help provide services and programs for local cancer patients in need. Racers in Dragon Boat Festival bring Southeast Asian culture to Penn’s Landing. Drums sounded as dragon boats were raced along the Cam. Some mystical creatures could be found floating down the Red River Saturday. The Cuyahoga River comes to life this weekend Sept. Dragon boat teams are composed of 20 paddlers, one drummer and one steerer.

The series, which features a family of paranormal investigators who hunt down haunted items, drew 1.44 million viewers as well as 799000 adults 25-54 and 730000 adults 18-49, according to network officials. What's the real story with how Hollywood Ghost Hunters was founded? I've heard it emerged while filming at Mansfield Reformatory. If the programming schedule threw you off, then you've come to the right place to get your recap for the special Ghost Hunters episode featuring Destination Truth's Josh Gates. Irish Ghost Hunters said that they have received reports of strange happenings at the busy train station. Television’s “ghost Hunters” made their first trip to Hawaii to investigate reports of paranormal activity at Pearl Harbor. While ghost hunters abound, so do their doubters. If you’re a fan of watching the taps team poke around dark and often creepy places looking for paranormal activity, there’s good news. A team from The Atlantic Paranormal Society, led by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, investigates claims of paranormal activity at the Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor and its findings can be seen in a special episode Wednesday at 10 p.m. The taps team investigate two airplane hangars at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii; looking for the ghosts who were killed during the Japanese attack in the 1940s. It is said that from midnight though the first two to three hours of the new day we are the most vulnerable to demons and ghosts that come into our world at midnight, which is their gateway to our world. Here are the most recent story comments. 20 all-new episodes for season eight are slated to premiere on Syfy in 2012. It may be just a little behind the Memorial Day curve, but Syfy’s Ghost Hunters serves up a patriotic paranormal investigation that’s as rich with haunting as it is with history. on Syfy when ‘ghost Hunters’ makes its first visit to Hawaii. Stars of the Syfy original series Ghost Hunters are trying to find out what people in Homestead already know — that the former police station near the intersection of Ninth Avenue and Amity Street is haunted. Buena Park is a city well known for becoming overrun with ghosts and ghouls during the Halloween season.

A navy lieutenant has described how he cut a line to save a child attached to a drowned woman when an asylum seeker boat smashed into rocks on Christmas Island. Christmas Island and other locations near New Zealand, where self-styled scriptural scholar Harold Camping predicted that the apocalypse would strike by Friday night Los Angeles time, so far remain free of "super terrible" earthquakes. Anonymous individuals claiming to be Serco guards have alleged in The Australian that the detainee riots on Christmas Island coincided with cuts to staff levels and training. By Sabra Lane and Andrew O'Connor a group of 54 asylum seekers was taken to Christmas Island yesterday to await transfer overseas. A coronial inquest into the Christmas Island asylum seeker boat tragedy gets underway in Perth on Wednesday. “help me, help me, help me” Coroner’s Court hears how asylum seekers made a number of emergency calls before their ship crashed on Christmas Island. As the screams of men, women and children rang out in the heaving seas off Christmas Island, two navy sailors have told how they were forced to make the ultimate choice – who would live, and who would die. Natalie O’Brien charts the journey of 92 asylum seekers to their arrival off Christmas Island. An asylum-seeker who was one of the suspected ringleaders of the Christmas Island riots last March has reportedly threatened to take a detention centre staff member hostage, prompting a security crackdown at Sydney’s Villawood facility. An Australian inquest into the Christmas Island shipwreck has heard how the captain abandoned the boat a day before the tragedy. Sailors involved in the rescue of survivors of the Christmas Island tragedy have given graphic accounts of the ordeal to a coronial inquest in Perth. A navy lieutenant describes how he cut a line to save a child attached to a drowned woman when an asylum seeker boat smashed into rocks on Christmas Island. A small girl plucked from the seething sea was wrapped in a blanket, lapsing in and out of consciousness. An Australian inquest into the Christmas Island shipwreck, which killed up to 50 asylum seekers, is told the captain had abandoned the boat.

Elmira Mayor John Tonello speaks last November during the Veterans Day ceremony held at Wisner Park in downtown Elmira. Franke Wilmer making that day “welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” in Montana. Suerth provided this service twice already, most recently in November around Veterans Day. When Suerth is not providing free legal advice to veterans, he works full-time as an attorney for Saxe Doernberger & Vita, pc in Hamden. Since its debut on Veterans Day in 2009, the Veterans Cash scratch-off lottery game has generated some $11 million. Most people would tell you they feel that every day should be Veteran's Day, one of reflection and reverence for those who laid their lives on the line for the us and the freedoms we hold dear. Senate Bill 1739 represents a good example of a dilemma – defined as a choice between two undesirable outcomes. Memorial Day isn’t far off. To honor America’s fallen veterans, the Woburn Advocate is looking for families in Woburn to share memories of their loved ones who served in uniform who are no longer with us. While the ranks of older diggers are thinning, younger relatives are taking their places at Anzac Day services and marches and keeping numbers up, a West Australian rsl official says. Gutsy veterans mowed down by a runaway truck in last year’s Anzac Day tragedy will march with their mates on Monday. There are between two and three million World War ii veterans still alive. Siskiyou County Armed Forces Day is Saturday, May 21 at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds. A group of Veterans from Oregon has been invited to Washington D.C. for a Veterans Day performance of a program called “the Telling Project. By joe L. hughes ii Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com Most people would tell you they feel that every day should be Veteran’s Day, one of reflection and reverence for those who laid their lives on the line for the U.S. and the freedoms we hold dear. On Veterans Day last fall, the city of Salem honored more than 50 veterans of World War ii with the presentation of the city of Salem Wartime Service Medal. Bill Voigt, the ex-president of the nonprofit organization National Veterans Day in Birmingham, suffered a heart attack last year and stepped down. Dallas — The Portland Trail Blazers must feel like they are in an nba time warp. The Memorial Day Parade at Memorial Park on East Ocean Boulevard has been canceled this year due to renovations taking place there, according to the Veterans Council of Martin County. Nevada resident Carolyn Schneider is author of the book ‘bing: On the Road to Elko’ about her uncle Bing Crosby and his 15 years as a Nevada cattle rancher. For Veterans Day, Mary Sheely’s fourth-graders from Andersen Elementary School got a living history lesson Monday.

Elmira Mayor John Tonello speaks last November during the Veterans Day ceremony held at Wisner Park in downtown Elmira. Franke Wilmer making that day “welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” in Montana. Suerth provided this service twice already, most recently in November around Veterans Day. When Suerth is not providing free legal advice to veterans, he works full-time as an attorney for Saxe Doernberger & Vita, pc in Hamden. Since its debut on Veterans Day in 2009, the Veterans Cash scratch-off lottery game has generated some $11 million. Most people would tell you they feel that every day should be Veteran's Day, one of reflection and reverence for those who laid their lives on the line for the us and the freedoms we hold dear. Senate Bill 1739 represents a good example of a dilemma – defined as a choice between two undesirable outcomes. While the ranks of older diggers are thinning, younger relatives are taking their places at Anzac Day services and marches and keeping numbers up, a West Australian rsl official says. Memorial Day isn’t far off. To honor America’s fallen veterans, the Woburn Advocate is looking for families in Woburn to share memories of their loved ones who served in uniform who are no longer with us. Gutsy veterans mowed down by a runaway truck in last year’s Anzac Day tragedy will march with their mates on Monday. There are between two and three million World War ii veterans still alive. Siskiyou County Armed Forces Day is Saturday, May 21 at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds. A group of Veterans from Oregon has been invited to Washington D.C. for a Veterans Day performance of a program called “the Telling Project. By joe L. hughes ii Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com Most people would tell you they feel that every day should be Veteran’s Day, one of reflection and reverence for those who laid their lives on the line for the U.S. and the freedoms we hold dear. On Veterans Day last fall, the city of Salem honored more than 50 veterans of World War ii with the presentation of the city of Salem Wartime Service Medal. Bill Voigt, the ex-president of the nonprofit organization National Veterans Day in Birmingham, suffered a heart attack last year and stepped down. Dallas — The Portland Trail Blazers must feel like they are in an nba time warp. The Memorial Day Parade at Memorial Park on East Ocean Boulevard has been canceled this year due to renovations taking place there, according to the Veterans Council of Martin County. Nevada resident Carolyn Schneider is author of the book ‘bing: On the Road to Elko’ about her uncle Bing Crosby and his 15 years as a Nevada cattle rancher. For Veterans Day, Mary Sheely’s fourth-graders from Andersen Elementary School got a living history lesson Monday.

More than five thousand movie and music fans celebrated the opening of the Tribeca Film Festival last night, in appropriately enthusiastic fashion. David Gelb, who directed and produced "jiro," spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about selling the film, his next project, and his dining plans while in New York. Ifc Midnight has picked up the us distribution rights to Dick Maas' evil Santa film “saint” ahead of its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. It's screening tonight at the ongoing Tribeca Film Festival, and will be in theaters this weekend. Tribeca Film Festival co-founders Rober De Niro and Jane Rosenthal at the festival's awards ceremony last Spring. We review titles available on demand at the same time as their Tribeca Film Festival premieres. Brandi Andres is an editorial assistant at The Daily Beast. The tenth edition of the Tribeca Film Festival is under way in New York. He and Gelatt are already on to a possible new project. Music from Sir Elton John helped launch the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Universal CITY, CA–(Marketwire – Apr 21, 2011) – Camelot Entertainment Group, Inc. The Tribeca Film Festival doesn’t open until Thursday, but the partying has already begun. The world premiere of Cameron Crowe’s music documentary “the Union” and a concert by John were at the center of Wednesday night’s opening festivities. David Rooney The Tribeca Film Festival’s opening-night film chronicles the making of John and Russell’s 2010 Universal album of the same name. Tribeca is truly a New York event that transcends film. Paying tribute to his piano-playing idol Leon Russell, Elton John opened the Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday with a free outdoor performance and film premiere about the making of his album, “the Union.” In a waterfront celebration a stone’s throw from where the World Trade Center towers stood, the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival opened with music and a movie Wednesday. Georg Szalai The world premiere of Cameron Crowe’s music documentary “the Union” and a concert by John were at the center of Wednesday night’s opening festivities. Written & Directed by André Ovredal.

Cheung Kong will release about 90 percent of the units at the Uptown project for sale over the Easter holiday weekend that begins tomorrow, Tsui said. Donald Threadgold, a retired missionary in Brazil who also helped start a church community amongst Portuguese-speakers in Norfolk, explores the Easter story. The day is the last in the week ahead of the long Easter weekend in Europe and investors have rocked the market strongly higher on Wednesday which might increase the volatility today on profit taking. Children rush ahead for an Easter egg hunt after Justin Rudd's 30-minute Beach Cleanup on Saturday at Granada Beach in Belmont Shore. Three people have died in three separate accidents on Australia's roads on the first day of the Easter holiday long weekend. There are the usual bout of changes to services across Calderdale during the Easter bank holiday weekend. Is your official Easter Weekend holiday and travel forecast website. Police have promised a crackdown on errant drivers this Easter holiday weekend in a bid to keep the country’s road toll down at one of the lowest levels it has been for years. For the Easter holiday at Magic Kingdom. It is important to change our classroom decorations on a regular basis. Who did better, Jesus or Gaia? Media Undermine Christian Holiday: Nearly two thirds of all stories about Easter were negative (22 out of 34). Network Rail said there would be some engineering work on the railways over Easter but that 18% more trains were running this holiday compared with last Easter. Celebrate Easter 2011 with a difference with your family and loved ones at Atlantis, The Palm. Lincoln has a history of celebrating the Easter Holiday with festivities for the children including Easter Egg Hunts. With the Easter holiday approaching, there will be a number of Easter egg hunts taking place in the community over the weekend. Dine out this Easter holiday, and let your favorite restaurant do all the work. There’s no shortage of local events for all ages during the Easter holiday. For more than 25 years, an organization in Scranton has helped thousands of people celebrate the Easter holiday. The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all interstate construction work this Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel.