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Germanwings is the best German airline. In the context of an international airline test by six European consumers protection organizations from Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and The Netherlands, who questioned around 9,000 passengers, the low cost carrier was ranked at the 14th spot among the in total 110 tested airlines. Germanwings is thus the German airline with the highest evaluation marks. Overall 36,000 flights were evaluated in the context of the test.

The participants gave detailed information on their travel experiences on board flights from July 2004 until September 2005. The experiences involved traditional airlines, charter airlines and low cost carriers. With an evaluation mark of 7.4, Germanwings was ranked at the top of the group that also included SN Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, Ryanair, Swiss, KLM, Austrian Airlines, Air Berlin and Air France. These carriers form the top group. The participants gave Germanwings a very high mark especially for the punctuality of their flights, the good relation between price and performance, the cleanness on board and the efficiency of the ground staff.

Source: Daily Travel News

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Save 15% at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne. This is a special offer for Germanwings passengers*(until 25 June 2006.

As part of its 30-year anniversary celebrations, twenty of which have been in the building between Cologne’s cathedral, main railway station and the river Rhine, the Museum Ludwig is presenting a major exhibition, running until 25 June 2006, around Salvador Dalí’s painting “La Gare de Perpignan”. Peter and Irene Ludwig acquired the monumental painting in 1978 for the museum.

The work can be seen as a painted autobiography of the artist. Various aspects of his life and his fantastic visual worlds appear as a retrospective dream vision. Salvador Dalí declared in his visionary style Perpignan railway station as the centre of the world. Many times Dalí travelled by train via Perpignan to Paris, centre of surrealism, and many other important artists travelled through this town where French and Spanish influences meet on their way to Cadaqués to visit Dalí and experience his wonderful muse, and the motherly ways of his companion.

Upon showing your Germanwings booking confirmation you will receive the following special price at the cash desk of the Museum Ludwig:

Day ticket for €6.50 instead of €7.50 (a saving of 15%)
Exhibition catalogue €30 instead of €37 (a saving of 23%)

*This offer is only valid if you show a valid booking confirmation for a Germanwings flight to Cologne. Ludwig Museum is responsible for providing this offer.

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Brisbane - 15 May 2006 to 21 May 2006

Paniyiri, an annual festival of all things Greek, has started in Brisbane. It runs from 15th May 2006 to 21st May 2006, at the Greek Club and Convention Centre and Musgrave Park.

Dating back to 1979, the week-long event, which will culminate in a major weekend celebration, will allow fans of the Mediterranean culture to indulge in some traditional Greek food and drink and enjoy some Greek arts and music.

For those who wish to hone their culinary skills, workshops will teach visitors the basics of authentic Greek cooking. Food stalls will also be showcasing the many tastes and recipes from regions across Greece.

The main stage in Musgrave Park will host up to 20 hours of entertainment, including grape stomping and olive eating competitions, Hellenic dancing, Ta Palikaria and Zorba Dancing. Visitors can even take part in the Zorbathan; an attempt to break the festival's own record of 3,300 people Greek dancing for eight minutes.

Over 20,000 people from Brisbane's Greek community gather every year at Paniyiri to showcase their culture and display their customs.

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For flower lovers, there are very few places better to be than in Morocco during May.

This is because an oasis in the Dades Valley provides an opportunity for roses to grow in abundance, something which has been particularly important for the local economy.

One of the largest rose distilling plants in the world is situated in the valley, which is also known as the Valley of the Roses, and it provides the scented rose water which is used in abundance in cooking and perfumes.

It takes ten tons of rose petals to produce just a few litres of oil, so the effort put in by the local farmers is rightly celebrated towards the end of the harvest each year.

With the valley smelling divine, the farmers gather together in the El Kelaa des M'Gouna town for the rose feast celebrations, which include a market with music and dancing and of course a Rose Queen election, whose duty it is simply to reign over the year's crop.

For those wanting cheap accomodation go to hostelbookers.

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