The rudest country in the world to visit is.....

 

In a recent poll carried out by Skyscanner, the internet flight comparison and cheap ticket search engine, asked 1,200 of its own site users "which country did they think had the least friendly people".

With 19% of the vote came the French people with a reputation for being curt and rude to visitors. Very close behind though with 17% were the Russians who in the last five years have been able to get to the holiday destinations most Europeans have enjoyed before. 

With the British in third place and the Germans and Chinese taking a place in the top 10 the surprise in the Americans drop from first place last year to seventh this year.

At the other end of the scale the Brazil was voted the most welcoming country, with the Philippines, Caribbean and Thailand all received top marks for their friendliness.

Jamaica airports to introduce Arrivals Duty-Free shops

Courtesy Jamaica Observer..........

Passengers arriving at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) will soon be able to shop on arrival at the airport, the Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett has said.

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Addressing the opening of the new British Airways Executive Club Lounge at the Norman Manley International Airport on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, the Minister announced that the Jamaican Cabinet had just approved the amendment to the relevant Act to allow incoming passengers to purchase goods at the airport.The minister said that this would be "a great income-generating opportunity for the shops at NMIA. Congratulating BA on its "63 years of service to Jamaica, excellent customer service, focus on safety and security and innovative products", Minister Bartlett said that NMIA was being upgraded "to provide more than just a place to board or disembark an aircraft"."We hope to make the NMIA a destination within itself that provides efficiency, diversity and attention to passenger's comfort", the Minister said explaining that "the upgrade of the airport included enhancing the retail mix, upgrading and expanding passenger terminals and ensuring closer integration of the airport shops and facilities."

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