NEW VISITOR
CENTRE AT
PENGUIN
PARADE
One of Victoria’s most popular
tourist attractions, the iconic
PENGUIN PARADE in PHILLIP
ISLAND is now open in a refurbished
avatar. The new visitor centre isan
environmentally sustainable initiative in
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a theatre, diverse dining options and modern
retail spaces – all suited to varied tastes and
budgets. The centre, announced a winner
at the 2019 Architecture Awards, also
impresses with its environmental credentials
such as its array of 666 solar panels on the
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NEW UNESCO HERITAGE SITE
AZERBAIJAN adds another feather to its cap as Sheki Khan’s summer palace, built in 1762
byHuseyn Khan, was recently granted the status of a UNESCO World Heritage site. A five-
hour drive from the country’s capital, Baku, the palace’s older northern part is set amid the
Caucasus mountains, while the southern part stretches out into the river valley. Sheki Khan’s
palace boasts 5,000 wooden and glass details of ‘Shebeke’ – the pride of Azerbaijani crafts-
men – in an idyllic city that was a significant link between the East and the West on the Great
Silk Route. Being featured on the UNESCO World Heritage List of cultural sites is a recogni-
tion of Azerbaijan’s distinctive culture and history. The Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Land-
scape in Qobustan and the Maiden Tower in Baku are also heritage sites (www.azerbaijan.
travel/en/home). And, to get you to these and the country’s other draws there – gastronomic
and cultural, AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES welcomes the first ever direct flight linking New Delhi
to the coastal capital city of Baku. Every Tuesday and Friday, flights take off from INDIRA
GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DEL) for HEYDAR ALIYEV INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,
and are set to double in number by October 2019 (www.azal.az/en/).FLY NON-STOP
TO GUANGZHOU
With RWANDAIR’s inaugural Mumbai – Guangzhou
(China) – Mumbai flight on June 18, passengers can
now enjoy direct flights to the port city northwest
of Hong Kong. One of the largest cities in the world,
Guangzhou is becoming an increasingly popular
destinationat whichto marvel at avant-garde archi-
tecturesuchas ZahaHadid’sGuangzhouOpera
seort iconicCantonTVTower
(www.rwandair.c.