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London Town Hotel Price Promise 2008-03-11 07:47:14 Lots of hotel websites now offer price promises. At sletoh we are cynical about price promises as we know that hotel prices vary widely and no one website is cheaper than the rest. Some are cheaper one day, others the next day, some have geographical strengths and some try to trick travellers by lowering prices one day and hiking them [...] Read more:Hotel
Barvikha Hotel Moscow 2008-03-10 10:36:51 The Barvikha Hotel
& Spa is set to be a tranquil oasis amidst the hectic hustle of Moscow
. As the first luxury spa in the city, it has a prime location among other opulent amenities like high-status shopping with Gucci and Prada, upper crust dwellings and the noble salons of Lamborghini and Bentley.
The mastermind behind [...]
Excelsior Dubrovnik Hotel Re-Opens 2008-03-10 10:35:24 Along the sparkling Adriatic Sea sits the Croatian city of Dubrovnik. The city has been war torn and a target of massive bombings during the Croatian War (1991-1995). The worn cobblestone streets that were once teaming with life have remained stark, haunted and desolate – that is until now.
The city is in the midst of [...] Read more:Hotel
Venice Historic Grand Hotel Des Bains Burns 2008-03-05 13:06:10 Late on February 22, a fire struck Venice
’s treasured GrandHotel
Des Bains, a favorite of journalists, celebrities and jet setters. The fire damaged nearly a dozen rooms and possibly burned out part of the electrical network.
The hotel shuts down each October through March so no guests were involved in the incident thankfully. Although the [...] Read more:Burns
InterContinental Moves Into Vietnam 2008-03-05 12:51:28 Vietnam is one of, if not the fastest growing country in the world. The United Kingdom’s Intercontinental chain took hold of the fact and didn’t let go until the hotel group opened its first non-UK hotel in the rapidly rising country. As GM Jon Nielsen says, “We couldn’t get our doors open fast enough!”
The hotel [...] Read more:Vietnam
The Geotourism Challenge - You Could Be a Winner 2008-03-01 14:19:46 The National Geographic Society is conducting its first ever “Geotourism Challenge
: Celebrating Places/Changing Lives.” This competition will bring to light innovative minds in tourism today and seeks to show the world that anyone can be a change maker. NGS is looking at this is a positive competition that will help change the lives of the [...]
Chocoholics Unite 2008-03-01 14:14:18 Favorite chocolatiers the world over, Nestle, has combined with MSC Cruises to offer celebrate 100 years of Italian chocolate making. The festivity point takes place on an eight day cruise which sets sail from Genoa and glides from Tunis, Palma, Barcelona and Marseille.
And of course, the cruises activities are chocolate focused and include chocolate massage, [...]
Biometric Visas for UK Travel 2008-02-24 12:12:06 Biometrics is the technology which captures biological data. It records individual characteristics like fingerprints, voice patterns and measurements of the eyes retinas and irises. In a world where identity theft and other mishaps are common place, authenticity of users is increasingly important, which is where this new biometric technology comes in.
Once data is scanned it [...] Read more:Biometric
, Visas
, Travel
Camping the South of France by siblu 2008-02-24 12:09:22 Camping vacation guru siblu has just announced plans to open their fourteenth holiday spot in the stunning south of France
. Titled Les Sables du Midi, the resort will be surrounded by the beauty of the region’s local vineyards and will also include two pools and a fun, fast and furious 85 meter water slide.
To celebrate [...] Read more:South
, Camping
The MacDonald Group is One Organic Step Ahead 2008-02-21 11:52:14 Whether you are here to stay for business or to play on a holiday, the MacDonaldGroup
believes that you deserve to know exactly where your hotels foods are coming from.
Following a round of high profiled documentaries by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Jamie Oliver, who sought to prove a point that luxury hotel foods aren’t always [...] Read more:Organic
Happy St Patricks Day From Dublin to You! 2008-03-18 07:08:30 There is no better place in the world to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than Dublin
, Ireland. The city is chock full of fantastic events including the St. Patrick’s Day festival which includes music, theatre, carnivals, comedy, street parties, dance and all night long festivities the week through. Even if you’ve missed the actual day, events [...] Read more:Happy
A New Set of Safety Issues for Heathrow 2008-03-27 05:45:02 The grand opening of Heathrow
Airport’s Terminal 5 by Queen Elizabeth II was tarnished by several panic stricken incidents this past week.
On Thursday a man with a rucksack jetted across the path of an aircraft, climbed the perimeter fence and was gone as quickly as he came. Numerous calls to 999 were received and local [...] Read more:Safety
, Issues
Surf’s Up in Bournemouth, UK 2008-03-25 16:29:09 Bournemouth, UK has proudly announced their planned construction of an artificial reef, Europe’s first. Building beings in spring 2008 and if all goes well the reef should be completed by October 2008.
The area is already highly sought after because of its excellent water sport facilities. The reef will definitely contribute in putting Bournemouth on the [...]
Happy 850th Birthday Munich! 2008-03-28 09:12:32 At 850 years young, Munich
is certainly not ancient in comparison to other European cities. None the less, the city wants to celebrate its centuries’ long evolution, from its humble beginning as a monestary to its contemporary atmosphere today.
The theme of the celebration is “building bridges.” It must be noted that “Bridges” wasn’t randomly selected. [...] Read more:Happy
, Birthday
The Latest and Greatest: Hotel Keys by Mobile Phone 2008-03-28 09:09:41 If you’re a registered Near Field Communications (NFC) member than the dream of bypassing the long line at the reception desk and heading straight away to your room is now a reality.
In its pioneering months, a handful of European hotels are testing out this innovative technology by passing on rooms keys to hotel guests via [...] Read more:Greatest
, Hotel
, Mobile
Stockholm’s Strange Spirit 2008-04-01 09:54:41 Businessman Oscar Dios has decided to stick with Stockholm
’s rather odd and unconventional hotel traditions by opening a hostel. The actual hostel is not what is in question here but its location is quite unusual by traditional standards.
Set to open in May 2008, the hostel will be located inside of a converted Boeing 747. It [...] Read more:Strange
Russia Goes “Boom” 2008-04-01 09:54:09 InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) is taking advantage of their strong hold in the Russia
n market place by planning on opening nearly 2,000 more rooms by 2010 in Moscow alone. IHG plans on opening more than a dozen more hotels in at least six of Russia’s thirteen large metros within the next decade.
Six hotels have already [...]
User Reviews - Practical Info or Just a Mirage? 2008-04-08 06:03:20 The mammoth hotel sites are like the socialites of the online hotel world – they are charming, easy to use and everybody knows their name. But all the same most of it is just a put on to exert a pull on the consumer. Apparently no part of the mega website is safe from this [...] Read more:Practical
A New Way to Hit the Hay 2008-04-06 18:10:33 Most travelers know that Switzerland is a pricy playground. But they also know that there are bargains at every corner in town, including the barns. By now you are probably wondering what I’m getting at here, mentioning barns and travel in the same paragraph. Well what I’m getting at is just that; staying in a [...]
Conde Naste Gives “It” To Travellers 2008-04-10 11:25:53 Wondering where all the jet set will be going this year? You can flip open the latest copy of Conde
Naste’s Traveler to the annual “It List” or just continue reading to get the scope on the places to travel in 2008.
Drum roll please… and the “2008 It List” winners are…
Mozambique, Africa: Located [...] Read more:Travellers
Art History Comes Alive 2008-04-16 12:54:15 If you have ever wanted to A) study art history or B) visit London, we have got the perfect combination for you!
London’s prestigious Courtauld Institute of Art is currently celebrating its 75th year. Located in the Somerset House, the gallery is one of the richest in the city, holding some odd 600 years of art [...] Read more:History
, Alive
Pembrokeshire Fish Week 2008-04-20 08:39:43 If you love the seaside, than the Pembrokeshire Fish Week 2008 is right up your alley, err, waterway. The sunny community in West Wales is holding their annual festival this year from June 21 – 29. In short, participants will be able to take in the rugged Welsh coastal cliffs, traipse along the sandy beaches [...]
Trade Your Hotel for a Yotel 2008-04-22 16:51:09 The last thing most of us want to do, especially if we plan on hopping a red eye, is to figure in travel time from the hotel to the airport before our flight. Now if you are in London, you don’t have to.
Yo! Company brand has recently introduced two hotels in both Heathrow and Gatwick [...] Read more:Trade
, Hotel
FlareSafe Your Life 2008-04-24 11:34:07 Many travelers stay in hostels or budget hotels, especially young ones. They also remain extremely unprotected in most cases. Take for example the horrific July 2000 fire at Childers hostel in Australia that tragically took the lives of 15 young travelers.
In an effort to stop these types of misfortunes from happening to others, UK based [...]
Archaeological Museum of Pireaus Open Again 2008-04-24 11:33:43 Archeologists are constantly finding new artifacts that hail back to the golden years of ancient Greece. While most of these are housed at the largest Greek museum, the National Museum
of Athens, most of which is found in Piraeus, Attica and the Saronic Gulf isles reside in the Pireaus Museum.
It should be noted this museum [...] Read more:Again
Top 10 Tips to Cut Travel Costs 2008-04-25 06:50:32 1. Cut out Cookies: No, we aren’t talking those gooey goodies. We’re talking the files stored in your Internet Browser that record you’re every move. Unlucky for you, these little blighters allow websites to know where you went and how much you spent right down to the last penny. What this means is that if you [...] Read more:Travel
, Costs
Top 10 Tips to Cut Vacation Costs 2008-04-30 06:54:31 So you can now get to your destination cheaply after seeing our Top 10 Tips to Cut Travel Costs
. But what about the post travel part, after you’ve arrived and your ready to go, go, go? Here are 10 more tips on saving when you finally reach your vacation destination.
1. Stay in One Place: Many times [...] Read more:Vacation
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