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Dubai's new low cost airline called FlyDubai. 2008-06-27 18:15:00 After months of speculation, the new budget airline backed by Emirates has been given a name: FlyDubai
.
The new low cost carrier's first flight is due to take off in mid-2009. The airline will focus on regional flights within the Gulf region and other surrounding countries.
According to a report by Business Traveller, the airline is being assisted by Emirates during its set-up period, but once
An Urban Oasis in Trendy Barcelona 2008-06-17 13:53:00 Barcelona could well be Europe's most tourist-friendly city. Beaches, shopping, world-class restaurants, a whole smorgasbord of architecture (from cutting-edge to Gothic, Roman to Catalan Art Nouveau) - and fantastic hotels.
The Prestige Paseo de Gracia is a haven of calm tucked behind a steel door on the Paseo de Gracia, Barcelona's equivalent of Fifth Avenue or Bond Street. Discreet and styli Read more:Barcelona
, Trendy
, Urban
iloho at the Hong Kong ITE 2008-06-15 14:58:00 We've been exhibiting at the Hong Kong International Travel Expo this week. It's the first time we've had a stand at the show and we've been overwhelmed by the number of visitors and interest we've had!
Thank you to everyone who came by and to all those who entered our competitions and registered for iloho.
Here are some pictures of the event:
Visitors to the iloho booth
Jessica is inter
How to.... Join the Mile High Club 2008-06-02 20:46:00 Keen to join the Mile High club, but lack the cash for one of Singapore Airline's double bed suites? One blogger at Melbourne's The Age has come up with four ways to get your wings.
Here's a summary of the suggestions:
The Richard Branson Method
Splash the cash on private jets and charter flights.
The Commercial Couple
Grab your partner, wait for the lights to dim and head to the back of
Visit iloho at the Hong Kong International Travel Expo! 2008-05-29 17:41:00 iloho is exhibiting at the Hong Kong InternationalTravel
Expo from 12 - 15 June at the HK Convention & Exhibition Centre. Come and visit us at booth 1B228!
650 exhibitors from Asia, Europe, America, Africa and the Middle East will be there representing over 50 countries and regions.
If you're in Hong Kong, it's a great chance to plan your 2009 travels. Last year I met the Ski Japan team at
The Hotel "It List" 2008 2008-05-22 18:29:00 Travel + Leisure magazine has revealed the 'Top 30 New Hotel
s in the World' for its 3rd annual "It List".
The magazine says, "We trekked (literally) across the globe to determine the select properties you’ll be going to next. Here, from beach resorts to city hideaways, our editors’ picks for the best new hotels of 2008."
Here’s who made it to the top:
BEACH HOTELS
Banyan Tree Maldives M
Finding Shangri-la in Kota Kinabalu 2008-05-20 20:28:00 I was warned against expecting too much from Kota Kinabalu. Borneo is reputed to be a paradise, and the state capital of Kota Kinabalu the thorn in its side. Three days, four tropical islands, too many Piña Coladas and a lot of sleep later it's difficult to see KK as anything other than a diverse and underrated paradise.
Arriving in daylight hours it’s easy to concur with the negative opinion
Warsaw offers cheapest cultural city breaks 2008-05-19 18:37:00 The Polish capital, Warsaw
, has beaten big hitters New York and London in a survey by the Post Office to find the best value cultural destination.
The Guardian reports that Warsaw was judged cheapest out of a list of 10 world cities for a three-day trip visiting museums, galleries and heritage sites.
A three-day cultural visit to Warsaw costs around £75. By contrast, cultural visit to London Read more:breaks
Hot Hotels 2008-05-08 19:17:00 Expedia has released its 2008 Insiders' Select list: its version of the world’s best hotels. Picked by Expedia experts and customers the list is said to suit every taste and budget.
Here’s the top 20 for you:
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower – Chicago, USA
JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa – Cancun, Mexico
Hotel 1000 – Seattle, USA
Royal Palms Resort & Spa – Phoenix, Arizona
Vin Read more:Hotels
Airlines face worst crisis since 2001... 2008-05-05 15:30:00 ...according to a report from Reuters.
Airlines
are up against the biggest crisis since the 9/11 attacks. Bankruptcy risk is rising and 2008 is rapidly emerging as a bloodbath of a year for airlines.
Failures so far include Maxjet, Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, Aloha, ATA, Skybus, Skyway and Frontier. Ouch.
Adding to the airline industry's woes are rising fuel prices, falling consumer demand and
Green China Travel Tips (Part I) 2008-07-17 19:24:00 By David Perry for ChinaTravel
.net
What's hot in world travel? Two things top the list: China and anything deemed "green," from hardcore back-country ecotourism adventures to environmentally conscious luxury resort stays.
But mention "China" and "green" in the same breath, and most travelers are likely to look at you like you've been huffing diesel fumes. After all, the media is full of storie Read more:Green
Hilarious Heathrow Terminal 5 Song 2008-07-14 14:16:00 If you’ve been "surrounded by airport insanity" in Heathrow
's Terminal 5 you’ll appreciate this.
They lost my bags, they lost my wife too… The Guardian reported last week that Terminal 5 is still losing 900 bags per day; travellers on connecting flights have a one in 12 chance of being separated from their luggage. Nice.
Eiffel Tower launching Champagne Bar as part of £135m makeover 2008-07-14 13:43:00 The EiffelTower
, the world's most visited landmark, is to open a champagne bar for tourists.
The 119 year old iron edifice is to undergo a host of modernisations, set for completion in 2015, to slash queuing times and attract more Parisians, school groups and disabled visitors.
From next year, groups will be able to book pre-paid Internet tickets.
Other plans include renovating the area Read more:Champagne
, Eiffel Tower
Bangkok crowned "World's Best City" 2008 2008-07-11 17:59:00 The Big Mango has been voted the best city in the world in an online poll by Travel + Leisure magazine. Bangkok
edged out last year's winner Florence, Italy.
The "World
's Best" poll, which is in its 13th year, covers hotels, islands, cruise lines and airlines as well as cities.
Travel + Leisure's 10 best cities in the world are:
Bangkok
Buenos Aires
Cape Town
Sydney
Florence
Cuzco (Peru)
Read more:Best City
The stuff of Parisian fantasies 2008-07-24 17:35:00 Everyone has a Paris that they fantasise about. Some dream of dining in candlelit bistros, others hanker after markets heaving with cheeses and warm baguettes, perhaps you imagine getting lost in a maze of old streets, stumbling upon delicious patisseries and hidden courtyards.
The sad truth is that whatever your particular Paris fantasy is, it's hard to find in reality. The City of Lights is a Read more:fantasies
, Parisian
, stuff
Shot of the Day: Storms in Hong Kong 2008-08-21 20:45:00 Typhoon Nuri is heading straight to Hong Kong
and is set to hit us at 2pm tomorrow.
We thought it was apt to pick a stormy HK shot today and liked this one, Stormclouds, by Denn on Flickr.
This one, Lighting 03, by moonsheep is also fantastic.
Read more:Storms
A DIY Tour of Beijing's New Architectural Stars 2008-08-21 19:17:00 By Stephan Larose for ChinaTravel.net
A self-guided tour of Beijing
's new architectural marvels, from the Bird's Nest to the Egg to the Cube to the Wingless Dragon and beyond....
If you've been paying any attention to China at all in the past year, you've no doubt caught the hype on the Discovery Channel's Extreme Engineering or in countless newspaper and magazine articles. Beijing—long fa
Shot of the Day 2008-08-19 17:32:00 We're big fans of Trey Ratcliff's blog Stuck in Customs. Here's a shot of Wat Arun in Bangkok.
Of this shot, Trey says, "This picture is of Wat Arun, a famous Buddhist temple in Thailand. I took it from a really cool little Italian restaurant across the way that is attached to a boutique hotel named "Arun Residence". I will stay at this place next time - be sure to get the balcony room at the
China made easy 2008-08-18 20:31:00 Travel + Leisure magazine has made life easy for visitors to China
with their tips and tools to help travellers a successful trip to the middle kingdom.
In their words, "China can seem as impenetrable as it is imposing. Consider the numbers: it's the world's most populous nation (1.3 billion), where more than 100 cities have populations over a million. Fifty-six ethnic groups are spread across
10 Offbeat Australian Places 2008-08-13 20:30:00 by Elisabeth Sowerbutts
There's a whole lot more to Australia than the Sydney Opera House and Ayers Rock. In fact most of Australia's stunning and unusual sights are completely missed by travellers who focus on the well-worn East Coast trail from Sydney to Queensland. Here's a selection of some Australian
places that you may have missed: see all these and you'll have seen more than most of the Read more:Places
German woman spends 10 years living in airport 2008-08-12 19:20:00 Bettina, a 48-year-old Germanwoman
, has been living at Palma de Mallorca's Son Sant Joan airport
for 10 years.
According to The Guardian, Bettina possesses just three suitcases, a blanket, a pile of books and her white cat, Mumu. Airport staff refer to her as "the woman with the cat".
Asked whether she intends to return to Germany she replied, "No way. Life is better for me here."
The Guardia
How To... Tip Around the World 2008-09-12 15:54:00 By Nora Dunn
Whilst visiting Tokyo, you slip your taxi driver a small tip for taking you to your destination so promptly and courteously. Little did you know you just offended him beyond reproach. Or you get out of the cab in Mexico, only to find that you must have either over-tipped your driver or have entered the twilight zone because the serenade you are getting now seems a little over the t Read more:World
Shot of the Day: Scuba Tiger 2008-09-11 15:09:00 You may have seen yesterday's iloho newsletter, which featured the stunning Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, India. The park is home to one of the largest populations of India's wild tigers.
Today, we came across this photo of "Scuba
Tiger" by digitalART2 on Flickr and thought it fit nicely with the tiger theme in the newsletter.
It's a great shot, it's just a shame the photographer d
Finding Paradise in the Perhentian Islands 2008-09-10 13:59:00 By Rachel Turner
Groggy with sleep, I pulled back the mosquito net from around my bed and headed to the bathroom for a shower. With my hand on the tap, I looked up at the ceiling. A scream caught in my throat as I grabbed a towel and rushed out of the wooden chalet into the early morning sun. I bounded down the stairs and headed toward the front desk to ask someone to remove the wine bottle-siz Read more:Islands
, Paradise
10 Minutes with Randy Petersen 2008-09-03 21:14:00 The world's most influential frequent flyer gives iloho the low-down on the golden rules of airline reward programmes, how to survive a long-haul flight in economy and the best way to bag an upgrade.
Air miles used to equal free tickets, but in recent months Delta, American Airlines and US Airways have all started imposing extra booking costs upon frequent flyers looking to redeem their miles Read more:Randy
A moment for the Borough Market cheese man 2008-08-26 19:46:00 One of the best things about London is eating a grilled cheese sandwich from the Cheese Man in BoroughMarket
. These sandwiches taste especially good when eaten in the gardens of Southwark Cathedral and accompanied by cider (also available at the market).
I don't know how the Cheese Man makes those incredible sandwiches, but he told me once that he invented his very own type of cheese, Ogleshi
Get set for the World Bog Snorkelling Championships 2008-08-25 19:06:00 Yes you have read that correctly.
Today sees the annual World
Bog Snorkelling Championships
kicking off in the dense Waen Rhydd Peat bog in Britain's smallest town - Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales.
Competitors must "complete two lengths of a 60 yard trench cut through the peat bog in the quickest time possible, wearing snorkels and flippers (wet suits optional but advisable) but without using any con
A Low-Key Getaway: Lopez Island, Washington, USA 2008-09-30 14:50:00 By Ann Marie Svilar
Covering 29.5 square miles, LopezIsland
, Washington
is the first ferry stop in a cluster of islands called the San Juans, that rise from the Puget Sound and hug the Canadian border. Even during bustling tourist season Lopez Island will make you turn off the laptop and slow down. Wave to the blonde woman named Margie manning the ferry dock as you arrive. She will wave back.
Shot of the Day: Antigua, Guatemala 2008-09-29 19:16:00
Volcano and Arch by David A G Wilson has given us itchy feet today.
If you're lucky enough to have a trip to Antigua in the pipeline you should check out the stunning Casa Encantada boutique hotel, which is right in the centre of this 16th century colonial town (and UNESCO World Heritage Site). Bag the rooftop suite for USD 195 per night and enjoy views across to the Agua volcano (pictured abo Read more:Guatemala
Karsts and rafts in Yangshuo, China 2008-09-26 18:35:00 Top 10 Tips for a weekend break in Yangshuo, China
- from how to avoid a hot air balloon crash to rafting the Yulong River.
Even at 500 metres in a faulty hot air balloon Yangshuo is a breathtaking place. At that nail-biting height the region's famous limestone karsts look even more dramatic; their pointed peaks rising up from flat, green rice fields that spread out from the Li and Yulong rivers
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