IT may have been a wonderfully rich agricultural area adored by farmers, but for early traders the Peloponnese Peninsula making up the southern-most part of mainland Greece, was anything but adored as it divided the Ionian and Adriatic Seas from the Aegean Sea, and therefore Athens, the Greek Islands and Turkey. … Continue Reading
Following a month-long quest to find the best noodle recipe in its first-ever Noodles of Asia campaign to mark National Noodle Month, Cathay Pacific Airways, the home carrier of Hong Kong and renowned purveyor of noodles in-flight and at select airport lounges worldwide, has crowned a winner. … Continue Reading
• Royal Receives a Double GongDelta Air Lines seasonal nonstop service between Vaclav Havel Airport Prague and New York’s John F. Kennedy airport will recommence on Saturday 25 May 2013. … Continue Reading
• Aeromexico announces the addition of Embraer 175 planes to its fleetToday, Brand USA, the nation’s public-private partnership dedicated to increasing international visitation to the United States through cooperative marketing and promotional efforts announced the appointment ofCarroll Rheem as Vice President, Research & Analytics. … Continue Reading
• Caesars Entertainment Names Tom Arasi President of HospitalityQuinnScape has released version 9.0 of Packing Pro, its popular travel app for the iPhone, iPad & iPod touch. This update adds a host of family-friendly features to this four-year-old app, as well as individual bag weight totaling to help avoid excess baggage fees. … Continue Reading
• GatorLocator Mobile App Allows Fans to Buy & Sell Last Minute Event Tickets –No Transaction Fees ChargedMickey Mouse and a cast of beloved Disney characters will embark on a series of musical adventures through the magical powers of a sorcerer’s map in “Mickey and the Magical Map,” the all-new live show coming to the Fantasyland Theatre in Disneyland Park May 25. … Continue Reading
• Night Safari Presents: Art Seen & Herd!
The Okura Prestige Bangkok is a 240 room luxury hotel located within the covering 34 floors of the iconic Park Ventures Ecoplex in central Bangkok, with direct access to the Phloen Chit Skytrain station. … Continue Reading
With 11 Brazilian ports on its fall cruise calendar, luxe Crystal Cruises has set dozens of cool ways to explore the country’s hot culture, culinary arts, and landscape. … Continue Reading
• Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Special 2014/15 Cruise Deals for Solo TravellersHawai’i is exactly the right place – at the right time – for this year’s National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS). … Continue Reading
• In pursuit of Hawaii’s wily feral pigs
The number of foreign visitors to Japan grew 18.1 percent in April from a year earlier to reach a record high 923,000, thanks to a weakening yen and the popularity of low-cost carriers, a government body said Wednesday. … Continue Reading
For the first and only time in the United States, the iconic violin used by Wallace Hartley, bandmaster of the Titanic, will be unveiled to the public 10 a.m. May 22 at Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and will be displayed until July 27. … Continue Reading
After a successful ‘Wild Weekend’ in 2012, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, regarded as the Cape’s Premier Wildlife Destination, near Montagu, together with RaceInterface proudly announces the 2013 ‘Sanbona Forever Wild Weekend’. … Continue Reading
• Meet Joshua Maliku – Doorman at the Nairobi Serena Hotel in Kenya
RIDDOCH Coonawarra’s a company one could easily write a fascinating book or three about, beginning with Scottish-born pioneer John Riddoch who rode the wool boom of the 1860s, and 30 years later planted Coonawarra’s first wine grapes in 1891. … Continue Reading
Asia’s golf tourism industry will be gathering on China’s tropical island of Hainan next spring as the region’s most important golf tourism convention moves to award-winning golf resort Mission Hills Haikou. … Continue Reading
• Golf Wonderful reaches out to trade partnersInterContinental Hotels Group one of the world’s leading global hotel companies announces the opening of the newHoliday Inn Express® Manhattan West Side, conveniently located near the Broadway Theater District, Times Square and a short walk from the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. … Continue Reading
• HYATT house® Honors ‘Very Important Residents’ with Personalized Perks and Rolls out New AdditionsWhether vacationing in Boston or looking for a local night away, guests of the Boston Marriott Quincy hotel are invited to take advantage of the property’s new “Dinner for Two” package, combining a great meal and a comfortable night’s stay through December 28, 2013. … Continue Reading
• Daytona Beach Resort Offers Exclusive Limited-Time Rate Discount
Aloha, good day and welcome back to Impact: Elements. We will continue this week with the Best of the East and the Best of the West with a look at “Ringi Sei,” “Nemawashi” and Organizational Structure. … Continue Reading
Strawberry compotes, chocolate biscuits and fancy panna cotta are all set for the annual couture makeover inspired by the world’s top fashion designers, as The Berkeley in Knightsbridge launches its new Spring/Summer 2013 Prêt-à-Portea collection. … Continue Reading
Diversified Events Hong Kong LLC, organisers of the highly successful, Restaurant & Bar exhibition, has today announced the launch of a major new trade show, Natural & Organic Products Asia, to take place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on the 27-29 August 2014. … Continue Reading
• Cvent Gears Up to Host Elite Speakers and More Than 500 Attendees at 2013 Corporate Meetings SummitHotwire.com®, a leading discount travel site, today announced further results from its second annual American Travel Behavior Survey, conducted online on its behalf by Harris Interactive in October 2012among over 2,000 U.S. adults. … Continue Reading
• Combo Beds Launches New International Travel Website Combobeds.com, Managed By Combo HolidaysShangri-La Hotel, Chiang Mai, led by Mr. George Baird, warmly welcomed the delegates for the Asia Pacific Water Summit 2013, themed “Water Security and Water-Related Disaster Challenges: Leadership and Commitment,” at Chiang Mai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. … Continue Reading
• Countdown to Takeoff – Air Canada rouge shares first look at newly painted plane
Following on from the birth of a healthy elephant calf on Mother’s Day, the sixth elephant calf born at Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, we are now proud to announce the birth of four cheetah cubs. … Continue Reading
Three out of four travelers (75 percent) who use public transportation in some of the world’s major cities believe that electronic ticketing would make travel easier, and an overwhelming 92 percent would welcome paperless travel, a new global survey by Accenture reveals. … Continue Reading
• STR Global: Middle East/Africa April resultsiPad restaurant point-of-sale (POS) software company, aireus, previously known as ISISPOS, is delighted to announce it has been selected by the luxury boutique Flatiron Hotel in Manhattan. … Continue Reading
• Tech and the City: Miami Beach Develops a First of Its Kind Application Programming Interface (API)
With these words by Vietnamese philosopher Lao Tzu to inspire us, we made that step towards our dream trip to Vietnam and Cambodia. … Continue Reading
From October to December, the luxury adventure-cruise ship True North will offer adventures to West Papua and Papua New Guinea, featuring village life that has remained largely unchanged for millenia and some of the world’s most remarkable scenery. … Continue Reading
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the following are amongst some of the more unusual quotes in British newspapers that travellers there tell him they’ve come across. … Continue Reading
Over the years, Six Senses Spas have developed a reputation for delivering spa experiences, which stimulate, energise and rejuvenate. The Six Senses Spa at MGM Macau is leading the way in making wellbeing an integral part of a healthy work-life balance, with the launch of its new therapies and rituals. … Continue Reading
• Banyan Tree Spa Extends Its Portfolio In Tianjin With The First Spa In Northern ChinaYour Saturday funny. … Continue Reading
