Excellent skiing at Polish resorts

These days Polish Sudetes are excellent for skiing, so whenever you are going to Poland, don’t miss your chance to visit Karpacz and Szklarska Poręba. Plus to this, almost all the tracks are opened at the country’s largest resorts - Kotlina Kłodzka, Zieleniec and Czarna Góra.......All News

Heliopark Group acquired Sosnovaya Roshcha Resort

Heliopark Group acquired Sosnovaya Roshcha Resort in Crimea from TNK-BP. The company will invest over $10mln in the hotel reconstruction. Development will include construction of two new apartment complexes for about 60 thousand sq. meters in 2008-2009. Famous world architects will participate in the project. As a result, the number of rooms will be 40 % bigger, the hotel will also offer a wider choice of services.......All News

New luxurious Westin resort on Kauai

11 April 2008 Starwood Hotels & Resorts will open a new luxurious Westin resort on Kauai Island, Hawaii. The resort will be located on Kauai’s North Shore and decorated with natural materials. The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas will feature a fitness center, three swimming pools, sauna, a golf court, a two-story clubhouse and a restaurant......All News

AirAsia now flies to Laos

AirAsia has become the first low-cost airline which flies to Laos. Starting December 1st, 2007 AirAsia’s aircrafts are making flights from Kuala Lumpur to Vientiane three times a week. Hence, the company operates all around the South-Eastern Asia as well as in several other states. Flight from Kuala Lumpur to Vientiane takes approximately 2,5 hours......All News

Holiday Inn Express Natal

New hotel was recently opened in Natal, Brazil. The property is called Holiday Inn Express Natal and is owned by Praiamar Empreendimentos Turisticos Ltda, under a license agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group. The hotel occupies a 13-story building with a total of 160 rooms, located in the Ponta Negra Beach community of the Natal city – one of the most popular travel destinations in Brazil.......All News

Ski resort in the Tian Shan

First Chinese international-level ski resort, Ping-Tian, is being constructed in the Tian Shan mountains. Construction works take place approximately 100 km from Urumqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region and are set to finish in November-December 2008. The resort will include 5 lifts, tracks for professionals and beginners (at the foot of the mountain). Tourists will also have a chance to take a rest at the “Alpine” village, which is currently being constructed at the resort. Another option is to live in Urumqi and take shuttle buses for Ping-Tian.......

Christmas carols at Wroclaw buses

A bus trip in Wroclaw, Poland, now means an opportunity not only to get to your destination, but also to hear traditional Christmas carols. Today, December 26, 100 of the 327 city buses will be filled with festive mood and the sounds of Christmas songs.......All News

The Palazzo Las Vegas – new luxurious hotel

Las Vegas, USA, now has another luxurious accommodation spot - The The Palazzo Las Vegas next to the Venetian Resort Casino. Located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, the Palazzo hotel offers a total of 3 thousand rooms, different in capacity and category – from standard to five-room suites and even villas with butler services......All News

New funicular at Innsbruck

Tourists to the town of Innsbruck, Austria , can now take advantage of the new ultra-modern funicular, designed by the renowned architect Zaha Hadid. Called Hungerburgbahn, this new funicular gives travelers and skiers a chance to spend only 20 minutes on getting to an altitude of 2,256 metres (7,401 feet) from the city centre......All News

Accor opens Mercure Gallery hotels in Poland

Accor, a large French hotel group which runs several chains of hotels, including the Polish Orbis Group, plans to open new properties under its hotel brand Mercure Gallery in Poland. The brand represents small luxury-class boutique hotels for about 100 rooms each. Mercure Gallery properties will be located in large cities and important travel destinations around Poland........All News

Pontchartrain Detroit opens under Sheraton brand

Pontchartrain hotel in Detroit was reopened for visitors, but under a different name. The property is now called Sheraton Detroit Riverside Hotel. The hotel rooms are already sold out for the 2008 North American International Auto Show, which takes place next January. Hotel owners are assured that the property will be able to compete with other hotels recently opened in the city centre......All News

Conversion of Holiday Inn Denver International Airport

Holiday Inn Denver International Airport, a hotel owned by Atrium Hotels, will be converted and opened in 2008 as Crowne Plaza Denver International Airport. Conveniently located only ten miles from Denver, USA, and close to Denver International Airport......All News

New hotels in India under aloft brand

Starwood announced opening of several new hotels in India under its new lifestyle brand, aloftSM hotels. For this the company will cooperate with Urbanedge Hotels Private Limited. First aloft hotels to be opened in India are: aloft Bangalore, Whitefield and aloft Chennai - Sholinganallur......All News

The Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi will be rebranded

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announces the rebranding of The
Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya . After a multi million dollar renovation program it will be opened under its new name - Fairmont The Norfolk. The completion of the works is scheduled for July 2008......All News

France celebrates the opening of the winter season

This weekend marked the beginning of the alpine skiing season in France. There hasn’t been so much snow since 1996. On the height of 2500 meters the layer of snow is about 2 meters and meteorologists predict “snowy Christmas”......All News

Sunscape The Beach Punta Cana reopens

Sunscape The Beach Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic reopens after renovation. Since the resort now belongs to Dreams Resorts & Spas, its name was changed into Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa.

New property owners guarantee unlimited luxury service. For instance, one of hotel’s highlights is a swimming pool – one of the largest in the Caribbean - with waterfalls, swim-up bar and other entertainment venues. The list of hotel facilities also includes private Vichy and Swiss showers, Jacuzzi, private massage and seven themed restaurants – from Mexican El Patio to adults-only French Bordeaux.....All News

Samarkand B&Bs suspend business

Local authorities of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, ordered that all private B&B hotels in the city must suspend their business by January 5th, 2008. Now B&Bs will have to turn over their reservations to the state-owned Afrosiab and President Palace hotels.......All News

Smoking outlawed at Hamburg airport

From January 1st, 2008 smoking will be outlawed in all the public areas at terminals of Hamburg airport. The law for liquidation of smoking areas takes effect not only in the city airport, but also in its bars and restaurants......All News

Hyatt Key West - the first Green Resort in Key West

Hyatt
Key West Resort & Spa is proclaimed the first ’Green Certified’ resort complex on Key
West island. The Florida Green Lodging Program gave the hotel the One Palm designation. The award came after a recently completed $11 million renovation.......All News

Spa center at the airport – new standard of comfort

JetQuay – VIP terminal of Changi airport in Singapore – now offers spa services. You no longer need to wait in a discomfort – now you can receive massage, face and body treatments and much more while expecting your flight.....All News

320 new year charters will be made from Sheremetjevo

On 18-th of December Sheremetjevo airport (Moscow, Russia) opens New Year charter program. Flights will start from a new terminal on 25-th of December and will last till 14-th January 2008. Besides regular flights, 320 charter flight are planned, which will be made by big carriers of Russia and Europe - Air France, Aeroflot, Aeroflot-Don, Aeroflot-Nord, Bulgaria Air, CSA Czech Airlines, Malev Hungarian Airlines, Europe Airpost.......

The best places to celebrate New Year

The editors of one of the resources devoted to travel and tourism, ProfessionalTravelGuide, have chosen the best places to celebrate New Year. The choice is enormous – from sandy beaches to snow peaks, from Australia to Europe.

In Europe:
Prague, Czech Republic
Venice, Italy
Zurich, Switzerland
Edinburgh, Scotland
Amsterdam, Netherlands
....All News

Non-alcoholic days in Thailand

Serving and sailing of alcohol at Thai markets, bars and restaurant is prohibited for this week-end. The reason for the prohibition is general elections which take place in Thailand December 23. The Government interdiction on sale of alcohol begins Friday October 14 at 6 pm and remains in force until Sunday night. Also alcohol won’t be sold from 22 December 6 pm until midnight Sunday December 23.....All News

Accor opens 12 new hotels under its Pullman brand

Accor opened 12 upscale non-standardized hotels under its new Pullman brand. By now Pullman hotels were opened in France (Paris, Toulouse and Marseille), Germany (Cologne and Dortmund), Belgium (Brussels), Thailand (Bangkok) and China (Dongguan). By the year 2008 Pullman plans to reach the number or 50 hotels in 23 countries in Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Latin America. These hotels will have a total capacity of 13 thousand rooms......All News

Leela Goa completes refurbishment

General Hotel Management Limited completed refurbishment of its Leela Goa hotel in South Goa. The refurbished hotel now offers 125 superior rooms along with 60 suites......All News

Air China and Shanghai Airlines joined Star Alliance

Two Chinese airlines - Air China and Shanghai Airlines – joined the world’s largest airline alliance, Star Alliance. The alliance now operates 17,000 daily flights to 897 destinations in 160 countries.
Now the company has two hub airports – the first is Beijing, the second - Shanghai-Pudong. For both hub airports, terminals are scheduled to open in March 2008......All News

Asias tallest Jesus statue in Indonesia

On of the world’s highest statues of Jesus now stands in Indonesia. The 30m-high statue dominates the town of Manado on North Sulawesi island. Construction of the monument took three years and cost $611 thousand. The initiative to build the statue belongs to local real estate agency – this way it means to attract tourists and pilgrims from all around the world......All News

Savoy will be closed for renovation

The Savoy (London, UK) will close its doors on December 15 for refurbishment. The works will last for 16 months and will cost about 100 million GBP......All News

X2 Kui Buri Resort – the first X2 resort

X2 – is the new brand of design hotels. These new properties will offer completely new experience to its guests. The first of X2 resorts is located in Kui Buri, Thailand . Situated on eight acres of virgin beachfront on the Gulf of Thailand, the X2 Kui Buri is unfussy yet luxurious, down-to-earth, yet upscale....All News

Atlantic City vs. Las Vegas

Everyone who is fond of gambling in style knows where to go: no doubt, it’s Las Vegas. Now Atlantic
City wants to compete with this world known giant. By 2012 the city plans to become one more world gambling center. Some leading companies will invest several billions in city modernization and new casinos construction.....All News

Telegraph Travel Awards results

British magazine Telegraph has presented Telegraph Travel Awards to the best travel agencies, airlines and the most popular hotels, resorts and destinations. The results are based on the votes of the readers of The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph. Below is the list of some of the winners....All News

100 years of age is just the beginning

New York legend The
Plaza hotel , celebrates its centenary and puts the finishing touches to its renovation works. The works, that lasted for about two years and cost about 40 million dollars are to be finished by January 2008.....All News

New thermal resort near the Valtice Castle, Czech Republic

Czechs and Austrians will soon enjoy a new thermal resort, which is to be built in the area next to the Valtice Castle in South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. This will probably be one of the best Czech resorts, with several 4- and 3-star hotels for a total of 430 guests, several pools, and other facilities for thermal treatment. The resort will occupy 12 hectares of land and will use Valtice thermal waters......All News

Nordic Hotel Forum opens in Tallinn

This Sunday, 6th December 2007 Nordic Hotel Forum in Tallinn, Estonia, will open its doors to visitors. Situated in the city centre, the hotel will offer 267 rooms, restaurants, bar, business- and conference-centers, and a relaxation center with Finnish bath and a steam bath......All News

GDR-style apartments get popular with Berlin tourists

It is no secret that many tourists are bored with typical luxurious hotels and reserve rooms at unusual and stylish properties. Berlin (Germany) is rich in those.
One modern trend in hotel industry is GDR-style hotels, designed and furnished in a way so that guests could feel the atmosphere of those times. Rooms are furnished with original GDR furniture and decorated with portraits of the East German heads of state. Guests can sit in front of Soviet TV sets and find old-fashioned soaps in their bathrooms......All News

Berlin will get a Ferris Wheel

Berlin prepares for the opening of a new attraction for its citizens and visitors. Great Berlin Wheel GmbH & Co KG plans to construct a Ferris wheel next to Berlin Zoo and has already paid the city €25 million for a plot of land the wheel will be located on. The wheel will be excellent for observation of the city landmarks and, according to the project proposers, will attract about 2 million visitors annually.

Called Der Tagesspiegel, the ferris wheel will have a total height of 175 meters – which means it will be 25 meters higher than the wheel in Nanchang, China, and 50 meters higher than the world-known London Eye in London. However, in 2008 Beijing will open a higher attraction, Great Beijing Wheel, 200 meters high.....All News

Ancient city in North Korea will be opened for tourists

One of the most isolated countries in the world, North Korea, now welcomes tourists to Kaesong – an ancient capital, located close to the border that divides North and South Korea. When buying package tours travelers will have to process necessary documents and a payment of $195. Then tourists will take a bus from South Korea to Kaesong to observe local attractions – those are Buddhist temples, waterfalls and some objects connected with the history of the city......All News

Hyatt launches its new brand Andaz

Hyatt Hotels and Resorts announced the launch of its new brand, Andaz, focused on individual approach and innovative design which would reflect the city individuality. To achieve this goal, Global Hyatt Corp. worked with top architects and designers.

Much attention will also be paid to environmental issues. The hotels will serve organic food and beverages, use fully biodegradable products and focuse on energy efficiency – this way the brand will be as environmentally friendly as possible.....All News

Ride in festive style at the Hotel Plaza Athenee

This December Hotel
Plaza Athénée (Paris, France ) offers its guests a unique opportunity to discover Paris – a walk in an elegant, horse-drawn carriage.....All News

32 hotels to be built in the Spanish desert

Los Monegros desert situated on the east of Spain (between Madrid and Barcelona) will soon have Las Vegas style “entertainment city”. The project has received a name Gran Escala, which means “scaled”. With its area of 2,000 hectares it’s really “scaled”......All News

International Luxury Travel Market 2007 has begun in Cannes

Luxury travel is a special segment in travel industry. 6 or even 7-star hotels, VIP tours – all these and other luxury services will be represented on ILTM - International Luxury Travel Market 2007. On the 3rd December ILTM will open the doors of Le Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes and welcome guests to their distinguished Conference in association with Departures magazine......All News

Ice hotel in Norway has opened its doors

Hotels made of ice have become a tradition in some northern countries. Now ice hotel in Norwegian winter park Hunderfossen is ready to meet its guests......All News

Christmas celebrations in Le Meridien Al Aqah

Le
Méridien Al Aqah (Al
Fujairah, UAE ) has prepared a special program for Christmas and New Year.
The celebrations will commence on Friday, 21 December, when the lobby of the hotel will be decorated with Fujairah’s largest gingerbread house and New Year tree.....All News

New treatments in Sacher Spa

For the festive season, Sacher Spa in Hotel
Sacher Wien (Vienna, Austria) offers some great Christmas treatments for its clients. Today Sacher Spa gives a little more reason to celebrate this Christmas with its special new recipe, the Tiramisu Body Treatment.....All News

4,000.000th tourist for Beijing

Beijing celebrates a new record – its 4,000,000th tourist in 2007. The previous record was registered in 2002 when Beijing received 3,000,000 tourists. According to the official data, the income from international and domestic tourism has increased to 26,5 billion dollars.....All News

EMAAR Hotels & Resorts LLC signs an agreement with Giorgio Armani S.p.A

Giorgio Armani S.p.A., a fashion company from Italy, singed a contractual agreement with EMAAR Hotel & Resorts, under the terms of which there will be new luxury hotels and resorts opened under the “Armani Hotels and Resorts” collection.....All News

Wine exhibition in Bazzano, Italy

Next week-end, 1 and 2 December there will be “Gran Palio della Signoria dei Bentivoglio” holiday celebrated in Rocca di bazzano castle (city of Bazzano, Bologna, Italy). Translated as the “Great Palio of Bentivoglio Princedom”, this is the raisin wine exhibition, with rich event programme including wine tasting......All News

Pro Kapital Grupp will open 20 hotels in Russia

Estonian real estate developer Pro Kapital Grupp revealed its plans to open 20 hotels for a total of 3500 rooms in Russia. Plans cover the period of five years. According to François Droulers, vice-president of Italian company Domina Hotel Group which is a member of Pro Kapital Grupp, in August 2008 there will be a five-star hotel for 108 rooms opened in St.-Petersburg. The hotel’s prospective name is Domina Prestige and it will cost approximately 21 mln Euros......All News

Sofitel rebranding

Sofitel, a hotel chain managed by French company Accor, plans to broaden its offer of luxury hotels by creating two new sister brands: Sofitel Legend and So by Sofitel. The first will regroup seven legendary luxury hotels, including the Grand in Amsterdam, the Palais Jamai in Fes (Morocco), the Winter Palace in Luxor, Egypt, the Old Cataract in Aswan and others......All News

Christmas Gospel in Hotel Bayerischer Hof

Hotel
Bayerischer Hof (Munich, Germany ) invites to Gospel concerts. With songs from the soul which connect spirituality and pure pleasure. This is Afro-American Gospel at its best. The Gospel concerts will be held in the Night Club of the hotel. It’s a beautiful tradition to enjoy the advent Sundays in an impressive and Christmas like ambience.....All News

8th annual Hospitality Awards

The ceremony Hospitality Awards 2007 took place in Hilton
Arc de Triomphe (Paris, France ) on November 22. During the event 2 grand prix from jury and 10 awards were presented.
Gérard Brémond, president and founder of the Groupe Pierre & Vacances received Lifetime Achievement Award and the Jury’s Grand Prize for Best Group Performance 2007 went to the Groupe Accor.....All News

Institutional Investor presents its rating of the best hotels

American magazine Institutional Investor has published its rating of the best hotels from all over the world. The top ten looks like the following:

1. Ritz-Carlton,
Battery Park (New York, USA)
2. Four
Seasons San Francisco(San
Francisco, USA )
...
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Europe is preparing to celebrate Christmas

Christmas is one month away, but the Europeans are ready to celebrate it right now – the streets are decorated and the markets have begun their work.
Since yesterday the main avenue of Paris – Champs Elysees is illuminated with festive lights. Christmas illumination can also be seen across about 100 other Paris streets. The most famous department stores of Paris - Le Printemps and Galeries Lafayette now offer Christmas gifts....All News

New beer resort in Czech Republic

Beer is one of the symbols of Czech Republic, a drink, which has made this country so famous. So, it’s no surprise that beer is used widely. For example, for spa treatments. Bahenec resort hotel in Písek u Jablunkova invites its guests to take “beer baths”. They are offered to have a rest in a barrel filled with beer. Of course, they will be able not only to sink into the beer, but to taste it as well.....All News

First 6-star hotel for Scotland

Five stars are not enough anymore. The market of six and even seven star hotels is growing very fast. Now this trend has reached Scotland. 26-storey, 6-star Argyle International is planned for Glasgow....All News

2nd Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival

2nd Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival will take place from Wednesday 28 November 2007 to Sunday 2 December 2007 in Monte Carlo (Monaco ). This year’s program includes contemporary jazz offering both musical and artistic audacity. This time the closest attention will be paid to French musicians as well as young talents. So, what to expect? The most prominent names in the world of jazz playing in the best places in the city.....All News

Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis begins to accept reservations

Four Seasons Hotels presents its new hotel - Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis (Saint
Louis, Missouri, USA). The hotel has just begun to accept reservations for arrival from March 1, 2008......

Hungary withdraws 1 and 2 forint coins from circulation

In March 2008 1 and 2 forint coins, the monetary units of Hungary, will be withdrawn from circulation. According to an opinion poll held by the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, three fourth of Hungarians consent to this decision.....All News

Travelodge will open 100 new hotels in Spain

After the opening of two Spanish hotels in Madrid and Barcelona Travelodge announced its plans to open another 100 economy class hotels in Spain by 2020. Travelodge hotels will appear in large cities around the country, such as Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, along with smaller cities and airport districts.....All News

Christmas market opened in Bratislava

November 23 Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, for the 15th time invites its citizens and tourists for a traditional Christmas market. Around 106 stalls at the Market square and the Franciscan square will sell souvenirs, national dishes and local beverages. Visitors can try lokse (potato pancakes) with goose liver or cabbage, fried sausages, pork, Kapustnica (sauerkraut soup)....All News

B&B Hotels to build 34 new hotels in Germany

B&B Hotels signed an agreement with German motorway operator Tank & Rast according to which there will be 34 new hotels built along German motorways during the next 3 years. First B&B economy class hotels will appear in the end of 2008 – beginning of 2009......All News

What islands to go to?

According to National Geographic Traveler research, Faroe Islands (Denmark) were voted the best island group in the world.....All News

Eisweine will appear earlier in Moravia

One thing that attracts tourists to Moravia (Czech Republic) is its eisweine – one of the most unusual and expensive types of wine. This year eisweine, or ice wine, will appear on the counters earlier than it usually does. The reason for this is unexpectedly low temperature, which means its time to harvest the grapes.....All News

30th screenwriting workshop in Evian Royal Resort

Last June, the director Danielle Thompson – creator of “La Reigne Margot” and “La Buche” – presided over the writing workshops for feature films Equinoxe, surrounded by the biggest names in the profession. On the back of the success of that event, the Evian Royal Resort (Evian-Les-Bains, France) is bringing it back!...All News

7 World Wonders from Marriott

Marriott invites to discover new World Wonders. 7 hotels located near 7 attractions chosen this summer offer special packages called Marriott World Wonder.....All News

Tokyo – new culinary capital of the world

This year the authors of the Michelin restaurant guide have prepared a surprise – “three star” rating was given to 8 restaurants in Tokyo (Japan). 5 of them (Hamadaya, Rfnda, Koju, Sukiyabashi Jiro and Sushi Mizutani) are specializing in Japanese cuisine and the other three (Joel Robuchon, L’Osier and Quintassence) offer French dishes.......All News

Who wants a piece of the Eiffel Tower?

This Monday the auction house Druot has sold an unusual lot – 700-kilos piece of the Eiffel Tower, the main attraction of Paris, France. The part of the staircase was bought for 180,000 euro – that’s ten times bigger than its initial price.......All News

Rocco Forte will name its new hotel The Augustine

The Rocco Forte Collection has announced the name of its new hotel. 101-room hotel, which is due to be opened in summer 2008, will be called The Augustine.
The hotel consists of 5 historical buildings and one of them is 13th century Augustinian St Thomas’s Monastery (Prague, Czech Republic)......All News

Nuremberg invites to the oldest Christmas market in Germany

One of the oldest and the most famous Christmas markets in Germany is annually held in Nuremberg. For the first time it was mentioned in a distant 1628.....All News

New hotel instead of old casino

Las Vegas oldest casino - New Frontier – was imploded to create “one of the most brilliant hotels in the world”. To detonate the 16-storey tower more than 450 kilos of explosives were used.....All News

Best world countries (according to Country Brand Index)

FutureBrand, a premier global brand consultancy, issued a Country Brand Index which helps define the best countries to travel to. Here is the list:
1.Australia
2.USA

Cyprus to adopt Euro next year

Starting from 1st January 2008 Cyprus will adopt Euro as its national currency (at the moment its Cypriot pound). Already from August prices in many Cyprian shops have been indicated both in Cypriot pound and Euro.....All News

Green hotels (list by Travel+Leisure)

The first is Spice Island Beach Resort (Grenada). The hotel uses energy-saving compact fluorescents, there is salt instead of chlorine in baths and even its water is solar-heated. The second is Soneva Fushi Resort and Six Senses Spa (Maldives). Its owners promise to achieve carbon neutrality by 2010 and cut carbon emissions in the nearest future.....

Best New York hotels according to Guardian

Guardian published a list of Top 10 New York hotels. The best is East Village Bed and Coffee, each room designed in some national theme like Dutch, Mexican or Afghan. Guests can also have rest in the hotel garden....

Beaujolais Nouveau Day in France

15 November France, along with many other countries, launched traditional Beaujolais Nouveau celebrations, which take place every third Thursday of November. Celebrations start at 00.00 when bottles with “fresh” wine are uncorked......

Slovakia: ski season is opened

This Saturday Park Snow in Donovali (Slovakia) celebrates the opening of the ski season. Donovali has very favourable conditions for skiing. The snow level is 40 sm and the routes have 50-sm layer of artificial and natural snow.....

Golden Tulip opens new hotel in Maastricht

Golden Tulip announces the opening of its new hotel in Maastricht (Netherlands). Tulip Inn Maastricht Aachen Airport was previously operated by Accor......

New private resort island will appear on Seychelles

Jebel Ali International Hotels will present its new resort in Indian Ocean during World Travel Market, which has yesterday begun in London....

Germany: the fifth season has begun

Germany is celebrating the beginning of the carnival season, which is also known as “the fifth season”. Traditionally every 11 November at 11.11 AM the costume procession marks the start of the holidays. For the time of the feasts the carnival capital of Germany is Cologne.....All News

Jalta hotel in Prague has been renovated

For the first time in 50 years the façade of the famous Jalta hotel was renovated. The hotel was built in 1958 by the architect Antonin Tenzer in the so-called “Stalin Baroque” style......

World Travel Market (WTM) has begun in London

Annual business-to-business exhibition World Travel Market (WTM) starts today in London. WTM is a perfect opportunity to meet with travel industry professionals, find new business partners and present company’s offers to the potential clients......

New York library turns into a hotel

Orient-Express hotel chain has acquired a part of Donnell library in New York, USA. This Manhattan building will become a luxury hotel.......

Raffles Hotel Singapore – the best luxury hotel in Asia Pasific

Raffles
Hotel in Singapore has received a title of the best luxury hotel in the region during 18th ceremony TTG Travel Awards. The event took place in Bangkok, Thailand and was organized by TTG Asia, the publisher of Travel Trade Gazette (TTG). The results were based on the votes of the readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTGmice and TTG-Btmice China......

The renovation of The Pierre hotel in New York

Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces announces the second phase of the renovation works in the
Pierre hotel,, New York, from January, 1st 2008. During this phase all 200 rooms, corridors, public spaces, Cafe Pierre and bar will be refurbished. The approximate cost of the project is about 100 million dollars......

7 wonders of Hungary

Hungarian magazine Kisalfold has decided to choose seven most beautiful attractions in Gyor-Moson-Sopron region (Western Hungary ). The survey has lasted for 3 months. About 10,000 took part in it....

Woodstock museum in the US

Local authorities of Bethel (New York) will take part in the creation of a museum devoted to the famous festival of Woodstock. They planned to receive 1 million dollars from government budget, but now the town has to invest its own means in the museum........All News

Airports and airlines: the best and the worst

Amsterdam airport Schiphol is named the best airport in the world by the visitors of TripAdvisor portal. As for the worst airports, this year there are two – Heathrow in London and O’Hare in Chicago.......All News

Winners of Travel Awards 2007

Travel Awards 2007 ceremony organized by Guardian, Observer and Guardian Unlimited was held recently in Seville (Spain)......All News

White truffles festival in San Miniato

San Miniato in Italy is known as “a town of white truffles”. Now it’s preparing to the festival devoted to this mushroom. 10 years ago here the largest white truffle was found. It weighted 2,5 kilos.......All News

10 best US cities for making a trip

“Travel and Leisure” magazine has published its list of the best American destinations for making a trip. Below is the top ten of US cities......All News

New life of Madrid most known museum

The most famous art museum of Madrid (Spain) – Prado – has opened its new complex. The official ceremony took place in the spring, but only now the wing opened its doors to the visitors.......

Dolphins in hotel swimming pool? Why not?

Despite the protests of environmentalists, Palm Atlantis Hotel in Dubai (UAE ) has settled 28 dolphins in its swimming pool. The hotel is located on the artificial island in Palm Jumeirah group in Dubai emirate.......

A movable church

A church built about 750 years ago in Gersdorf (Saxony, Germany ) has begun its trip to the town of Born. That’s happening because Gersdorf will be liquidated (here new coal mine will appear).....

Guests of Bernini Palace are invited to Biennale Internazionale

Bernini
Palace located in Florence, Italy has prepared a special offer to its guests. The offer is valid during Biennale and includes welcome cocktail, fruits in the room and the entrance tickets to biennale......

Romaeuropa festival

From November 7 till December 15 Rome (Italy) will host the festival of arts – Romaeuropa – one of the main events in the cultural life of the Europeans. Romaeuropa is the meeting place of music, theater, dance and visual arts......

Winners of Villegiature Awards 2007

The results of the Villegiature Awards were published on October 25th, 2007 and announced in Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme hotel in Paris, France. These awards were given to the best of the best in the hotel industry of Europe......All News

Adam & Eve is named the best Turkish hotel

Popular hotel Adam
& Eve located in Antalya, Turkey has received prestigious World Travel Awards as the “Best hotel in Turkey”. According to hotel representatives, they didn’t even know that they were nominated, so the news about award came as a surprise.....

Central America without borders

Central America opens its borders. Yesterday new visa rules were implemented – now there is one united visa for entering any of these countries – Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua......

Hotel Adlon Kempinski celebrates its 100th anniversary

2007 is a very special year for Adlon
Kempinski (Berlin, Germany) – it’s the year when the hotel celebrates its 100th birthday and ten years since its new opening in 1997......

Will new airport appear on Bali?

International airport of Bali (Indonesia) will possibly be moved from Denpasar to Jembrana, but the idea could meet some problems. The local authorities plan to build a new airport with approximate cost of about 110 million dollars. Now the project is under consideration, but the government of the island has some objections.......

The future of golf travel

According to KPMG Golf Advisory Services surveys, South Africa, Turkey and Dubai are soon to become the leading destinations for golf travel. They will compete with contemporary champions – Spain and Portugal......All News

Chocolate hotel in Britain

The visitors of the British town of Bournemouth
now have an opportunity to stay at “chocolate” hotel – each of its 13 rooms is designed in chocolate style – milk, bitter and other types of chocolate have become the themes for the interiors......

BMW Welt park has been opened in Munich

Thematic park BMW Welt (the world of BMW) has recently been opened in Munich . BMW concern has been working on the project during several years. The visitors of the park can now see the whole process of the production of the cars and motorbikes and have a dinner in a restaurant. They can also make shopping in BMW shop.......

Day of chestnuts in Paris

21 October Paris celebrated its traditional Day of chestnuts . Almost every restaurant included chestnuts in the menu – fried, glazed chestnuts, chestnut liqueurs and cakes – it’s just a short list of what is usually prepared for the holiday......

Kipling museum will appear in Mumbai

Mumbai (former Bombei) will soon have a museum of Kipling who loved India very much and wrote a lot of books devoted to this country. In 1907 he received Nobel Prize for literature......

The best spas of the world

It’s well known that excellent spa can contribute much to the popularity of the hotel and to its prestige as well. Leisure and business trip can become much more pleasant with spa.
Recently the winners of 2007 Spa Readers’ Choice Awards were announced. The results are based on the votes of visitors of Spafinder.com and the readers of Luxury SpaFinder Magazine.....All News

Ritz-Carlton Chicago - the best hotel in the US

Every October Conde Nast Traveler magazine publishes its list of the best in the travel industry – destinations, resorts, hotels, airlines etc – each segment of tourism is covered. This year Conde Nast Traveler celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Annual Readers’ Choice Awards.......All News

Unusual hotel has been opened in Texas

Now the visitors of Texas can stay in Tee Pee hotel. In the language of Dakota tribe the word “tee pee” means dwelling of the Indians of the Central America and Great Plains......All News

Travel.Taste.Toast at Hilton hotels

Hilton hotels launched a new beverage initiative for guests at some of its American hotels. Now travelers have a chance to taste cocktails created by The Modern Mixologist and one of the best bar chefs of America, Tony Abou-Ganim, who is inspired by exotic destinations he visits. Two of his most known drinks are Sao Paolo Samba and Road to Hana.......All News

Krkonose National Park reopened

The Krkonoše National Park, Czech Republic, has partly been reopened for tourists. Last summer access to some areas of the park was restricted. These measures were brought in to protect the area from berry pickers, who caused serious damage to local nature. Now some of its areas are opened 24 hours a day......

Scottish Slains Castle will house luxury flats

Tourism officials of Scotland have announced their plans to resurrect the famous Scottish Slains Castle, which, as one legend says, used to be a vampire’s fortress. Renovation works will start in 2008. After the works are finished, the building will contain holiday flats for tourists......All News

First golf-club near Yalta city, Crimea

The Crimean company "Antal-Crimea" has concluded a contract with the Italian corporation “Synthesis Engineering” to built the first Crimean golf-club, “Delos” (Ukraine).....

New hotel – Nevai at the Verbier ski resort

In the mid-December the ski resort of Verbier in the very heart of the Swiss Alps will offer a new refined four-star hotel, called Nevai. The word “nevai” means “snow.”........

New hotel – Nevai at the Verbier ski resort

In the mid-December the ski resort of Verbier in the very heart of the Swiss Alps will offer a new refined four-star hotel, called Nevai. The word “nevai” means “snow.”....http://www.allrez.com/news/news370.html

Old railway station in London will begin new life

St.Pancras International – an old railway station in London – will be reopened in November 2007. This station will receive Eurostar trains from Paris and Brussels. St.Pancras is a red-brick building in neo-gothic style dating back to 1860s. London & Continental company invested about 800 million pounds in reconstruction works......

Hotel Bernini Bristol presents new suite

Hotel
Bernini Bristol, located in the heart of Rome, has recently renovated its Presidential Suite created for the most demanding guests who are looking for an exclusive and comfortable place with the best views to the Eternal City......

Jazzy Tuesdays in Monte Carlo

This autumn, one Tuesday per month the Cabaret in the Casino de Monte-Carlo offers its visitors to listen to the greatest names on contemporary jazz scene.....

Royal palace in Turin has been opened

Now the visitors of Italian Turin have one more attraction to see – royal palace la Reggia di Venaria Reale has been opened this weekend. La Reggia di Venaria Reale is one of the most remarkable masterpieces of baroque style of XVII-XVIII centuries.....

Good tourist season for Riga

This year was very successful for the Latvian capital. During the first half of 2007 the amount of visitors to Riga has increased comparing with 2006 data. Riga received 33 000 more guests than a year before.....

New look of the restaurant in Grand Hotel Villa Medici

The
Grand Hotel Villa Medici in Florence begins the new season with presenting a completely new look of its restaurant Lorenzo de’ Medici. Following the restyling of the Jockey Bar and the renovation of the hall, now the restaurant Lorenzo de’ Medici has a brand new image......

Best museum restaurants in Paris

Sightseeing might be really tiresome, that is why museum restaurants are very useful. CNN published the rating of museum restaurants in Paris, France........

Disney will build a resort on Oahu Island

Walt Disney Co has acquired 21 acres of oceanfront property on the Oahu Island, Hawaii, to turn it into a luxury family resort. The company will build a hotel with 800 rooms and villas for Disney Vacation Club. Construction will start in 2008 and finish by 2011. It is also expected that the project will involve about a 1000 new jobs.
The company chairman, Jay Rasulo, commented that Disney expansion beyond theme parks could help enlarge the company’s share in hotel business.
At the moment Disney has 11 theme parks around the world. This February it was announced that Alwaleed bin Talal, a billionaire from Bahrain was discussing with Disney the project of a Disney park, which is set to be opened in the city by 2013. Disney Bahrain will be the company’s first theme park in the Persian Gulf. The other project investor is Kuwait Finance House........

One ticket for five Tyrol glaciers

This season visitors to five Austrian glacier ski resorts, including Kauntertal Glacier, Solden-Otztal, Stubai Glacier, Hintertux Glacier and the Pitztal Glacier, can take advantage of a new service. Snowboarders and skiers can buy a White 5 ski pass, which is valid on these five Tyrol resorts. The initiative is called “The higher – the better.”......

Starwood will build the first eco-friendly hotel in Washington DC

Starwood Capital Group have signed an agreement with Perseus Realty L.L.C. to build the first luxury eco-friendly hotel in Washington DC. The hotel will be one of the first Starwood properties under the new “1 hotels” brand and will offer its guests 180 rooms. The company announced construction of “1” hotels in four American cities: Seattle, New York, Atlanta and Washington. The hotel in Seattle will be opened in 2009, followed by the opening of the rest of hotels in 2010.....

Formigal gets new facilities

Formigal ski resort, located in the centre of the Pyrenees and to the east of Pamplona, will become the largest ski resort in Spain. By the next season there will be 25 new tracks opened here – as a result, the total track extension will reach 130 km.....

Glacier skiing in Tignes, France

Last weekend the French ski resort of Tignes opened a glacier autumn skiing season. Other glacier resorts will kick off the season in the following weeks.....

Two Prague restaurants might get Michelin stars

This year two restaurants in Prague , Czech Republic, will strive to get at least one Michelin star – one of the most prestigious restaurant ratings. None of the restaurants in Central Europe has received the award yet. Allegro restaurant, located in Four Seasons Hotel , was the first to apply. The second restaurant (in Hilton Old Town) will join the competition in October.......

Best designer hotels

Modern tourists are often very captious and hard to astonish, that is why many hotels turn their properties into true states of art. Forbes offered the list of the best.
The best is Marques de Riscal in Spanish La Rioja. Created by Frank O. Gehry, the hotel offers 43 rooms in beige and gold colours. The hotel roof is decorated with pink, silver and gilded plates......All News

Free visits to Museo del Prado

Starting from November, visits to one of the most popular museums in Madrid, Spain – Prado museum, will be free not only on Sundays, but on other days of the week. Visitors are invited to the museum for free Tuesday – Saturday from 6 pm till 8 pm, and on Sundays – 5 pm – 8 pm......

Gunter Grass museum reopened in Luebeck, Germany

The German city of Luebeck will soon celebrate the 80th anniversary of German writer Günter Grass (16th October). The first activity to celebrate the event is the opening of Günter-Grass-Haus – the Günter Grass museum. Main festivities are organised October 27th. President of Germany Horst Keller is expected to appear at the event to congratulate the writer......

Publishing and Broadcasting will build the largest hotel in Australia

Publishing & Broadcasting, the largest Australian casino owner (which belongs to the richest man in Australia, James Packer) plans to open the largest Australian hotel at its Melbourne casino.......

BBC Worldwide bought Lonely Planet

The commercial arm of the world-known BBC - BBC Worldwide, has purchased Lonely Planet, the travel guide publisher. The Lonely planet company was founded in 1972 by Tony and Maureen Wheeler. Since then, it has published about 500 travel guides about various world travel destinations, and has become very popular with backpackers. The company also develops travel programmes and its web site is visited by around 4,3 million people every month......All News

Marriott will quadruple the number of its Chinese hotels by 2013

One of the world’s largest hotel operators, Marriott International Inc. plans to increase the number of Chinese hotels four times by 2013.
At the moment Bethesda company manages 28 hotels in China, Hong Kong and Macau under the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton brands. But by 2010 the company plans to add 20 more hotels to this list, and in another 5 or 6 years this number should surpass 100 properties.......

Malaysia suggests including Penang in the UNESCO list

Malaysia suggests official recognition of Penang as a historical oasis of religious and social harmony. According to local authorities, Penang should be included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.......

Huge advertisement next to Dubai airport

Ad-Air, a company from the UK, has developed a new method of advertising, aimed at high-flyers. To promote products, there will be huge (approximately the size of three football pitches) adverts installed next to airport runways. Dubai will be the first to meet its passengers with this kind of advert......

Stylish budget hotels in Berlin

If you are looking for a city where prices for hotel rooms don’t get sky-high, you’ve probably found it: its Berlin. Berlin is the capital of Germany, but when it comes to accommodation, among the other capitals it remains an exception. At the moment it offers a great amount of budget hotel rooms (about 13,000 of the 90,000 beds are budget ones), and plans to offer even more.......

New observation platforms at Sternberk, Czech Republic

Šternberk town, located in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic, will soon be provided with new observation platforms......

Times recommends the worlds wildest delicacies

Times offered the list of the world’s most unusual delicacies. First, whenever you are in Cambodia, check out its wild delicacy, fried tarantula. They say it tastes like fried chicken and costs not more than a dollar.......

Tour D Argent reopened

The oldest restaurant of Paris and France, Tour D’Argent, which first opened more than 425 years ago, has been reopened after three months of hi-tech makeover. Now its kitchens, located on the restaurant’s six floors......

Electronic translation devises in Madrid taxis

In the end of November several Madrid taxis will be equipped with electronic translation devices, which will help local taxi drivers understand what foreign travelers say........

New fashion capitals of the world

London, Milan, Paris and New York are generally recognized fashion capitals of the world, but The Independent supposes that now they have some serious competitors.
The first in the list of future fashion centers is Glasgow – Scottish design school is developing very fast and local fashion designers are becoming popular. The second place goes to Beirut in Lebanon where a lot of new boutiques appear........

Hotel President Wilson, Geneva presents its Arabesques restaurant

One of the most chic hotels of the world - President
Wilson in Geneva – presents its recently renovated restaurant Arabesques.
Arabesques serves traditional Lebanese dishes in modern and refined atmosphere. Golden mosaics, white lacquered furniture – you feel like you are in Beirut......

Dessert for 14,500 dollars?

Hotel The Fortress, located near Colombo (Sri Lanka) offers its guests a unique experience – “Sabayon” dessert for just 14,500 dollars.

What ingredients could have made a price for this dish so high? These are Dom Perignon champagne, decorative leaves from silver and gold and 80-carat aquamarine. One the top of the dessert is small statue of fisher with a pearl......

Oktoberfest has begun

World-known annual holiday of beer has begun in this Saturday. This is a traditional Bavarian fest boasting almost 200 years of history. Every time it attracts crowds of visitors from all over the world. This year pavilions for the guests occupy 30 hectares. The festival will last for 16 days.....

Renovations in Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires

Four Seasons, one of the leading hotel brands, is always trying to keep its hotels contemporary. Now the renovations in La Mansion, the century-old French-style residence in Four
Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires’ garden have been finished.........

Wireless internet access in Egypt

Travelers to Luxor, Egypt and Cairo’s suburbs (including a territory next to the world-known pyramids) now get a chance to use WiMax wireless internet access. The connectivity is also offered next to the other Egyptian attractions like the Temple, Nile valley and the legendary Winter Palace hotel.......

Hotels that made history

Another list from Forbes Traveler this time covers hotels that made history. The first in this list is Raffles Hotel, Singapore. During the Second World War the building was a pit stop for Japanese troops (in early 1942)........

Best Italian villas

Forbes presented its list of the most popular villas in Italy. The first place went to Luna Blue overlooking Lake Maggiore. This ancient six-bedroom villa offers such amenities as satellite television, internet and heated pool.......

New restaurants and spas in Megeve

Megeve, one of the most prestigious ski resorts in France, is preparing for a new tourist season. By the beginning of winter there will be several new properties opened here....

Artificial coral reef in the Red Sea

These days travelers to the Red Sea might be surprised to find a new construction stretching along its seabed. But don’t be too surprised since this is the project by the Israel Nature Parks Authority in which Israel experts and volunteers take part.The aim of the project is to create the first artificial coral reef by the coast of Elat....

New luxury resort in Czech Republic

New luxury resort will soon be built in the south of the Czech Republic, at the Lipno nad Vltavou town not far from Cesky Krumlov. The resort will be one of the republic’s most luxurious accommodations. A five-star hotel offering a total of 92 rooms will consist of five buildings. Most rooms will be equipped with saunas as well as internet access. Plans also include a spacious garden and a sportsground for children on the resort’s territory.......

India will have more Economy class hotels

Wyndham Worldwide Corp., a company that manages about 6.500 hotels on six continents, has revealed its plans to open at least 38 economy class hotels in India under Super 8 and Days Inn brands. According to the agreement singed between Wyndham Worldwide Corp. and Gammon India Ltd., a construction company, most of the hotels will open by 2011.....

Ryanair – the Best Low Cost Airline

September 18th there were the winners of The World Low Cost Airline Awards announced at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress in London....

Perugia will become a city of chocolate

From 13 to 21 October Italian city Perugia will host traditional festival “Eurochocolate”. This year it takes place for the fourteenth time and will be called ChocolAge (the era of chocolate). The whole week will be devoted to chocolate.......

Bloggers will make tours to Israel more popular

Israel’s Tourism Ministry begins its campaign aimed to attract more tourists from the West, particularly from the United States. One of the unusual marketing solutions within this campaign is to hire five most successful American bloggers........All News

Travel + Leisure names the best business hotels in the US

There is a difference between leisure and business hotels – in design, in amenities and in ambience. Travel + Leisure magazine has made up a list of the American hotels where your business trip promises to be the best. Four Seasons and The Peninsula seem to be the leading brand in this segment.......All News

Oktoberfest for dogs

If you think that only human beings like beer, you may be mistaken. Some suppose that dogs like this drink too and for such dogs a special Oktoberfest will be organized in Vienna.....

Carlton Hotel St. Moritz will be opened soon

It’s three months till the re-opening of Carlton Hotel in St.Moritz, but the 18-month renovation works have already been finished and the Executive team has been named.....

Mexico plans changes in travel industry

Mexico is a very popular travel destination, but its government is trying to step aside from the image of Mexico as a place for only “sun-and-sea” vacations. They are planning to make tours to Mexico more diverse and to increase investments in tourism......All News

From London to Sydney by bus

British London and Australian Sydney
are situated far away from each other and till recently there were just a few possibilities to come from one of these cities to another – by plane or by ship. Now there is one more variant – a bus......

Floating casinos in Goa

Goa is one of the most popular resorts in India. Tourists from all over the world come here to relax and to escape from all their troubles. One of the ways to do this is gambling, but new federal law restricts land-based casinos. However, there is a solution – to place casinos on the ships!

Swiss Miniatur park will be opened whole year round

One of the most curious attractions of Switzerland, Swiss Miniatur park is located on the bank of Melide lake, 5 minutes ride from Lugano......

Second aquapark will appear in Prague

Following the Barrandov aquapark (which was opened in Prague last year) is the opening of the second centre for water entertainment in the city. The park is to be opened March - April 2008 in Cestlice village east of Prague......

Wine Harvest Festival in Moravia

This weekend September 15th and 16th the Moravia region in the east of Czech Republic celebrates an annual Wine Harvest Festival. The centre for the event is the city of Znojmo, which will offer visitors a diverse entertainment programme.All News

Renovated and redesigned hotels in Zermatt

Several hotels in Zermatt, Switzerland, will have been reconstructed by the next skiing season. New hotels will also be opened.

First, Matterhorn Focus four-star hotel will open its doors to visitors in February 2008.....

New restaurant in Prague

This Tuesday, September 11, one of the most famous Czech singers, Karel Gott, has opened his own restaurant in Prague. Called Gott Gallery Restaurant, the restaurant is located in Spalena 29 street (Narodni triad metro station).....

Plaza Athenee Paris opens carrousel

When hotel Plaza
Athenee in Paris
opened a carrousel last year, it had a great success. Soon the carrousel will appear in Plaza Athånee’s courtyard once again and both adults and children are invited. It’s not a simple carrousel – it’s a musical carrousel...

Restaurant where waiters are replaced by technique

When hotel Plaza Athenee in Paris opened a carrousel last year, it had a great success. Soon the carrousel will appear in Plaza Athånee’s courtyard once again and both adults and children are invited. It’s not a simple carrousel – it’s a musical carrousel.....
Nuremberg

Ramadan in Moevenpick Hotel Istanbul

Ramadan is one of the most important events for Muslims from all over the world and Moevenpick Hotel Istanbul (Istanbul , Turkey) presents its special menu for these dates – from September 13 till October 11.....Moevenpick
Hotel Istanbul

“Golden week” in China

From 1st till 7th October China celebrates “Golden week” - week-long National Day holiday. The People’s Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. It’s a very popular period for traveling across the country among the Chinese so it’s recommended to book tours and hotels for these dates far ahead......All News

Top UK cities by Conde Nast Traveller

In October issue of Condé Nast Traveller the winners of Readers’ Travel Awards 2007 were announced. Among others, readers define their favorite cities – in UK and in other parts of the world. Top ten cities in the United Kingdom of this year are.....All News

New hotel rooms are planned for Sydney

According to recent reports
Sydney is suffering from the lack of hotel rooms. Some forecasts predict 16 % rise in amount of tourists by 2016. It means that the largest Australian city will need some 3200 new rooms.....

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Recently CNBC European Business magazine has published its list of the best European business hotels. For the second year in row the top position was given to Rocco Forte Villa Kennedy in Frankfurt.
This hotel was opened just 18 months ago, but has already won some prestigious awards - Hotel & Tourism award on trade fair in Cannes and the title of the best Frankfurt’s business hotel by EURO magazine......

Music festival in Parma

October will become the month of Verdi music in
Parma . The program of the festival includes small concerts where Verdi’s compositions will be performed by different music bands, seminars, exhibitions, installations and much more. Every day of the festival will be devoted to one of Verdi’s operas.......

An unforgettable Halloween at Universal Studios parks

This year Universal Studios theme parks, situated in Hollywood (Universal City, California) and Orlando, will have a large-scale Halloween celebration. Some new attractions were built at the parks specially for the event. Note that children under 12 are not recommended to visit the shows.......

First Sheraron hotel in Prague

Starwood Hotels & Resorts hotel company, which owns mostly four-star and five-star hotels and resorts in more than 95 countries, will open its first Prague hotel under the Sheraton brand.....

Vina AirAsia – new AirAsia affiliate airline

The largest South-Eastern Asian budget airline, AirAsia (
Malaysia) revealed its plans to open a new affiliate airline in Vietnam In order to incarnate the plans, an agreement was signed between the airline and Vietnam’s Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin), which will have a 70 per cent stake in this joint venture......

“Singapore Flyer” observation wheel to be opened next spring

A huge ferris wheel called “Singapore Flyer” will be installed in Singapore next spring. Set to be opened in March 2008, the observation wheel will be 165 meters high, which makes it 5 meters higher than the nowadays ferris champion, “The Star of Nanchang” in Shanghai......

Rotana hotels will open a new property in Erbil, Iraq

Mr. Jacques Jean Sarraf, President of Malia Holding sal and Mr. Selim El Zyr, President & CEO for Rotana Hotels revealed their plans to open a five-star property in Erbil, the city in the north of Iraq, mostly populated by the Kurds.......All News

From London to Paris – in 2 hours

For the first time a train trip from Paris to London took only 2 hours. September 4th Eurostar express train made an inaugural journey from Paris to St. Pancras train station, London using a new high-speed line.

Mobile guide on Tallinn’s Old Town

When visiting Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, you can take advantage of a new guide that appeared in the city recently. Called “Mobiletour”, the guide will help you get acquainted with some attractions of the Old Town. The service is available for mobile phone owners....

Francis Ford Coppola will open a resort in Brazil

Famous American film director Francis Ford Coppola is planning to open a resort in
Florianopolis. In order to incarnate his plans, he traveled to the country to find a proper location for the future resort. At the moment the “aspirant” to accommodate the resort is the coastal city of Florianopolis located 500 kilometres south of Sao-Paulo.

New tourist programs are offered by Zagreb.

The capital of Croatia –
Zagreb obtains bigger popularity among the tourists, offering new services and entertainments. Recently the excursion “Segway City Tour” (with special scooter) was added to the classic excursion. On this popular carrier you can perform walks over 3 programs...

A museum of Big Mak was opened in USA.

The inventor of Big Mac Jim Delligatty opened a museum, devoted to the history of the most popular sandwich in the world, in North Hantingdon, Pennsylvania, USA.....
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The most comfortable towns of the world are in Australia and Canada!

The British magazine “Economist” called Canadian
Vancouver the most comfortable megapolis for living. Every year an edition put together rating of the biggest 132 towns, appreciates its quality of life.....

Each pigeons costs 23 euro to Venice!

The Italian economic association counted, that the habitants of Venice give 23 euro on each “resident” pigeon. The pigeons of San-Marko square in Venice costs 275 euro per year to every habitant. All News

The luxurious hotel will be opened in Abu Dabi!

In 2010 a hotel network Regents Hotels and Resorts will open their own first luxurious hotel under the name Regent Emirates Pearl in
Abu Dhabi

“Stars” relax in…

The magazine “Forbes” knows nor only how much fames earn, but also where they spend this money on resting. Most of legends of Hollywood and stars of pop-music have several houses and at least one of them is situated in beautiful place, where they like to relaxing:
Italy, Venice
After the wedding Elton John and David Furnish passed the honey-moon in their house on the Gvidekka island of Venice. This island situated in15 minutes on cutter from San-Marko square and others.
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The new hotel in Prague will be opened in cloister

The new hotel in Prague will be opened in cloister
The hotel network Kempinski decided to open a new hotel on the Senovajnia square in the center of Prague. The luxurious apartments in hotel type will be leased on short periods and also on long periods. All News

The sportsmen are insured against an attack of Loch Ness monster!

The organizers of charitable competition – duathlon in Glasgow - decided to insure all sportsmen on $1.97 million, participated in the tournament Visit Scotland Adventure Triathlon....

New rope-ways are built in mountain-sky resorts of Austria!

The modernization has come to one of the most fashionable and demanded mountain-sky resorts of Austria - Eashglya (100 km from Innsbruck)....All News

In the north of Dominican Republic is the unique forest reserve.

Now fans of Ecotourism can visit Loma Quita Espuela- the unique forest reserve of Dominican Republic, where incalculable nature riches were collected, for example, a single millennial rainy forest saved on Caribbean.....All News

New York people – in one guidebook!

On one of the webs appeared a guidebook of New York- the collection of types, widespread in the town and detailed description, where you can meet them. All News

A competition of robots will be in Japan!

This year Japanese organizes a competition “BacaRobo”, where robots will compete in cheering up! It will be on 4 of November. All the participants-robots will have to satisfy the requirements: they must have movable parts, they must have no useful functions and they are ought to cheer up!All News

The first budget airport hotel will be built !

The Malaysian network of hotels “Tune Hotel com” is going to open the first budget airport hotel in the world. It will appear in budget terminal of airport Kuala Lumpur next year. All News

New way of spending holidays-glampimg!

Stars are tired of luxurious hotels! They want to “glamping”. “Glamping”- is a luxurious analogue of camping, it becomes more popular among rich tourists, who remember their childhood, passed in forest hikes - first of all in North America.
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The modernization is overtaking Israel!

For the first time over last 7 years Israel spends money on development of hotel business.They want Israel to compete with other countries in tourist’s sphere.

Special offer during the Venice Biennale

The Venetian hotel Venetian is waiting new tourists, who are virtuosos of a beauty during the annual Biennale. The special offer of “Luna Bagloni” includes entrance fee to Biennale on fine arts or on Music festival (at the customer’s option).

A hotel in the air

Park Inn is an upcoming brand of Rezidor Hotel Group (it’s a middle-priced segment of a hotel market), presented its new project: 142-seat airplane Airbus A-319 of the Germanic budget airlines. GermanWings became a real work of art – on the board appeared a mottled mosaic red, blue, yellow and green colors (the Park Inn’s corporative colors) and the motto “Sleep Well. Live Well” too. For 3 years German Wings will be used to make trips around the Europe, including Stockholm,
Berlin .....

An underwater hotel will be built in Fiji!

In middle of 2008 near one of private
Fiji’s island
an underwater hotel “Poseidon’ is to be opened. It’s supposed to be the first hotel in-group of underwater hotels of Poseidon Undersea Resort.

A tour to New Orleans after the Hurricane Katrina is in popular!

More and more visitors go to
Paris
to see tracks of destruction, left by hurricane Katrina.....

Free excursions in Paris!

An association “Paris Greeter» works in Paris, its members are ready to organize a free excursion to Paris or to one of all estates for tourist from every country of the world.

A first- rate indoors garden will be opened in Saudi Arabia.

The biggest indoors garden will be built in Saudi Arabia. In the desert near a capital of the city (Riyadh) will be raised 2 complexes in shape of a half moon, in which will be presented an evolution of the vegetable world. “King Abdullah International Gardens” will be twice as much as Eden Project – a similar project in Cornwall. In the pavilions of the garden visitors can see plants including Devonian (started more than 400 millions years ago), Coal period, Jurassic and Cainozoe. Another one pavilion will be devoted to the future of the World. The creators try to foresee, what will expected the World’s flora depending on mankind life. The height of central Garden’s pavilion will be 40 metres. Its will be the first rate buildings of fluoroplastic (Teflon) in the world. Even so the authors try to come to minimum future power consumption of buildings, with using the energy of the Sun and wind, and also repeatedly using of water for watering.