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Le Royal Meridien Resort & Spa Dubai will host for the World Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony this evening. The event opens the World Travel Awards 2013 Grand Tour, heralding the start of a search for the very best travel, tourism and hospitality organisations around the world. World Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony will be held in Dubai for the sixth year in succession, affirming the…
Rocco Forte Hotels will participate again in this year’s Arabian Travel Market held at the Trade Centre Convention Centre from May 6-9, 2013 along with fellow industry contemporaries to enhance the growth and potential travel and tourism within the Middle East. Rocco Forte Hotels Is a collection of luxury hotels located in 11 exciting and cultural city destinations throughout Europe delivering 'The Art of…
The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has opened the stylish Park Inn by Radisson Glasgow City Centre. Located in the historic grade 2 listed Pearl Assurance building on the corner of West George Street and Renfield Street, the contemporary new Park Inn by Radisson Glasgow City Centre boasts a strong design element with features including a convenient self-check-in area, restaurant, bar, meeting rooms, on-site…
The world’s first edible hotel made of cake has been eaten up—in its place, the world’s first chocolate hotel has been opened, according to the Daily Mail. Located in Bournemouth, England, ‘The Chocolate Boutique Hotel’ is ideal for chocoholics—offering its guests sweet dreams of a chocolate fountain in every room. Though it can’t be eaten like the edible cake hotel, the chocolate hotel offers 13…
Dubai April 29th, 2013 – Sofitel Luxury Hotels continues to grow its impressive portfolio in the Middle East as it prepares for the opening of its sophisticated Polynesian themed resort, Sofitel The Palm Dubai this upcoming summer, 2013. Located on Dubai’s must visit destination, the iconic Palm Jumeirah, the hotel boasts 361 island chic inspired guest rooms and suites, as well as 182 fully serviced…
W Hotels Worldwide unveiled plans to more than double its Asian presence by the end of 2018, bringing its Asian portfolio to 20 W hotels and retreats in nine countries. More than half of the W brand’s global pipeline is slated for Asia Pacific, including the first W Hotel in China opening in Guangzhou later this month, followed by other China openings in Beijing, Shanghai, Changsha and Suzhou over the next…
Following a succession of recent brand introductions in the Iberian Peninsula, Hilton Worldwide has announced that its DoubleTree by Hilton brand is set to arrive in Portugal. The signing of a management agreement with Turismadeira will see Lisbon’s Fontana Park Hotel convert to DoubleTree by Hilton Lisbon – Fontana Park in summer 2013, as Hilton’s first hotel in the Portuguese capital. The agreement…
Three-time World Travel Awards winner, Dukes London, is celebrating its recent refurbishment with an invitation to the region’s ladies to take a ‘luxury road test’ in the heart of the city’s fashionable St James’ district with a stay in a newly renovated suite. Home to 90 rooms, including 11 high-end suites and the hotel’s exclusive 700-square foot Penthouse overlooking Green Park, guests heading to the UK…
It sounds like a contradiction in terms: opulent hotels that provide five-star service and amenities while respecting the environment. But according to Ecoluxhotels' website, helmed by a travel journalist and an environmental consultant, the two concepts don’t have to be mutually exclusive. As the world fetes the 43rd edition of Earth Day on April 22, globetrotters with deep pockets are…
Conde Nast Traveller United Kingdom ratings, based on readers’ surveys and journalists’ reviews and coming out every winter, has become a popular feature and powerful encomium in the travel industry. Serving as the guiding principle of the British glossy, the slogan “Truth in Travel” certified the authenticity of the recognition of Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives as Best Beach Hotel 2013 in…
For travelers looking for a healthy getaway, here are a few good places to stay along the way. 1. InterContinental has launched a new hotel brand called EVEN, the first mainstream hotel brand to focus exclusively on wellness. Exercise options include in-room touches such as a coat-rack that doubles as a pull-up bar, well-equipped gyms, personalized fitness advice for all guests and a “Wellness Wall” with…
Huvafen Fushi, a luxury resort in the Maldives that claims to have the world’s first underwater spa, is offering an innovative new menu of wellness packages. The spa, named LIME, offers a window to the amazing diversity of ocean life designed with soft furnishings and fabrics that echo the colors and textures of the surrounding corals and sponges. The underwater treatment rooms took 12 months to…
In a hotel in Soho, Central London, the world’s first ‘hotel’ made entirely out of cake opened to public yesterday. The edible sweet dream offers guests: vanilla sponge cushions; a rug made of 1,081 meringues; windows and walls clad with 2,000 macaroons; marshmallow garlands; windowsills made from cake; a bath filled with caramel-coated popcorn; and edible books on the bedside table. To create the…
The Swiss luxury hotel chain Kempinski said on Tuesday that it was dropping plans to open a huge pyramid-shaped hotel that has stood half-built for decades in North Korea amid escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula. In November, the Geneva-based luxury hotel chain said it hoped to open Pyongyang’s 105-storey Ryugyong Hotel in July or August this year. But on Sunday, the South China Morning Post…
Looking for an afternoon tea service that’s the — clotted — cream of the crop and promises the full British experience? An annual award described as the ‘Oscars’ of the tea world in the UK has named high tea at The Goring Hotel in London the best in class. That’s because tea at the posh Belgravia-area hotel starts with an assortment of flavors with heady, elaborate descriptors like hand-picked…
Located in the heart of Helsinki, the Hotel Finn has a job vacancy for an unusual position—a professional “sleeper”. The hotel is looking for one lucky person to test the comfort of its 35 rooms, who will have to blog about his/her experience. According to hotel manager Tio Tikka, they are looking for “a dynamic person to write a quality blog” about their stay at “the best spot of summery…
In the one and only ‘Magic Kingdom’ (Disney Park), lies a place where the clock literally never strikes midnight—Cinderella’s Castle. Within the Castle contains one of the most exclusive hotel rooms, as it can’t be booked even if you had all the money in the world. The Cinderella Castle Suite can accommodate up to six people and contains antique furniture from the 17th and 18th century.…
Influential food blog The Daily Meal has curated a list of the world’s best hostels in an unexpected category: their food offerings. In their list of top 20 food hostels, standard fare like burgers and chicken nuggets are replaced with regional specialities like maple whiskey mousse in Vermont, organic oatmeal and fruits in San Francisco, and an assortment of Moroccan breads and locally harvested honeys in…
