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The Seoul Tourism Organization, Visit London and Business Events Sydney announced the launch of the Future Convention Cities Initiative. The aim is to bring together leading convention cities from around the world to help accelerate the strategic development of their business event-hosting industry…
Legend Golf & Safari Resort at the Big 5 Entabeni Safari Conservancy in the Waterberg area of Limpopo, has been named Africa's Leading Sports Resort and South Africa’s Leading Golf Resort at the prestigious World Travel Awards. Hailed as the “Oscars of the travel industry”, the World Travel Awards…
Gran Hotel Bahia Del Duque Resort in Tenerife, Spain, has announced the recent opening of its brand new restaurant “Asia-kan” and the opening of its “Moet Gastro Tapas” terrace, making the hotel one of the most varied and complete gastronomic venues in the Canary Islands. The brand new…
Tiger Airways has reported that it continues to lead the way by further reducing its cost of operations -with reduced fuel burn and environmental emissions due to lower levels of baggage being carried. Tiger Airways recently introduced a new check-in fee structure (which rewards passengers with…
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises will be reentering the Russian market in 2011 with the launch of the completely refurbished River Victoria, projected to be one of the most beautiful and comfortable ships to sail the Volga River.
The first of four Permanent Hospitality Spaces (PHS) designed by Alessandro Rosso and signed by the architect, Simone Micheli, was born from the desire to rehabilitate degraded or abandoned city spaces. This is a new concept for hospitality as this new hotel totally makes all the stereotypes of what a hotel is disappear – gone are the canonical…
Every month the Iguassu National Park offers the opportunity of enjoying a nocturnal walk in forest, visiting the Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat). The excursion consist of a trip in the Ecological Train of the Jungle from the Central station to the Garganta del Diablo station, with a long walk by the new footbridges to the balcony of…
Modern meets medieval with the opening of Hilton Gdansk, a new hotel designed by renowned Polish architect Prof. Stefan Kurlylowicz. The hotel is a striking addition to Gdansk's old city area and is designed to complement the city's wealth of historic buildings with its timeless features and use of traditional materials. Hilton Gdansk is the second…
European Cities Marketing (ECM), the leading network of city tourism organisations in Europe, launched the sixth edition of the European Cities Marketing Benchmarking Report, during its Annual Conference in Las Palmas.
The Sultanate of Oman has launched the world's fastest diesel-powered passenger ferry, directly linking the country's capital Muscat with the northern-most peninsula, Musandam. The 16 million dollar ferry named Shinas, after a coastal town in northern Oman, is the first of a fleet of five high-speed vessels that will improve access to the more remote…
Nairobi is to get a new luxury hotel in August when the Sankara Nairobi opens its doors. The first property from Sankara Hotels and Resorts, the 156-room hotel is located in the Westlands area of the city, 5km north of the centre. Its soft opening is scheduled for the beginning of August with the formal launch in mid-September.…
Highly focused networking event extends to four days to satisfy increase in demand from meeting planners and suppliers Meeting and Incentive Forums the intensive trade shows bringing together meetings and incentives buyers and suppliers from around the world have doubled the size…
A new deluxe hotel is currently under construction in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and is scheduled to open in mid 2012. A…
Tabacon Grand Spa Thermal Resort becomes second hotel worldwide to achieve Luxury Eco Certification
21.06.2010
21.06.2010
Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort in Arenal, Costa Rica, has achieved the Luxury Eco Certification Standard (LECS), becoming the first luxury hotel in that country and the second luxury hotel in the world to pass the intensive desk audit and on-site inspections required for certification. The innovative program, developed by The Leading Hotels…
Qatar Airways has launched daily flights between Doha and the vibrant Spanish city, Barcelona. Barcelona is Qatar Airways’ second city served in Spain, after Madrid, and is expected to receive great response from leisure and business travellers…
