View Article  SAS Confirm Bristol Oslo Route for Summer 2008

April 1st 2008 will see the commencement of SAS's thrice weekly schedule from Bristol to Oslo. Both cities are expected to benefit from increased tourism and the convenience of these direct flights will be welcomed by many business travellers.

If you don't know Oslo it is an immensely attractive city with long ...   more »

View Article  Seasons Greetings To All Our Readers

We would like to wish all our readers a Very Happy Christmas.

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View Article  Lufthansa Frankfurt/Bristol from March 30th
Lufthansa will launch a 3 times daily scheduled service from Frankfurt to Bristol on March 30th 2008. Both cities are important business destinations, and Frankfurt is a major air hub which will allow passengers from the South West to fly from Bristol and make connections to flights for all corners ...   more »
View Article  Holiday Inn Express Natal Opens
The 160 room, 13 story Holiday Inn Express Natal is located in Ponta Negra Beach, on Avenida Engenheiro Roberto Freire. The new hotel features an outdoor swimming pool, recreation area, fitness center, gift shops and a business center. This hotel also features High-Technology that consists of computerized sensors that control ...   more »
View Article  The Landings Opens in St Lucia
Located on Rodney Bay, St. Lucia, in the West Indies, The Landings St Lucia is the most luxurious resort on the island, spanning 19 acres and nearly 800 feet of the island's most stunning beachfront. This world-class resort features deluxe, over-sized ,accommodations; a luxurious Rock Resorts spa; a marina with ...   more »
View Article  Christmas & New Year Timetables for Gatwick Express & Heathrow Connect

Due to essential engineering works the following train services will operate throughout the Christmas and New Year holiday on Heathrow Connect, between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport.
 
For further timetable information customers are advised to visit
www.heathrowconnect.com
 
Monday 24 December 2007
A normal service will operate with an ...   more »

View Article  The Leftovers at the Inn - the Legacy of Absent Minded Folk
 
Prosthetic leg, glass eye, false teeth, blow-up sheep and eight posters of Jonathan Ross among bizarre unclaimed items.

A staggering £750,000 worth of lost property was left in Holiday Inn hotels in the UK in 2007, the hotel’s owners revealed today.

Among the strange and personal items the hotels’ ...   more »
View Article  Barcelo Mayan Palace Opens
The latest addition to the Barcelo Maya Beach Resort complex is the 756 Junior Suite Barcelo Maya Palace. As part of this large resort complex visitors have access to 20 restaurants and all the facilities including extensive spa, water park and child care options. The Barcelo Mayan Palace is ...   more »
View Article  Fairmont The Norfolk Unveiled
After a multi million dollar refurbishement Nairobi's venerable Norfolk Hotel has been rebranded Fairmont The Norfolk just in time for its 103rd birthday on Christmas Day. Famous throughout East Africa the hotel has hosted many powerful and famous people including President Theodore Roosevelt and Karen Blixen. Renowned as the best hotel ...   more »
View Article  Thistle Plan £100 million Revamp of Hotels

Thistle Hotels are planning a major rebranding of their properties. With nine hotels in London and another 23 across the UK Thistle has evolved over the years and this latest rebrand is designed to emphasise the more contemporary style and less formal approach that is popular with today's traveller. Those ...   more »

View Article  Thistle Plan £100 million Revamp of Hotels

Thistle Hotels are planning a major rebranding of their properties. With nine hotels in London and another 23 across the UK Thistle has evolved over the years and this latest rebrand is designed to emphasise the more contemporary style and less formal approach that is popular with today's traveller. Those ...   more »

View Article  Virgin Opens Dedicated Terminal at London Heathrow
The Spice Girls, arriving back into Britain to start the UK leg of their world tour today, opened Virgin Atlantic’s brand new terminal at Heathrow. The girls were greeted by thousands of fans who were waiting to welcome them home in the new £1bn facility.

Emma, Geri, Mel B, Melanie ...   more »
View Article  Fairmont Opens in Singapore - First Fairmont Hotel in Asia
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has announced that Fairmont Singapore will join its collection of landmark hotels on December 12, 2007, the company’s first property to open in Asia. Fairmont, a global luxury hotel leader, recently announced three other projects in the region, including Fairmont Beijing, Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai ...   more »
View Article  Wyndham Opens in Panama
Veneto, A Wyndham Grand Hotel, has opened in Panama City. The 301 room hotel is located in the heart of via Espana, Panama's main business and financial district and only 20 minutes from the airport. The hotel has a 40,000 square foot casino, four restaurants, a fitness centre, pool ...   more »
View Article  Two New Resorts for Welcome Heritage India
Welcome Heriatge India adds two new resorts to its portfolio of top class Inidan hotels.

Located an hour’s drive from Hyderabad, the 85 acre Pragati Herbal Garden Resort is a unique concept. With over 600 varieties of medicinal plants grown without the use of fertilizers. It has been voted the ...   more »
View Article  New Hyatt Place Orlandon/Universal Unveiled
The newly refurbished Hyatt Place Orlando Universal has opened. An exciting and innovative new select service hotel offering more of what is important to today's travelers. Hyatt Place Orlando/Universal guests enjoy a spacious guestroom with a 42 inch high-definition flat panel TV, our signature Hyatt Grand Bed, a plush Cozy ...   more »
View Article  The Good Pub Guide Goes Mobile
That indispensible adjunct to travelling round Britain has just got a lot more portable with the launch of the Good Pub Guide mobile edition. The printed version is well known to the vast army of pub enthusiast who live in the UK, and has been popular with the more discerning ...   more »
View Article  Holiday Inn Opens Soweto Hotel

Holiday Inn has opened its first hotel in Soweto, South Africa. This is the first hotel owned by one of the major International brands to open in South Africa's most famous township, and the opening ceremony lasted 3 days in fitting tribute to another major step in South Africa's tourist renaissance....   more »

View Article  JW Marriott Beijing has Opened
The JW Marriott Beijing has opened in the prestigious new China Central Place development at Chaoyang, in the Central Business District of Beijing. The bold new complex features more than 230,000 square meters of high-end office space; eight residential towers; 160,000 square meters of luxury brand retail shops, such as ...   more »
View Article  Half Moon Opens New Spa
Half Moon – the luxury resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica has opened its US$4 million Fern Tree, the Spa at Half Moon. The project has seen the conversion of the resort’s signature villa Fern Tree House into a 68,000 square foot indoor/outdoor sanctuary for the mind and body.

In addition ...   more »
View Article  Naladhu Maldives Joins Small Luxury Hotels
Since opening in March of this year, Naladhu Maldives has been named one of the world's “Hottest” new resorts by Conde Nast Traveler in the 2007 “Hot List”. Other accolades have included the “Must Visit” list of The Times, London, and DestinAsian magazine’s Luxe list 2007. Now Naladhu Maldives has ...   more »
View Article  Cube Hotel Sweetens Moving Skiing Gear in Biberwier
A revolutionary new cuboid shaped hotel, devoid of any stairs but with ramps to allow guests to wheel or walk their sports and ski gear up to their rooms is opening for its first winter season in the resort of Biberwier in the west of the Austrian Tirol. The unconventionally ...   more »