Hotel Elan, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
By Roy Heale
In the heart of downtown Calgary the trendy, residential community known as the Beltline is close to the business center of the city plus the hip restaurants, clubs, and boutiques of the 17th Avenue Entertainment District. For this reason a number of boutique hotels have recently located themselves in this area providing accommodation options for business and leisure visitors to Calgary. Perhaps the newest addition is the Hotel E
There are, of course, various travel insurance companies out there. How as a travel agent can you best find a reputable provider and reassure your clients that the insurance they're purchasing is legitimate and that the insurance provider can meet its obligations to them? For any agent, knowing the answers to the questions below is a way to make absolutely sure they are working with the right kind of insurer.
Have you asked a few questions about the travel insurance provider?
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This is definitely a not a swingers resort. It’s an adult / topless resort with most women opting for the top on. This type of resort is not unusual for Mexico and quite calm for a resort labeled as an "adult experience". The staff was kind and always willing to help.
The resort for a 3 start is STUNNING at first sight. It sits right on the beach with 4 poster sun loungers big papason chairs to sit back, relax and watch the world pass by.
The sexy pool bar had the best mar
Spain has several superb ski resorts with outstanding slopes, excellent facilities and most importantly of all, really great snow. Here we’ll be taking you on a mini-tour of some of the best ski resorts in Spain – and there are quite a few to choose from – to help you make up your mind.
SKIING IN GRANADA, ANDALUSIA
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Se originó en la India, el budismo predica el camino de la práctica y el desarrollo espiritual y es uno de los caminos más seguido con la enseñanza que tienen la mayor relevancia. Una gran cantidad de personas aspiran a comprender, seguir y saber más sobre el budismo, a fin de llevar la paz y la calma en su vida. Viajan a los mejores y más populares sitios sagrados budistas del mundo para comprender y experimentar las enseñanzas budistas y estilo de vida. Éstos son algunos de los mejores lugares
When I was younger and working at Caesar’s Tahoe, players would sit down at my game and invariably the following question would come up. “What’s a nice girl like you doing working in a joint like this?” I would always look around me where there were rows of dealers just like me, fresh faced recent college grads trying to postpone adulthood as long as we could and Lake Tahoe (America’s all-year playground) is a great place to do it. Over the years at one time or another most of us have left
Al otro lado del Mediterráneo, en Tierra Santa, existe una ciudad de contrastes, abierta, cosmopolita y que no se detiene. Se llama Tel Aviv, en ella se proclamó en 1948 el Estado deIsrael y hoy es el centro empresarial, financiero y cultural del país. Una urbe bulliciosa y con un gran talante por ponerle al tiempo buena cara. Quien venga de visitar otros enclaves israelíes, como Jerusalén, puede pensar que Tel Aviv vive a su bola, al margen de los conflictos de Oriente Próximo. Puede ser, pero
I first met Arthur Frommer when he invited me to New York to be a guest on his television show. As a young travel entrepreneur, Mr. Frommer immediately made a lasting impression on me. Arthur Frommer treated me as an equal, as a colleague, asking me my opinions and even asked me what destinations I liked and why. It was that one day of filming at Grand Central Station in New York City, that changed my life forever as a travel aficionado and propelled me into my life long profes
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In the Americas, Costa Rica continues to dominate the rankings for one of the most popular retirement destinations.
HelpAge International, an index that measures the wellbeing of older people, named C
By Susan Bodack
It's easy to go a bit stir-crazy after being cooped up inside due to freezing cold temperatures and nasty winter weather. After a long bleak winter of gloomy weather and bundling up, the promise of sunnier spring days can seem like a salvation. Planning that spring getaway definitely gives you something to look forward to whether you're looking to stay domestic or travel outside of the country, the travel possibilities are endless!
Consider these five spots and get to planning:
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Turning the mundane, frustrating experience of booking a hotel online into a fun moment, is an act of legerdemain that only Booking.com is probably able to pull off.
Take a look at their YouTube commercial to see what I mean. It’s wry, funny and self-deprecating.
It’s a spoof on hotel TV commercials that in and of itself, is a smart TV commercial for Booking.com’s new U.S ad campaign: “Booking Epic.”
But we have come to expect these sorts of creative approaches from the company that’s the
The Brazilian city of Salvador da Bahia reflects the essence of this country’s rich history and culture. There’s much more to this city than tropical beaches: Salvador da Bahia has managed to conserve a unique cultural and architectural legacy, centred in the area known as Pelourinho, the colourful historic quarter declared a World Heritage Site.
With its steep cobbled streets, low rise buildings with colonial-style façades and picturesque churches – including the cathedral – the entire distric
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A flash of brilliant red, blue and yellow, and a loud raucous squawk, and you know you are in the jungle. There is nothing quite like the sight of wild Scarlet Macaws flying overhead or contentedly gathered in bunches in a treetop to give you the full feeling of being in the tropics.
Their distinctive noisy cry carries for miles, so you usually hear them before you see them. When you do sight a Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao), they are a breathtaking rainbow of colors – fire engine red bodies with suns
Why is it that small towns seem to possess a sense of place and taste all their own that a big city just can’t compete with? Don’t you love it when you stroll a city’s downtown area poking your head into one place, sampling cuisine from another place …and you immediately get the feeling that you’ve arrived at a very special destination? And don’t you get a big kick out of the unique attractions that only a small town can offer? You know what I think? Hurray for small town America… and giant Di
A short while ago, I had the pleasure of visiting Peru's "Ciudad Blanca!" My weekend in Arequipa was just lovely, and so I'd like to share my experience with you in the hope that you'll be able to visit vicariously now and in reality soon!
The second largest city in Peru, Arequipa feels peaceful and genteel. The architecture is beautiful - low buildings of bare white stone or coated in colorful paint, primarily Spanish baroque in style, with local touches - the air is soft and the people are f
With approximately 150 ski areas, suitable for all levels of the winter sports lovers, Switzerland has some of the best skiing, snowboarding, tobogganing and sledging, not only in Europe – the country is undoubtedly at the center of the winter sports universe. The scenic beauty of the Swiss Alps, its perfect slopes and wide range of accommodation make this country a favorite among ski enthusiasts. For beginners, all Swiss resorts have high quality ski schools where you can just turn up and pay f
Será una ciudad imperial, que se mira y se gusta, pero para nada está encerrada en ella misma.Viena, a pesar de estar erigida sobre piedra y mármol históricos, mira de frente al futuro igual que lo hacen otras capitales trendy como Berlín y Londres. Si quiere palpar el ritmo juvenil más vibrante, dirija sus pasos hacia el distrito 2, también llamado Leopoldstadt. Este trozo de tierra rodeado por el Danubio y un canal fue en el pasado un barrio judío. Hoy Leopoldstad es un distrito cosmopolita, l
The Golden Rules on how to avoid getting completely ripped off and buying more rugs than you can poke a stick at when in an Arab souq (market)…
OK, so have found yourself in a fabulous Arab bazaar in some hot, sandy and exotic country. It is a maze of twisting alleyways crammed with people and intriguing shoplets selling bright and alluring handicrafts: colourfully decorated carpets, lamps, clothes, leather and metalware. Trapped in shopping heaven, you almost pass out with excitement. Sweet, mu
