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Meet Bangkok-Based Chef Hans Peter Kaserer

Hailing from the small village of picturesque Krimml, Austria, where he learned to appreciate culinary arts at his family’s hotel, Executive Chef at the Amari Watergate Bangkok, Hans Peter Kaserer has come a long way since his childhood.

A veritable globe trotter in his own right, Chef Kaserer has worked in kitchens all around the world – including the United States, Canada, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. With Bangkok as his base of operations for the last 15 years, Chef Kaserer has develope

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The Apartment Service - Exhibition Season

The Apartment Service will be exhibiting at the Global HR News London Summit on the 16th September at Willis Corporate HQ in London. The Apartment Service will also have a stand at the Business Travel Conference on the 25th and 26th October at London Hammersmith Novotel.

For more information, please call +44-(0)20-89441444 or email bardv@apartment.co.uk
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The Apartment Service shortlisted for an EMMA Award

The Apartment Service, founded in 1981, is the largest European specialist booking agent for fully furnished serviced apartments worldwide for any length of stay, has been nominated for an inaugural EMMA Award (Best Corporate Housing Provider Category), held by the Forum for Expatriate Management (www.totallyexpat.com)

For more information on the awards, or to discuss any short term accommodation requirements you may have, please visit www.apartmentservice.com or call +44-(0)20-89441444. You can
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Orlando, Florida: Home. Sweet. Home.


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Perfect getaway for a large family or group of friends!

This large ocean view - sleeps up to 12 (!) - upscale vacation rental villa is located in the tranquil gated community of Playacar fase 1 in Playa Del Carmen. The villa offers magnificent ocean views from the large rooftop terrace and is located only 10 minute walk from all the restaurants, shops and nightlife downtown Playa Del Carmen. Rental price starts at $475 USD/night.

Guest can enjoy VIP service through the nearby full-service beach

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This beautiful beach front condo sleeps up to 6 people is located right on the beach in Playa Del Carmen!

Ocean Plaza 01 (OP01) is a spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom vacation rental on the street side of this ideally located beach front complex. Just peek out your front door and you will see the turqoise waters of the Caribbean at the end of the hall. The comfortable condo is equipped with brand new beautiful amenities and highend furniture. The condo is located on first Avenue between 12th & 14th

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Búzios, Brazil: Laid Back Beach Chic

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Just one hundred and twenty miles north of Rio de Janeiro lies a small peninsula known as Armação dos Búzios. It is only eight kilometers long and adorned with over twenty magnificent beaches which are bathed in brilliant sunshine year-round. Some beaches are small and accessible only by short hikes or water taxis and others are expansive, sandy stretches of shoreline with restaurants, cafes, and bars. The diversity and options which these beaches offer creates the perfect setting for vacations

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Seychelles International Airport- A step back in history
The Seychelles International Airport officially opened on the 20th March 1972 with the official ceremony being carried out by her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II. However, interesting to note well before this on the 17th June 1939 a flying boat called GUBA 11 has flown to the Seychelles under its own steam.

The Seychelles International Airport continued to grow and more aircraft's landed on the island of Mahe to discover the Seychelles. On the 4t
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Kamandalu Resort's "Eat Pray Love" Package

As featured on www.luxist.com
by Rigel Celeste on Aug 31st 2010

The "Eat Pray Love" frenzy continues and for those who have been inspired to set off on their own soul-searching adventure in Indonesia Kamandalu Resort has come up with their own version of Elizabeth Gilbert's story. The "Eat Pray Love" package starts with your choice of private luxury villa (Garden, Pool, or Deluxe Pool) and includes a variety of goodies all for both you and a guest including daily breakfast, cycling to see the Eat
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Kamandalu Resort and Spa


The name Kamandalu comes from a Sanskrit term for 'the vessel that holds the holy water," and water is everywhere to be seen at this Bali resort - even though it's not on the beach. The tranquil retreat, featuring 56 villas built in the style of a Balinese village, is set in the hills of Ubud, known for royal palaces and traditional Balinese arts. The views are of terraced rice paddies, tropical forests, and the flowing Petanu River.
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Hotel Fox, Copenhagen

Ever heard about a place called Hotel FOX in Copenhagen? The hotel that was launched in 2005 as a result of Project FOX and created by international artists.

Each room is a unique piece of art, which the hotel guest completes by staying, sleeping, working and moving in it. The Hotel Fox reflects a new facet of mobility, of travelling and urban living culture. By holding 21 international artist groups from graphic design, urban art and illustration responsible for design and decoration a hotel for

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World Blogger Travel Contest – Write It, Win It!

Calling all world travelers and bloggers!

Are you a blogger who enjoys traveling?

The World Blogger Travel Contest is giving away 18 prizes from 18 travel partners, and all you need to do is show off your travel writing chops.

Here’s how it works:

WeBlogTravels.com has partnered with 18 destinations.
Some of these destinations are hotel partners and others are tourism boards for specific locations.
Each partner is giving away a chance to enjoy their spe
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Men and Women Travel Differently. Here's How

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Men and Women Travel Differently. Here’s How!

Men and women are different. Who dares argue the point?

So it’s no surprise that we now know they travel differently, seeking different travel experiences.

A USA Today article “Where the Boys are Not,” reports that 88% of women surveyed said they had plans for a no-men-allowed getaway.

And these are not Desperate Housewives either!

To accommodate women travelers, many hotels offer separate wings for women, and special amenities in women-o
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I have a tale of two cities to share with you. This is a tale of a city by the sea and at the same time a city that stretches into gentle foothills and rugged mountains. A city whose reputation is built on fine wines, culinary greatness, and adventure- based activities that range from the urban divine, to the salty ocean, to the rolling mountains. You might come for the Pinot as I did, but you’ll leave touched by the style and grace of a user-friendly community that is at the top of its game.

In

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9008548477?profile=originalJake stood helplessly, listlessly on line, trying to keep a sweaty grip on his smudged wine glass and trying to figure out which circle of hell Dante might consign the towering inferno that was the tastings tent of this year's SoBe Wine and Food Festival. His feet were starting to ache, his stomach was starting to sour and his ears were starting to ring. Damn Angie for saddling him with writing up this gastro-grotesquerie. Jeez, people paid $80 a pop for this?

 

And yet, surveying the sweltering
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Bedbugs Bite, Hotel Reputations Fall

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The bedbugs keep biting, and the reputations and pocketbooks of hotels and inns are getting infected.

A couple of months ago we did a “trending spotting” piece on bedbugs, and the fact they were driving travelers and hotels management mad.

Now bedbug mania is front page, main stream news, with the Boston Globe headlining a piece on the critters.

The pests have an uncanny ability to hide in mattresses and crevices in bed coverings. They’re also amazingly adept travelers, hitching ri
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Once considered as a beach resort paradise with approximately 3500km of coast line dotted with palm trees and covered with white sand, West Africa has seen a steady decline in traditional tourists over the past few years. Now there seems to be a renewal of interest and tourists are beginning to trickle back to the hustle and bustle of the colourful markets, the relaxing sound of the Atlantic waves crashing on a pristine beach or to the exhilarating beat of the Jembe and talking drum.


There are se

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The world’s first carbon neutral airline, Nature Air, has been named theOverall Winner in Conde Nast Traveler’s World Savers Awards in theairline category. Among 32 honorees chosen from 164 applicants for theprestigious award, Nature Air was recognized as an industry leader inaddressing issues of global poverty, health, education and environmentaldepredation.

The Costa Rica-based airline wasacknowledged for comprehensive efforts to compensate for its carbonemissions and social initiatives to prom
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Carolinas Benefiting From Gulf Oil Spill

(TTBS) Oil Spill Drives Vacationers to Carolinas

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View from a balcony room at Embassy Suites in Kingston Plantation at Myrtle Beach


The Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina is near capacity this summer as a result of the Gulf Oil Spill, and North Carolina beaches are
seeing the same sorts of benefits as vacationers look for alternatives to the
Gulf of Mexico Beaches they have vacationed at for generations.


Recently I was on a small shuttle running between the Hilton and Embassy Suites
at Kingston Plan

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Pierre's is quite possibly one of the most romantic places to dine in South Florida and a relatively short drive from Miami, well worth the "escape" from urban life. The restaurant and lounge is located on a private beach with gorgeous sunsets over tranquil Florida Bay.

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Bon appetit!
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