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Having started my career in the travel industry right after I returned from a yearlong backpacking excursion, I learned at a young age how to live with locals and experience familiarity wherever I traveled.

And now, over the past few years there has been a shift in travel values. More than ever, travelers are seeking out original experiences to get immersed into a culture by living like and with the local people. Traveling to a new destination is exhilarating , staying with someone who knows the

The Apartment Service has started research for the 5^th edition of the Global Serviced Apartments Industry Report (GSAIR).

Backbone of this report, as with previous editions will be a global survey conducted amongst Serviced Apartment Operators, Corporate Buyers, Agents and those who stay in serviced apartments.

We invite you therefore to complete the survey below most relating to you and play your part in the ongoing research into the global serviced apartments industry.

1. Corporate Buyer Survey: htt

Saturday, June 21, 2014
Midsummer Night Fever. 19th Annual Artists Against Abuse Benefit.

Ross School Lower Campus Field House. 739 Butter Lane in Bridgehampton. 6:30-10:30 pm. Honoring Congressman Tim Bishop. Award-winning Swedish cuisine by Chef Jana Dahibam plus open bar and Silent + Live Auctions! Featuring art from April Gornik, Arlene Slavin, Bob Tabor, Jack Youngerman, Lynn Geesaman amongst others! LIVE AUCTION FEATURING Private Yacht & Television Experience with Chef George Hirsch! Group

World-renowned media person Sandeep Marwah was the special invitee at the meet organized by International Cooperative Alliance in the honor of the visit of Director General of ICA Charles Gould J.D. at New Delhi.
“It is my proud privilege to meet some of the prominent people of the country of India who are part of this huge cooperative structure of this country” said Charles Gould.
“Meeting a personality like Charles in itself is an energy gaining exercise.” said Sandeep Marwah Managing Director o

Recommended as one of the best places to go in 2014 by CNN and National Geographic, Nosara, Costa Rica is now easier and more affordable to visit than ever. Leading luxury hotel in Nosara, L'acqua Viva Resort & Spa, is currently offering special green season rates to all guests who make direct reservations with the hotel.

From now through June 30, 2014, all guests who make direct reservations or online reservations will receive a 25% discount on all room rates.

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What goes on in the rainforest when we’re not there? At Portasol Rainforest & Ocean View Living community in Costa Rica, they’re finding out with the help of a few hidden camera traps.

Camera traps placed in the rainforest at Portasol – located on the Central Pacific Coast between Manuel Antonio and Dominical – have captured images of such exotic Costa Rican animals as this ocelot, followed by a tayra and a nine-banded armadillo. The cameras have been placed in the 200-acre Portasol Biological Re

San Telmo, en Buenos Aires, es una fiesta. Casi toda la capital argentina es vibrante, charlatana y colorida pero en San Telmo uno encuentra la felicidad de las pequeñas cosas. Por ejemplo, al tomarse un café, un auténtico ritual para los porteños, que se tragan la bebida sorbo a sorbito a medida que van escupiendo sus temores, dudas y alegrías como en una sesión de psicoanálisis gratuita. La afirmación es más verdadera en lugares de este distrito como el Café del Árbol (frente a la Plaza Dorreg

This is the most popular and famous trek At the final destination the Annapurna sanctuary (Base camp 4100m.)will be welcoming you patiently. The Annapurna Sanctuary has been treasured by local inhabitants as a place of spiritual refuge since long before trekkers "discovered" it.

A natural amphitheater ringed by Annapurna south 7219m. And I, Varahashikhar7847m, Gangapurna 7485m. and Machhapuchhre 6993m, it serves as base camp for expeditions as well as favorite trek destination for mountain lovers

The southern spice trail of India offers aromatic plants and scents – temples, history, fragrant curries, plenty of cows and the odd elephant. Bev Malzard explores. ‘India is a land of contrasts.’ These are the words I read when I first heard about India in primary school.

I missed the hippie trail through India in the late 70s and somehow it missed my ‘trip list’ for the next 30 years. It’s a long time since the 70s and I am no longer young and fearless – I don’t have the time to meander on

Apologies to my friends and colleagues in the cruise industry or who are cruise fans, but I’m just not that into cruising –  I’d much rather spend my time and money actually experiencing destinations rather than spending most of my trip on a ship (no matter how tricked out), with just occasional, usually frustratingly fleeting tastes of ports of call. There are, however, some cases where a cruise is clearly the best way to experience the most in the most efficient amount of time (unless you hav

Traveling is one of the most enriching experiences of human beings, when traveling, regardless of the type of traveler you are, it does not matter if you prefer 5 star resorts with high quality services, luxury boutique hotels or if you decide to travel on a modest budget but just wanting to enjoy the experience of visiting other places, the doors open wide to new cultures and experiences throughout your life and will accompany you as a point of reference and fellowship with other cultures. 

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Interesting little towns located very near big vacation destinations like San Francisco often go missing from the holiday planner’s radar. In the case of Pacifica, California, that would be most unfortunate.

Just 15-minutes south of San Francisco on famous California Hwy 1, Pacifica is a great place to enjoy a change of pace from the hustle and bustle of a City vacation. It’s a place to stretch out and watch the waves, and experience the community life of a small Bohemian style California coastal

New Delhi 18th June, 2014: “Sandeep Marwah has spent more than 22 years in developing and promoting the unity between Asian Countries through films, media and culture. His contribution towards Asian Unity is tremendous and unmatchable” said Beni Prasad Agarwal former Indian Ambassador & President of Association for Asian Union on the occasion of Annual day at India International Centre.
“ Association of Asian Union today announces a special international award for Sandeep Marwah for his untiring

“Now we have the President of Nigeria H.E. Goodluck Jonathan as the Patron in Chief of Actor’s Guild of Nigeria which is the most powerful organization of Nigerian Film Industry” said confidently Prince Ifeanyi Dike founder & Chairman of the Board of Actors Guild of Nigeria.
“We take this honor to nominate Sandeep Marwah Five times World record holder in media as the International Parton to our organization” congratulated Nollywood actress and President of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Ibin

People go to Majorca in the summer in search of beautiful beaches and great weather, but if you are also looking for fiestas and local culture, summer is the perfect time to visit as there are all kinds of fiestas and events taking place on this beautiful and lively island!  Many towns and villages have their own particular fiestas and open-air dances, not to mention music festivals where national groups and reputed international artists come to play.

In Majorca, summer kicks off on the eve of Sa

I have not spent few hours over here not even few days or months, but have spent 25 longs years of my life and have gone through its every hook and nook. Kolkata is a city which binds human beings together. It is where tourists are treated as Gods, a contented middle class culture prevails all through, aroma of delicious road side snacks is in the air, heritage buildings narrate the stories of British Raj and people believe slow and steady wins the race. Kolkata gave birth to poets, writers, rev

For those with a penchant for something exciting, something unique, in the mood for luxurious splendor, discovering the rich heritage of India, luxury travel in India is, increasingly, the answer to a prayer! A meaningful prayer that is likely to be answered in a myriad beautiful ways, in dimensions defying description - of rich hospitality, sumptuous cuisine, magnificent architectural reminder of bygone glory and splendid game reserves with an abundance of avifauna!

Commencing with checking into

Goa – the pearl of the orient, offers its travelers a never ending list of water based adventure sport activities, must-visit tourist spots and enticing opportunities to be part of stunningly extravagant parties with fabulous music, exotic beverages and heavenly food. The best part about holidaying in Goa is its easy accessibility through rail, road, and air, from all the parts of the globe. Moreover, Goa’s rapid development in the travel and hospitality industry has presented the travelers with

As the plane is landing at Chinggis Khan International Airport in Ulaan Bator, I look down at the dirt tracks swirling through the pastures surrounding the runway.  They look something like a beginner’s guide to chaos theory, the likely paths and the harder ones, converging and re-converging according to some logic or design.  I figure this must somehow be the map to the Mongolian persona if not history.  I mean, you’ve gotta’ give these guys a lotta’ credit, not just for conquering half the kn