(via Hg2) If the words “Dubai resort” make you think of gleaming highrises and artificial islands, then Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa will astound you. This ultra-chic eco-resort is tucked into the billowing dunes of Dubai’s largest nature preserve, and since it offers the only lodgings in that protected area, you get to enjoy 87 square miles (225 sq. km) of your own personal desert. Al Maha is an encampment supposedly built in Bedouin style — but let's face it, no real nomad sheiks ever had the b
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Forget The Mint: Fairmont Offers An iPad in Every Room
Fairmont's flag ship property, The Plaza (NY) still offers its signature turn-down service, skips the mint, but offers the "sweetest" touch of all: an iPad in every guest room.
Starting September 2010, The Plaza will offer iPads in all guest rooms and suites, and they'll be loaded with Fairmont's proprietary program, the '"virtual concierge application," driven by software from Orlando-based Intelity called ICE, f
If you're not yet blogging about your travel adventures, you should be. Who better than you to let people know about the creamiest gelato in Rome, the best surfing beach in Baja, or the ways you save money visiting Southeast Asia? After all, when people are planning a trip, they want to know what real travelers have experienced, not just what the guidebooks tell them a place "should" be like. Travelers today are getting information from hundreds of sources
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In search of romantic couples or at least couples seeking a sexy stay, hotels promoted “intimacy kits” in their mini bars just a few years ago
Happily, the Thompson Hotel in New York still stocks its mini bars with condoms, cinnamon mints, scented cloths, personal lubricants and feather ticklers for libidinous couples.
But a spokesperson cooly downplayed their availability by telling me they don’t promote the kits any more, not the way they used to. “They’re just there for the clie
For weeks if not months now, I’ve been driving past huge signs blaring, “MIAMI-DADE WELCOMES NORWEGIAN EPIC” — and let’s not even talk about the barrage of radio and print ads of what was sounding like The Innovative Cruise Ship Phenomenon of the Decade. It’s certainly a big enough deal for the city, as the Port of Miami’s first new cruise ship in three years. But would this 4,100-passenger, $1.2-billion extravaganza in fact outdo all the hoopla over other splashy recent de
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Where The Oil Is And Is Not, And How Can You Tell?
It's as much a matter of perception as it is of oil.
Michelle Horne, VP of Nature and Tourism Communications in Corpus Christi tells me me that they have "65 miles of beaches waiting for travelers," and Corpus Christi and Padres Islands have "NOT" been affected by the oil spill. "Texas tourism," her release says, "reassures travelers not to cancel plans to visit the Lone Star State."
Meanwhile Mississippi reports the spill could co
There’s nothing better than good wine. Then again, there’s really nothing more inspiring than great art. But if you think about it, what could be better than an amazing hotel near the beach and amazing places to eat? Luckily, in my search for the most unique wine venues in America, I got to experience it all in Laguna Beach, California.
I decided to visit Laguna Beach when I heard the theme for this year’s Pageant of the Masters was “Eat, Drink & Be Merry!” Hey, I thought this was strictly an ar
Hotel Lungomare, sits in the heart of Rimini, Marina Centro. The fantastic location means you can be on the beach within a few steps, or amid the shops, bars and restaurants as you exit the hotel.
The hotel itself is designed to be relaxing and reenergizing for holiday makers and business traveler’s alike. The sky blues and white design of the hotel emanate calm and coolness.
'Sunrise on the Lungomare balcony' by Emma Henderson
Hotel Lungomare boasts spacious, air conditioned rooms which come with
The good guys are volunteering and working overtime to undo the damage of the BP oil spill, the worst environmental disaster US history. Beware of frauds. The bad guys are out there scamming instead of skimming.
Job scams — One fraud is asking you to pay up front for a job helping clean up the mess. Jobs available directly with BP are posted on the BP website. Or register for a job on the official websites of the states of Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas or Mississippi. If you have been recrui
Going, Going, Gone! Bidding Luxury Vacations for a Buck
You won't hear the auctioneer's gavel drop, but if your winning bid is accepted, you could find yourself in luxury holiday digs in the US, Europe, Morocco, or wherever luxury properties are found and coveted.
Winning bid? One dollar.
And you won't even know where the place is until the auction is over, although there'll be plenty of visual and text clues to tease you along in the right direction.
It's a brilliant social networking marketing s
Mother Nature Has Her Own Solution to Clean up the Oil Spill in the Gulf
By Linda Ballou
I have a strong connection with nature and I write to bring awareness to ecological problems about the globe. The current BP (British Petroleum) oil spill in the Gulf is the worst environmental travesty perpetrated by mankind in our lifetime. It horrifies me that BP knew they were taking risks that could allow this to happen and yet they did nothing to prevent it. Greed in the name of the almighty dollar cause
By Roy Heale
In South America July usually signifies the cold of winter, but in Buenos Aires from July 21st to 23rd the temperature will heat up when hundreds of LGBT tourism industry professionals gather together for the third annual GNETWORK 360 conference. This important award-winning FREE event is the major global gathering each year for LGBT travel and tourism networking, educational forums, panel discussions, exchange of ideas, and renewing old acquaintances or making new ones.
Recently the
One& Only Reethi Rah, Maldives
Overlooking a sweep of pristine white sand beach, One&Only Reethi Rah, this is the One&Only group's flagship resort. It is ultra-glamorous, ravishingly romantic and unsurprisingly a big hit with honeymooners.
Perivolas, Santorini
Perivolas is a
Catch the stand-up paddleboard (SUP) wave in coastal NC and New England.
Google-ITA Deal Threatens Kayak, Orbitz, and Other Airfare Search Engines
You can turn the faucet on, but whoever controls the water determines the flow. Or even if they'll be any water.
So, the 700 million dollar acquisition deal that that Google and Cambridge, MA-based ITA Software Inc., just inked, is very worrisome to Kayak, Orbitz, Trip Advisor, Expedia and any on line travel site that uses the powerful and ubiquitous ITA software to process and publish flight data.
And with good reason.
In
"All day the air rings with cries of “awesome’’ and “cool.’’ I have the feeling something transformative has happened, beyond what Universal expected. ... "
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After dispatching the USA in their last game of the World Cup, Ghana are due to make history as only the fourth African team to reach the quarter final when they face Uruguay tonight. Ghana has already done better than four years ago when they were knocked out in the last 16. It seems that all of Africa celebrated Ghana's qualification for the quarter finals of the World Cup. And many are hoping the Black Stars will beat Uruguay to become the first African team to qualify for a World Cup semi-fi
