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New Croatia Short Breaks Launched
Flying from seven regional UK airports to Dubrovnik and from four regional airports to Split, the short breaks are available to:
Vietnam visa services launched in German, French and Spanish
Vietnam-visa.com has recently announced launching of its French, Spanish and German website versions for Vietnam visa on arrival service. The local language versions are tailored to specifically provide French, Germany and Spanish speaking users with useful information for Vietnam visa service in their native languages.
Explore History, Culture, and Great Outdoors with AdventureWomen
AdventureWomen, Inc., the oldest worldwide adventure travel company for active women over 30, is offering a selection of amazing western girlfriend getaways to help commemorate their 30th anniversary in 2012. These women-only adventure vacations feature outdoor adventure activities, wildlife viewing, and historical and cultural highlights in destinations like Alaska, Montana, Banff National Park, and Glacier National Park.
Destination@Doorstep introduces best packages to Ladakh
True to its established name, Destination@Doorstep has many surprises for tourists hidden under their sleeves this year. Destination @ Doorstep has introduced new and best packages for tours to Leh and Ladakh for 2012 summer.
Openhand Mission Travel updates Maasai Mara Safari Destination
It is every adventure traveler's desire to visit the Maasai Mara. So Openhand Mission Travel have gone ahead before you to bring salient information on this pristine wilderness, a new seventh wonder of the world so that you can enjoy life changing safari encounters.
Conrad Maldives Unveils New Beach Suites
Conrad Maldives throws open the doors to its two new Beach Suites this month. With over 668 square metres of living space, each of the suites offers prime beachfront living on the resort's main island. Built to meet growing demand for two-bedroom villas at the resort, the spacious suites also boast two private plunge pools set in landscaped gardens just steps from the beach.
Team of co-workers climb Kilimanjaro for charity
A team of Italtile employees and National Sea Rescue Institute volunteers will climb to the Roof of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, to raise funds for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI).
Shark Cage Diving in Cape Town
Shark Cage Diving in Cape Town is one of the Cape's most popular extreme tourist activities. Shark Cage Diving in Cape Town is one of the Cape's most popular extreme tourist activities.
Leap year traditions and facts
2012 is a leap year and there are many facts and traditions to uncover about the February 29 date. 2012 is a leap year and there are many facts and traditions to uncover about the February 29 date.
Isolated and exotic, Tasmania is the surreal side of Australia
Visiting Tasmania is like entering a magical scene of a fairy tale story with a setting of waterfalls hidden in dense forest, trails that lead to rainforests with moss embraced by gnarled trees and animals that can't be found elsewhere on the planet.
Prestige Caribbean - Luxury Caribbean Honeymoon Collection
Luxury Caribbean website www.prestigecaribbean.com is proud to bring together a stunning selection of romantic and undiscovered wedding and honeymoon settings for those looking to make the most important days of their lives truly memorable.
Olympic Visitors Can Find Ample London Rental Accommodation with RoomFT
With more than a million visitors to London expected for the 2012 Olympics in just a few months, the supply of good, well-priced accommodation is beginning to run short. But the problem is being addressed by RoomFT (Room for Travellers - http://www.roomft.com ), which allows visitors to rent spare rooms from homeowners by the night.
Sri Lanka joins the International Council of Tourism Partners
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) today welcomed Sri Lanka as a new destination member, represented by the Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF). The Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation is the pioneer "Ecotourism Society" in Sri Lanka, and was established in 1998. Its vision is to make Sri Lanka one of the most sought-after ecotourism destinations in the world and to build a professional ecotourism network, which serves as a model for ecotourism in the Asia and Pacific regions....
Centara President Gerd Steeb retires
Gerd Steeb, President of Centara Hotels & Resorts, will retire from the company on February 23 after almost 22 years of service.
Why not honeymoon travel to Africa?
A recent article in the Huffington post about honeymoon travel to Africa, written by the known and highly-respected, Chike Nwobu, for the Munaluchi Bridal Magazine, was entitled "Why not honeymoon in Africa?" and speaks of "pure white sands, turquoise seas, stunning vistas, stunning romance."
German press land in Seychelles in time for 2012 Carnival in Seychelles
A group of ten members of the German press landed in Seychelles yesterday (Monday) just ahead of the official launch of the island's 2012 Carnaval International de Victoria. The group of German press is in the Seychelles as part of the support for the carnival in Seychelles by DERTOUR, the big German tour operator.
Seychelles tourism moves on China with new vigor
The mid-ocean tropical islands of the Seychelles has moved with new vigor its drive to attract tourists from China. Until late last year, it was mainland China that had been the focus of their approach, but now it was Hong Kong and Macau that saw Seychelles move in with more determination.
Slovaks vote for Chuck Norris Bridge
The small cyclist and pedestrian bridge connecting Slovakia to Austria will be named after the American action movie star, the Chuck Norris.
The Netherlands, an enchanted country
Charming, modern and liberal; this is what best describes The Netherlands. The county is divided into two provinces: North Holland, with Amsterdam as the capital and South Holland where the government headquarters, The Hague, are based. Both make up The Netherlands, so called due to the lands low altitude and approximately one third of the land is found below sea level.
Australias Gold Coast; there's none like it
The Gold Coast is so named for obvious reasons: its home to more than 40 beautiful beaches fit for all tastes and styles. The city is the second most populous in the state of Queensland with neighboring Brisbane in the lead.
Explore Dublin
The city originally called Dubh Linn meaning "Black Lake, is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Founded by the Vikings, located on the banks of the River Liffey, now, this cosmopolitan metropolis, over-looking the village with a warm welcome to visitors has become one of the liveliest cities in the wor
10 most romantic places to propose this leap year
It's a leap year, when, according to tradition, women can get down on bended knee and ask their dithering partner to take their hand in marriage.
Two Island partnership for the 2012 Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Carnival is a win-win for both
The two Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands of Seychelles and La Reunion decided to cooperate to co-host the 2012 "Carnaval International de Victoria" that is held annually in the Seychelles. Today, analysts are assessing the merit of such a partnership, and most agree that it is a win-win for both islands.
Emirates' float designed by Seychellois talents
Emirates today announced that the design of its float for the "Carnaval International de Victoria 2012" will be inspired from the sketch of 10-year-old Hilary Denousse from Bel Eau Primary School, who won the STB/Emirates drawing competition, which was launched in January.
Jetwing Sea honored with PATA Gold Award
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) honored Jetwing Sea today with a PATA Gold Award in the category of Environment - Corporate Environmental Program, as a part of the PATA Gold Awards 2012.
Cape Town’s summer tourism season gets back into action
In December 2011, Cape Town Tourism revealed that member surveys were showing increased optimism and better early results in the 2011/2012 summer tourism season. Following the release of results from its second member survey, it appears that predictions for a much-improved season were right on the money.
Raffles Hotels and Resorts appoints Simon Hirst as General Manager, Raffles Praslin Seychelles
John Johnston, President of Raffles Hotels&Resorts, announced the appointment of well-known hotelier, Simon Hirst, as General Manager of Raffles Praslin Seychelles, effective February 27, 2012.
HotelTravel.com hits high note for Java Jazz Fest in Jakarta
HUKET, Thailand - HotelTravel.com is offering special discounted hotel rates just in time to promote the Java Jazz Fest (from March 2-4), one of the largest and most popular musical festivals of its kind in As
Deedee Bridgewater to attend Carnaval International de Victoria
Deedee Bridgewater, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, has accepted to be a guest of honor at the 2nd edition of the Carnaval International de Victoria, the "Carnival of Carnivals," to be held in the capital of Seychelles from March 2-4, 2012.
Revolutions, history and art make Havana a unique city
Are you the traveler who travels to historic towns to see how things were in the past and learn about the history? Well when you visit Havana you will literally feel as if you have gone back in time and actually living in that past era.
