Condé Nast Traveller has announced the winners of its annual reader survey, which covers everything one would need to know when it comes to luxury travel. Readers vote on their favorite sources, destinations and accommodations for work and play, and Condé Nast publishes the top 20 in each category. Check out a summary [...]
In the Italian city of Naples, a new program has launched that turns ex-convicts into city tourism ambassadors.
After going through a preparation program that helps convicts learn to communicate effectively and patiently with tourists of all kinds, they are given bright yellow jackets and assigned to outposts around the city. These ex-con tour guides [...]
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The Spanish tradition of siesta is taken seriously by locals and tourists alike. Who can disagree with a tradition that requires a deliciously large meal, a midday nap and a bursting nightlife scene?!
However, it seems in these modern times people have become a bit lax about what siesta silence entails, and Granada, Spain is [...]
Conde Nast Traveler has released its 2009 hot list, which includes everything from hotels and restaurants to spas and nightclubs all around the world. The newest and hottest hotels that made the list are also some of the trendiest and most exciting to have recently hit the scene and here’s a sample of those [...]
This week is officially British Tourism Week, which brings together travel industry groups and business from England and Ireland and will host a variety of events celebrating the importance and value of tourism to Britain.
This is the third annual British Tourism Week and includes loads of tours, special events, and the annual Oxford Cambridge Boat [...]
Our friends over at HotelChatter are always on the pulse when it comes to hip events and their luxury hotel counterparts. Especially during fashion week where luxury hotels rule the post-runway night from NYC and London, to Paris and most recently Milan.
Here’s the 3 Top Fashion Week Hotels in Milan:
Hotel Bulgari Milan
Four Seasons [...]
A recent New York Times article exposed two of the toughest challenges facing luxury travelers in the coming year: rising prices and rising demand.
There have been significant price increases for almost every popular destination around the world, most noticeably in the luxury hotel sector. Business travelers and leisure travelers are competing for the limited [...]
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The luxe French hotel industry has always made a point to stand out. Besides decadent food, smoky sophistication, and that traditional formality, France has also always followed a four-star hotel rating system diferent from the five-star system used in most of the world. For those hotels that surpassed the 4 stars in terms [...]
2007 has already seen a rise in hotel rates around the world, especially in the luxury hotel sector. According to Business Travel News, rates for 2008 are going to continue to rise especially at hotels outside of the United States for many reasons, including the decline of the value of the U.S. dollar, lack of [...]
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