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The Maldives is the World’s Most Romantic Destination
Posted by Noemi as Awards, Destinations, Romantic
February is still several months away, but who says you can’t have a romantic vacation any time of the year? If you are looking for a destination that will ensure you of the most romantic time of your life, you can’t do any better than the Maldives. This popular travel destination was recently hailed as the most romantic place you can visit for a vacation by the World Travel Awards.
The World Travel Awards started 17 years ago, and has since then become a leader in acknowledging the best in the travel and hospitality industry. Their mission is summarized as:
Separating the good from the outstanding.
Identifying companies that consistently excel beyond expectation.
Taking customer expectations to a new, unparalleled high.
This year, the Maldives have impressed the guys behind the Awards. More than being listed as the destination …
Nov|08|2008
The Sony World Photography Awards
Posted by Noemi as Adventure, Around The World, Awards, Events, Festivals, Nature
Do you have extraordinary photography skills? Do you have a passion for the environment – rain forests in general? If so, then you would want to know about The Sony World Photography Awards, which is going to be held from the 15th of April to the 19th of the same month in 2009. The main awards ceremony will be held on the 16th of April in Cannes, France.
What do you need to know in order to join the contest? Well, the organizers are looking for the best photos that will fit the two themes:
1. What the rainforest means to you – its splendour, animals and plants,
destruction and loss.
2. The enjoyment you get out of the forests where you live and the direct and indirect effects of deforestation on your life.
Though you may not be the …
Nov|23|2007
First Class Lounges: Thai Airways
Posted by Camica as Air Travel, Around The World, Awards, Destinations, Luxurious, News, Reviews, Transport
In one of my last posts, I wrote about the new trend in luxury travel today: airport first class lounges. I said that I would write more about the different first class lounges and the amenities they offer. As promised, here’s the first of the series.
For my first post about first class lounges, I’m going to start with the one that was voted the best first class lounge for 2007 by Skytrax: the Thai Airways Royal First Lounge at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. This ultimate status symbol of prestige and exclusivity caters primarily to first class passengers of Thai Airways flights or members of the international Star Alliance. It’s located at the Concourse D in Level 3 of the airport, with 1,400 square meters allocated to accommodate 174 first class passengers at one time.
For travelers on business, the …
Nov|15|2007
First Class Lounges
Posted by Camica as Air Travel, Around The World, Awards, Cities, Destinations, Luxurious, News, Transport
The world is getting smaller, and more and more people are choosing to travel by flying. In this coming holiday season alone, the Air Transport Association is projecting that roughly 27 million passengers will be flown by domestic carriers worldwide over 12 days, beginning Nov. 16. Planes are expected to be about 90 percent full. With that many passengers waiting for their flight, airport lounges are bound to be one of the busiest and most crowded places around. Airport lounges used to be simple waiting areas, where passengers can get drinks, snacks or newspapers while waiting for their plane to arrive. But as airlines continue to strive to provide a better experience for their customers, airport lounges are beginning to evolve into travel experiences themselves. Some first class lounges have even started to offer the ultimate in luxurious living.
The survey organization, …
Oct|08|2007
Share Your Story!
Posted by Jen as Announcements, Awards, Features, People, Travelogger
Remember that interesting dinner in China?
Or the time when Uncle Jack discovered that old barn?
Or that unplanned stop in Havana?
Well, whatever story you have under your sleeve, now is the time to pull it out and share it with everyone! This fall, Traveling Stories Magazine is hosting a travel writing contest for all those with wonderful and interesting stories to tell. The objective of TSM is to encourage travelers to write about their experiences and perhaps, serve as inspiration to others.
The prize at stake is a featured link on the TSM Web site and $125 (courtesy of the travel company, On the Beach Holidays) which will be sent through PayPal. Winners will be chosen by readers and voters through a 5-star scale. The article with the highest rating will be the winner!
However, all hope is not lost for the rest. All submissions automatically have …
Sep|30|2007
Reader’s Digest: Living Green
Posted by Hannah Grace as Around The World, Awards, Cities, Destinations, Eco-Friendly, Features, Tips
After the negativity of listing down the most dangerous countries to travel, I decided to come up with a more positive post and here’s what I came up with – a list of the cleanest and greenest countries and cities in the world.
Last August, Reader’s Digest analysed which of the world’s 141 countries ranked as the greenest. The criteria Reader’s Digest used meant not only that the greenest countries were the most environmental friendly but that they really are the most desirable places to live, and hence to visit. After all, as they said, “Just because a country or place is environmentally “fit” doesn’t mean you’d want to spend your life there – think jungles or the Antarctic. But finding the perfect balance between what’s green and what’s livable could lead you to paradise.”
So without further ado here’s the greenest countries and cities in the entire world….
Nov|18|2006
The World’s Best Restaurants
Posted by Zahir as Awards, Food and Drink, Gourmet
And finally, the BEST restaurants in the world, named by prestigious foodie mag Restaurant Magazine, who announced the World’s Best 50 Restaurants in an awards party last April in London.
As these are the world’s finest establishments in terms of food, don’t expect to just walk in and be seated. When I checked out El Bulli‘s reservations page in their website, it said that they were already fully booked for their 2007 season, and that they have NO waiting list. And if you read Tony Bourdain’s “A Cook’s Tour”, you’ll see that even a celeb chef like Tony was surprised to be able to get a table at the French Laundry.
Heres the Top 10 (the stars mean Michelin). Let me know if you manage to get a table.
1 El Bulli*** Roses en Cala Montjoi, Spain
2 The Fat Duck*** Berkshire, UK
3 Pierre Gagnaire*** …
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Oct|01|2006
Asia’s Best of The Best
Posted by Zahir as Asia, Awards
As we’ve done quite a few posts on Asian destinations, it was interesting to see the Asian winners at the World Travel Awards.
The coveted title of Asia’s Leading hotel went to nonother than the Oriental in Bangkok, a fine choice, as after staying there I cannot imagine a better hotel I’ve ever stayed at. It was also nice seeing another grand old hotel win a top award when Tokyo‘s “Imperial Hotel” won as “Japan’s Leading Hotel”
The Peninsula group also won a quite a number of awards in the region, including “Leading Hotel Brand”, “Hong Kong’s Best Business Hotel”, “Thailand’s Best Business Hotel”, “China’s Leading Hotel (Beijing) and “The Philippines Leading Hotel”. I’ve visited most of them, and I quite agree that you cant go wrong with the Peninsula anywhere.
In Sri Lanka, I was mildly surprised to find that “The Hilton, Colombo” won as the …
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Sep|28|2006
World Travel Awards
Posted by Zahir as Arts & Culture, Awards, News
The World Travel Awards was started in 1993 to benchmark the best in the travel industry. Huge numbers reaching the hundreds of thousands of travel professionals from over 200 countries around the world vote each year, culminating an an awards night celebration.
Regional geographical categories are broken down into eight smaller areas representing the different continents, and this is further broken down into smaller areas covering all sections of this fast growing industry. Other awards are also given for specific areas, such as the World’s Leading Sports Resort and so on.
This year’s gala event took place in the Turks and Caicos Islands and was attended by over 350 travel professionals and international VIP’s from around the globe. The number of awards categories was boosted by 50 from last year’s event, reaching an even larger scope of 791.
An astounding 3,600 nominations competed this year, and the …
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