Travel Journal

The legendary Royal Savoy is writing a new chapter in hotel history: 200 rooms and suites, business facilities, an exclusive terrace restaurant, lobby lounge, cigar lounge and an extensive spa area.By Dino BARILE, Welcome SWISS, LAUSANNE

Emirate looks to rank among world's top 50 association meetings destinations within five years

Ole Special Events can offer to our clients the same excellent services as always at a cheaper price by not charging the VAT in the invoice for your events.

After completing its first year of operations, More Local, Colombia´s first Experiential Travel Operator is delighted to provide an update on its Meaningful Travel Program (MTP).

Destination representation agency PillowMINT and The Welcome Group are proud to announce a new partnership that will bring more of Europe to Australia and New Zealand's MICE industry.

Angeles Moreno, Ole's founder and MD, says that event organisers from around the world were increasingly requesting more AV/Production support as they realised local expertise and equipment cut flight costs, staff costs and transport overheads and matched creative aspects to the event location.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued directives to launch the fourth expansion phase of Madinat Jumeirah, which is expected to cost Dh2.5 billion.

Crowned World's Leading Boutique Golf Resort 13 December 2012 - Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort has become the first ever Irish property to win a World Travel Award at global level, with the honour of ‘World's Leading Boutique Golf Resort' bestowed on the Limerick property at last night's World Travel Awards, held in New Delhi, India.

Eight Australian MICE practitioners, six nights, three amazing partners and a million laughs! This was how our educational program to Dublin broke down in numerical form but Ireland is not a country to be experienced through figures. It is a wonderfully warm and inviting country full of natural storytellers, inviting bars, local characters and of course the famous craic.

 

Dubai is to re-launch the iconic QE2 cruise liner as a 300-room luxury floating hotel, as part of plans to transform its current home at Port Rashid into the emirate's newest tourist attraction

The incentive trips of ONO are always a big challenge for Olé Special Events as the participants are Spanish clients and the destination is always a Spanish city.

 

PillowMINT is delighted to welcome the award winning Event Partners into their network.

According to legend , the tapas tradition began when king Alfonso X of Castile recovered from an illness by drinking wine with small dishes between meals. After regaining his health, the king ordered that taverns would not be allowed to serve wine to customers unless it was accompanied by a small snack or "tapa."

South Africa is the third most popular dream destination, according to the Virtuoso Travel Dreams survey, which is aimed at top luxury travellers.

Nelson Mandela, the man who brought you famous commodities such as "equality" and "human rights", the man who singlehandedly inspired an anti-apartheid revolution, is celebrating his 93rd birthday and you're invited to join in the action!

Abu Dhabi's second city and heritage heartland of Al Ain in the emirate's Eastern Region has become the first site in the United Arab Emirates to make it to UNESCO's World Heritage List.

The City of Cape Town has been ranked the top destination in the world in the 2011 TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice Destination Awards, beating Paris, Rome, London, New York and Barcelona.

Fairfield Tours has cemented its standing as one of South Africa's leading tour operators when it recently added two highly acclaimed international awards to its trophy cabinet.

An infinite expanse of undisturbed wilderness awaits you at Kruger National Park. Sprawling with endless savannas teeming with life, the Kruger National Park is the most famous of its kind in South Africa. Source: etravelblackboard.com.au