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Game of Thrones fans flock to hotels in fantastical filming locations

June 26, 2015 • admin
As the sport of Thrones third season gather pace, LateRooms.com today reveals that hotels within the show’s filming locations have seen a large spike in bookings for the reason that launch of the show’s third season last Monday, some as much as 100%. HBO’s hugely popular series returned to TV screens on Easter Monday, and hotels in Morocco and Iceland have seen a surge in bookings as fans flock to go to the places where the epic medieval city scenes and stunning glacier exteriors are shot. Hotels on LateRooms.com within the desert town of Ouarzazate in Morocco have reported a staggering 100% increase as fans descend upon it as probably the most main filming locations from the expected third series. Iceland continues to even be a well-liked location from the...
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News: Starwood Hotels luxury footprint doubles in five years

June 24, 2015 • admin
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced its luxury footprint has nearly doubled worldwide in five years to fulfill growing global demand. Starwood is lengthening its lead in luxury hospitality with greater than 160 hotels in 39 countries as portion of The luxurious Collection, St. Regis and W brands, offering guests and residents personalised service and exceptional experiences world wide.  Looking ahead, Starwood will add 50 luxury hotels in 12 new countries over the subsequent five years. Today, 85 percent of Starwood’s luxury guests hail from generations X and Y, and the corporate is uniquely positioned to cater to this emerging and ever-more global generation of affluent travellers. Starwood continues to aggressively spend money on the creation, renovation and restoration of its luxury pipeline in anticipation of a seismic growth of...
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News: UNWTO hosts meeting of the UN Chief Executives Board

June 22, 2015 • admin
Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of turning into a specialized UN agency, the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will host the spring meeting of the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) in Madrid, Spain. The UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) brings together the administrative heads of 29 UN System programs and specialized agencies, including the sector Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to deliver as one on the global, regional, and country levels. It’s the prime instrument for coordination of UN inter-governmental bodies on social, economic, and related matters. The CEB supports and reinforces the coordinating role of intergovernmental bodies of the United Nations. Most significantly, the CEB facilitates the UN system’s collective response to global challenges, corresponding to climate change and the worldwide...
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COMO Hotels and Resorts to open new property inside the Maldives

June 22, 2015 • admin
Maalifushi by COMO’ would be the Thaa Atoll’s first luxury resort – a secluded island retreat with a uniquely private location. COMO Hotels and Resorts has announced it might open an exclusive new property within the Maldives this October. Maalifushi by COMO, an eight-hectare private island within the southerly Thaa Atoll, may be the company’s second resort within the Maldives. Its sister property, Cocoa Island by COMO, located further north inside the South Malé atoll, opened in 2002. The 66-room property would be the first luxury resort at the unspoilt Thaa Atoll where it’ll offer away-from-it-all seclusion and an abundant underwater experience. The island’s pristine white sands and bright turquoise lagoons are neighboured by a string of uninhabited islands – perfect dashes of powdery sand and lolling palm trees –...
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The World’s Best Airline 2015

June 21, 2015 • Alicia
This month at the Paris Air Show it was announced that Qatar Airlines was the overall winner of the prestigious World Airlines Award as voted by passengers. Over a period of nine months from the previous September, passengers have the chance to complete online surveys and comment on a vast array of categories which include online booking, arrival services, friendliness of cabin staff, cabin cleanliness, the quality of on-board meals and staff language skills. Second place and third place were awarded to Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airlines respectively. British Airways came in at number 20. Looking at on-board facilities on a Qatar Airways aircraft, it is not surprising that they won the award. First class cabin seats have enough room to fully recline and there are large screen monitors...
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