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  • Game of Thrones fans flock to hotels in fantastical filming locations

    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 show, and have been helped by an additional 13% of bookings from LateRooms.com customers. Previously, hotels in Dubrovnik reported the same trend as filming of the second one series came about within the Croatian city, and LateRooms.com hotels there saw a healthy 28% increase in bookings in 2012.

    “We are so pleased to peer that the success of Game of Thrones is making a knock on effect for our hotels in Morocco and Iceland”, commented Lynda Matthews, Offline Marketing Manager for LateRooms.com. “We have some great hotels near where the breathtaking action and scenery is filmed, and with such a lot of Game of Thrones fans watching the recent season, there’s a short break with a suitably dramatic backdrop for all of them!”

  • News: Starwood Hotels luxury footprint doubles in five years

    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 worldwide luxury demand. Luxury makes up fifteen percent of Starwood’s total pipeline, and 90 percent of its future luxury hotels will open in emerging markets, including the 1st W Hotel in mainland China with W Guangzhou and the 1st St. Regis hotel in Africa with the debut of The St. Regis Mauritius Resort.

  • News: UNWTO hosts meeting of the UN Chief Executives Board

    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 financial crisis.

    Under the chairmanship of the United Nations Secretary General, the chief heads meet twice a year to think of policy and management issues impacting organizations of the United Nations system.

    As the sole UN agency with headquarters in Spain, UNWTO is the official host of the spring meeting of the CEB going down in Madrid. The meeting coincides with the year of the tenth anniversary of the area Tourism Organization becoming a totally-fledged UN agency, and hence the UN lead agency in Spain.

  • COMO Hotels and Resorts to open new property inside the Maldives

    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 – including another island belonging to the resort which might be booked for castaway picnics and romantic private dining.

    On the foremost resort island, tropical vegetation featuring exotic birdlife provides lush curtains for personal rooms, suites and villas, in addition to Maalifushi’s ‘Madi’ restaurant, ‘Thila’ pool and lounge bar. Overwater accommodation, including various exclusive luxury suites and villas with private pools, in addition to ‘Tai’ restaurant, are available at the west of the island, all offering uninterrupted views around the ocean.  Interiors during the resort are by Japanese designer Koichiro Ikebuchi; they may bear the hallmarks of COMO’s signature, pared-back style, with locally sourced materials, natural light and open vistas taking centre stage.

    Underwater, the Thaa Atoll boasts quite a number unspoiled corals, attracting a complete host of colorful reef fish and sea creatures. Opportunities to identify magnificent Hammerhead and Whale Sharks also offer a unprecedented environment for dive enthusiasts.

    Other key highlights of Maalifushi by COMO will include:

    *  Three expansive, two-bedroom overwater COMO Villas
    *  ‘Madi’ restaurant featuring all-day international, Maldivian and healthful COMO Shambhala Cuisine
    *  Overwater ‘Tai’ restaurant and bar serving Japanese-inspired cuisine incorporating fresh, locally-sourced fish and seafood
    *  COMO Shambhala Retreat spa with gym, eight overwater treatment rooms and yoga pavilion
    *  On-island Dive Centre and guided diving excursions including a Marine Biologist and PADI instructors
    *  Activities and excursions including dolphin cruises, fishing, snorkeling and sailing

    Maalifushi by COMO might be reached by a 50-minute seaplane ride from the Maldives’s main airport at Malé.

  • The World’s Best Airline 2015

    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 to keep each passenger entertained. Economy class on Qatar Airlines offers more leg room for passengers than on other airlines and each seat comes with a power outlet, personal telephone and USB port. First class passengers also have access to a luxurious separate bar and lounge area too.