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Walibi World

Walibi World is one of the largest theme parks in Europe and is known for its crazy roller coasters. The park has no less than seven roller coasters and has therefore been nicknamed Roller Coaster Capital of Europe. Step into the dreaded [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Europe's women can conquer world - golf tour chief

Ladies European Tour (LET) executive director Armas also said the victory by the underdogs in the women's version of the Ryder Cup had attracted extra interest in the circuit. "After the Solheim Cup there is belief in our play [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

World's most powerful group meets in St Moritz

Critics denounce the four-day conference, which is closed to the prying eyes of the media and doesn’t issue any press releases, for having a deleterious influence on world politics. Previous guests include kings, presidents, capt [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

World’s smallest Renaissance hotel opens in Switzerland

Today, the Hotel Schiller, a historic boutique hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland celebrates the completion of its restoration and re-branding as the Renaissance Lucerne Hotel under a franchise agreement with Hotel Schiller Betriebe AG. The Re [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Hilton Worldwide opens 200th hotel in Europe

The announcement follows a period of growth for the hotel empire, which has opened 50 hotels in Europe over the past three years. Newly introduced brands such as Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Doubletree by Hilton, Hilton Garden I [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

World-Class Hotel Rooms Still at a Deficit

International hotel chains are bullish on Moscow, as rates of return are higher than the rest of Europe, but developers are in no rush to put up the large amounts of capital necessary to build world-class hotels. The crisis proved that t [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Fortune select Exotica Hotels wins World Luxury Awards

Fortune hotels premium brand Fortune select Exotica a subsidiary of ITC has won the World Luxury Hotel Award on 8th October 2010. Winners and finalists were announced at the 2010 WLHA Gala Ceremony held at Dusit Thani Hia Hin,Thailand, o [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Europe And Germany Vacations The Most Beautiful Places Of T...

Welcome to Europe Vacations Europe vacations, the dream of almost every American, to savor the immense history and tradition of hundreds and thousands of years of civilization and culture, the illusion that helps to get one through every [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Airline security and the real world

The ultimate objective of terrorism is to sow fear. In that sense, the Christmas Day plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight succeeded, even though the bomb that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab carried in his underwear failed to explode. The [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Vacation days around the world

Even though we're past the summer holiday season (in the northern hemisphere, at least) it's interesting to see how different countries compare. Like many Americans, I grew up believing in work, work, work and had taken three days of vacati [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Australia offers 'best job in world' on paradise island

An Australian state has launched a global search for candidates for "the best job in the world" -- earning a top salary for lazing around a beautiful tropical island for six months. The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars (105,00 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Worlds Most Christmassy Places - Top 10 festively themed des...

Christmas Island (Australia) – there are actually several islands in various oceans named Christmas, but probably the best known is the Australian territory located in the Indian Ocean. Over half the island is national park, but accor [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

The World's top Hotel Countries

The United States tops the list with 112 of the 400 selections, and the picks are as diverse as one could imagine—reflecting the multiplicity of environments, lifestyles and activities found in America. Golfers, for example, need no i [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

World's best golf course found - in NZ

The Cape Kidnappers golf course, with green fees of $400 a round, has been rated the world's best by England's Daily Telegraph newspaper. It heads a top 10 that includes, in order, Royal County Down, Northern Ireland, Pebble Beach, Unite [...]