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The renowned Rezidor Hotel Group has announced the opening of one of its most eagerly awaited hotels in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The Radisson Blu is the company’s first hotel in the city and signals the continued expansion of the group across the worldwide market. In the Middle East and Africa alone, the Rezidor group [...]

Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world but that’s no reason not to have a KFC and Pizza Hut built in its capital. The two American food chains are located over 110 countries worldwide, and there are 36,000 outlets within them. This will be the first time a multinational chain restaurant has [...]

The first Hilton Garden Inn has opened in the Asia Pacific region, marking the latest addition to the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. Martin Rinck, President of Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide states that “This hotel is expected to be the first of many Hilton Garden Inn hotels in the country, responding to the tremendous demand from the [...]

New Years Eve is one of the most popular times for people to book a celebratory break. A new list based on holiday bookings has been compiled to find 2009’s best places to see in the New Year. From exotic beaches to capital cities or even something completely different, here are the top ten places [...]

The Hotel Okura in Tokyo picked up one of the prestigious Commitment to Excellence Awards at the fourth annual ‘Leading Hotel of the World’ awards ceremony in Venice. The award is presented to a hotel whose service extends beyond the walls of the building and who continuously promote an exceptional effort to maintaining the environment, [...]

Rock star Lenny Kravitz has enjoyed international success with hits such as ‘Are You Gonna Go My Way’ and ‘Fly Away’, but it appears the rocker isn’t content with music and so has joined the long list of musicians who have taken to the big screen. He was spotted at the Bahamas International Film Festival [...]

As if there isn’t already a plethora of places to take up accommodation in Las Vegas, there’s now another option. On the strip you will notice pretty much every building is a Hotel/Casino/Restaurant/etc. Popular places like Caesars Palace, Four Seasons and MGM Grand are always taking in travellers to sin city, but now another popular [...]

One of Spain’s most famous traditions is under threat as the Catalonia region gets ready to vote on a controversial bull fighting ban. Activists in the Spanish region have collected the required amount of signatures to force the regional parliament to debate the future of this Spanish tradition. After collecting the 180,000 signatures, the Catalonian [...]

With Christmas just around the corner many people are jetting off on late 2010 holidays, popular choices included skiing in the Alps or even splashing the cash during a New York Christmas trip. However a new attraction has moved Athens to the top of the must-see Christmas destinations. The premier attraction of the winter season [...]

The Greek national cricket team are set to invite the Pakistan cricket team for an international cricket festival on the island of Corfu for next year. The aim of the festival is to promote cricket within Greece whilst bringing the sports together in a friendly format uniting continents, countries and communities in a magical place. [...]

Majorca is one of the most visited holiday destinations for all Europeans including mainland Spaniards, but now the island is set to be invaded from a different continent and one that is sure to come in large numbers. 15 tour operators from China will heading to Majorca on a fact finding mission to find out [...]

Bookings for Ski holidays this year had hit their lowest in over ten years. Many British ski operators were in danger of losing out this year, including several of the major companies. However they will all be breathing a sigh of relief as an influx of heavy snow has increased the popularity of a 2010 [...]

In a new campaign to encourage people to visit California, a familiar ‘beach babe’ launched the search to find a member of the public to star alongside celebrities in the ‘California Calling’ advertisements. Pamela Anderson has joined a growing list of celebrities that are featured in the well known campaigns to highlight the fantastic tourist [...]

The winner of the ‘Best Job in the World’ has finished his six month stint as caretaker of the beautiful Hamilton Island. Ben Southall beat more than 34,000 applicants for the desirable position, living on this tropical island as part of an Australian tourism marketing campaign. Now Southall begins his next new job, travelling the [...]

In their new travel guide, Lonely Planet has created the ultimate list of places to enjoy a cup of tea. The ‘1000 Ultimate Experiences’ book takes a look at the exotic and unusual locations where any tea-lover should indulge in their favourite drink. First on the list is the six day train journey from Moscow [...]

200 none Spanish residents from the Costa Blanca area marched the streets of Alicante in demonstration against Valencia’s government decision to deny them access to the public health care system. The demonstration started at the British Consulate and the group made their way down to the Generalitat building to insist that they shouldn’t now have [...]