TripAdvisor has awarded Sun International’s Federal Palace Hotel & Casino in Lagos, Nigeria with their Certificate of Excellence award, meaning the hotel has received consistent quality reviews and high overall ratings on the TripAdvisor website. The Federal Palace Hotel & Casino maintains a 4.0 rating with a leading number of “Excellent” reviews. The Federal Palace …
South African Airways has won first place in the business class white wine section of Global Traveler’s “Wine on the Wing” competition and placed second in the red wine section, securing an overall second place for the best business class wine offering on international routes. The annual blind tasting competition was judged in New …
Breezes Resorts & Spas has launched its new www.Breezes.com website with much improved navigation and design. Travel agents will enjoy the new photography, maps, detailed resort information, and new destination pages highlighting the islands where the hotels are located. In addition to now being able to book trips from any page on the site, users …
California will play host to the inaugural OneWorld Travel Mart (OTM), which is set for September 27-30, 2012 at downtown San Francisco’s Concourse Exhibition Center. The OTM will connect global destinations and suppliers with U.S. travel trade and consumers. As a four-day event, OTM aims to distinct itself from all other U.S. travel shows. The …
Vietnam has emerged as one of Asia’s most popular new destinations. Travelers can now visit Vietnam at an ultra-affordable price with Friendly Planet Travel. The tour operator just announced the 9-day Taste of Vietnam tour, starting at ,899. 00. The escorted tour takes you to Vietnam’s two most important cities—Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and Hanoi. …
Hotel Palazzo Sasso is being renamed Palazzo Avino beginning January 2013. Since opening the hotel in 1997, the Avino family has worked behind the scenes to transform the once-crumbling 12th-century “shell of a building” into an architectural masterpiece now home to a world-renowned hotel. The hotel also prides itself on its two-star Michelin restaurant, Rossellinis. Palazzo …
Vienna’s Leonardo Hotel is located right on Europaplatz and has 213 bedrooms and 3 function rooms. The reconstruction was financed by the IMMOFINANZ Group, the owner of the hotel property. “By coming to Vienna we’ve been able to add another important European location to our hotel portfolio,” explains Daniel Roger, CEO of Leonardo Hotels Europe. …
The Bettoja Hotels have two splendid rooftop patios with extraordinary views; one on the Nord Nuova Roma, and one on Hotel Mediterraneo. They have become favorite oases for guests during the summer months – a cool, breezy escape from the Roman city bustle. “La Terrazza” Mediterraneo roof top retreat is one of the highest points in Rome …
Tour company Context Travel, known for their small-group, scholar-led “walking seminars”, has announced its expansion to Edinburgh. Working with local historians, Context opens with six tours to help visitors understand and appreciate Edinburgh’s history and heritage. Context will cap its group walks in Edinburgh at six participants, with most walks lasting three hours and led …
The Victoria Hotel is offering a special package to guests staying a minimum of 4 nights. For $879, visitors can reserve a deluxe room at one of Malta’s most stylish and unique 5 star hotels. Fruit and water will be waiting for guests upon arrival and a daily breakfast will be served. The state-of-the-art leisure …