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Turkey Inaugurates New Airport in Adıyaman

2013-09-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Turkey enjoys a spectacular wealth of natural riches

Turkey has a new airport in the southeastern province of Adıyaman. This airport was inaugurated officially on September 14th, and at the ceremony attended also Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “We transformed the airport services building, which was located on a 1,000-square-meter area that was insufficient and impractical for the airport’s needs, into an adequately […]

Tags: Adıyaman airport, turkey air traffic, turkey airport

Harvest Moon 2013 To Be Seen Starting Tonight

2013-09-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Back in the early days, people based their lives around the sun and the moon. Their cycles guided them throughout the year, and were considered important for agriculture, and other activities. Today, we have a lot of technical equipment replacing lunar and sun calendars, but the stars, the moon and the sun still fascinate us […]

Tags: autumnal equinox, full moon, harvest moon, harvest moon 2013

Apparatjik Brands a Suite at THE THIEF

2013-09-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Petter Stordalen in interview via his Twitter

THE THIEF, Oslo and Norway’s most talked about hotel, has no qualms about taking artistic license to the limit of reason. The latest bit of sensational news from Scandinavia’s hotel legend, Petter Stordalen, speaks of music legends, far out concepts, and art united with musicality. Coolest of cool bands Apparatjik, ventured off into hotel room land this time for an experiential hotel suite development.

Tags: Apparatjik, choice hotels, Hotel innovations, Nordic Choice, Nordic hotels, Petter Stordalen, Scandinavia, social hotels, THE THIEF

National Gallop to Start in Budapest on September, 20

2013-09-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Hungarians are really proud of their equestrian traditions and Budapest holds an annual cultural event celebrating it. The National Gallop will take place this year between 20-22 September in the Heroes’ Square. The event is the biggest Hungarian equestrian festival and the program is quite colorful. The participants will be able to taste specific Hungarian […]

Tags: Budapest, equestrian festival, equestrian show, Hungary, National Gallo

Book Review: The Balkan Odyssey

2013-09-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Balkan Odyssey

Jason Smart invites us to accompany him in a journey in the Balkan countries, discovering them with a traveler’s eye: The Balkan Odyssey: Travels around the former Yugoslavia…oh, and Albania too! He makes this trip along with his friends, Michael and Phil. “Phil simply couldn’t understand my fascination with visiting foreign lands. To him, a […]

Tags: Balkans, balkans book, book review, jason smart, The Balkan Odyssey

Halloween Haunt Opens on September 27

2013-09-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Crazy Halloween - courtesy VK

Halloween is just around the corner and special events to mark this yearly holiday are starting to be announced. Great America Halloween Haunt will open on September 27, and guests will enjoy a good scare Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until Oct. 27 from 7PM to midnight, every evening with shows. Two new sinister mazes will […]

Tags: California, Great America, Halloween, Halloween Haunt

The Tübingen Expects a Massive Duck Attack 2013

2013-09-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Duck Race

The Roundtable Tübingen Duck Race 2013, an event that has become a tradition already, takes place this year on October 5th. Rubber ducks races fans are awaited at the start point on Avenue bridge at the upper end of the Neckar Island starting 14.00. As mentioned, the ducks aren’t real, but made of rubber. However, […]

Tags: duck race, germany, Neckar Island, Neckar River, rubber ducks race, Tubingen Duck Race

Waldorf Astoria Hotels Launches Global Social Media Campaign

2013-09-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Waldorf Astoria logo

Luxury hotel brand Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts unveiled a global social media campaign with videos featuring its famous properties. The Unforgettable Stories video series debuts with a video in which world-renowned Chef Heinz Beck speaks about culture and food and features one of the brand’s famous properties: Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts. […]

Tags: social media campaign, Unforgettable Stories, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts campaign

Starwood Extends its Presence in Turkey Opening St. Regis Istanbul in 2014

2013-09-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Luxury hotel St. Regis Istanbul will open in 2014 and marks the extend if Starwood’s presence in the country. The hotel is located in the European part of the city, in the Nişantaşi neighborhood in the Sisli district, and provides easy access to boutiques, restaurants and cafes as well as to famous tourist places […]

Tags: luxury hotel, St Regis, St Regis Istanbul, starwood hotel, Turkey

Makaza Reopens After 68 Years

2013-09-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

makaza

Bulgaria and Greece have now a new border pass at Makaza, a place located at about 20 kilometres north of Greece’s Aegean coastline. This served as a border point in the past, but it stopped being operational 68 years ago. The Ruse-Makaza road links Romania and Greece through Central Bulgaria and it is part of […]

Tags: Bulgaria-Greece Border Point, Europe by car, Makaza, Pan-European Transport Corridor No. 9, travel by car

Holiday Inn Diyarbakir – City Center to Open in 2015

2013-09-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

IHG logo

An existing building in Diyarbakir, with a café famous among both locals and travelers, will be converted into a 161-room hotel, the first property of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) in this city. Holiday Inn Diyarbakir – City Center shows the continuous expansion of the company that has, at the present moment, 15 hotels in Turkey […]

Tags: Diyarbakir, Holiday Inn Diyarbakir - City Center, IHG, InterContinental Hotels Group, Turkey

Croatia to Have a Record Year in Tourism, Minister Says

2013-09-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Minister Darko Lorencin predicts that Croatia will have a record year in tourism. In a statement made recently, he mentioned that hotels had an occupation rate that reached even 97% in some cases and, based on these impressive booking rates, the minister predicts a successful 2013 in tourism for the country. The Minister also mentioned […]

Tags: Croatia, Croatia tourism, record year, tourism

Three More Treasures Unearthed in Romania

2013-09-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

pendant

Ancient treasures surface these days in Romania and make quite an impression. Apart from the huge silver hoard recently discovered in Valcea county, three more important discoveries were made recently: a 20,000-year-old stone pendant, a Roman wall and a Roman sarcophagus, intact and sealed. The 20,000-year-old stone pendant was discovered at Poiana Ciresului, in Piatra […]

Tags: archaeological discovery, discovery, roman sarcophagus, roman wall, stone pendant, treasures

Amedia Selects Swisscom Hospitality as Guest Technology Provider

2013-09-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Amedia Berlin

Amedia Hotel Berlin is the first property of Amedia Hotel Group completely deployed and serviced by Swisscom. Swisscom will provide the technical infrastructure for 11 more Amedia hotels across Germany and Austria, totaling 1,200 guest rooms. Swisscom Hospitality was selected by Amedia Hotel Group to deliver triple-play service with a cloud-based VoIP solution. “Swisscom was […]

Tags: Amedia Berlin, Amedia Hotel Group, hospitality technology, hotel guest technology, Swisscom Hospitality

Gizmo Widget Secures Your Luggage

2013-09-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

When travelling with multiple bags, it can be difficult to handle them all and to prevent them from sliding. Gizmo Widget launched a new and interesting travel accessory: a travel luggage strap that has only positive side effects, as the site mentions, in a funny approach. Simply put, it is a strap with two major […]

Tags: gizmo widget, travel accessory, travel luggage strap

Coming Soon in Greece: Demetria Festival in Thessaloniki

2013-09-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Thessaloniki

Demetria Festival, the annual art and culture festival held in Thessaloniki, Greece, will soon launch and has an impressive number of events prepared for locals and visitors from all over the world. Between September 26th and October 24th, various locations will host many events that will enchant you! Dance, art, galleries, movies, children dedicated events […]

Tags: Demetria Festival, Greece, Thessaloniki

Huge Treasure Discovered Near Ramnicu Valcea, Romania

2013-09-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

silver hoard Romania

Over 50 kilograms of Ottoman silver coins were discovered by a local in Goleşti, Valcea county, Romania.

Tags: hoard, Ottoman coins, Ottoman hoard Romania, romania, silver coins, treasure

Exclusive: WIHP Connect Calls for Beta Testers

2013-09-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

WIHPConnect

WIHPConnect was designed exclusively for hoteliers, to foster great hotel marketing ecosystem, custom-tailored for each individual proprety. The software, described by its creators as the most advanced hotel marketing ecosystem available today, promises a wealth of online marketing tools that help hoteliers direct access to every advertising network they’ll ever need, retargeting, meta-search, social analyitics, […]

Tags: hotel software, marketing software, WIHP, WIHPConnect

Not to Miss in September: Moscow City Day

2013-09-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

When you hear Moscow, you might automatically think of the beautiful and colorful Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Russia’s capital, a masterpiece of Russian architecture. Regardless of what tourist attraction you think of first, if you are planning to visit Moscow in September then you shouldn’t miss the Moscow City Holiday. This is an annual festival […]

Tags: moscow city day, Moscow city holiday, moscow's anniversary, Russia

World Travel Awards Unveils Europe Winners

2013-09-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

WTA Logo

“The Oscars of the Travel Industry”, as the World Travel Awards are also known, announced the Europe winners in a gala ceremony held in Antalya, Turkey. As expected, famous brands such as Hilton, Lufthansa, Cornelia, Mantis, Intercontinental, Avis and others are among the winners. Hilton received Leading Hotel awards Europe-wide, while Forte Village Resort Sardinia […]

Tags: Europe Winners, World Travel Awards, WTA Europe

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