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Sun Plaza Mall: Sunniest Mall in Bucharest, Romania

2012-03-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Claiming itself to be the largest shopping center in Eastern Europe, Sun Plaza Mall was inaugurated on February 25, 2010 and since then, has received two CIJ Awards in the categories of “Best Shopping Centre Development” and “Best Overall Development” and it has also achieved an official record, accepted by the Guinness Book – In 2010, it created the world’s largest indoor Christmas display, using 449,658 lights.

Tags: Bucharest shopping, Eastern Europe, romania, Romania shopping, Romania travel, shopping malls, Sun Plaza Mall

Corrupt Tour Exposes Graft Problems in Prague

2012-03-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Few can deny that Eastern Europe’s favorite city break has everything going for it. With its combination of cheap, great-tasting beer, its stunning medieval architecture and its beautiful women, Prague is one of the few cities that really doesn’t exaggerate when it claims to have “something for everyone”

Tags: Corrupt Tour, Corrupt Tours, corruption, corruption tours, Czech Republic, graft, Pavel Kotyza, Prague, Prague tours

Belgrade Dance Festival 2012

2012-03-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Now entering its ninth incarnation, the Belgrade Dance Festival has rapidly ascended to the status of world-class cultural event, one that is eagerly awaited by fans of Serbia’s finest performing arts.

Tags: Aja Jung, Belgrade Dance Festival, Belgrade Dance Festival 2012, Belgrade National Theatre, City of Belgrade, National Dance Company, Russell Maliphant, Sylvie Guillem, Yossi Berg

Marina Bay Sands Launch Affiliate Program

2012-03-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

As part of its efforts to reach out to a wider clientele, Marina Bay Sands has launched a new Hotel Affiliate Program to link up with suitable affiliate partners that can showcase its unique leisure and hospitality experience.

Tags: affiliate partners, ArtScience museum, hotel affiliate program, Katherine Lu, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, The Shoppes

First Hungary Luxury Hotel Joins Magnuson Hotels

2012-03-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Lake Balaton, Hungary

Magnuson Hotels, the world’s largest independent hotel chain, has just announced Villa Medici Hotel & Restaurant having joined the group. Magnuson’s first Hungarian hotel, the four star affair in Veszprém, just outside Budapest, offers luxury hospitality, gastronomy, and spa treatments in one of Hungary’s oldest communities.

Tags: Gabor Nagy, hotel news, Hungary hotels, Hungary tourism, Hungary Travel, Lake Balaton, Stephan, Tom Magnuson, Veszprém hotels, Veszprém tourism, Veszprém travel, Villa Medici Hotel

Malaysians Set for Visa-Free Russian Travel

2012-03-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Russia travel

One of the biggest pains of travelling to Russia has always been its strict visa requirements, but that could be about to change for Malaysian tourists to the country after a top Kremlin envoy revealed they were considering a visa-waiver for visitors from the Asian state.

Tags: Lyudmilla Vorobyeva, Malaysia, Russia, Russia visa, Russian ambassador, Russian visa, visa free travel, visa requirements, visa-waiver

European Hotel Prices Rise this Spring

2012-03-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

march hotel prices

Spring period comes with price increases for many European hotels, which is normal considering that March kicks off a fresh travel season.

Tags: europe prices, hotel prices

Global Hotel Exchange Adds Russia’s Comfitel

2012-03-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

(Sergey Tokarev - Fotolia.com)

Global Hotel Exchange, the new OTA model arriving soon, has added Comfitel Group as a member of the exchange. These first Russian hotels promise visitors to St. Petersburg convenience, value, and choice in one of Russia’s greatest cities.

Tags: Comfitel, Hermitage, Russia hotels, Russia rooms, Russia tourism, Russia travel, St. Petersburg hotels, St. Petersburg travel

Airfasttickets Opens London Office

2012-03-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Airfasttickets

Airfasttickets, a global online travel agency (OTA) has announced the opening of new offices in London. As part of the company’s overall expansion across Europe, the UK offices will support UK and Ireland serving as a local agent there.

Tags: airfares, car rentals, Hotel rooms, Ireland air, Ireland tickets, London air, London travel, OTA's, UK air, UK tickets, UK tourism

Bikers Road Trip to Baku and Back

2012-03-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

There and Baku

Two motorcycle enthusiasts from Yorkshire in the UK have embarked on an ambitious road trip taking in 28 countries in just 28 days, as part of an effort to raise money for a pair of charities.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Baku, Bob McPherson, Fundraising, Mick Griffin, road trip, Unicef, Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Romania Planning Balneary and Medical Tourism Conference

2012-03-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Medical tourism romania

Romania is to team up with the World Tourism Organization (WTO) in order to boost its travel credentials, staging a unique International Conference on Balneary and Health Care Tourism in the country.

Tags: balneary tourism, Cristian Petrescu, healthcare tourism, medical tourism, mineral baths, natural treatments, romania, Taleb Rifai, thermal water baths, WTO

Marina Bay Sands: Singapore’s Top Eco-Friendly Hotel

2012-03-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore’s most famous landmark hotel and one of its leading business, leisure and entertainment venues, has received one of the country’s highest accolades for its continuing efforts in the area of environmental sustainability – the Green Mark Gold Award from Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA).

Tags: eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, Green building, green initiatives, Green Mark Gold Award, Marina Bay Sands, Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore, sustainability

Europe’s Regional Airlines: A Time for Solidarity Arrives at Gate One

2012-03-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Adria Airways

Ulrich Schulte Strathaus, Secretary General of the Association of European Airlines revealed to Slovenian daily “Dnevnik” that air carriers of the former Yugoslavia need to unite in order to stay afloat. Once a single market capable of supporting in country players, the former Yugoslavia demands a single regional carrier to meet the growing needs.

Tags: Adria Airways, air carriers, Association of European Airlines, Balkan airlines, Europe airlines, regional airlines, Slovenia airlines, Slovenia travel, Ulrich Schulte Strathaus

Bulgaria Air Takes Delivery of First Brazilian Embraer 190

2012-03-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Bulgaria Air

Bulgaria Air has just taken delivery of the airline’s first Embraer 190. News from Sophia says three more are expected to arrive before June, and a total of five more are slated to be delivered by the end of 2015.

Tags: Bulgaria airlines, Bulgaria fares, Bulgaria flights, Embraer 190

Croatia to Join Schengen Zone in 2015

2012-03-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Croatia Schengen Zone

Croatia has announced plans to enter Europe’s Schengen free-travel zone within the next three years, just two years after it secures membership to the EU, which is due to happen in during the summer of 2013.

Tags: border police, Croatia, EU membership, illegal migration in Europe, Justice and Home Affairs Council, Ranko Ostojic, Schengen free-travel, Schengen zone

East Europe – Far East Drive World Travel

2012-03-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

As Western Europe struggles under the weight of its debt and the Arab Spring continues to rumble on to an uncertain future, travel groups are turning to Eastern Europe and the Far East as they look to bring some cheer into 2012.

Tags: Arab Spring, business travel, Chinese tourists, East Europe, Eastern Europe, Russian tourists, Taleb Rifai, UNWTO, world travel

Lufthansa Offers Huge Savings Spring – Summer 2012

2012-03-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Lufthansa

Germany’s leading airline Lufthansa has just announced having made business travel for the coming months a whole lot more attractive. According to the company, special price offerings to some 20 + European destinations have been discounted by as much as 73%.

Tags: airfares, Bogata flights, Europe flights, fare cut, Munich flights, Singapore flights

Free Hotels This St. Patrick’s Day: Hotel Sweepstakes

2012-03-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Magnuson Hotel Warren sweeps banner.

There’s almost no place in the US that doesn’t wear green on March 17. Here are four cities that welcome St. Patrick’s Day fans, and four hotel sweepstakes to enjoy a free stay.

Tags: Hotel Sweepstakes, St. Patrick's Day

MARIBOR 2012 Hosts Conference on Social Responsibility

2012-03-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

As part of its celebrations as the European Capital of Culture for 2012, Maribor is welcoming speakers from around the world to participate in this year’s 7th edition of the International Institute for the Development of Social Responsibility (IRDO) Conference.

Tags: Dr. Danilo Turk, Dr. Timi Ecimovic, European Capital of Culture, Franc Hocevar, International Institute for the Development of Social Responsibility, IRDO, Maribor 2012, SEM Institute for Climate Change, slovenia

Ukraine Hotels Ripping Off English Fans

2012-03-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Euro 2012 hotel rooms

England’s football team faces the prospect of playing in half-empty stadiums in this summer’s European Football Championships after UEFA admitted that many fans are unable to travel to the Ukraine due to extortionate hotel room rates.

Tags: David Taylor, England fans, Euro 2012, Euro 2012 football finals, hotels rip off, rip off, UEFA, Ukraine, Ukraine hotels, ukraine room rates

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