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Mihaela Lica Butler: Travel Writer, Recipe Developer

Mourning, with Japan – Save as Many as You Can

2011-03-11 by Mihaela Lica Butler

A view of the flooded Sendai Airport and coast after the tsunami. REUTERS/Kyodo

The earth doesn’t stand still, and Japan can be hit by a quake of similar magnitude any minute now. Save as many as you can!

Tags: Japan, japan quake

Higher Airfares from American Airlines

2011-03-11 by Mihaela Lica Butler

American Airlines

American Airlines has bumped up domestic fares by $10 per round trip, and raised round-trip fares to Canada and Hawaii by $21, atop other price increases they made last week.

Tags: air fares, American Airlines, domestic fares, international air fares

Breathtaking Carnival of Venice, in Images by Eugen Mihai

2011-03-07 by Mihaela Lica Butler

This year’s Carnival of Venice was a tribute to Unification of Italy and to women. The central theme, “Ottocento”, the nineteenth century evocation, was obvious in the costumes displayed everywhere in the city.

Tags: Carnival of Venice

Performance of Online Services Impact Economic Growth in 2011

2011-03-07 by Mihaela Lica Butler

2011 will see many travel sites focused on improving their websites for better user experience, faster response times, content relevance and more.

Tags: Travel Technology Europe, Triometric Web Analyzer

Italy Welcomes Movolo: Point-of-interest Travel Booking

2011-03-04 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Movolo Italy

Movolo, the only search and booking engine that makes door-to-door travel booking a simple process across multiple places with or without an airport, has recently launched its Italian version.

Tags: door-to-door travel booking, Movolo, online travel booking, Travel booking

Romania Celebrates March 1st with Mărțișor

2011-03-01 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Romania and Bulgaria celebrate the 1st of March with a very interesting tradition. Mărțișor in Romania, and Martenitsa in Bulgaria, are all about welcoming the upcoming spring, and more.

9 Days Until ITB Berlin Travel Convention

2011-02-28 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Berlin Messe will host the ITB Berlin Convention 2011.

Touted as the world’s leading travel show, ITB Berlin is one of the travel industry’s biggest annual event. The 2011 edition is due to run from Wednesday, March 9th, to Sunday, March 13th, at the Messe Berlin exhibition centre. The show will feature topics related to the future of travel, challenges faced by the hotel […]

Tags: ITB Berlin, ITB Berlin Convention 2011, Travel Convention

Venue Profile: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Hosts India vs England ICC World Cup 2011 Match

2011-02-27 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Cricket World Cup at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

Today’s hottest event, aside the Oscars, is the Cricket World Cup 2011, that sees India vs. England in a historic match. Two very strong teams, with India still the top favorite, are now disputing for the champion title at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in in Bengaluru (English: Bangalore), Karnataka. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is one of […]

Tags: ICC World Cup 2011, India vs England, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

DoubleTree by Hilton Opening Soon in Bratislava

2011-02-25 by Mihaela Lica Butler

magistrates suites

Hilton Worldwide continues to grow its presence in Eastern Europe, with development resources dedicated to countries in the region including Romania, Hungary, Turkey, Russia and Slovakia.

Tags: DoubleTree, Hilton, Hilton Worldwide

Dragobete, Romania’s Equivalent of Valentine’s Day, Celebrated Today

2011-02-24 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Dragobete - traditional custom.

Dragobete, the Romanian celebration of love, is gaining momentum. If you are a Romanian, Happy Dragobete!

Tags: Dragobete, romantic getaways, romantic romania, Valentine's Day

The Digital Future of Hospitality: ConnectedHotel TV by Swisscom

2011-02-23 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Swisscom ConnectedHotel TV

ConnectedHotel TV, developed in partnership with LG, is the first all-in-one hospitality solution that delivers TV, VoD, wired and wireless HSIA through one network and one single device.

Tags: communications, ConnectedHotel TV, hospitality, hospitality innovation, IT solutions, LG, Madrid, NH Parque Avenidas, SwissCom

Brâncuşi’s Gate of the Kiss – A Metaphor of Romanian Spirit

2011-02-19 by Mihaela Lica Butler

The Column of the Infinite (Coloana infinitului)

Romania celebrates today Constantin Brâncuşi’s 135th birthday – a reason for Argophilia to invite you to Târgu Jiu, to see the sculptor’s finest outdoors works.

Tags: Brâncuşi, Column of the Infinite, Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuşi at Târgu Jiu, Table of Silence, Târgu Jiu, The Gate of the Kiss

Foreign Visits to Romania on the Rise

2011-02-18 by Mihaela Lica Butler

The Carpathian garden.

Foreign tourism in Romania is in recovery mode, but the country still has a lot to do to enrich the tourist market in the country with authentic values.

Tags: Romania Tourism Report Q1 2011

Yerevan Is the 2012 World Book Capital

2011-02-10 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Yerevan bookstore.

The city of Yerevan (Armenia) was named as the World Book Capital 2012 at the conclusion of the meeting of the selection committee, which was held at UNESCO Headquarters on 2 July, 2010.

Tags: Yerevan

Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome Travels to Brazil

2011-02-09 by Mihaela Lica Butler

The Roaming Gnome

The campaign is currently live on Travelocity. Elements include targeted banner ads to shoppers to South America, email placements and a custom micro-site featuring premier tourism destinations within Brazil

Valentine’s Day Discount from OpenSkies

2011-02-09 by Mihaela Lica Butler

-OpenSkies, the unique all-business airline, is offering a special Valentine’s Day discount.

Customers who purchase two roundtrip flights from Washington D.C. to Paris with OpenSkies will receive a $400 discount.

Tags: OpenSkies, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day discount

Alexandria Is America’s Most Romantic City

2011-02-09 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Alexandria Marina.

Alexandria, a romantic city on the Western bank of the Potomac, could be the ideal retreat this Valentine’s Day.

Tags: Alexandria, america, romance, romantic city, united states of america

Valentine’s Day Romance: A Day in the Spas of Františkovy Lázně

2011-02-08 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Františkovy Lázně: Lázeňský dům Goethe

Františkovy Lázně, a favorite of Johann Wolfgang Goethe and the smallest spa of the West Bohemian spa triangle, could be the ideal retreat this Valentine’s.

Tags: Czech Republic, Františkovy Lázně, Valentine's Day

San Francisco CityPASS Just Got Better

2011-02-07 by Mihaela Lica Butler

San Francisco cable car rides

With San Francisco CityPASS, smart travelers can save nearly half off admission to the city’s top attractions and enjoy a week’s worth of unlimited cable car rides.

Tags: San Francisco CityPASS

With EveryTrail, TripAdvisor Mobile Just Got Stronger

2011-02-05 by Mihaela Lica Butler

TripAdvisor Mobile Apps

TripAdvisor announced the expansion of its mobile travel offering with the acquisition of Palo Alto, California-based EveryTrail.

Tags: EveryTrail, TripAdvisor, TripAdvisor Mobile

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