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WIHP’s 2014 Marketing Bucket List

Aleksandr Shatskih

2014 brings with a new year great new possibilities in every industry. Travel not being the least of these, World Independent Hotels Promotion (WIHP) just compiled a Slideshare bucket list of benchmark hotel and marketing items not to overlook. This will be one of those years technology provides a fast forward effect for competitiveness, and […]

Most Romantic Hotels to spend the Holidays

Aleksandr Shatskih

Winter holidays are one perfect way to close out a year. After so much work and travail, it´s time to relax and enjoy Christmas and New Year´s eve with the loved ones.

4 Years of Travel – Moments in Time

Aleksandr Shatskih

Travel – Moments in Time, an English blog focused on travelling, just turned four today.  It is a special moment for us, since Violeta Loredana Pascal is one of our travel news authors.  Started out of the desire to share the curiosities discovered around the world and the experiences she had together with her husband, […]

Travelling in Eurasia – Old Soviet Blocks

Aleksandr Shatskih

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is the largest of the states in what used to be known as the Soviet Union. Kazakhstan, a democracy, is one of the the most porsperous countries in Central Asia, which is mainly due to the natural gas and oil in the region. If you are planning a trip to this amazing landlocked […]

World´s Most Spacious Accommodations: Volume Two

Aleksandr Shatskih

December is here and Christmas is around the corner. Some of you may already have booked rooms for the winter holidays, some are still looking for the right one. Last week you discovered with Argophilia two of the most spacious hotels in Europe.

WIHP Websites for Library Hotel Collection Win Bronze Adrian Award

Aleksandr Shatskih

Last year, in June, HKHotels set out to rebrand Library Hotel Collection, a brand re-positioning move in anticipation of two new properties that will open in the next three years. The boutique hotel group has also aligned its corporate identity to reflect the change, including logo, and web identity.

Europe´s most spacious accommodations

Aleksandr Shatskih

Accommodations when travelling, whether for business or pleasure, can often a big headache. From the room that is smaller than what we expected (after extensively reading about it on the Internet), to the restaurant that thinks a vegetarian menu is a novelty, being disappointed just seems to be part of travel. What if you could avoid some of these “misunderstandings” though?

Mobile Travel Bookings to Reach $39.5 Million by 2015

Mihaela Lica Butler

Mobile travel bookings counted for only 2% in 2011, but they are expected to reach one quarter of the U.S. online travel market in 2015. Not being prepared to compete on this market is wasted opportunity.

Campanile Hotel Paris Bastille – Change the way you stay!

Aleksandr Shatskih

Campanile Hotel Paris Bastille, part of Louvre Hotels Group, the largest hotel chain in France and the 2nd major player on the European market, devised a new vision of comfort and modern convenience for its guests. Close to the historic center of Paris, with the Place de la Bastille in particular just 500 m away, […]