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Germany Presents: the Largest Pumpkin Festival in the World

Aleksandr Shatskih

Autumn is a lovely season and, I have to admit, very dear to me (I was born in November, I got married in September, you get the idea). Since it is the harvest season, Autumn bears significant importance for people all over the world, and is celebrated in unique ways everywhere you go. For instance, […]

12 years ago

Harvest Moon 2013 To Be Seen Starting Tonight

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 […]

12 years ago

Apparatjik Brands a Suite at THE THIEF

Aleksandr Shatskih

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.

12 years ago

Halloween Haunt Opens on September 27

Aleksandr Shatskih

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 […]

12 years ago

The Tübingen Expects a Massive Duck Attack 2013

Aleksandr Shatskih

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, […]

12 years ago

Waldorf Astoria Hotels Launches Global Social Media Campaign

Aleksandr Shatskih

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. […]

12 years ago

Holiday Inn Diyarbakir – City Center to Open in 2015

Aleksandr Shatskih

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 […]

12 years ago

Amedia Selects Swisscom Hospitality as Guest Technology Provider

Aleksandr Shatskih

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 […]

12 years ago

Exclusive: WIHP Connect Calls for Beta Testers

Aleksandr Shatskih

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, […]

12 years ago

World Travel Awards Unveils Europe Winners

Aleksandr Shatskih

“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 […]

12 years ago

Wrapping A Spanish Summer Fest

Aleksandr Shatskih

For visitors to Barcelona this weekend, there’s a lot going on for end of Summer festive cultural events. Here’s a few things you won’t want to miss.

12 years ago

Labor Day on a Budget: Avoid These Cities

Aleksandr Shatskih

According to a survey by CheapHotels.org, if you have a restricted budget this Labor Day, the following ten American cities rank as the most expensive destinations: Philadelphia $250 Atlantic City $246 Seattle $244 Milwaukee $228 Boston $209 Virginia Beach $202 Atlanta $182 Charleston $181 New York City $178 Pittsburgh $167 According to the official announcement, […]

12 years ago

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