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

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).

13 years ago

21st Century Adventurer Andrew Evans Sails Cape to Cape

Phil Butler

For those seeking adventure, or at least seeking to read about adventurers, here’s a bit from National Geographic Traveler’s own Andrew Evans. According to the news, Evans is testing his Digital Nomad reputation by navigating the vastness of the Atlantic between South America’s Cape Horn and Africa’s Cape of Good Hope.

13 years ago

Lufthansa Offers Huge Savings Spring – Summer 2012

Aleksandr Shatskih

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%.

13 years ago

Hospitality Spotlight: La Mamounia in Marrakech

Phil Butler

Is there a more exotic destination than Marrakech? The “Ochre City” was once capital of the vast Almoravid Dynasty, which spread across the Northwestern Sahara and half of Spain. Today visitors to this mystic city of sultans may best experience what being royal in Morocco means staying at one of the world’s great hotels, La Mamounia.

13 years ago

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

Aleksandr Shatskih

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.

13 years ago

Tune Hotel Ermita Opens in Time for Manila FAME

Phil Butler

Tune Hotels, one of the world’s fastest growing hospitality concerns, opens their latest hotel in Manila. Just in time for the FAME festival of business events, Hotel Ermita is a valuable alternative for visitors.

13 years ago

Seven of the World’s Strangest Customs

Guest Author

If you’re considering a career break in the near future, there are a few strange customs you should be made aware of.

13 years ago

Clandestine Dining in Barcelona

Guest Author

The Catalan capital is a hub of creative gastronomic experimentation, with several clandestine restaurants that invite locals and visitors alike to an intriguing social and culinary experience.

13 years ago

London’s Sheraton Park Tower – Starwood Digital Superstar

Phil Butler

There are a lot of hotels engaged in social media, and presenting their wares online. Hilton to the smallest Mom & Pop cabins on the remotest river, everyone wants in on the digital superhighway. Today, a lone tweet sent me reeling back toward an old friend from childhood, Sheraton and Starwood Hotel’s fine Kightsbridge luxury hotel, the Sheraton Park Towers.

13 years ago

Starwood Hotels Target Eastern Europe for Growth

Aleksandr Shatskih

Starwood’s growth in Europe is being accelerated by a focus on key fast-growing markets in the East. These include Russia, Ukraine and Turkey.

13 years ago

Business Travel Coalition Urges Passing of S.A. 1657

Aleksandr Shatskih

In news from the Business Travel Coalition (BTC), the organization is urging Members of the U.S. Senate to address the Open Fuels Standard amendment (S.A. 1657) offered by Senators Marie Cantwell (D-WA) and Richard Lugar (R-IN). That pending transportation bill will ensure new cars be made to enable fuel competition from non-petroleum fuels sources such as natural gas, methanol, bio diesel, electric, and other sources. The coalition charges that strategic reliance oil has drastic adverse effects across the travel sector.

13 years ago

London’s Best Hotels Under £100

Aleksandr Shatskih

Few cities can match the expense of the UK’s capital when it comes to hotel room rates, but as with any destination, London has quite a few hidden gems for those who want to avoid bankruptcy during their visit. What follows are a few of our favorite London establishments, where affordability comes with compromising on comfort.

13 years ago

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