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Good Food Ireland: What’s Cooking Is Great

Phil Butler

The food we discover and enjoy during our travels is one of the most memorable pleasures out there, yet somehow an often overlooked experience when the journey is related. During a recent research of Ireland hotels we discovered Good Food Ireland, an Irish food group arrayed across the emerald isle to deliver excellence and sustainability. Join us in discovering just how selected Ireland restaurants, cafes, food shops, and cookery schools have upped the food game there.

St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort Abu Dhabi

Aleksandr Shatskih

The St. Regis Hotel brand has paved the way for its expansion into the Middle East with the debut of the first of three new resorts planned for the region this year.

Don’t Mess With the Yaks and Other Tips for Surviving a Trek in Nepal

Guest Author

In a country like Nepal, a trek in the Himalayas is all part of the experience and provides chances to see some of the highest mountains in the world as well as discovering remote villages along the way. With some careful planning, walking a classic route such as Everest Base Camp is possible and a real achievement.

Magnuson Hotels Extends to Southeast Asia

Phil Butler

An exclusive press release from Magnuson Hotels tells of their expansion into the Southeast Asia hospitality market. According to the news, the world’s largest independent hotel group adds the Grand Royal Panghegar Hotel in Bandung. A 450 room, four star hotel, the Grand Royal is situated in the center of Bandung, once referred to as “the Paris of Java.”

A Valentine’s Getaway for Singles

Aleksandr Shatskih

For all those lonely hearts that are desperate to escape this Valentine’s Day, help is at hand thanks to the UK’s top hotel comparison site Trivago.co.uk. With singles in mind, their recently published list of select hotels offers solo guests the chance to hide away from all that yucky, mushy romance stuff and get down to some serious, self-centered pampering.

Hotel Spotlight: Ireland’s Cliff House Hotel

Phil Butler

Doing our research as per usual, we ran across a fabulous hotel in Ireland, a dream getaway discovery we just had to share with you. The Cliff House Hotel, a five star revelation from out of the past, offers not only breathtaking sea views – but a taste of charm not many places hint of. Cascading gardens, terraces, and the salt air here mix inextricably with Irish hospitality.

Warm Winter Spots: Freeport On A Budget

Aleksandr Shatskih

If your Winter is working out anything like ours here in Germany, it’s about time for a more tropical outlook. Using Atlanta, Georgia as an example starting point, just consider what 19°F with a 23 mph wind will feel like tomorrow morning. Without spending a king’s ransom, next weekend you and a co-conspirator could be warm and toasty, having fun in Freeport in the Bahamas.

NYC Hotels Get Panic Alarms After Strauss-Khan Scandal

Aleksandr Shatskih

Almost ten months after former French Presidential hopeful and IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Khan was accused of sexually assaulting a house keeper at his luxury Manhattan suite, hotels across New York are set to hand out panic alarms to their employees so they can call for immediate help.