Hotels
Fujairah resort sponsors international parachuting event
Le Méridien Al Aqah Beach Resort has thrown its weight behind the 12th ASIANIA and 1st Fujairah International Open Parachuting Championship by providing accommodation and catering services to VIP guests attending the event.
La Manga Club re-launches flagship restaurant
Diners at the five-star Hyatt Regency La Manga’s flagship Amapola Restaurant are set to be tantalised by Spain’s finest regional produce as the leading luxury leisure resort launches its brand new dining concept – “Con denominacion de origen.”
Maryland resort offers late-season golf packages
Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort – home to the state’s only Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course – has announced the Legendary Tees golf package. Through November, guests can play the award-winning resort course for only $25 per round with the purchase of a $119 double occupancy room.
The real cost of half term for UK parents
As every penny counts whilst the credit crunch bites, research unveiled by Premier Inn today shows that keeping kids busy during this half-term is going to cost UK families an extra £374.39 .
Travelodge creates 400 jobs in run up to Christmas
From now till Christmas Travelodge, the UK’s fastest growing hotel chain is opening 22 new hotels across the UK - which equates to one hotel opening every six working days. This is an investment of £125million and a 450 new jobs creation.
Wine, dine and feel divine this November in Barbados
The exclusive Sandy Lane Hotel, Barbados reopened this month following an extensive refurbishment and is now more sumptuous than ever before! In order to showcase the hotel’s fantastic new look it is offering its valued guests the chance to “Wine, Dine and Feel Divine”.
Have a wicked time at the Fallen Angel Hotel
If Halloween is inspiring you to think about some devilishly bad behaviour, head to the recently opened Fallen Angel Hotel, in Durham City, where the perfect room awaits you.
Iberostar opens new five-star hotel in Brazil
Iberostar Hotels & Resorts is now welcoming guests to the newly opened Iberostar Praia do Forte hotel in Brazil, a premium hotel on Praia do Forte. The opening of the new hotel completes the second stage of the three-part development of the Praia do Forte complex. The Iberostar Bahia hotel opened in May 2006, with the third and final Iberostar Brazilian resort scheduled to complete the complex in summer 2009.
Room at the Jurys Inn this winter
As Christmas approaches Jurys Inns are making sure there’s always room at the Inn for less with the fantastic offer of 2000 rooms in Dublin for just €59 (£47*). Throughout November, December and January a room in Jurys Inn Christchurch, Custom House and Parnell St will cost just €59. Whether you want to simply relax on a weekend away in Dublin’s fair city or take advantage of the capital’s great Christmas shopping next to Jurys Inn Parnell St, bag yourself a room in the heart of Dublin.
Arabian resort offers fly fishing academy
Fly fishing as a sport is believed to have originated as early as the second century, but the past 30 years have seen an increase in the popularity of salt-water fly fishing and the favorable weather conditions in Fujairah during autumn and winter make it an ideal venue for fly fishing.
Save £180 on a Lake District ‘Winter Warmer Break’
Wrap up and head to the Lake District for a ‘Winter Warmer Break’ at the luxurious Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel, overlooking Lake Windermere from only £311 per room for a two night mid week break, including dinner, B&B – saving £180. Enjoy Lake and mountain views, open log fires and cosy candlelight meals.
Palazzo Magnani Feroni joins Special Hotels of the World
Special Hotels of the World, the renowned global sales and marketing alliance representing some of the world’s finest independent hotels, has announced that Palazzo Magnani Feroni in Florence, Italy, is the latest property to join its portfolio.
Lavish Durham hotel provides backdrop for fashion shoot
Durham’s lavish new hotel, the theatrical and imaginatively themed Fallen Angel, in Old Elvet, has been used as a location for a fashion shoot for some of the most exquisite shoes on the market. Edgy, young shoe designer, London-based Janan Leo, checked out the opulent hotel and decided it was a perfect location in which to take photography for her new Autumn/Winter collection of exquisite CocoRose London foldable, ballerina pumps. These are shoes that rescue damsels in distress suffering the pain of high heels and needing a quick, yet stylish, footwear swap.
Marriott brings stadium hotel expertise to UK
Marriott Hotels, which was the first company to build a hotel in a major Canadian sports venue, is repeating the feat in the UK by building a four-star hotel at the home of England Rugby, Twickenham Stadium.
Prestigious awards for Swissôtel in Berlin and Moscow
Two deluxe hotels of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts were singled out by this year’s World Travel Awards in Europe: The Swissôtel Berlin as “Germany’s Leading Business Hotel” and Swissôtel Krasney Holmy for the second year in a row as “Russia’s Leading hotel”. The awards ceremony was held in the city of Poprad in Slovakia by the World Travel Association (WTA).