Hotels
Corporate golf challenge returns to La Manga Club
La Manga Club, one of the world’s leading luxury sports and leisure resorts, is set to play host to one of the fiercest golf challenges of the year as golfers from around Europe battle it out at the tenth annual World Corporate Golf Challenge.
Milestone Hotel is number one for service
The Milestone Hotel, in London’s ritzy Kensington, has been voted Best Hotel in the World for Service in Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Service reader survey. Polling a near-perfect 98.61, The Milestone beat stiff competition from such places as Aman resorts and Mandarin Oriental hotels to take first in the survey.
How the suitcase costs twice as much as the holiday
According to research conducted by Holiday Inn, the average Brit crams their summer holiday suitcase full of goods worth £1,571.98 – almost twice the cost of the actual break.
Golfing fun in the sun on a world-class course
Golfers should start planning their trip to Taba Heights this November, where they can play golf in guaranteed sunshine against some of the UK and Europe’s top professionals on a world-class course. If that is not enough, a backdrop of mountains and views across the sea towards three countries, opportunities for snorkelling, diving, and general fun in the sun must be one of the most appealing prospects a golfer can imagine.
Its ladies night in Marlow
For a sophisticated ladies soiree, indulge in this new luxury break from the Macdonald Compleat Angler Hotel in Marlow. This irresistable get-away is a great alternative to the traditional spa break and perfect for celebrating special birthdays, anniversaries or a pre-wedding pamper party. It’s also ideal for sporting widows who need escape from the constant golf, football and rugby which overtakes husbands and partners.
IHG opens its first hotel in Ghana
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and the Royal Airport Hotel Party have announced the opening of Holiday Inn Accra Airport. The hotel is the group’s first property in Ghana and further expands the brand’s presence in the Middle East and Africa region.
Rocky Gap offers unlimited golf
Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort – home to Western Maryland’s only Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course – today announces the Bear Essentials Unlimited Golf package. Starting at just $117 per night (based on double occupancy), guests receive lodging and unlimited golf with cart.
The Vyse Room launches at Stoke Place
On the 13th of June 2008 The Vyse Room launches at Stoke Place, a stunning country house offering eating and drinking in a number of different rooms, the grandest being The Vyse Room. After years of neglect Stoke Place, a grand Queen Anne manor house with 23 acres of Capability Brown designed grounds, has been sensitively refurbished. It now has 29 guest bedrooms and a dedicated wing for events and weddings. The jewel in the crown is the dramatic dining room, The Vyse Room, with its views of the gardens and the pike and perch-filled lake.
Expedia partners with Barcelo Hotels & Resorts
Expedia, the world's leading online travel company, today announced it has signed a long term, strategic global supply agreement with Barcelo Hotels & Resorts, a fast-growing company and among the 28 top hotel chains in Europe.
Hotelopia adds "Trust Advantage" reviews
Hotelopia, the online hotel booking specialist is now inviting customers who book from any of their 25,000 hotels to rate their stay. These hotel reviews will then be fed into the ‘hotel information pages’, to assist those seeking more information about the hotel before they book.
Hungary's first Vinotherapy Spa Hotel opens
Hungary’s famous Tokaj wine region is a World Heritage Listed site and has been a protected wine region by Royal order since 1737. It is now home to the country’s first vinotherapy centre at the four star Andrássy Kúria Hotel Wine and Spa hotel (andrassy.hu) that opened this month. The VinoSense Spa offers treatments based around the anti aging properties of grapes and grape seed.
Take a bite on Baker Street
Four-star deluxe Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes, located in the heart of London on Baker Street is offering lunchtime diners a tasty, organic and seasonal set menu for just £12.50.
JIA Shanghai makes the ‘It List’ for 2008
JIA Shanghai has earned a prestigious spot on Travel + Leisure magazine’s ‘It List 2008’ of the world’s top 30 new hotels. Opened last year, JIA Shanghai is the only hotel in China included in the annual international accolades. Travel + Leisure heralded JIA Shanghai for bringing “a much-needed dose of boutique intimacy to the city’s booming hotel scene”.
Lazy days by the river
Park Plaza Riverbank London has a sizzling summer package for those wanting to while away a weekend by the Thames this August Bank Holiday (22-24 August). With some of London’s most popular attractions and iconic landmarks close by, Park Plaza Riverbank is located on the Albert Embankment, the perfect base for a long weekend break.
Dizzee Rascal drops in on Hamilton Island
Hamilton Island hosted London’s award-winning garage MC, Dizzee Rascal, this month (May 2008). Dizzee, a 2003 Mercury Music Prize winner, stayed on the 18th floor of the Reef View Hotel which offers some of the Whitsunday’s best views of the Coral Sea.