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National Geographic Legacy Finalists announced

October 30, 2014 By traveladmin Leave a Comment

The National Geographic Society announced today a roster of 18 travel experts from across the globe as judges for the inaugural World Legacy Awards. The awards are a partnership between National Geographic and ITB Berlin to showcase leading travel and tourism companies, organizations and destinations — ranging from airlines to ecolodges and from cities to countries — that are driving the positive transformation of the travel industry based on sustainable tourism principles and practices. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Award, Featured, News, Pre-event Tagged With: 2014, National Geographic, Travel, World Legacy Awards

WHO allays fears about air travel

August 15, 2014 By traveladmin Leave a Comment

New York – The United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO) has allayed fears amid reports that airlines are suspending flights over the Ebola outbreak, by sending out social media messages with assurances that “unlike infections like influenza and tuberculosis, Ebola is not airborne”. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Africa, Air Travel, Europe, Featured, Health, News Tagged With: Air Travel, Ebola, Health, WHO

Baia do Sancho chosen as best beach

March 21, 2014 By traveladmin Leave a Comment

This week Baia do Sancho beach on Fernando de Noronha was chosen as the best beach in the world on TripAdvisor’s 2014 Travellers’ Choice best beaches list. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Award, Brazil, Featured, News, Places Tagged With: Baia do Sancho, Brazil, Places

Trekking in Peru

January 30, 2014 By traveladmin Leave a Comment

In 1973, Hilary and George Bradt were told about an old Inca road leading from Cusco’s Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Books, Featured, News, Peru, South America, Trekking Tagged With: Peru, Trekking

Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival

January 4, 2014 By traveladmin Leave a Comment

Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival has been selected as one of the representative festivals in Korea by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korean Government on Dec. 16, 2013. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Asia, Featured, News Tagged With: Hwacheon Sancheoneo, Ice Festival, Korea

Botswana boycott at WTM

November 4, 2013 By traveladmin Leave a Comment

At today’s opening of the World Travel Market in London, supporters of Survival International, the global movement for tribal peoples’ rights, called on visitors to boycott travel to Botswana over its persecution of Africa’s last hunting Bushmen. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Africa, Environment, Featured, News Tagged With: Botswana, Bushmen, London, Survival International, World Travel Market

Moldova – The Vineyard Of Eastern Europe

October 3, 2013 By traveladmin Leave a Comment

Moldovia Monastry

Baltic Holidays are pleased to add Moldova to their list of destinations. This former member of the Soviet Union offers a holiday with a difference, and was known as the vineyard of the USSR. You can visit the hundreds of miles of underground wine cellars, only accessible by car, some stunning Monasteries where monks still live in caves underneath and clients can visit the Soviet breakaway ‘non-country’ of Transnistria….not recognised as a country by the EU, yet has its own border and currency. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Featured, Moldova, Monastries, News, Wine Tagged With: Moldova, Monastries, Vineyard, Wine

Roatan Demonstrates Sustainability

August 6, 2013 By traveladmin 1 Comment

Island of Roatan

ROATAN, Honduras – The island of Roatán is the first tourism destination in Honduras to complete a comprehensive 360-degree assessment and action plan for destination-level sustainability. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Caribbean, Featured, Honduras, News, Sustainable Tagged With: Caribbean, Eco, Honduras, Sustainable, Tourism

HM Awards Finalists Announced

July 27, 2013 By traveladmin Leave a Comment

HM awards

Finalists have been revealed in 24 categories for the 2013 HM Awards presented by Sealy.

Due to an overwhelming number of entries and the extra time being taken by the judging panels to select finalists, highly commended recipients and winners, the announcement of finalists this year will be staggered. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Australia, Award, Featured, New Zealand, News, Pre-event Tagged With: 2013, Finalists, HM Awards, Pre-event, Sealy

A Festival Extravaganza

June 13, 2013 By traveladmin Leave a Comment

Mariinsky Theatre

From festivals in Scandinavia to ballet performances by some of the world’s greatest production companies

St Petersburg & The Mariinsky

The opening of the new Mariinsky Theatre (Mariinsky II) starts a new chapter in the history of the renowned theatre. The origins of the company can be traced back to the era of Catherine the Great and through its development has hosted the premieres of Boris Gudunov, Romeo and Juliet and Iolanta, to name but a few. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Events, Featured, News Tagged With: Drottningholms Slottsteater, Festival, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Stockholm, Warsaw