The historic Hotel Brunelleschi in Florence was voted by readers in Travel + Leisures’ annual survey as one of the 500 best hotels in the world. Once a year the publication’s readers are asked to pick their favorite hotel properties weighing in on categories such as rooms, ambience, service, location, food and rates. Hotel Brunelleschi …
The ITB Berlin Convention will be underlining its role as the leading think tank of the international travel industry with a wide range of topics. From March 5-8, 2014 leading international experts and tourism professionals will be gathering to discuss the future of the travel industry. This year Malaysia, the Convention & Culture Partner, will …
In recent years, Hamburg has attracted more and more visitors from the USA and Canada, who come for cruises, the sophisticated lifestyle, maritime flair, Beatles history and to witness the development of this sea faring harbor city into Germany’s “most livable” and architecturally stunning metropolis. With top events, openings and highlights, Hamburg has even more …
Whether it´s fashion, film, art, music or lifestyle, Berlin offers a score of special events dedicated to a single theme. For “long nights”, a whole weekend, or an entire week, visitors and locals alike will again have many opportunities to indulge in their favorite subject matter and explore the diverse and plentiful cultural offerings of …
November 9, 2014 will mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To honor the anniversary, a series of special events and exhibitions are planned to take place throughout the city, focusing on the division of Germany and Berlin, the Cold War, and the peaceful revolution leading to reunification. The anniversary year …
Villa Hotel Torre Palombara is introducing its American guests to a very special corner of Italy with ‘insider’ excursions in truffle hunting, to vineyards and Umbrian cashmere workshops – and a jazz festival that overflows into timeless piazzas Most visitors are familiar with the names of Umbria’s most famous cities – Spoleto, Perugia, Assisi – …
Global travel outfitter Cox & Kings has created a new offering of culinary itineraries inspired by the international TV show “MasterChef”, aptly named MasterChef Travel. From Vietnam to South Africa, travelers are escorted, in an intimate group of like-minded travelers, by the program’s former winners and fan-favorite contestants and immersed in destinations that reflect each …
Staying the course charted in the previous three years, Destination Germany is reporting increased foreign overnight numbers in 2013, this time breaking the 70 million barrier. Preliminary figures released by Germany’s Federal Statistics Office state that foreign guests spent 71.6 million nights last year in German hotels with ten or more beds, an increase of …
Due to its history and location, Bilbao offers a formidable cocktail where architecture, tradition, sea and mountains, character and history combine to offer the visitor endless tourism opportunities. Bilbao’s cultural offerings are hard to resist – two of the best art galleries in Spain along with six thematic museums, contemporary art exhibitions, and a daily …
The reason to visit Istanbul is to marvel at its historic treasures: Topkapi Palace, where generations of sultans ruled over the land (and the harem); the magnificent Blue Mosque; and ancient Hagia Sofia, which has served in different epochs as a basilica, a mosque, and finally a museum. But after the sun sets over the …