The Iconic Santorini will have its grand opening in April 2014. Even on an island studded with fine inns, the unique property promises to take Greek style and hospitality to new heights. Located on the rim of a volcanic caldera, the 22-room Iconic Santorini puts guests front and center in one of the most dramatic settings …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Glavno-trg-zrak_1427_big.jpg” captiontext=”Maribor, Slovenia’s second largest city.”] The holiday destination of Slovenia continues to be trendy: in 2013 international arrivals increased by 4.4 percent and the number of overnight stays by 2.8 percent compared with the previous year. Overall, arrivals of domestic and foreign guests were positive with an increase of 2.3 percent. After particularly …
The brand new Blue Residences Resort, the first upscale condominium property to open on Aruba’s Eagle Beach in 20 years, is celebrating the end of Winter by offering travelers beach-side luxe accommodations at affordable grand opening prices to defrost from the bitter weather that much of the U.S. and Canada experienced this Winter. Rates start …
Blue Train, one of the world’s most lavish rail experiences, is providing travelers with 2 complimentary hotel nights to add to their overnight rail journey in June. Blue Train is upgrading its current “Luxury is Better When Shared” promotion by adding an additional hotel night to the deal for guests traveling on June departures. June …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Abbott-Allen.jpg” captiontext=”Allen Abbot, Executive Director for FTA”] Allen Abbott, Ph.D., has been named executive director of the Faith Travel Association. He leaves his post as executive director of the American Red Cross in Columbus, Ga., to begin his FTA duties on March 24. “We’re thrilled about Allen joining the team and leading FTA,” said …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/103307-galeria-tropical-princess.jpg” captiontext=”Tropical Princess Beach Resort & Spa”] Princess Hotels & Resorts is currently offering special travel agent only rates at all four of its Punta Cana, Dominican Republic properties. Bavaro Princess – $53 p/p/n based in Double occupancy Hotel Bavaro Princess, situated in the Dominican Republic in an area renowned for its incomparable beauty, …
World Travel Market Africa, the new leading B2B exhibition for Africa’s travel industry, is offering one lucky visitor the chance to win a brand new iPad mini in their online competition. If you register to attend WTM Africa today you will be automatically entered into the raffle. The lucky winner will be drawn at random …
Many agents who specialize in romance travel want to attend the major bridal/wedding industry conferences such as Wedding MBA – but they can’t always spare the time and the expense involved. So, the Destination Wedding & Honeymoon Specialists Association decided to bring the top speakers in the bridal/wedding industry to travel agents, in the form …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Polar-Bear-and-Tundra-Buggy-Trekker3.jpg” captiontext=”A polar bear approaches a tundra buggy.”] Frontiers North Adventures has announced its collaboration with Polar Bears International to help bring Google’s Street View to Churchill, Manitoba’s wild polar bears. Using Google’s mapping tools, people from around the globe can now explore the habitat of one of the world’s best-known polar bear subpopulations, …
Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts announced the launch of Outpost Expeditions, the company’s new adventure travel program. “Outpost Expeditions will offer exclusive opportunities to travel alongside Guy Harvey and his research and film teams as they conduct cutting edge research around the world,” said Outpost co-founder and President, Mark Ellert. “Our Expeditions will allow our customers …