AUGUST 2016 TRAVEL TRENDS ISSUE
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Tokyo | JAPAN
#1. Hyatt Regency Tokyo Hotel This 5 star hotel is located in the city centre of Tokyo and was established in 1980. It is close to the Tokyo City Hall, Shinjukugyoen and the nearest station is Ooedo-Line / Tocho-mae. The Hotel has a coffee shop, an indoor swimming pool and a fitness centre/gym. All 744 rooms are equipped with minibar, hairdryer, safe, trouser press, ironing set and air conditioning. The hotel is situated in Nishi-Shinjuku business district, and is next to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government offices. It is a 10 minute walk from Shinjuku station, and 3 minutes from the nearest subway. The hotel provides a free shuttle bus to and from the station and the Airport Limousine bus provides transfers between the hotel and Narita and Haneda airports. Tocho-mae station on subway Oedo Line directly connects with this hotel through underground path. Located in the Shinjuku-ku area, this luxurious hotel features about 744 rooms and suites which are classified into regency club rooms and lounge, and presidential suite. Each of the rooms is well-furnished with every possible amenity. The rooms in the Century Hyatt Hotel Tokyo comprise of AC, telephone, data port, voicemail service, clock radio, mini bar and many other facilities. Apart from providing comfort, the rooms offer spectacular views of the city.
Las Vegas | US
#2. Luxor Hotel & Casino Luxor Las Vegas is one of the most impressive hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is close to the airport, and surrounded by sisters hotels, the Excalibur and Mandalay Bay. It is a 3.5 star hotel which offers great accommodation in an unusual setting. The hotel is a good choice for both recreational and business travelers. Luxor first opened its doors in October 1993. The name of the hotel comes from the city of Luxor, the ancient Thebes in Egypt. The hotel is consisting of the 30 story pyramid-shaped tower and more recently added two 22 story towers. Luxor is the seventh largest hotel in the world and the fourth largest in Las Vegas. It is located on Las Vegas Strip in the southern end. Luxor is a member of the Green Leaders Program getting the Silver Level Award. The hotel offers multiple facilities to its guests. During your time here you can enjoy internet access, business center, conference space, concierge services, meeting rooms, 24 hour front desk, ATM/banking, express check-in and check-out, safe deposit box at front desk, laundry and dry cleaning services, tours and tickets assistance, meeting and banquet facilities, shopping on site, coffee shop, full-service spa with salon treatments, relaxation lounges, steam room, sauna, hair salon, fitness center, poolside bar, outdoor pool, accessibility for disabled guests, gift shops, night club, parking, casino, porter, wedding services, restaurants, bar & lounge, and multilingual staff.
Utah | US
#3. Best Western Plus Ruby’s Inn Hotel Best Western Ruby’s Inn is located in Bryce Canyon City, Utah. The inn is near Queens Garden Trailhead, Ebenezer’s Barn and Grill, and Bryce Canyon National Park. It is a 3 star hotel which offers comfortable accommodation in an amazing setting. The place is suitable for both leisure and business travelers. Best Western PLUS Ruby’s Inn opened its doors in 1916, welcoming tourists around the world ever since. It is a member of the Green Key Eco-Rating Program and a part of the Best Western Chain Hotels. The inn is situated on South Main Street of Bryce Canyon City, north from Bryce Canyon National Park. Nearest airport is Cedar City Regional Airport at 82.7 km / 51.4 miles away. From the airport the hotel offers free transportation to the hotel. To get around the city and to the park, there is a shuttle service from the inn. Also you can rent a car or a bike.
Milan | Italy
#4. Best Western Hotel Galles The BEST WESTERN Hotel Galles, symbol of Italian hospitality, is the place you are looking for to get a warm welcome to Milan! It is a beautiful and charming 4 star hotel recently refurbished in classical style while preserving the original 19th century palace’s architecture. Strategically located, in front of the underground, few stops from the Duomo and Fiera, within walking distance from Centrale Station and on the corner of Corso Buenos Aires, one of the main shopping streets in Milan, the hotel is the perfect solution for your business or leisure trip to Milan city. The hotel offers many complimentary amenities to its guests: Fitness & SPA Centre with a stunning indoor pool, gym, sauna, Turkish bath and relax area with many herbal teas to choose from, unlimited Wi-Fi in rooms and hotel’s public areas, iPad Corner, Internet point with printer and scanner, early breakfast(available from 5 am to 9 am at the Coffee Point set in the hotel hall), express check-out, a repeaters service for those who wish to leave their luggage and for kids’ guest Sony Playstation 3 in the hotel hall.
Venice | Italy
#5. San Zulian Hotel The beauty of Hotel San Zulian’s surroundings will enchant you. Just a few step’s from Europe’s most beautiful ‘‘living room” - Piazza San Marco - and Rialto bridge, it’s nestled in a maze of narrow streets and tiny squares where you will can admire traditional Venetian style.
Built in the 19th century and recently renovated, the hotel features 22 rooms, of a variety of types, some including views. The hotel covers 4 floors and has elevator service. The hotel is known for its refinement, elegance and warmth. The hotel takes great care in the details, emphasizing of love for Venetian art. San Zulian hotel is located in the heart of the city, about three-minutes walk from Piazza San Marco. The hotel lies halfway between Saint Mark and Rialto, and offers its guests the opportunity to enjoy different aspects of Venice.
UPTREND SELLING CITIES TOP
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#1. SORRENTO Situated on a terrace overlooking the splendid Amalfi coastline, Sorrento is imbued with charm and echoes of the ancient past. Its position is perfect, affording a stunning panorama of the bay of Naples, but its list of attributes is replete. Reaching it by land, the first town you will find on your way is Meta, whose ancient farmhouses and sunny beaches are a treasure to disclose. Piano di Sorrento is a lively town that masterly combines its maritime and rural identity to the role of active trade centre of the Peninsula. High walls that once enclosed old citrus groves run along narrow lanes that cross its low hill. And Sant’Agnello, on the tuff ridge right on the sea, enchanted the royal family of the Bourbons and the princes of all Europe, who built there fabulous villas. And, just on the sea, surrounded by hills, appears Sorrento, international town, with its old city centre, its sea-shore, its citrus groves. Finally the pleasant Massa Lubrense, extreme border of the Peninsula, just in front of Capri, a natural oasis with countless foot-paths among ancient farmhouses, archaeological areas, Mediterranean bush and indescribable landscapes, on enchanting sea and beaches.
#2. STOCKHOLM Sweden’s capital city spreads out over 14 islands in Lake Mälaren and looks out proudly to the Baltic Sea to the east. Her grand public buildings, palaces, rich cultural history and museums tell her 700 year-old history beautifully. The history of Stockholm dates back to the 13th century, and the best place to discover it is in Gamla Stan, the Old Town. Gamla Stan is famous for its winding, cloistered streets, boutiques, and cozy restaurants, all gathered close by to the Royal Palace. An hour’s boat ride brings you to the gardens of Drottningholm Palace, the pastoral residence of Sweden’s Royal Family. The Stadshuset (City Hall), Stockholm’s most prominent landmark, plays host to some of the world’s most esteemed people at its Nobel Prize banquet, held annual in the building’s Blue Hall. For those not invited, the cellar restaurant offers the previous year’s menu. For groundbreaking contemporary art and a feast of historical treasures make sure you take in Stockholm’s two very different art museums. Back in the 60s, the Moderna Museet introduced Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg and Niki de Saint Phalle to an astonished Swedish audience. Today visitors go for its collection of 20th century art, featuring works by Picasso, Dali, Pollock and De Chirico. While just a short walk away, in the National Museum, drawings and decorative arts from the Middle Ages share space with Rembrandt, Degas and substantial collections of Dutch and Swedish art. Hundreds of restaurants of varying taste and style are found here, as well as innumerable shops and galleries showcasing the works of Stockholm’s exceptional arts community. Music in the city ranges over all types, from folk dancing in the parks and summer jazz festivals and classical concerts to Swedish and American pop and rock.
#3. CHICAGO Chicago is the third largest city in the United States. It is a huge vibrant city and a metropolitan area which is well known for house music, blues, jazz, comedy, shopping, dining, architecture, and fine cultural attractions. Chicago’s extensive parklands, including 3,000 hectares of city parks attract an estimated 86 million visitors annually. As a multicultural city that thrives on the harmony and diversity of its neighborhoods, Chicago today embodies the values of America’s heartland-integrity, hard work and community and reflects the ideals in the social fabric of its 77 distinct neighborhoods. Explore amazing Navy Pier, and discover the thrilling rides, activities, dining, shopping, museums, and cityscape views that make it the top destination in the Midwest. Don’t miss special events like Winter WonderFest and other festivals, huge expositions showcasing flowers, sailboats, art, and toys - to name just a few, and dazzling summertime and holiday fireworks.
#4. VERONA Celebrated by Shakespeare, who made it famous as the romantic setting for the moving tale of Romeo and Juliet, Verona is a splendid, ancient corner of the Veneto region, nestling between the river Adige and Lake Garda, and intimately linked to their waters. The Adige today flows between strong embankments, built after the 1882 flood to contain the devastating river water. Verona was an important Roman town and is rich in archaeological sites, the grandest of which is the Roman Arena, where operas are now performed in the summer. It’s easy to spend a long time simply exploring the narrow streets lined with handsomepalazzi that make up the historic centre. The town’s museums and churches contain fine works of art, while the ruined Roman theatre over the river has excellent views from the terraces where the ancients watched plays. Verona also offers many excellent public facilities including an impressive library, a popular senior center, numerous park shelters, and a swimming beach located at Fireman’s Park. The Verona Area School District has a strong reputation for providing quality education and is home to the Verona Performing Arts Center and Natatorium. Verona is also a great place for business from the specialty shops in our downtown to the corporate headquarters of a worldwide healthcare software company.
#5. LOS ANGELES Los Angeles is the largest city in California and the second-largest urban area in the nation. It is located in the southern part of the state on the Pacific Ocean. The main hub is the city of Los Angeles, with legendary Hollywood northwest of downtown, the San Fernando Valley to the east, and the inviting beaches of Santa Monica and Malibu to the west. LA is the entertainment capital of the world, a boasting more than 100 museums, and a paradise of good weather. From tourist attractions like the Walk of Fame’s collection of stars ( to career opportunities like those presented in the expanding tech industry, Los Angeles is the place to be. It is the only city in North America to have hosted the Summer Olympics twice. Downtown LA is the largest government center outside of Washington, D.C. Los Angeles has the only remaining wooden lighthouse in the state (located in San Pedro’s Fermin Park) and the largest historical theater district on the National Register of Historic Places (located Downtown on Broadway). While you are in L.A you must visit: Universal Studios Hollywood, Los Angeles Zoo, Pacific Park, Magic Mountain, Hurricane Harbor, Aquarium of the Pacific, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Venice Beach, Getty Center, Universal Studios Hollywood, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Chinese Theatre, Rodeo Drive, The Museum of Jurassic Technology, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA and Griffith Observatory.
UPTREND SELLING COUNTRIES TOP
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#1. ITALY If you want to explain the Italian way with one sentence it will be “dolce far niente”the delicious idleness. Italy has the Europe’s most richest and historical culture. Italian nation’s roots carved the Europe civilization’s bare bones - established by the Roman Empire and carried on by the Roman Catholic Church. When you explore the Italy, you will see some of the world’s most iconic images of 2,000 year history: the Colosseum of Ancient Rome, the medieval Leaning Tower of Pisa, Michelangelo’s David and Botticelli’s Venus, the playful Baroque exuberance of the Trevi Fountain and the elegant decay that surrounds the canals of Venice. You can’t mention Italy without it’s cuisine. Italy’s culinary soul might be earthy and rustic, it’s equally ingenious and sophisticated. Expect some of the world’s top fine-dining destinations, from San Pellegrino ‘world’s best 50’ hotspots to Michelin-starred musts. A vacation to Italy is a vacation to another world.
#2. EGYPT Egypt is probably the world’s oldest civilization having emerged from the Nile Valley around 3,100 BC, historically. Egypt is probably one of the oldest vacation spots. Early Greeks, Romans and others went there just for fun, and to see the wonders of some of mankind’s earliest triumphs. Iconic monuments such as the Giza Necropolis and its Great Sphinx, as well the ruins of Memphis, Thebes, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings, reflect this legacy and remain a significant focus of archaeological study and popular interest worldwide. Egypt’s rich cultural heritage is an integral part of its national identity, having endured, and at times assimilated, various foreign influences, including Greek, Persian, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and European. Although Christianised in the first century of the Common Era, it was subsequently Islamised due to the Islamic conquests of the seventh century. While you are in Egypt you must see The Great Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx, Sakkara, Egyptian Museum of Cairo, Valley of the Kings and Queens,Aswan High Dam, Philae and the Temple of Isis, Abu Simbel- Temple of Ramses II, River Cruise down the Nile.
#3. MEXICO Mexico is bordered by the United States to the north and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. When you are in Mexico you will see that the ancient cities and the modern cities are inside each other.The capital city, one of the largest cities in the world, is built directly over an entire ancient city. Mexico is a country where the next desert dune gives way to heavenly beaches like one of the world most beautiful beaches Cancun. Mexico welcomes over twenty million visitors every year because it’s a place for everybody from a bag packer to a luxury seeking guests. You can be snorkeling on a tropical beach in the morning, exploring ancient ruins in the afternoon, sipping coffee in a quaint colonial city in the evening and receiving a massage at a chic spa the same night. This country is home of one of mystical tourist destinations of the world with its pyramids, temples, ceremonial palaces and ancient cities. The huge pyramids of Teotihuacan near Mexico City, the Mayan city of Tulum, near Cancun and Monte Alban which is just a few miles from Oaxaca are all easily accessible from major tourist areas. Chichen Itza near Merida is the most famous, and the best restored Mayan city, and should be included in any vacation itinerary that includes Merida or Cancun, if at all possible.
#4. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Dominican Republic is the second largest and most diverse Caribbean country, situated just two hours south of Miami, less than four hours from New York and eight hours from most European cities. Known for our warm and hospitable people, Dominican Republic is a destination like no other, featuring astounding nature, intriguing history and rich culture. The #1 destination for golf in the Caribbean and Latin America, Dominican Republic delights visitors with 25 designer golf courses amid breathtaking coastlines with mountain backdrops and lush green fairways. With so many beautiful natural settings like romantic waterfalls, breathtaking coasts and idyllic accommodations, Dominican Republic is a top destination for weddings and romance. Many world class-resorts and hotels also cater to meetings and incentive groups who flock to Dominican Republic for excellent, friendly service and dynamic meeting venues. Santo Domingo, Punta Cana, Samanรก, Puerto Plata, La Romana are among the top destinations of Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic offers a fantastic combination of environments to capture your imagination and refresh the soul. And with eight international airports, paradise has never been easier to explore. We invite you to discover our breathtaking island sanctuary and create memories that will last a lifetime.
#5. COLOMBIA With its rich history, stunning scenery and some of the continent’s most welcoming and sophisticated people, Colombia is a natural draw for travellers to South America. As a thrilling paradise of high mountains, tropical beaches and gorgeous colonial cities. Colombia is the only country in South America to border both the Pacific and the Caribbean. Colombia offers a huge range of ecosystems, from the Amazon rainforest near Leticia to the snowcapped mountains of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the tropical islands of San AndrÊs and Providencia. The joyous, colourful cultural heritage of the Colombian people is visible in festivals and carnivals where music plays a leading role. Our roots are also reflected in crafts and archaeological sites, as well as paintings and sculptures by great artists.
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