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Accor refuses to throw in towel on environment – reusing towels leads to reforestation
REUSING TOWELS LEADS TO REFORESTATION WITH ACCOR AND THE U.N’s PLANT FOR THE PLANET PROGRAMME I’m sure in your many stays at hotels you’ve seen the little sign in the bathroom saying “re-use your towel and help save the planet”? You may have thought the sentiment was good, but maybe you’ve been cynical about hotel’s […]
Accor refuses to throw in towel on environment – reusing towels leads to reforestation
REUSING TOWELS LEADS TO REFORESTATION WITH ACCOR AND THE U.N’s PLANT FOR THE PLANET PROGRAMME I’m sure in your many stays at hotels you’ve seen the little sign in the bathroom saying “re-use your towel and help save the planet”? You may have thought the sentiment was good, but maybe you’ve been cynical about hotel’s […]
Burrawang West Station – an exclusive cattle property an hour from Sydney
From whip cracking lessons with the station manager and stockman Bill Royal, and yarn spinning with an Aussie champion, to fine dining under the stars, luxurious boutique lodges and a quintessential station homestead, Burrawang West Station is a unique and accessible escape. Burrawang West Station – a real Australian outback experience just one hour flight […]
Burrawang West Station – an exclusive cattle property an hour from Sydney
From whip cracking lessons with the station manager and stockman Bill Royal, and yarn spinning with an Aussie champion, to fine dining under the stars, luxurious boutique lodges and a quintessential station homestead, Burrawang West Station is a unique and accessible escape. Burrawang West Station – a real Australian outback experience just one hour flight […]
Sofitel hotels in Cairo and Hanoi win prestigious awards
GLOBAL DISTINCTIONS FOR THE SOFITEL EL GEZIRAH AND THE SOFITEL METROPOLE HANOI Paris, 21 April 2008: The recently opened Sofitel El Gezirah in Cairo just received the International Star Diamond Award in the category “Finest Newest Hotel in Egypt”, awarded in Berlin. Tucked away on the island of Gezirah in the heart of the Egyptian […]
The Costa Cruises Story
Text: Costa Cruises Postcard Scans: www.simplonpc.co.ukThe story behind Costa Crociere is a story of entrepreneurial success. It was established in 1854 under the name of the founder “Giacomo Costa fu Andrea” and was so successful in the trading of fabrics and olive oil between the markets of Genoa and Sardinia that it soon set up […]
The Costa Cruises Story
Text: Costa Cruises Postcard Scans: www.simplonpc.co.ukThe story behind Costa Crociere is a story of entrepreneurial success. It was established in 1854 under the name of the founder “Giacomo Costa fu Andrea” and was so successful in the trading of fabrics and olive oil between the markets of Genoa and Sardinia that it soon set up […]
JUGGLING ACT’S A WINNING TURN
YOUR WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for week beginning 21 April 2008 wine with david ellis Senior Winemaker at Western Australia’s Ferngrove Vineyards, Kim Horton puts the success of his stunning 2007 Diamond Chardonnay down to two things – a bit of juggling in the vineyard and a bit more in the winery. “2007 was one of […]
JUGGLING ACT’S A WINNING TURN
YOUR WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for week beginning 21 April 2008 wine with david ellis Senior Winemaker at Western Australia’s Ferngrove Vineyards, Kim Horton puts the success of his stunning 2007 Diamond Chardonnay down to two things – a bit of juggling in the vineyard and a bit more in the winery. “2007 was one of […]
Golden Chain on the Biggest Motel Group in Australia
Golden Chain Motor Inns is now the largest motel group in Australia, with 322 member properties, The announcement was made at the Golden Chain Conference in Darwin by Golden Chain Chairman, Mr. John Sheppard, who hailed the result as “satisfying”. “But we did not set out to achieve this goal, “he said “we just wanted […]
