137 Pillars House has introduced a new guest activity program in conjunction with School for Life, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility Program to support the local community. Guests can visit the school and interact with the pupils while participating in meaningful activities to support the children and the School. This stunning 30-suite property […]
– Larger vessel takes adventurous guests along the Amazon in comfort – G Adventures is increasing its capacity on the Amazon River by more than 30% with the launch of a newly refurbished, purpose-built vessel for 2013, which started sailing this month. Carrying 32 passengers, the comfort-level Queen Violet has 16 cabins that are all […]
Australian delegates at the Tourism Malaysia Aeromeet 2013 famil, media and trade program receive their certificates of participation from TM Director General, Dato Mirza Mohammad Taiyab, and TM Director Int’l Promotion Division, Datin Normasila Musla. click images to enlarge Roderick Eime (Media), Rachel Thien Li Shi (Lacity Travel), Joyce Phan (Media), Robert Leung Wai Kwan […]
Scarlett Terrace, Pullman G Bangkok “Work hard, play hard” hotels for the new ‘bleisure’ traveller Accor has unveiled new positioning for its upscale Pullman brand as the network undergoes accelerated expansion. With a new logo, an active commitment to design and art, and improved technology, Pullman’s new attitude is summarised by the term ‘bleisure’, a […]
Bright costums add to the Colours of Malaysia celebration (R Eime) by Roderick Eime on location in Kuala Lumpur Judging any country by foreign news headlines can always be a risky practice. Urban violence, political ructions, unsafe water and dangerous roads are just some of the negative reports that help us form opinions of countries […]
Captain Cook Cruises Fiji has today announced that the company has changed the name of its two popular seven nights Northern Discovery Cruises on-board the small ship, MV Reef Endeavour. The Discovery Cultural Cruise will now be called the Four Cultures Discovery cruise and the Discovery Heritage Cruise is now named the Colonial Fiji Discovery […]
A multi-million pound refurbishment has been carried out to Ventura to incorporate features which have proved popular with passengers on sister ship Azura. Successful concepts from Azura, such as The Glasshouse, The Retreat, menus designed by Michelin -star chef Atul Kochhar in speciality restaurant East and single cabins have all been introduced on board Ventura […]
Voyager of the Seas Voyager of the Seas‘ multimillion dollar revitalisationbrings cruising’s latest innovative features Down Under Earlybird savings of up to $1,000 per person on offer May 14, 2013 – Royal Caribbean International has announced its biggest summer season to date, with its 2014-15 Australasian program on sale from today. The cruise line also […]
by Roderick Eime in Durban South Africa is riding a tourism wave, confirmed by National Tourism Minister, Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk at the opening ceremony for Indaba 2013 last night. The travel show, first held in 1979, is one of the most important tourism marketing events in the world and being held in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal […]
Misconception #1: Yoga is for skinny chicks who eat mung beans and don’t wear lipstick Misconception #2: Yoga is for ‘girly men’ who really just need to HTFU. You can just picture it can’t you? Bronzed and buff tradies down tools for a quick chakra before smoko [OMM], then back to work with a nail […]