Move over, Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Aman and Banyan Tree. You've been outdone. A new level of travel award, launched today, has declared a new level of recognition. The Seven Star Alliance is awarding hotels a new level of recognition to ultra-luxury hotels.
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Seven Star Alliance launches new standards for ultra-luxury hotels
Move over, Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Aman and Banyan Tree. You've been outdone. A new level of travel award, launched today, has declared a new level of recognition. The Seven Star Alliance is awarding hotels a new level of recognition to ultra-luxury hotels.
"Today's ...Russia breeds petite lap giraffes
Allergic to cats? Can't commit to walking a dog several times a day? The petite lap giraffe may be for you. Developed and bred on a farm outside Krasnodar in Southern Russia, these little longnecks are perfect for people with pet allergies, small children, or just a taste ...Blogger accepts press trip to Great Pacific Garbage Patch, lost at sea for seven weeks
Steve Zorio, staff blogger for travel blog upstart hipjaunter is not a happy person. The wayward travel blogger, just back from seven weeks at sea has just returned from what he calls "a totally lame" press trip to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the 15,000,000 square ...
25 newly-discovered travel destinations from Wanderfly.com
If you've checked out Wanderfly, the new travel planning and booking service that suggests destinations and activities based on your interests, you know they've come up with some unique and untouristy destinations. Now they've gone beyond the beaten tourist track with 25 ...Blogger writes world's most perfect travel story
Earlier this Friday, travel writer Zack Jones put the finishing touches on a post the online publishing community is hailing as a new standard in the realm of web travel journalism. The piece, titled "Lady Gaga Justin Bieber Drunken Airplane Bronx Zoo Cobra Bikini Mishap ...The Ugly Truth: Gadling's revolutionary new video series to launch in May
With the goal of improving its cross-platform social media presence, Gadling proudly announces the Ugly Truth, a new video series hell-bent on capturing the viler dimensions of the travel blogger lifestyle.
The Ugly Truth series will revolutionize the sanitized travel ...Dubai tour company offers pirate hunting cruises off horn of Africa
After years of murders, kidnappings, and heists, the lawless sea near the horn of Africa seems to be getting worse. A Dubai firm is capitalizing on these pirate infested waters with a strange new form of pirate tourism. The tour company, Dubai based Seahunters LLC, ...New foodie tours explore little-known world cuisines and delicacies
Are you a foodie with a taste for travel and adventure? Have you mastered the arts of cheesemaking, coffee roasting, patisserie, and charcuterie? If yet another holiday spent making wine in Napa Valley, rolling pasta with Tuscan Nonnas, or whipping up tom yung goong in ...Travelcation Buys Nerd's Eye View for .75 Million USD
Travelcation, a new start-up that combines social media, booking tools, and unique online travel content, appears to have purchased Pam Mandel's Nerd's Eye View blog for .75 million dollars. Naturally, our first response was "Dude, seriously? Another online travel ...U.S. Airport operators team up with Krispy Kreme and Starbucks for "welcome gateways"
For most foreign visitors to the United States, the first face-to-face encounter with U.S. culture is a surly customs and immigration officer. In a recent survey commissioned by CNN, 89% of foreign tourists said they found the experience to be "less than satisfactory".
...Ten new developments in cruise ship entertainment
As if rock-climbing walls, ice-skating, the Blue Man Group, water-coasters that zoom around the deck and giant TV screens that allow Movies Under The Stars is not enough, cruise lines are pumping up the entertainment options even more. Look for these new, exciting and ...Photo of the day (4.1.10)
Today's Photo of the Day comes from RobertRexdotcom and was chosen to mourn the recent decision to take down this Southern California landmark and replace it with yet another large cell phone tower.
Apparently, with the advent of GPS, Hollywood residents no longer ...Daily Pampering: Vermont resort makes use of natural resources for new spa treatments
Vermont is known for many things - maple syrup, Ben & Jerry's, Woodstock, and some of the best skiing in New England. Now comes word one Vermont hotel is taking its environmental surroundings to a new level - the spa.
The Topnotch Resort and Spa in Stowe has added ...Voluntourism for thrill-seekers
With the global economy in the toilet and natural disasters suggesting the Apocalypse is nigh, voluntourism is reaching record levels. Whether for philanthropic, educational, or financial reasons, travelers are looking for more from a vacation than just lolling on a beach, ...Pregnant woman to climb Everest, fetus to be youngest ever on the summit
Pregnant mountaineer Kate Suleman is preparing to climb Mt. Everest, which at 29,035 feet in height, is the tallest mountain on the planet. If she is successful, her unborn fetus will set a new record for the youngest person to ever reach the summit of the mountain.
The ...President Obama drafting legislation to abolish the Central time zone
Full of renewed energy after his health care reform victory, President Obama is hard at work on continuing the introduction of new legislation. In proposal H.R. 4980, President Obama is aiming to abolish the Central time zone.
In the proposal, Wisconsin, Illinois, ...New foodie obsession: cannibalism
Gadling strives to stay on the forefront of culinary travel news. That's why were were both shocked and excited when we heard about the newest obsession amongst foodies from Stockholm to São Paolo: cannibalism. Before you gasp, think of the other things that people ...Canada "as cool as" America
In a bold and unexpected move, the US State Department issued a firm statement of non-rebuttal in response to United Nations Security Council Resolution 010410 "Recognizing Canada has become almost as cool as America . . ." The unanimous resolution predictably cited the cast ...New travel-writing robot shakes up industry
For travel writers, it's getting increasingly hard to turn a phrase these days. Pay is down. Magazines and newspapers are closing left and right. In other words, it's tougher than ever for aspiring writers to make a living. Now it seems there's a new threat to the travel ...Virgin America and American Apparel to merge, passengers required to wear leotards
Breaking news! This morning, Virgin America announced that it will be joining forces with long time rival American Apparel in what will be the world's largest hipster conglomerate. Aptly named "Virgin Apparel," the new company is slated to control 84% of the skintight-jean ...
