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Germany's Queens Hotel has its own theme song
May 11th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
Need to promote your hotel? Do it with a song - or a rap. Hanover's Queens Hotel recently launched a new viral video aimed at driving traffic to the hotel's website and Facebook page for QGD Hotel Management.
We don't speak German, so we have no idea what they're saying, but we can tell you that we'd want to visit this four-star city hotel, if solely to meet the Casanova chef, the nerdy ...
"Rule of 3" suffering in Thailand's red light districts
May 29th, 2009 at 6:00PM: The bar girls in Patpong, a destination for so-called "sex travelers," have a basic rule: three inches (duh), three minutes (duh), 3,000 baht (that's around $87).This year, they can add another "3" to it, one third. That's roughly how far tourism revenues are expected to fall in Thailand this year. A projected 35 percent drop means less business and less income in what is largely recognized as one ...German sweethearts hatch plan to elope to Africa
Jan 7th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Amongst all the depressing stories in the world, this one brought a big smile to my face. It's the story of 2 German kids, Mika and Anna-Lena, aged 7 and 6. The two are very much in love, and decided to skip all the expensive and time consuming work involved with a big wedding and just elope to Africa. On the first day of 2009, the kids left with Anna-Lena's little sister, Anna-Bell and walked to ...Cultural sensitivity and conference travel
Dec 14th, 2007 at 9:30AM: My dentist told me all about her trip to Dubai for a dental conference when she was replacing a crown. Although my questioning capabilities were hampered by a few dentist gadgets, I wanted to get her impressions. It's a habit. Whenever anyone tells me of a trip, I want the details.
Heading to a conference in Dubai was not like heading to a conference to many places. Before she arrived in Dubai, ...
