Luang Prabang (Laos) – January 8, 2018 (travelindex.com) – AVANI Hotels and Resorts is proud to announce the launch of its first hotel in the historic town of Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Laos. The 53-room hotel is located on a narrow peninsula at the joining of the Nam Khan and […]
Bangkok (Thailand) – January 5, 2018 (travelindex) – There’s nothing like a luxurious stay at The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok to nourish the love a close couple shares. With a “Luxury Romance” package in particular, it’s got all the ingredients of a relationship-defining experience long remembered. Spend two or more nights together […]
Bangkok (Thailand) – January 5, 2017 (by Bernard A. Metzger) – For those who seek a transcendent experience, a selection of river cruises replete with the colonial romance of river travel but with a modern twist and bespoke itinerariesis set to be launched. Mekong Kingdoms cruises recreates and elevates the concept of river travel with […]
Phuket (Thailand) – January 4, 2018 (travelindex) – Best Western Hotels and Resorts organized an exclusive media familiarization trip to Phuket this month, inviting a series of influential and up-and-coming bloggers to the island for an action-packed three-day itinerary. Two famous bloggers and one journalist from Travel & Lifestyle’s publications, plus the winners of a […]
Madrid (Spain) – January 2, 2018 (travelindex.com) – It is with a sense of pride and humility that I assume my post as Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for the period 2018-2021. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you my strong commitment to make of UNWTO an ever more […]
Limburg (Belguim) – January 4, 2018 (travelindex.com) – To mark the end of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development an MOU has been signed between Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland and SUNx to build a climate learning, innovation and resilience centre in the Hoge Kempen National Park in Limburg, Belgium. The centre will […]
Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) – December 31, 2017 (travelindex.com) – As we say goodbye to 2017 and welcome in 2018, it is important to reflect upon what we have experienced during the past twelve months to better appreciate what is in store for us in 2018. I start by considering the article titled ‘That Time of […]
Madrid (Spain) – December 31, 2017 (travelindex.com) – We have come to the end of a very special year for UNWTO and for the global tourism community. In late 2015, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2017 as the ‘International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development’. This was, without doubt, a global recognition of tourism […]
Manama (Bahrain) – December 26, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Swiss-Belhotel Seef Bahrain is exploring the art, culture and lives of an ancient Arabian civilization with a limited-edition book, Dilmun: Love and Peace in collaboration with the Rowaq Al Balqa Arts Foundation in Jordan. The 300-page collectors’ edition features photographs and paintings from international artists to portray […]
Bangkok (Thailand) – December 25, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Praya Palazzo, an elegant, 17-room boutique hotel, formerly a private mansion, standing elegantly on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, is offering a romantic and nostalgic dinner for history buffs and authentic Thai cuisine gourmands on New Year’s Eve on Sunday, 31 December 2017. Guests can […]