 | | | Oberoi Zahra Luxury Nile Cruiser | | AROUND THE WORLD | March 06, 2010 | It allows guests the opportunity to discover the Egyptian culture Even if the Abu Simbel temples were ‘nothing’ it would be worth going to see them, because of the engineering required to remove them. As it is, this pair of Egyptian beauties is truly one of the wonders of the world. | | By: Mary Gostelow | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | Young Hoteliers Summit | | AROUND THE WORLD | March 05, 2010 | Jubiliant winners at the first-ever Young Hoteliers Summit, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 28-29, 2010. A highly-contested competition saw the winning presentation, ‘Stay the Way You Truly Feel’, put forward by a team of Abhay Bishnoi, Institute of Hotel Management Aurangabad, India... | | By: Mary Gostelow | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | Learning of Luxor | | AROUND THE WORLD | March 05, 2010 | You may know a bit about Ancient Egypt, but a week-long Nile cruise can leave you hungry for more. Day One, Luxor, with visits to Karnak Temple and the Luxor Museum. Adel Moukhtar Ashour comes by to introduce himself. He is from Aswan, Upper Egypt, and doing a doctorate in Egyptology in Geneva, Swit...more | | By: Mary Gostelow | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | Exploring Machu Picchu | | AROUND THE WORLD | March 05, 2010 | Machu Picchu, the glory of Peru’s Andes, one of the wonders of the world, re-opens April 2010. A landslide on January 27th, 2010, completely blocked the vital rail link between Cusco and Aquas Calientes, the station for Machu Picchu. Since then, the two most important hotels for Machu Picchu, the Ko...more | | By: Mary Gostelow | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | The lights of Octavio-Frias de Oliveira | | AROUND THE WORLD | February 07, 2010 | Thanks to Philips LED lighting, it changes colors and patterns at night - making it a colorful sight to see! São Paulo’s Octavio-Frias de Oliveira bridge, over the Pinheiros River, is a highlight as you are driven the sometimes-long route between airport and city center, or vice versa. | | By: Mary Gostelow | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | Experience the new luxury at Wolgan Valley | | AROUND THE WORLD | February 06, 2010 | Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia's most environmentally responsible tourist destination Australia is home to the oldest living culture in the world – and also to one its newest and most forward-thinking resorts, Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa. | | By: Mary Gostelow | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | Visit Koh Kood Island | | AROUND THE WORLD | January 22, 2010 | An unforgettable luxury experience in Thailand Koh Kood Island, to the east of the Gulf of Thailand, is so close to the Cambodian coast you think you could swim over there (in fact it is 40 minutes by speedboat). | | By: Mary Gostelow | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | Kiwi Collection at ILTM | | AROUND THE WORLD | January 08, 2010 | International Luxury Travel Market is the leading annual business to business event for the global luxury travel community. Kiwi Collection RVP Europe Middle East and Africa Daniel Szelenyi held court on Kiwi Collection-Visa’s glorious outdoor terrace adjacent to the indoor exhibition stand at ...more | | By: Mary Gostelow | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | Elephants of Namibia | | AROUND THE WORLD | January 07, 2010 | Would we see any elephants today, here in Damaraland, in the Brandberg Mountains of Namibia? That was my first thought as I awoke at 6am at Damaraland Camp, in the Torra Conservancy, a public-private partnership that covers 2,316 sq miles of the Huab River Valley area, 100 miles inland from Namibia's...more | | By: Mary Gostelow | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | Wild Things are happening in London | | AROUND THE WORLD | January 07, 2010 | Wild Thing, at the Royal Academy, London, runs through January 24th, 2010. Over a period of 10 years from 1905 to 1915, three outstanding young sculptors emerged in the UK; Jacob Epstein, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and Eric Gill. | | By: Mary Gostelow | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | Missoni in Brazil | | AROUND THE WORLD | January 07, 2010 | Missoni will have its first resort, on the upper left hand of this exotic Brazilian island – and WOW.travel has already been there Three modern-day musketeers are designing what will be one of the most luxury destinations in the 21st century, Isla de Cajaiba, at the top of Brazil’s Baia de Todo...more | | By: Mary Gostelow | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | Australia knows its wine! | | AROUND THE WORLD | January 07, 2010 | Australia’s wine reputation is well placed on a global stage, but to further enhance it, the Australian wine industry must focus on the regions that produce the best varietal wines. That shift has slowly been taking place with wonderful results, as regions mature and Australian wines have cemented th...more | | By: John Nielsen | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | Relax at Maia Luxury Resort & Spa | | AROUND THE WORLD | January 07, 2010 | Taking a bath at Maia Luxury Resort & Spa, on the west coast of the Seychelles’ largest island, Mahe, is a pretty beautiful experience - but then if Adam and Eve were born again, the Maia Luxury Resort & Spa could be their Garden of Eden. | | By: Mary Gostelow | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | Gleneagles Hotel grows | | AROUND THE WORLD | January 07, 2010 | The Carse of Gowrie orchards, in Perthshire, Scotland, date back to 1750 – and apple and pear trees are being replanted by The Gleneagles Hotel. Gleneagles’ future-vision community-environmental program won the luxury resort Leading Hotels of the World’s 2009 Sustainability award. | | By: Mary Gostelow | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | My Macau | | AROUND THE WORLD | January 05, 2010 | Tristan Huang, Chief Concierge of Four Seasons Hotel Macao, shares his favorite spots in the city My Insider Tips
Most international travellers arrive in Macau via Hong Kong, and there is a direct jetfoil link from Hong Kong International Airport to the Macau ferry terminal, and vice versa. Ask you...more | | By: Tristan Huang | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | A glass of Madeira my dear | | AROUND THE WORLD | December 08, 2009 | Mention the word “Madeira” and most people will think of Madeira wine that is produced on the beautiful island I have to admit that my first encounter with the Madeira wine was not the most pleasant, I found it sweet and thin and in general could not quite understand its fame, but that was all to cha...more | | By: John Nielsen | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | David Yeo's Style Report | | AROUND THE WORLD | December 07, 2009 | David Yeo, Founder of aqua restaurant group, shares his personal style My Passion
Hullett House (photo), the luxury boutique hotel on Hong Kong’s Kowloon mainland, opened November 2009. It is a conversion of Hong Kong’s historic 1881-vintage former Marine Police Headquarters. | | By: David Yeo | Email this article to a friend |
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