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GDS GENIE is out of the bottle
GDS Genie, the first online resource dedicated to GDS training, is out of the bottle.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Island Grill, London
Billed as the home of sustainable cuisine in the Heart of London, Island Grill doesn’t disappoint. Situated a stones-throw from Lancaster Gate, right in the centre of the hip west of London and overlooking the world famous Hyde Park, the restaurant offers a contemporary split-level dining space with an evolving, seasonal menu delighting guests. Here Breaking Travel News editor Chris O’Toole pays a visit.
Breaking Travel News interview: Olga Rodellar, company director, Habitat Apartments
Home to tourist apartments across some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, Habitat Apartments is ideally placed to capture an increasing share of the growing long-stay hospitality market. Winner of the title of Spain’s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand at the World Travel Awards in 2015, and seeking to defend the title this year, Breaking Travel News editor Chris O’Toole sits down with company director Olga Rodellar what separates the brand from its competitors.
Cabissimo.com - First exclusive online price comparison engine for airport transfers worldwide
Cabissimo.com, the first exclusive online price comparison engine for airports transfers. Cabissimo.com is the first online price comparison engine for airports transfers. Its main objective is to bring together all the major and worldwide agencies in a single portal, offering the end user a unique experience comparison service of prices and time-saving search.
Australian Leisure Lifestyle
Ever wondered how Australians kick back and enjoy life? In a country as diverse as Australia, it is not hard to find a way to enjoy one’s leisure time. Australians are known as people who like to eat well, drink well and party well. Here are some classic leisure pastimes that Australians love.
HoteliersFriend opens offices in Dublin, Ireland! An all new representation company
HoteliersFriend has opened offices on the beautifully historic and mystical Emerald Isle! HoteliersFriend is a hotel representation company founded by industry professionals with more than twenty years experience: promoting hotels, resorts and vacation destinations to North America. HoteliersFriend employs a hotel-centric approach and provides world-class sales representation, marketing and promotions for independent hotels worldwide.
Why Europe Doesn’t Have Casino Resorts Comparable to Vegas, Macau
Although gambling in one form or another was present in most cultures throughout history, organized gambling in the form we know it today is an European invention. The term “casinò”, a small villa, social club, or summer house, comes from Italian, and was generally used for establishments where the “high society” of the times gathered to socialize, drink and have fun. And gamble, of course.
Fashion Now Has Its Own Official Airline
Fashion Week is well underway having begun on May 15, and this time around the event has its own official airline. The United Arab Emirates’ national airline, Etihad Airways, has signed up to sponsor seventeen of the famous WME/IMG fashion events across the world, including world-renowned fashion weeks in London, Milan, Berlin and New York, a series of events which kicked off on May 15 with Sydney Fashion Week. It’s hard to believe that it’s taken so long for an airline to realize the great opportunity; after all, it makes perfect sense – many of those working in the fashion industry spend plenty of time aboard an aircraft.
Study Shows that over Half of British Tourists Go Without Travel Insurance
Shocking results have been revealed by a new study undertaken by leading law firm Simpson Millar that show that over half of the holidaymakers that they spoke to go on holiday without travel insurance.
Breaking Travel News investigates: New Marcus from Antler
Antler is a proud British company that has been making well designed and high quality luggage for more than a century. Here Breaking Travel News checks out the New Marcus from the company with exceptional results.
Breaking Travel News interview: Jean-François Laurent, general manager, Anantara Dubai The Palm
Perched on the eastern crescent of the iconic Palm Jumeirah, Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort is a remarkable location inspired by traditional Thai architecture in an Arabian setting. The resort is where one can savour moments of bliss surrounded by unimaginable magnificence. Here Rebecca Cohen chats with general manager Jean-François Laurent for Breaking Travel News about the latest developments at the hotel and the growing importance of the Palm for tourism in Dubai.
Gatwick Airport celebrates 80th anniversary of first commercial flight
Today, May 17th, marks the 80th anniversary of the very first commercial flight from Gatwick, to Paris. Since then the airport has grown to become the world’s most efficient single runway airport, with a flight taking off or landing nearly every minute, and this week has served 41 million passengers for the first time ever.