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CitiesBeautiful.org Launches Psychometric Test: What Is Beautiful?
CitiesBeautiful.org announces a free, online psychometric questionnaire enabling visitors to discover what aspects of urban form are truly beautiful to them. Visitors can then use their test results to explore hundreds of places on a worldwide gallery of interactive city maps.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Aviation sponsorship in football
Middle Eastern airlines have been on the ascendancy for over a decade. Brash newcomers seeking to disrupt a market dominated by legacy carriers notorious for high-costs and poor services. What better way to announce your arrival than through sponsorship deals? And what bigger stage than international football? With the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil just around the corner carriers are redoubling their efforts to be associated with the best teams in what is sure to be a bumper year.
Breaking Travel News review: Al Farrad Car Rental
With new generation of clients arriving and market research showing a dearth of car rental service providers with international standard of service, Al Farrad Car Rental Company was founded in 2003. Now, a decade later, that vision, to fill this void and to provide the best services possible, is still evident.
Things You Should Know Before Enjoying Your Vacation in North America
The continent of North America is much more than just the United States. As well as the diversity and breadth of the USA, the continent also contains Canada’s vast wildernesses, Mexico’s ancient civilizations, the holiday paradises of the West Indies, and much, much more.
Maharajas’ Express – a luxury offering from IRCTC
Operated Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation, Maharajas’ Express is considered the finest in the world of luxury travel. Here Breaking Travel News takes a guided tour of what is on offer.
Ferretti Group signs on as World Luxury Expo comes to Riyadh
Luxury yacht builder Ferretti Group has signed on as an exhibitor as the latest American Express World Luxury Expo gets underway at The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh. In association with Saudi Investment Bank the event takes place until January 30th.
Festival Content Solutions for Premium Travel Websites and Apps
Festival content solutions provider, The Festival Gadget, has begun compiling a database of worldwide festival content for syndication. Following on from their success with 2camels.com — which has been offering up free festival content for thousands of festivals and events, to millions of visitors since 2001 — the company has decided to create a business to business product to address what they see as a tangible gap in the online travel market.
UK-Russia Year of Culture 2014 under way
The British Council and the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have announced the biggest ever programme of UK cultural projects to take place across Russia and an unprecedented showcase of Russian culture in the United Kingdom. The 2014 UK-Russia Year of Culture will celebrate the rich and diverse cultural heritage of both countries.
Breaking Travel News interview: John Lynch, director of tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board
Jamaica recently welcomed the leadership of the regional tourism sector to the Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2014, which took place in the purpose built Montego Bay Convention Centre. Following the successful event, which say hundreds of delegates dissect the latest trends in Caribbean tourism, Breaking Travel News caught up with the island’s director of tourism John Lynch to assess his views.
Breaking Travel News review: Hôtel Fouquet’s Barrière
Hôtel Fouquet’s Barrière, situated just off the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in central Paris, has been recognised by the prestigious World Travel Awards as Europe’s Leading City Hotel. Here Chris O’Toole reports for Breaking Travel News on how the property is using its heritage in French cinema to wow its thoroughly modern guests.
The 6 events caravanners don’t want to miss in 2014
With the total flexibility to go where you want simply by hitting the road, here are six terrific 2014 “happenings” you might choose to pitch up nearby to and enjoy. Of course, each just happens to have the added benefit of being located in a scenic part of our beautiful countryside!
Breaking Travel News investigates: Global cruise industry expects buoyant 2014
New investment into the global cruise industry will see new builds taking to the seas – including Quantum of the Seas from Royal Caribbean – in quarter four of 2014. Deployment shifting will enable old favourites to boost capacity and new territories will open up fresh markets as Helen Beck, regional director, international representatives, EMEA, Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises explains in this interview with Phil Blizzard.