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Hotel search engine for pro sports teams and agents

Hotel search engine for pro sports teams and agents

Pro Sports Hotels was designed to increase hotel revenue by generating new quote requests from sports teams, associations and agents. Pro Sports Hotel’s powerful search engine uses a range of sports filters to quickly search multiple destinations to find a comprehensive list of sports hotels that best meet a team’s needs. There are no hidden costs, no commissions on bookings, and no hotel pricing is required. The company has a long term view and will not introduce a fee for membership until the system starts to generate income for the hotel.

Destination Unknown: Who wants to take a Blind Date with the World?

Destination Unknown: Who wants to take a Blind Date with the World?

Travel adventures always require new frontiers, new what if’s and new challenges. The Global Scavenger Hunt turns travel on its head by taking people on an adventure around the world—without telling them where they will be going! It is like taking A Blind Date with the World. Think about it: You know when you will be traveling, but don’t know where you will be going.

Airline competition is soaring: and it’s good news for travellers

Airline competition is soaring: and it’s good news for travellers

The prolonged period of austerity we are currently still going through hasn’t meant doom and gloom for everyone. Low cost airlines – Ryanair and easyjet in particular – have found that their budget offerings have become even more enticing when money is scarce for both holiday goers and businesses.

Phil Blizzard Discovers the flavours of Paris at the Sofitel Dubai Downtown inauguration

Phil Blizzard Discovers the flavours of Paris at the Sofitel Dubai Downtown inauguration

Travel broadcaster Phil Blizzard enjoyed Parisienne delights as the Accor Group inaugurated their stunning new property Sofitel Dubai Downtown, with an evening of “Art de Vivre’. Sebastien Bazin, CEO and Chairman of Accor Group flew in specially from Paris for the event and welcomed over one thousand regional and international guests, dignitaries and VIP’s to the evening’s event, encouraging them to enjoy the “Art of Living’ - in the luxurious style of Sofitel.

London tops the list as the most expensive city in Europe

London tops the list as the most expensive city in Europe

The cost of living in a European city will vary depending on where you want to be based. The new interactive tool from On Stride shows that Istanbul in Turkey is one of the cheapest cities to live in, whilst Reykjavik is one of the most expensive.

Student Summer Break – how to get more for your money

Student Summer Break – how to get more for your money

Going away with your friends for a summer break is awesome. You make memories, have great experiences and enjoy your freedom while you have it. The thing is, if you’re a student, you probably don’t have a whole lot of cash behind you and that student loan can run out really fast, especially when you have a load of books to buy at the start of the year, and the lump sum can make it incredibly easy to splurge on nights out. So how can you have the best holiday for the least amount of cash?

Qatar reveals record visitor numbers as tourism surges

Qatar reveals record visitor numbers as tourism surges

Qatar Tourism Authority has released figures today showing that the tourism industry in Qatar continues its strong performance. The data were released in QTA’s first half 2014 report, covering the period from January to June and comparing performance to the same period 2013. All key indicators of the tourism sector demonstrated improvement and growth, with capital Doha setting the trend.