Jet Set Luxury

Book before 31st May 2009 with NCL Freestyle Cruising and you will be given an ‘early bird’upgrade to the best available stateroom, offering savings of up to 250 per person. The offer includes seven-night fly-cruises travelling across the Greek Isles and Aegean Sea from Norwegian Gems new base in Venice the first time NCL has based a ship at the port. The itineraries feature in NCLs newly launched Freestyle Cruising Europe 2010 / 2011 Preview Brochure which highlights a simplified European programme, created to provide a greater choice for guests as the demand for fly-cruises grows.

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Award-winning airline Virgin America has announced the introduction of new menus that offer passengers a selection of healthy and wholesome meal and snack options for the spring travel season.

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Cond Nast Traveler’s May “Hot List” issue is the magazine’s annual guide to the newest and hottest hotels, restaurants, spas, and nightclubs opened all over the world in the past year. The editors scour the globe to check out hundreds of new properties to produce this list ofexciting new establishments destined to become instant classics. The 2009 Hot List features 140 new hotels and resorts, 50 new restaurants, 35 new nightclubs, and 50 new spas.

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Holland America Line is introducing a new 14-day Alaskan Adventurer cruise itinerary in 2010 to complement its selection of seven-day itineraries and departures.

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The five-star La Marquise, which is scheduled to open in May 2009, is located with walking distance of the restored Italian Monument Kallithea Springs and is just 10km from Rhodes Town. The hotel will comprise of 386 rooms ranging from guest rooms, family suites, junior suites, bungalows, villas and VIP maisonettes. There are three restaurants offering a variety of cuisine. The hotels leisure facilities include an interlinking lagoon-style outdoor swimming pool, a rooftop swimming pool, a dedicated childrens pool and a heated indoor swimming pool, as well as tennis, squash, a variety of watersports and there is also a fitness suite with a personal trainer available. The La Marquise spa is dedicated to looking after the wellbeing, relaxation and rejuvenation of its guests and has a range of treatments and therapies available. For guests looking for a little more privacy, a private spa suite is also available.

Feb 25th
Why do I cry? I am all alone on the wrong train. I need to find the train to Goa. There are no tourists. Anywhere. It is just me and the head-wagging Eenjins, yet I cry. This is what I wanted, no? Total unfamiliarity. Escapism. Why do I fear the next 40 hours or so where I will have to suffer my own company sans entertainment. The landscape is bleak - miles and miles of fields with no lights punctuated by the occasional zhodpatti - or slum.

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The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. is launching a new exclusive brand for high-end travellers; Ritz-Carlton Reserve. Phulay Bay in Krabi, Thailand, will be the first property to open in spring 2009. The philosophy behind the Ritz-Carlton Reserve portfolio is to create idyllic retreats where guests can escape into an exclusive leisure experience. It offers guests a new interpretation of local lifestyle and culture. The architecture respects the environment of each destination and the suites and villas are integrated in it, furthermore local culture and history are reflected in the design. So a private exquisite atmosphere is created where guests can experience relaxed comfort and an intuitive individual service. Future locations will include The United Arab Emirates, Puerto Rico, Turks & Caicos and Costa Rica.

Luxury Edinburgh has created a host of sensational experiences, giving visitors the perfect excuse to visit the magical city:

Sensory Edinburgh: designed to awaken the senses through a potent combination of aphrodisiacal accommodation at the suites at The Witchery by the Castle, a sensuous spa experience at the award-winning One Spa, a blindfolded sensory dinner presented by the Executive Chef at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, and a luxury cashmere sensation at Belinda Robertson Cashmere. From 370 per person, per night.

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Kempinski has announced that Bilila Lodge Kempinski will open on 1st June 2009 in the Serengeti National Park, one of Tanzanias UNESCO World Heritage sites, claiming a first as the only global hotel chain to have a stake in the lodge market. With just 74 rooms (including two private villas), Bilila Lodge Kempinski perfectly combines the intimacy of a lodge and the facilities expected of a much larger hotel, such as an infinity pool overlooking the grasslands and an Anantara Spa. Due to strict building controls in the National Park, this will be the largest lodge ever built in the Serengeti.

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