Top 10 Friendliest Countries in the World

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Like a warm welcome when you travel? Check out this list of the top 10 friendliest countries in the world and feel the foreign love!

Irish Shamrock

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Southwest launches $25 fare sale

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Dallas-based Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday its rolling out fares as low as $25 on one-way tickets to select cities.

The low-cost carrier said the special rates are based on length of the flight. Customers traveling up to 375 miles can travel for $25 one-way. Fares between 375 and 549 miles will cost $50 one-way, and fares in the 550 to 990-mile range are going for $75 one-way.

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First-ever Asian Culinary Summit at Halekulani

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Halekulani, one of the world’s finest and most acclaimed luxury resorts, and Gourmet, the magazine of good living, have gathered together leading Asian culinary masters for an unparalleled epicurean experience at this iconic Hawaiian resort.

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New website: Travel Hedonism

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Travel HedonismA new luxury travel website has recently been launched by the passionate duo, Mr. & Mrs. Crystal, who have extensively researched the most hip, trendy and charming hotels, restaurants, bars and beach clubs in Europe. The result is a personal travel concierge service with exclusive recommendations and tips for 27 luxury destinations, which you may want to use for your next holiday. Recognising that travellers feel inundated with information, Travel Hedonism differentiates from other websites by providing a selective handful of reliable tips. In addition to easily navigating to a particular destination, users can also choose one or more “vibes” such as “romance”, “hip” or “foodie heaven” and Travel Hedonism will suggest luxury hotspots and tips which match the user’s preferred theme.

Check out the Energy Pool at the Paresa Resort, Phuket

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Have you heard about the newly launched Paresa Resort in Phuket? The resort as 49 luxury villas and suites all with private pools and located on Phuket’s ‘Millionaires Mile’. Following its launch Paresa has unveiled its Energy Pool. Designed to recharge and vitalise the body and mind, the pool is made from black terrazzo and lies under one of the resort’s strong and inspiring banyan trees, generating warmth from the terrazzo and peacefulness from the tree. Located on the main Infinity Pools sundeck; the Energy Pool has stunning Andaman sea vistas.

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The Blue Hole, Belize

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The Blue Hole is a scuba diver’s paradise off the coast of Belize. If you’re unfamiliar with it, be prepared to be amazed by the video footage below…

11 Places to Raise the Dead

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Looking for a spooky spot this Halloween? Check out these curiously creepy places, just watch out for things that go bump in the night!

On the lookout for haunted spots this Halloween?? There are plenty of places to creep you out all over the world.

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Thorntree River Lodge, Mosi Oa Tunya National Park, Zambia

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Located in the Mosi Oa Tunya National Park, Zambia, Thorntree River Lodge features breathtaking scenery with river views and sightings of a variety of animals on the Zambezi River. Adventure and excitement of the true Africa beckons as views of the unspoilt bush, natural waterholes and spectacular sunsets welcome you with luxury and superb hospitality. Guests are accommodated in luxurious suites, all with private decks overlooking the river. Your safari experience at this, ‘the home of the elephants’, will include on site river activities as well as elephant back safaris. Thorntree’s close proximity to Victoria Falls means that a visit to see ‘the smoke that thunders’ is a must for every guest staying at the lodge.

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Country B&Bs in the UK: the top 10

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The Guardian published its top 10 country B&Bs in the UK. Somewhat diplomatically, perhaps, they’ve managed to cover B&Bs from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Want to know where they recommend? Here’s the list:

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Win a luxury London hotel stay… and learn how to make a mean martini!

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EgertonAs many of you already know, A Luxury Travel Blog, although very popular, is more of a sideline for me. During the day, I’m usually busy running our UK-based online tourism business and today we updated our competition page over on the UKhotel.com website. This month’s competition gives you the chance to win a fabulous luxury stay in London (breakfast included) and experience a Martini Master class with the hotel’s head barman, Antonio Pizzuto, who has spent some 40 years perfecting his art.To enter and be in with a chance of winning this wonderful prize,click here.