Archive : Travel & Holiday

There have been many superlative luggage over the years. The discerning travelers still talk highly about the Samsonite Black Label or the Goyard Folding Suitcase which became a point of discussion for travelers. There has even been a solar suitcase and a Vintage suitcase cabinet. Now the famous Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has designed and developed [...]

iPad is one of those devices which have revolutionized our lives. All that we need to do these days is to go ahead and buy an iPad and it pretty much opens up the world for us. Now, National Geographic’s 50 Places of a Lifetime: The World’s Greatest Destinations has been converted into an iPad app and it almost reads like a magazine. You can swipe [...]

Iberia passengers are up for a treat for the Spanish airline company had upgraded their food menu with a new Mediterranean-themed food lineup that will bring the experience of some of the country’s top chefs on the plate. This move was inspired about something similar was tossed out by Lufthansa and Air France. Iberia called over a committee of [...]

The concept of a floating island is not terribly new. However, the trend towards such islands seems to be catching on. And it could soon become big in Asia, given that South Korea’s new floating island, Viva, is now a week old. Located in Seoul’s Han River, this tourist attraction is currently the largest floating island in the world. But [...]

Space tourism, a concept that a few decades ago would have been a laughable proposition is now all set to become one of the most exciting and highly lucrative elements of the travel industry. Numerous aerospace companies such as Virgin Galactic, owned by billionaire and entrepreneur extraordinaire, Sir Richard Branson as well as other firms are now [...]

The travel and hospitality industry are very competitive because the options available to the consumers are enormous and they are constantly enticed by attractive offers. There are so many incentives for the consumers to switch brands. So to retain the loyalty of the consumer and nullify the incentive to change the hotel chains and airlines run their [...]

Space tourism has finally arrived! One need not be a trained astronaut to travel in space; thanks to Space Adventures, the Virginia based company, anyone can now book a ticket for a trip around the moon and catch a priceless glimpse of Earthrise for only $150 million. One anonymous space tourist has already booked a ticket on Soyuz, the Russian spacecraft [...]

The World Cup 2014 seems far away, but in Brazil the preparations to host the event is happening all over the country and even cities that will not be headquarters of the games they see an opportunity to attract international tourists. Investments in infrastructure, expansion of places of hotels, slum upgrading and expanding the quantity and quality [...]

A vacation can do wonders for the body and mind. But traveling is known to take the wind out of one’s sails. This is especially so if you happen to be traveling with plenty of luggage and a young child to boot. Even if you do have a good travel partner, either the baggage is slipping out of your fingers, or your four-year-old tyke is planning [...]

The hotel sector in London has become super active as the London Olympics is now just a little over a year away. The latest hotel transaction in London has been the takeover of the landmark Royal Park Hotel next to the famous Hyde Park in Central London by the Delhi-based aviation and hospitality entity Bird Group. It is their first hotel acquisition [...]