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Evolution (www.evolutiondistribution.com), the next generation reservation service provider borne from Great Hotels Organisation (www.ghorg.com) has launched a booking application allowing hotels to offer a direct booking functionality through facebook – one of the world’s fastest growing social media platforms.
Powered by evolution Booking Engine, the application allows hoteliers to add one-click access to their booking engine [...]
June 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Travel | Read More »

94% of Brits intend to access the Internet while on holiday this year, according to a survey by broadband comparison site Broadband Expert, which surveyed 842 people to find out that the British public were reluctant to ‘get away from it all’ this summer.
The mobile phone is the Internet access method of choice for 47% of [...]
June 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Travel | Read More »

From children and families to serious riders training for races, bicycle riding is popular summer pastime for many people of Northeast Wisconsin. While we usually consider riding a bicycle a safe activity, there is risk involved. There are ways to stay safe, however.
Bicycle Statistics
According to the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute, more than 50,000 bicyclists were [...]
June 21st, 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Travel | Read More »

Ometepe Island, located in Lake Nicaragua, recently became Nicaragua’s third place in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The nomination was approved unanimously by the 22nd Session of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO.
Ometepe, composed of two volcanoes (Madera [...]
June 20th, 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Travel | Read More »

The wait is over. The thrilling Spy Mission: European Edition itinerary has named the winner of Gap Adventures’ (www.gapadventures.com) hugely popular Create Your Own Adventure travel contest.
The trip’s creator, 23-year-old management consultant Ryan Fossella–who will have the opportunity to experience the adventure along with two lucky guests and five additional contest winners–designed his unique 12-day [...]
June 19th, 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Travel | Read More »

Celebrating its 28th year, Canada’s longest running summer gathering of Canadian writers and readers is scheduled for August 12-15, 2010 in Sechelt, British Columbia. If you’ve never been, it is time you experienced the engaging storytelling of established literary stars and also new voices amidst the Rockwood Centre’s unique forest and garden setting. If you [...]
June 16th, 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Travel | Read More »

Fans of heavy metal have got one hell of a good weekend to look forward to when Gods of Metal takes place in Turin this summer.
Some of the biggest names in the genre have already been confirmed to play at the event, which boasts two stages and is sure to attract plenty of revellers to hotels [...]
June 9th, 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Travel | Read More »

The event that celebrates the possibilities of capturing great films on devices such as mobile phones is arriving in Paris soon – the Pocket Film Festival is sure to open people’s eyes to the innovative ways of making such images entertaining.
With the call for entries for this, the sixth edition of the festival, now closed, [...]
June 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Travel | Read More »

For summer and spring travel, City-Discovery.com is launching a series of top 10 picks, featuring new and popular things to do in top destinations including Paris, Rome, London, Athens, Madrid, and New York City. Aside from highlighting themes such as adventure packages, off-the-beaten-path activities, shopping tours, food and wine-tasting, the top 10 series will also [...]
May 24th, 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Travel | Read More »

Despite delays and cancellations caused by the ash cloud, many European cities held their positions at the top of April’s “Top 50 Flight Destinations”. Athens – having recently suffered the negative effects caused by both the ash cloud and civil unrest – actually moved up nine places this month.
Ones to watch:
Tel Aviv and Seoul showed [...]
May 17th, 2010 | Posted in Featured News, Travel | Read More »