At a gated community for Chinese senior citizens, retired military personnel, film-makers and top university professors settle into a new routine: ballet lessons, weightlifting and catered dining. As China’s population ages rapidly and the one-child…
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Bring colour in your life with Plascon Colour Run
Scientists have shown that colour can impact how we feel. Whether it’s the colour of your walls are the artwork you hang, colour can shift out moods; so why not literally “colour your world” with…
Huge North Korean beach resort ‘nearing completion’
A giant beach resort in North Korea is nearing completion, a US monitor said Thursday, with satellite pictures showing rapid progress on the sprawling development, now equipped with a water slide and cinema. The seaside…
Attention Travelers: $49 flights from the U.S. to Europe!
If traveling more is one of your 2019 resolutions, it’s time to pack your bags. WOW air announced its lowest airfare ever, with $49 flights (one way) from the U.S. to Europe and Iceland, turning…
Winners of the inaugural Kiwi Collection Luxury Hotel Awards announced
Kiwi Collection, a go-to luxury travel resource and booking solution for the world’s leading hotels, has announced the winners of their inaugural Luxury Hotel Awards. The awards celebrate exceptional hotels around the globe that set…
Top 10 Wine Destinations for 2019
Wine Enthusiast, the leading wine lifestyle magazine, has released its 10 Best Wine Getaways for 2019. The much anticipated feature is available online and on newsstands in the February Issue now. Chosen by Wine Enthusiast’s global editors…
10 Most welcoming countries on Earth
Booking.com is honoring its accommodation partners that consistently deliver great guest experiences with a 2018 Guest Review Award. For the seventh annual edition of the awards, 759,845 properties in total across 219 countries and territories…
Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport wins big at International Hotel Awards
Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport has won five awards at the International Hotel Awards Final Gala held in December 2018. The awards took place at the Savoy Hotel, London and was an evening of…
Disasters rock Indonesia’s ’10 New Balis’ tourism push
Picture-postcard Tanjung Lesung was a cornerstone of Indonesia’s bid to supercharge its tourism industry, boasting palm-fringed beaches, a towering volcano in the middle of turquoise waters and a rainforest sanctuary for endangered Javan rhinos. But…
In Travel: Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River stages longest fireworks
The Tourism Authority of Thailand will organise the longest fireworks display ever staged along Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River as part of celebrations to mark the arrival of the New Year at midnight on 31st December 2018. Called the “Amazing Thailand…