The concept of a bespoke luxury holiday is something that appeals to almost any kind of traveller, but increasingly were seeing more and more tourists looking specifically at multi centre breaks especially when planning a honeymoon. Quite possibly that may be down to our thirst for new horizons as[...]
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Rising popularity of multi centre escapes
Dubai: Exploring the Jewel of the Middle East
By William King Special to The Lost Girls Dubai is home to some of the world’s tallest buildings, busiest—and priciest—shopping malls, famous hotels, and numerous fun things to do. The city of Dubai—one of the world’s fastest growing—hosts not only a huge number of tourists each year[...]
I Heart My City: Jennifer’s Abu Dhabi
Jennifer Garcia-Alonso is co-founder of The Purple Passport, a web-based collection of chic, one-stop-shop guides to experiencing the world’s cities in style. She is a New Yorker who has been living in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, for the past three years (which we think qua[...]
I Heart My City: Jennifer’s Abu Dhabi
Jennifer Garcia-Alonso is co-founder of The Purple Passport, a web-based collection of chic, one-stop-shop guides to experiencing the world’s cities in style. She is a New Yorker who has been living in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, for the past three years (which we think qua[...]
Top 10 new luxury hotels for 2012
Jumeirah Vittaveli, Maldives Having opened in December 2011 Jumeirah Vittaveli is already gathering outstanding reviews and its little wonder with the Beach Villa lead-in room types spanning an interior of a whopping 184 sq m. Its space, comfort and luxury all the way as each villa comes with it[...]
World Travel Awards The Grand Final
Doha in Qatar was host of the Grand Final of the 2011 World Travel Awards last week, which saw the best of the best throughout the world of travel awarded for their services to the industry. The Wall Street Journal recently dubbed the awards as the Oscars of the Travel Industry, and its not [...]
Test cricket comes to the Middle East
For the first time ever, the Middle East is to play host to an official ICC ranking Test series and whats more, it involves England who lock horns with Pakistan in the first Test beginning on 17th January 2012. So, if youre planning to enjoy the average 24 degree temperatures of Dubai or Abu[...]
Top travel tips for 5 fantastic honeymoon destinations
Maldives Much has been said about the beauty of the Maldives and its true that by air, the islands offer a truly dramatic sight, so if you can, choose a seaplane transfer to get the most impressive views. An underwater camera is also recommended as you really shouldnt pass up the chance to go sn[...]