Author: Shawon Hannan

The Landmark London, a luxury hotel in London, will be hosting a new opera event for its guests. The event is being hosted in a partnership with Streetwise Opera, a charity organisation that offers homeless people a chance to take part in an opera. The show will be held on October 5, 2012, and will be followed by a charity dinner. The dinner, an event that is ticket only, will be held at the hotel’s Winter Garden restaurant, below an eight-storey atrium with a glass ceiling, and includes a five-course meal, interspersed with three musical interludes of 20 minutes each.…

South West Trains, a UK-based train operating company, is offering special fares for the 2012 Paralympic Games to be held in London. The company is to continue with the special 2012 Games Trains Tickets that it launched for the 2012 Olympic Games, throughout the duration of the Paralympic Games. The tickets allow flexibility for the passengers to change the time of their return in case an event is rescheduled, or if they simply wish to stay at the venue for longer than expected. The special train tickets are available to book online at www.nationalrailgamestravel.co.uk, and may be booked by Paralympic…

British holidaymakers opting for an all-inclusive vacation may be paying extra for amenities that were supposed to be covered under the package price. The Post Office All Inclusive Holiday Report has questioned around 14 million holidaymakers worldwide to suggest that while all-inclusive packages are supposed to cater for all meals, often hotels only include some meals, and travellers find themselves having to pay for the rest. The report highlights that around three-quarters of British holidaymakers have paid for extras on all-inclusive holidays, which they originally expected to have included in the package rates. The extra amenities often charged for by…

The Indian state Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is looking to attract tourists with the promotion of Yusmarg as an eco-tourism hub. The state, which was once a tourist’s paradise, has seen a steady depletion of tourist resources. However, the government is now making efforts to attract tourists with new offers and better tourism initiatives to rebuild traveller’s confidence in the destination. Yusmarg, located in the Budgam district, is well known for its scenic beauty, and the government there is planning a three-day tourism festival to help promote it. The local administration is inviting several of the nation’s prominent tour and…

Travel and tourism have been badly affected throughout south Florida in recent days because of tropical storm, Isaac. Tourists and travellers were stranded at airports and ports after flights and cruise ships were cancelled due to bad weather. However, it is expected that travel will resume from Tuesday after the storm started to abate and show signs of moving on. Stranded passengers from all over the world had no choice but to sit and wait for the storm to pass after learning that their flights could be delayed for two to three days. Weather forecasts suggest that while air and…

Disney Resort hotels are offering sizeable autumn discounts. Holidaymakers planning a family vacation at Disney Resorts will find that they can benefit from up to 30 percent discount on accommodation at hotels located on site. With room rates in decline, now is a good time to book a family vacation that offers the thrills and spills of Disney’s total entertainment resorts. With cooler weather and smaller crowds adding to the attraction of the latest room deals, holidays at Disney resorts are expected to show a sharp increase in popularity. Discounts are available dependent on travel dates. A discount of 25…

Leeds Marriott Hotel, a Marriott brand property in Leeds, UK, will soon be opening its refurbished meeting spaces for its corporate clientele and private social gatherings. The hotel has already completed a £600,000 transformation of its bar and restaurant, and will soon be transforming two of its meeting rooms. The hotel is adding a new, large meeting room to its 326 square metre Thomas Ambler Suite. The new Trevelyan Suite will be equipped with facilities for around 100 delegates attending conferences or events. Customers can also book the new suite of rooms to host weddings and other less formal occasions.…

Jet2.com, a UK-based low-cost airline operating out of Leeds Bradford Airport, has announced two new destinations from Manchester Airport in the UK, for the summer of 2013. The airline is offering a three times weekly service to Menorca, in Spain, from Manchester Airport, commencing from May 11, 2013. The fares for the route commence from GBP49 one way. The Weekly flights to Corfu, in Greece, from Manchester Airport will commence from May 20, 2013, for airfares starting from £69 one way. Steve Heapy, the chief commercial officer of Jet2.com, said, ‘We’re proud to add even more leisure travel choices from…

The 2012 August Bank Holiday has seen around 43 percent of the UK’s population exploring more local destinations, says VisitEngland’s Bank Holiday Trip Tracker. Around 3.6 million British holidaymakers have taken an overnight holiday trip in the UK during the ongoing August Bank Holiday weekend, with around 2.8 million of those visiting places in England. Holidays within the UK are likely to generate around £800 million in tourism expenditure for the home economy, with around £600 million being spent in England. This is in comparison to around 1.8 million British travellers who headed overseas for the August Bank Holiday weekend,…

Executive Travel Magazine has rated delta Air Lines, an air carrier that operates between Africa and the United States. Executive Travel Magazine’s readers nominated the company as ‘Best Flight Experience to Africa’. The carrier won gold status, which is the highest level award. Other contenders for the award were South African Airways and British Airways. The nomination was part of the magazine’s Leading Edge Awards, 2012. The awards, which are given annually, honour travel providers that service clients with innovative and high-quality products and services, and this is the 10th year that the awards have been made. Perry Cantarutti, Delta…