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Book4Time, a company offering web-based spa software for resorts, spas and wellness centres, has announced its list of Top Spas in North America. The company has reported that the spa industry has recently been seeing an influx of investment, with an estimated $15 billion in investments made in the last few years. Currently there are around 20,000 spa locations in North America, with more being added all the time. Roger Sholanki, the company chief executive officer, said, ‘We’re proud to honour and recognise the best in the industry with our second annual spAWARDS. Enabling Canadian spa owners to differentiate themselves,…
Opinionated About Dining, a US-based company that rates restaurants, has released its list of the Top 100 European Restaurants. The list has been collated from around 70,000 restaurant reviews, compiled by around 3,000 people. The UK’s, Fat Duck Bray-on-Thames, makes it to the top ten restaurants, the full listing for which is as follows: 1. Restaurant Quique Dacosta Denia, Spain; 2. Fat Duck Bray-on-Thames, United Kingdom; 3. Noma Copenhagen, Denmark; 4. Troisgros Roanne, France; 5. Bras Laguiole, France; 6. Oud Sluis Sluis, Netherlands; 7. Arpege (L’) Paris, France; 8. Pierre Gagnaire Paris, France; 9. Alain Ducasse- Louis XV Monte Carlo,…
For UK travellers who are heeding the government promotion and taking a ‘staycation’, visiting Scotland this summer may be a rewarding experience. Scotland has lined-up of a number of cultural events for the holiday period that it claims will keep the whole family fully entertained. The Dundonald Highland Games will be held on August 4, 2012, at Ayrshire’s Dundonald Castle, and traditionally includes a family entertainment night with highland dancing, competitions, rides for children, and a 10km Race in the fields below the Dundonald Castle. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo event will take place in Edinburgh from August 3 to…
With cruises now capturing the imagination of the young and the old, world cruise experts has predicted that 2013 will be a great year to circumnavigate the world in a luxury liner. Most of these voyages commence at Ft. Lauderdale and New York, in the US, or Southampton, in the UK, and proceed westwards, on various routes which include travelling through the Caribbean, and then sailing on the Pacific Ocean, through the Panama Canal, or around Cape Horn. The ports of call usually include destinations in Hawaii, the South Pacific islands, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South East Asia, and…
East Midlands Trains, a UK-based train service, has announced its elation at train passengers expressing huge levels of customer satisfaction for train services at the recent National Passenger Survey for Spring 2012, conducted by Passenger Focus, the UK-based research organisation. Passengers have given the thumbs up to East Midlands Trains with the latest independent passenger survey showing that satisfaction with the Stagecoach-owned train operator continuing to grow. The results of the survey, released today by national transport watchdog Passenger Focus, show overall satisfaction has shown a year on year increase to 87%, and satisfaction has increased in 28 of the…
New York is the ultimate meetings destination for corporates, says a recent report submitted by Air and Business Travel News. NYC & Company, the official marketing, tourism and partnership organisation for the city, rated it on availability of contemporary venues, and better valuation of the venues, irrespective of the fluctuation in exchanges rates. NYC & Co vice-president, Jerry Cito, said, ‘Planners have great opportunities to secure competitive rates and find added value in leaner months, particularly in the first quarter of every year. These lower rates can be teamed with events such as Restaurant Week, which offers fixed-priced menus, and…
St Regis Doha hotel, in Doha, Qatar, has opened its new Remede Spa, the first from the spa brand in the Middle East. The new spa is offering an Olympic size swimming pool, luxurious pool cabanas and a private beachfront. The spa covers an area of around 1,400 square metres, and includes 22 treatment rooms, before and post-treatment lounges, as well as male and female steam rooms. Tareq Derbas, the general manager at The St Regis Doha, said, ‘The opening of our Remede Spa is an important milestone for the hotel. We aim to offer guests an unprecedented level of…
Brighton and Hove City Council has given its backing to a spa resort on the Brighton seaside. The spa resort, to be constructed for an investment of £5m, will feature an indoor and outdoor children’s club, a year-round spa and health centre, a beach club and restaurant, an outdoor swimming pool, and a member’s club, and will be constructed on the previous Peter Pan’s Playground site, located close to the Palace Pier. The Brighton Bathing Pavilion, the spa resort, will be developed by The Karma Royal Group, and will be open to general public except for its member’s club. The…
A recent survey has shown that overall customer satisfaction is at 83% for train services operated in London and the South East. The newest National Passenger Survey for Spring 2012 reported that on individual routes, customer satisfaction varied from 97% on the Merseyrail Wirral route; to 75% on ScotRail’s Rural route; around 70% on the First Capital Connect route to Thameslink South; and as low as 23% on Greater Anglia’ Mainline route. Anthony Smith, the chief executive officer of Passenger Focus, the UK-based research organisation which carried out the survey, said, ‘Well done to London Midland, Merseyrail and Heathrow Connect,…
Today Jamie Oliver’s brand new restaurant opens its doors to passengers at North Terminal of London Gatwick Airport. The new Jamie Oliver at Gatwick outlet has been exclusively designed for catering to passengers at airports, and includes a Jamie’s Italian, a Jamie’s Italian Bakery and a Union Jacks Bar serving English cuisine. The restaurant occupies around 6,000 sq ft area, and has one of the largest kitchens, which occupies 40% more space than at any other Jamie’s Italian restaurants. Spencer Sheen, the head of retail at Gatwick Airport, said, ‘We’re thrilled Jamie Oliver chose to open his first ever restaurant…