Architects can be pretty off the wall at the best of times, but architect Jacob Tigges’s plan to build a 1000m mountain in Berlin could be the craziest idea to date. Surprisingly the project, The Berg, has won a fair amount of support from the German public. The artificial mountain is aiming to become the city’s largest [...]
With January’s flight sales marking a bright start to the new year, there’s no better time to be thinking about your travel plans for 2010. It’s worth bearing in mind that long-haul flights are set to offer the best bang for your buck this year, so let your imagination run wild and think far and [...]
Mobile communication devices are becoming an increasingly dominant aspect of the global travel industry. Business travellers as well as holidaymakers carry smartphones, mobile phones and netbooks in their hand luggage to ensure they can be reached anywhere and at any time. For the first time ITB Berlin is providing this fast-growing market with a platform [...]
Tony Potter, CEO and Managing Director, CHI Hotels & Resorts, the management company for Corinthia Hotels, announced that Tourism Cares, Gap Adventures and Cyrene, Libya are the 2009 World Tourism Award Honorees. Corinthia Hotels, together with American Express, International Herald Tribune and Reed Travel Exhibitions, co-sponsor this prestigious Award which will be presented at World [...]
2009 Holidays As 2009 quickly approaches and the recession is starting to bite it seems that many people are trying to escape from reality for a couple of weeks get away from it all and leave all of their troubles behind by booking their 2009 vacation. The travel industry has seen a boost this winter [...]