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July 2007

Tourist “Falcon’s Village” will appear in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi opens new attraction for the tourists - “Falcon’s Village”. This multi-million project stipulates a construction of the village where Bedouins’ lifestyle will be reconstructed...

New York presents new excursion route

Unique excursion route was recently opened in New York. For the first time in city’s history, tourists will see New York from Hudson River.

Paris will protect its historic attractions

Globalization can become a question to discuss not only for the politicians, but for travel experts as well. Cities are becoming so much alike (the same brand shops, restaurants, cinemas etc), that soon it will be possibly no need to go somewhere from your homeland. To keep the unique look of Paris is the purpose of what’s going to be done in the French capital.

Tourist boom in Europe cause traffic jams

July and August are traditional time for vacations in Europe – the most of the Europeans, who want to have a rest, prefer to travel. Auto is the most popular way of traveling across continent and such transport activity caused a lot of traffic jams throughout the central Europe.

New Baglioni hotel in Budapest

Baglioni Hotel & Racz Thermal Spa in Budapest will open its doors in 2008. This exclusive boutique hotel and spa resort is being built in the center of the city, 30 minutes away from Ferihegy airport and 20 minutes from the railway station.

New luxurious hotel on Antigua

Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa on Antigua opens “Mediterranean Village’ – new luxurious hotel complex this Sunday.

Guests of Alton Towers hotel will receive new book about Harry Potter

Books and films about young wizard are very popular in England. Alton Towers hotel located in Alton, Staffordshire (Stafford is the county town) makes a present for its guests.

Air Berlin will fly further

German budget air company Air Berlin is planning to widen its list of destinations. It has signed a contract for purchase of 25 new Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

Munich is named the most beautiful city in the world

British magazine Monocle has recently published a list of the most esthetically attractive cities on the planet.

Opening of Casona Cantiga del Agueira

New hotel has been opened in Spanish province of Asturias , in Pumares district. Casona Cantiga del Agueira is located in the XVII century building...

NH hotels organizes unusual action

One of the NH hotels in Madrid is planning a renovation and invited about 30 people to destroy one of its floors. They were chosen from the list of 200 candidates. Stressed condition was obligatory for taking part in the action. Psychologists suppose that such splash out of the negative energy will help to relax.

New sites of the World Heritage List

UNESCO extends its World Heritage List. Not so long ago the historic centre of Bordeaux was included in the list. Recently several other sites were added to it. The first is located in Japan...

New Likuliku hotel on Fiji Island

New luxury hotel opened on Fiji Island. The hotel is called Likuliku ("calm waters") and is designed specially for couples and newly-weds. It offers 45 bures – some located right on the water, others on the beach.

June 2007

New museum in London – a mixture of science and art

New Wellcome Collection museum was opened in London, Great Britain. This is a nine-storied gallery with the exhibits from Henry Wellcome’s private collection. Henry Wellcome was an American doctor who gathered more than a million unique medical and historical items from all over the world.

La Siesta hotel reservation in Seville, Spain

Tourists will soon be able to reserve rooms in Seville, Spain, for less than 24 hours. This new kind of hotel reservation is called La Siesta and implies staying in a hotel room for just a few hours after midday...

Raffles Tortola luxury hotel to be opened on Tortola Island by 2010

By 2010, Raffles Hotels & Resorts hotel chain will open a new luxurious Raffles Tortola property on Tortola Island (British Virgin Islands).

Novotel comes to Monte-Carlo

Accor group announces the opening of its new hotel - Novotel Monte-Carlo. It’s scheduled for 1 November, 2007. Novotel Monte-Carlo is a modern, comfortable, 3-star hotel, located in the very center of Monte-Carlo , not far from place du Casino, Grimaldi forum, beach, historical monuments and prestigious shops. This hotel will have 218 rooms, conference rooms, outdoor swimming pool, garden, fitness-center and parking.

“Times” recommends best new hotels

Well-known newspaper “Times” has recently published a list of the best new hotels. The first place is given to hotel Mystique on Santorini island (Greece). It’s especially perfect for honeymoons. Find out more…

Royalton Hotel closes for reconstruction

From 10 June 2007 famous Royalton hotel in New York will be closed for five months due to reconstruction works. All 169 hotel rooms will be renovated and equipped according to the latest technique standards. Penthouses will be fully restored.

96 Italian beaches are marked with blue flags

Every year the list of the Italian beaches marked with “blue flags” is published. This year it has been widened.Blue flags are given to the beaches with the pure waters, clean environment, good service and well-equipped area. All in all the list includes 96 names, including 15 beaches in Toscana.Book hotel in Italy,create your holiday!

May 2007

Krakow invites to celebrate its 750 year anniversary

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This year, the city of Krakow celebrates its 750th anniversary. June 5th 1257 Polish ruler Boleslaw Wstydliwy (Boleslaw the Shy) drafted an Act declaring the location of Krakow. This date is traditionally regarded as Krakow’s birthday. The celebrations will start June 1st and will last till June 6th. The main scene for the celebrations is Krakow’s Main Market Square. This holiday is a good reason to visit one of the most interesting cities in Poland – Krakow. Here you can find information about the city and the list of its hotels.

Book a room for Champions League final

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The closer to the final of the football Champions League, the less places there are in Athens hotels. Now, when the participants of the event are known, the fans of Liverpool and Milan are reserving rooms with the speed of light. However, on reservation server hotelsrates.net there is still a chance to find a room in Athens for May 23. It’s useless trying to guess the winner – come to Athens and see

April 2007

Travel articles – a way to learn and to earn more

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On booking portal www.hotelsrates.net you can reserve a room in a hotel, rent a car or buy an air flight ticket. Here you can also receive the latest travel news and read about the most interesting upcoming events. The significant part of the work on travel information on the site is “travel articles” section. If your site is travel-related and you have some tourism information to share – don’t hesitate to contact articles@hotelsrates.net to learn more about the conditions.

March 2007

If you want to know what’s happening in tourism

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Every week hotels reservation site www.hotelsrates.net presents news issue devoted to the most interesting events in tourism industry. New hotel openings, contemporary trends in industry, the most popular destinations and the latest researches – all that and much more can be found in “news” section of www.hotelsrates.net.