Japan. Tourism awards galore in 2013

  Japan jumped into the spotlight when Tokyo was chosen as the host city for both the 2020 summer Olympics and Paralympics, but the tourism industry has also acknowledged key elements that make Japan such a superb leisure destination, with awards that honor the country’s unique cuisine and efforts to preserve traditional architecture and traditions. … Read more

The Oscars of hotels: Top luxury hotel in the world

11th edition of the TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards 2013 Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka’upulehu in Hawaii was named “top hotel and luxury hotel the world”, according to members of TripAdvisor (world’s largest travel site) who compiled the annual “Oscars of Hotels”. The user-generated travel website’s 11th annual Traveler’s Choice Awards 2013 have identified … Read more

The 35 hottest spas of the year

The Best New Spas of 2012: best urban and rural retreats around the world The the US-based publication Conde Nast Traveler, one of the world’s most influential travel publications, has revealed its annual list of the hottest new spas of the 2012. The magazine has compiled also a list of the hottest new hotels and … Read more

Best in the World in 2011: Cities, Islands, Hotels, Resorts, Cruises, Airlines

Condé Nast Traveler Magazine published its Readers’ Choice Awards, recognizing over 1,200 winners across various categories as voted for by over 28,000 respondants. These awards reflect the combined opinions of 28,876 Condé Nast Traveler readersrating the cities, islands, and hotels they visited in the past year, and the airlines andcruise ships they traveled with. European … Read more