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Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best Awards 2009″ revealed

Fri, Jul 24, 2009

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Travel + Leisure magazine recently revealed the winners of the annual World’s Best Awards. Surveying discerning travelers worldwide, Travel+Leisure’s top winners reveal the favorite luxury vacation spots for 2009, from exciting cities to relaxing beaches, intimate boutique hotels to extravagant luxury resorts, the World’s Best Awards covers every angle.

Bushmans Kloof claims the top spot for Best Hotels of 2009. The luxury lodge in Cape Town offers an all-inclusive stay for the ultimate wilderness and wellness experience. Nestled into the Cedarberg Mountains of South Africa’s Western Cape, Bushmans Kloof has also been recognized as a top ecoluxury hotel in the past.

Luxury travel trends for 2010 revealed

Tue, Jun 30, 2009

Discerning travelers and luxury travel professionals have recently revealed their predictions for luxury travel trends for 2010 and the future. Naming everything from niche luxury cruises to personalized adventure travel in undiscovered regions, industry professionals have contributed their ideas about the future of luxury travel.

Reflecting the current economic setting, many luxury travel professionals comment on new bargains, noting that “it’s more about value for money at a given price bracket than about branding or concept right now.” Many luxury hotel and tour operators will thrive in the current environment if they are able to show why it’s worth paying a bit more to get something extraordinary. Indeed, this sense of looking for an unusual experience is a definite rising trend.

Sanctuary Retreats offers special vacation deals for the Galapagos

Thu, Mar 26, 2009

Specialist luxury travel operator Sanctuary Retreats has some fantastic offers for children and single travellers wishing to visit the Galapagos this year. The luxury travel specialist is offering special prices for travelers aboard the M.V. Eclipse, Sanctuary’s fine expedition vessel in the Galapagos.

Sanctuary Retreats is introducing a ‘two for the price of one’ for children choosing to holiday with their family on board the M.V. Eclipse in the Galapagos this summer. Passengers traveling without children on any of the family departure dates during the summer will benefit from Galapagos air tickets and the entrance fee to the National Park at no extra cost. The M.V. Eclipse is one of the leading high-end expedition cruises in the Galapagos.

See the world with EAST Tours luxury tour operators

Wed, Mar 25, 2009

Sometimes the most rewarding vacations can be the trickiest to plan. EAST Tours is here to help. This tour operator understands how traveling to far-off lands can be daunting. Some of the favored off-the-beaten trail destinations require substantial planning and know-how of the area.

Don’t be fooled by the name, EAST Tours does not confine their tours to Asia. EAST Tours guides visitors around the world as a veteran tour operator adhering to a code of values: Ethical journeys, Authentic experiences, Sophisticated style and Touching memories. Truly believing in designing original journeys, EAST Tours is dedicated to creating exciting and memorable experiences.

Ecoventura Opens the First Hybrid Energy Yacht in the Galapagos

Tue, Feb 03, 2009

Ecoventura is a small yacht travel company with big ambition. It recently announced its latest addition of a “green” superior-class motor yacht to its fleet of charters in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Ecoventura takes ecoluxury to the seas in the new sustainable, hybrid energy yacht that uses resources that were once restricted to small, private boats. Based in Ecuador, this tour company is giving back to the natural resources that have attracted tourists to its shores for decades.

Ecoventura’s motor yacht charter ERIC replaced two carbon fuel-based generators with forty solar panels and two wind turbines on the upper deck. Ecoventura expects to expand the cleaner energy systems to its full fleet by 2011. Working together with Toyota, Ecoventura is taking significant steps to work with the fragile ecosystem of the gorgeous Galapagos Islands.