| Kamis, 2008 Februari 28 |
| Agoda Makes Olympic Effort to Support Beijing Games |
Agoda get ready by providing 2,335 hotels and more for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Agoda, an independent online travel company that specializes in securing the lowest discount hotel prices in Asia Pacific and around the world, is gearing up to help meet consumer needs during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
The Beijing Organizing Committee estimates that more than 1.5 million beds will be needed to accommodate foreign and Chinese tourists. Beijing currently has only 109,000 rooms in 658 star-rated hotels. Agoda has been aggressively improving inventory relationships in China, seeking out new sources of supply and setting up special service and content teams to meet Olympic needs.
Agoda currently offers 2,335 hotels in China, in 70 provinces, with 295 hotels in Beijing. Agoda offers hotel reservations to customers around the world through many native language sites such as Agoda.com.cn for mainland Chinese customers, Agoda.com.hk and Agoda.jp. The company expects wide interest from customers across the globe, including visitors from Europe and the United States. Many of these clients will be making their first trip to China, combining the Olympics with other tourism.
Wilfred Fan, Vice President of Business Development for Agoda, says, In addition to increasing the number of hotels we offer in Beijing, we've also been gearing up to support both tourists who want to see more of China and local Beijing residents who may want to flee the crowds during the events. During this time, we expect increased demand in Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
A new Olympic Coordinator will be available on agoda.com to point visitors in the right direction, and content at travel.agoda.com will offer tips on day trips, tours and other activities for visitors to the Beijing Games, such as venue directions and last-minute accommodation deals.
Agoda Company is also translating hotel names and directions into Mandarin to make it easier for foreign customers to reach their accommodations, and highlighting properties that work well for the Olympics. Fan says, Many customers aren't aware that the Sino-Swiss Hotel and the Howard Johnson Paragon Hotel are quite convenient for both the Football Stadium and the Field Tracks, where Olympic events will be held. Our job at Agoda is to make that information available now, so our customers get the first opportunity to book rooms. It's going to be competitive for availability.
Agoda customers receive Agoda Rewards Points, which can be used for cash discounts on future bookings at any of Agoda's 42,000+ hotels around the world. To celebrate next summer's Olympics, Agoda is offering Double Points at several hotels in key locations, such as the Sino-Swiss Hotel, which is close to Beijing Capital International Airport, the Howard Johnson Paragon Hotel in Dongcheng District, the Gloria Plaza Hotel, the Prime Hotel, and many other properties listed in Beijing and other areas likely to be popular during the events.
We're doing everything we can to make the Olympics a great experience for our customers, whether they want to visit China, see the Olympics or even get out of Beijing. We are advising all our clients to make plans quickly.
About Agoda Company Agoda (agoda.com) is an online hotel reservations service which specializes in securing the lowest discount hotel prices in Asia. Agoda is part of Priceline.com (Nasdaq:PCLN). Based in Singapore with operations in Bangkok and the Philippines, Agoda's network includes 7,700 hotels in Asia and more than 42,000 worldwide. Agoda provides a first-rate reservation service that uniquely combines local knowledge and connections to provide the best hotel deals in the region. Label: NEWS |
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| Rabu, 2008 Februari 27 |
| Bali Diving Daily Trip : Daily Diving and Snorkelling Trips to many Top Locations |
During our bali diving or snorkeling activities you are always under the guidance of a highly trained professional.
So you can be sure to have enjoyable days exploring the amazing underwater world that diving Bali offers. The most interesting variety of marine life. Combined with stunning views during our trips. Choose from one of these sites. Or ask us what else we can mean for you to make your diving or snorkeling program the way you like it. Your safety is our responsible! Please click here to know who we are?
Tulamben U.S.S. Liberty Shipwreck Lovina Dive this fascinating WO II Shipwreck. Torpedoed by the Japanese in 1942, this complete coral covered wreck offers many swim-throws. Surrounded by thousands of fish. For all diver levels and people who is willing to snorkel. Regarded as "probably the best dive site in the world" (The Independent) There are many other world class bali Dive Sites in the Tulamben area!
Menjangan Island National Marine Park With beautiful reefs that plunge straight down into clear blue waters. Fantastic corals, millions of multi colored tropical fish, rays turtles sharks you name it. There are at least 8 different Dive Sites around the island. You can dive here for days! For all divers levels and a great place to snorkel or even just hang out on the white sandy beaches!
Lovina Reef It is in north bali. Lovina reef is unfortunately not regarded as an interesting Dive Site. Mostly by people who never dove it. It has some interesting newly formed corals. Even a little wooden shipwreck. Lot's of fish! Lovina reef is better at greater depths and therefore a good place for deep divers. Or beginners to explore the very easy and safe diving environment at shallower depths. Very convenient since you avoid long car trips!
Amed Amed is considered as one of the best dive sites on Bali. Unfortunately it lost a lot of corals due to Al Nino in 1997. Since than the reef has recovered at high speed. It's definitely worth diving here. Especially to see the big fish on Bali. Great drop offs. It takes a boat trip from Amed beach to reach the better dive sites. Label: GAYA HIDUP |
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| Green Tea Health Benefits : Have you tried the best Pu Erh tea on earth? |
Pu Erh Tea with the soothing properties, aid digestion and are perfect after heavy or greasy meals. More recent studies indicate powerful cholesterol lowering effects, blood cleansing properties and aid significantly in weight loss efforts. Many published studies have been done showing the enormous health benefits of this wonderful tea. The most eye opening of these studies was conducted in France several years ago. A blind study was conducted with 500 hyperlipidemia patients (individuals with advanced cholesterol conditions, usually controlled with medication). Half of the controlled group consumed 3-4 cups of Pu'erh daily, while the rest of the participants were given something else. After a 30-day period the results showed that drinking Pu'erh on a regular basis could significantly lower cholesterol and further research confirmed that Pu'erh was as effective as the most advanced cholesterol lowering medications available. This is just one of the many healthy benefits of this delicious tea.
Accounts on the health benefits and medical use of Pu-erh tea has been documented in various ancient scripts and famous books throughout Chinese history. Pu-erh tea is strongly believed to have wide ranging health benefits from anti aging, prevention of heart disease and cancer, diabetic control, removal of toxins to curing dysentery, inflammation, aiding digestion and weight loss, improving the eyesight, blood circulation and reviving those who are overly intoxicated with alcohol.
The long term consumption of Pu-erh tea is believed to help reduce high blood pressure and cholesterol levels and play an important role in preventing heart disease and cancer. Pu-erh tea made from wild old tea trees are reputed to be more potent, containing strong Qi (translated as "life energy" or "life force") that boosts the blood flow and helps the body's circulation. This as a result aids the removal of toxins and can cure minor aches and pains.
Pu-erh tea is the perfect complement for Chinese food. In many traditional Chinese restaurants especially those serving dim sum dishes Pu-erh tea is the customary drink served. Its ability to break down oily and fatty food and aid digestion makes it an ideal drink to have alongside delicious Chinese dishes that are often high in fat. After a heavy meal drinking Pu-erh tea is said to help clean the intestines and stomach. In some quarters Pu-erh tea is used as a slimming tea and consumed to assist with weight loss. See References
In Yunnan Province, China the hill tribes and villagers who gather and produce Pu-erh tea for everyday consumption live long healthy lives. Label: NEWS |
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| Kamis, 2008 Februari 21 |
| BALISPIRIT FESTIVAL : An Annual Celebration of Yoga, Dance, Music, Love & Gratitude |
Fusing the personal transformative process of a spiritual retreat with the ecstatic communal energy of a world music and dance fest, our Festival offers a 12-day celebration, centered in the spectacular hill town of Ubud, Bali.Instead of nursing hangovers and failed resolutions, have a different experience this New Year’s! For the wise Balinese, March 7th 2008 marks the start of the Balinese Hindu new year, NYEPI, and a time for self contemplation and the chance to nurture the seeds of spiritual renewal. Here in Ubud, the artistic and cultural center of Bali, we usher in the first Bali Spirit Festival with a wide range of Indonesian and international yoga teachers, dancers, artiists and world musicians. .Spanning the period from March 5th to the 16th, the Bali Spirit Festival 2008 comprises of three distinct consecutive experiences, the 3 day Nyepi supplement, the 5 day INHALE Retreats and the 4 day EXHALE Festival celebration. Fellow festival celebrants have the freedom and opportunity to personalize their experience by either choosing all three experiences, or only the INHALE retreats and EXHALE festival, or to be an active participant and celebrant of the 4 day EXHALE festival.International music super-star Michael Franti will kick off our official festival with an opening celebration on March 1st 2008 by headlining a fundraising benefit performance for the Bumi Sehat clinic & foundation at Gado-Gado Restuarant in Seminyak. Bumi Sehat provides vital free pre-natal, delivery, and post-natal care to hundreds of Balinese families every year.March 6th is an experience on its own…an incredible carnival-like day of gamelan parades with these huge ogres and monsters representative of the malignant forces that have accumulated over the previous year. Once the island is cleansed of the demons through a ritual burning, the island of Bali goes under a blanket of silence for one day…Nyepi. 3 million people in silence, with the airport shut down, no electricity nor the internet nor cell phones being used, Nyepi is a profound day, when fully embraced and surrendered to.INHALE RETREATSINHALE retreats comprise of intensive 5 day yoga retreats in lush retreat centers throughout Ubud, that prelude to the festival. These unique retreats are facilitated by extraordinary teachers of yoga whose collective aim is to bring about new spiritual possibilities and the chance to awaken a lifetime worth of extraordinary experiences. From Rumi, Freedom and the Dance of Liberation, Acro Yoga, to JivaMukti Yoga…the festival celebrant has ample choices of INHALE retreats to select from in order to find the one that complements them best.AcroYoga is one of the hottest new yoga modalities, blending the spiritual wisdom of yoga, the loving kindness of Thai massage, and the dynamic power of acrobatics. These three ancient lineages form the foundation of a unique new practice that cultivates trust, connection and playfulness. AcroYoga founder James Nemer and Radiant Flow Janet Stone will be conducting the exhilarating AcroYoga and Radiant Flow Retreat whose aims are to quiet the mind and move towards Abhaya (freedom of fear) and to bring the individual into a state of union with themselves, with each other, and with the divine.EXHALE FESTIVALUbud embraces us for 4 nights and 4 days of creative exploration and uplifting celebration at the EXHALE Festival. Daily yoga, dance, music and song workshops, and nightly concerts, kirtans, dance performances, and conscious dance gatherings aim to transform us. And on the morning of the final festival day, we are blessed and purified by Balinese priests within the inner sanctuary of the Monkey Forest Temple.The extensive selection of the daily EXHALE workshops will prove to be intriguing and exciting to the festival celebrants. Some EXHALE workshop highlights include Laughter Yoga with Madan Kataria, Estatic Dance with Ellen Watson and Parashakti, West African dance with Baba Kauna, Sacred Bellydance with Jacqui Lalita and Nick Woolsey fuels your love of poi.The mystical Balinese music and dance filled nights of Ubud welcome and await with anticipation for the EXHALE Festival nightly celebrations. Featuring a line up of performers that keeps getting better, some of the highlights include renowned hammered dulcimer and percussion virtuoso Jamie Janover, pure voiced songstress Tina Malia, and the young qawwals of sufi ecstatic devotional prayer Fanna-Fi-AllahThe Bali Spirit festival website www.balispiritfestival.com is updated on a daily basis and includes in depth descriptions and all the necessary information for the Nyepi supplement, the INHALE yoga retreats and the EXHALE festival daily workshops and nightly performances.Come and be a fellow festival celebrant at the first Bali Spirit Festival 2008. Turn this New Year into a true celebration of self through yoga, dance, music, love and gratitude. |
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| Family Adventure Offered by Canadian Mountain Holidays and Banff Rocky Mountain Resort |
When the world’s largest, most experienced heli-hiking company teams up with an accredited child-friendly retreat hotel in Canada’s famed Banff National Park, there are serious memories to be made on this summertime family dream-vacation!Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH), in partnership with the Banff Rocky Mountain Resort, has created a six-day family adventure with Rocky Mountain high country beauty, the exhilaration of helicopters and whitewater rafting, the comfort of wonderful accommodations and gourmet food – and free family time as well. Following airporter transportation from Calgary International Airport, visitors will spend two nights in a family suite at the cozy Rocky Mountain Resort, located on a secluded eight-acre parcel on the edge of world-renowned Banff. On the first morning, walk along the emerald-green Bow River, climb a path to look out over Banff from the top of Tunnel Mountain, rent bikes and visit the mystical hoodoos or tour the museum, gallery and shopping-rich townsite. If the kids choose to remain at the resort, complete with crafts and games programs, fireside story-telling and marshmallow roasts, they will also have access to an indoor pool, tennis courts and scheduled activities to keep them busy. Spend the afternoon rafting the gorgeous Kananaskis River as it emerges from the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Kids of all ages will love it! On Day 3, fly with the eagles, up to one of CMH’s remote high-country lodges, where Childcare Specialists are in charge of creating age-appropriate programs for the kids. Everyone is ‘kitted out’ with hiking gear and along with the Childcare Specialists, is taken for an afternoon amidst North America’s most stunning mountain scenery in an SUV of the sky. Days 4 and 5 are filled with mountain heli-hiking. In the cleanest air imaginable, explore with the kids, or choose to hike with other adults and explore alpine glaciers, emerald lakes, soft meadows carpeted with wildflowers and mountain ridges overlooking impressive panoramas. The CMH alpine lodge experience is truly world-class. Modern, airy rooms all have private bath. Gourmet food is expertly prepared and served casually, family-style. Each lodge offers a swimming pond, climbing wall, games room, exercise room, outdoor whirlpool, sauna, steam, a big deck and a relaxation massage service. If these are the kinds of memories the family would love to create, contact CMH at 1.800.661.0252 or by email at info@cmhinc.com. More information. Label: GAYA HIDUP, MANCA NEGARA |
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| Sabtu, 2008 Februari 16 |
| Make a beautiful moment in Rhodes Island |
This Dodecanese island have rich and varied landscape. Part of them looks arid and rocky, but very impressive. In the other place, Rhodes have fantastic city life.
In Greek, Rhodes name came from Rhodos or Rodos. Its lies between Crete and the near East in the Aegean ocean. The fact said, Rhodes is the biggest of the Dodecanese islands. So, no wonder that Rhodes have subtropical climate and over 3.000 hours of sun per year.Visitors come from other country love subtropical sensation. They come in Rhodes, and find some beach for leisure or enjoy holidays. When the night have come, they go around the city to find dining. In the other places, they use time to explore Rhodes offers. The natural beauty of the island, the monuments from her long and often turbulent history, a rodosmopolitan character, as well as the warm hospitality generously offered by the people of Rhodes, and an excellent tourist infrastructure boasting the most modern hotels, all captivate the visitor.Fantasticgreece.com said, the modern city of Rhodes is one of the biggest municipalities in the Greek islands, with about sixty thousand permanent residents. It is the financial and cultural centre of the southeastern Aegean, and successfully combines a lively present with a rich historical past. There are many reasons why Rhodes is one of the most popular resorts in the Mediterranean: the natural surroundings (crystal clear seas, many parks and recreational facilities), the bright sun and the warm hospitality of the islanders themselves. Hotels in Rhodes
Rhodes nightlife is very famous. Because there are a lot of available venues for entertainment, from taverns and cafeterias, to clubs, pubs, bars, cinema's and even a casino. After all of this happy times, now, time to go to hotel. The simple way to find some informations about Rhodes hotels, use Fantasticgreece.com.In this site, you can find hotels informations, the good one, best one, pricing, fasility, and many alternatives. Like Carina Hotel, Lomeniz Beach Hotel, ALS Hotel, and many more. Then, you can use the site for book your hotel room. Label: AKOMODASI, E-TRAVEL, MANCA NEGARA |
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| Rabu, 2008 Februari 06 |
| Make the wonderful experiences in Spain's Islands |
Discover these beautiful places. Explore the stunning sight of Mallorca, Lanzarote, and Menorca.
In English, Mallorca is also known as Majorca. It is the biggest of the Balearic Islands, located in a privileged enclave in the Mediterranean Sea and has 550 kilometres of coast. If you love to touch with nature, try beautiful natural parks, exotic gardens, or fun water parks of Mallorca.Mallorca also have coasts and more than 70 beaches offer wonderful experiences. Its coves, cliffs and beaches, ideal for water sports or just for relax and sun bathing. Sometime you can take boat trips from this beach too.Try to go to Mallorca's dynamic cities, like Palma de Majorca with its impressive gothic cathedral finished in 1601. Palma de Mallorca city also known as the cultural center of the island. Or Colonia Sant Jordi that gives a "sleepy" ambiance except for the month of August and the summer week ends, Can Picafort beach generally is very popular during the summer where you can expect sun every day, Cala Mesquida is one of the best beaches on Mallorca. It is one of the few places where you have sand dunes stretching in land. If you are looking for a quiet place with a lot of beach, clear water and relaxing with a quality hotel group, then this could be the place, and other town beaches. What you have to do is enjoy all the activities like sports, leisure and excursions, shopping, nightlife, food and drink, events and festivals, and tours.In the other way, don't forget to visit Mallorca local museums. Because the museums commonly in beautiful traditional buildings. The museum have marvelous collections of fascinating artifacts and artworks. Some of the top museums and art galleries in Mallorca are Museu de Mallorca (Mallorca Museum), Museu d'Art Espanyol Contemporani, Museu Krekovic, Museum Municipal, and many more.Lanzarote and MinorcaSpain's Islands are paradise of beach lovers. After Mallorca, find the way to Lanzarote. Because Lanzarote has a large variety of wonderful beaches too. Their beautiful white sands of the North to the golden sands of Puerto Del Carmen to the black sand at Playa Quemada, one will be amazed by this contrast that is unique to Lanzarote. Sometimes, you can go to Playa Grande, Playa Chica, Playa Blanca, Famara, La Santa, and finally, Arrecife, Lanzarote's capital, has a wonderful golden beach, El Reducto.If you don't like beach, in Lanzarote you can explore Timanfaya National Park, Guinate Tropical Park and Penguin Paradise, Castillo de San Gabriel, Lanzarote Aquarium, Casa Museo y Monumento al Campesino, The Wine Museum of Lanzarote, Mirador del Rio, and many more. In the other side of Lanzarote, there is The Cave of Los Verdes, the places with a spectacular and complex system of caves formed by underground Lava flows, and The Cactus Garden, the place that created by local artist, the late Cesar Manrique, and features an impressive collection of Cacti and sculptures and a restored Windmill.In the Mediterranean Sea and belongs to Spain too, we can go to Minorca, one of the Balearic Islands. Minorca is the land of history. Because there are many large collection of megalithic stone monuments, like navetes, taules, and talaiots. We can learn some parts of early prehistoric human activity there.When tourist came here, they like to enjoy food and drink of Minorca. Like gin, or cheese. Maybe Minorca is an ideal island for families with small children or those looking for a relatively more quiet getaway discovering the old villages, enjoying the nature or walking the coast or the protected areas. You can visit Monte Toro (the highest point on the island, near Es Mercadal) for a fantastic panoramic view of the island, the fishing village at Fornells, Calas Fonts at Es Castell, Fort Marlborough, and many more.With all of this promises, don't waste your time to find the way there. Make it easy with Cheaperthanhotels.co.uk. You can find some informations about anything you want to do in Mallorca, Lanzarote, and Menorca. This website offers excellent usability for making reservations to quickly find last minute bookings in the Spain's popular islands. For example informations about Spain Hotels, Mallorca Hotels, Lanzorote Hotels, and Menorca Hotels.Make a plan with Cheaperthanhotels.co.uk will help you to make a perfect trip. Make a shortcut to local music scene, entertainment venues, culture, art galleries, fashion, and others in Spain's islands. So, you can spend your time together in the wonderful experiences. What do you think? This information supported by Blogvertise.com Label: ADVERTORIAL, E-TRAVEL, MANCA NEGARA |
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| Minggu, 2008 Februari 03 |
| Ayurveda Resort Bali: Your Gateway to Health, Beauty and Harmony |
A small luxury resort, situated in a serene and peaceful environment in North Bali, offers integratied Ayurveda, Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation. A holiday where all your senses will be touched and renewed making you feel alive, healthy and beautiful. A small luxury resort, situated in a serene and peaceful environment in North Bali, offers a comprehensive wellness program integrating Ayurveda, Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation. It is a spa holiday destination where all your senses will be touched, awakened and renewed making you feel alive, healthy and beautiful.
Ayurveda, the “science of life and healthy living”, is the world’s most ancient holistic health philosophy and system that covers every aspect of wellbeing: health, beauty, food, spirit, sex and living in harmony with each other and with nature. For over 5000 years in India, Ayurveda has been the practical basis of treating the root causes of many health disorders and diseases, often giving a real cure rather than temporary relief. Life based on the principles of Ayurveda resist ill health, arrests premature aging and retains youthfulness.
Ayurveda is increasingly recognized as a highly beneficial system to complement modern medical practices to treat and cure the causes and symptoms of poor health, for example fatigue, sleeplessness, anxiety, stress, early aging, many diseases and other physical and mental disorders that affect an increasing number of people due to the stresses and pressures of “modern” lifestyles.
Yoga comprises of three fundamentals, the external relating to physical health and fitness, the internal to the psychological health and intellect, and the innermost to spirituality and benevolence. Yoga practices help deal with emotions, sensitivities, desires, achievements and failures in our lives. The regular practice of yoga results in benefits, including youthful face and figure, gracious posture and carriage, clear complexion, improved blood circulation and all-round general health.
Meditation is important to all aspects of our well being. All of us are confronted everyday with tasks to do and often this leads to worry that in turn inhibits clear thinking towards finding solutions. Meditation is a practice that gives balance physically, emotionally and mentally it is often used to help people quit smoking, conquer drug and alcohol addictions and reduce symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome and menopause. Meditation aids in lowering heart rate and blood pressure by slowing down breathing, which reduces the amount of oxygen needed. A few minutes of deep meditative concentration goes a long way towards resolving the problems and worries that confront us.
Pranayama is the science and technique of controlled, regulated, and effective breathing. Breathing is the act where we take Prana (air) from the atmosphere into our lungs, absorb oxygen from it into the blood supply, and exhale the air together with carbon dioxide and water vapors. The practice of Pranayama techniques is critical to maximizing the effective capacity of the lungs, the fundamental purifying engine of our body.. It is ironic we are rarely taught how to breathe air in, to hold the air in, and to breathe out is the basis of life, since without this we cannot survive even for a few minutes.
At Ayurveda Resort Bali, our ayurveda professional from Kerala, India together with trained Balinese therapist will assess your body type, lifestyles and any health ailments towards designing your personal wellbeing and beauty plan based on ayurveda therapeutic treatments, and daily regimes of yoga, meditation and pranayama.
The resort just 200 meters from a secluded beach and wide open sea views is surrounded by natural forest, rice fields and vineyards. A Zen garden amidst designer floral and tropical landscape together with a horizon swimming pool and Jacuzzi provides an ideal environment to relax and feel the wonder of nature. Holiday activities in the area include snorkeling and scuba diving, sunrise dolphin sails, eco-forest walks, rice field trekking, natural hot springs and golf in the temperate-tropical lush environment of Bedugal.
The resort’s ecological and social responsibility programs include solar heating, waste recycling, vegetable and herb garden, water conservation and local community free health and dental clinics and sustainable development programs. The resort offers subsidized accommodation to doctors and nurses, artists, musicians, agricultural experts and other professionals provided they give some of their holiday time to our local community development programs.
There are not many places left in the world where culture and traditions, morals and values, spirituality and community solidarity are practiced daily. North Bali, thus far untouched by mass tourism, is an ideal place to experience world renowned Balinese hospitality and humanity.
Ayurveda Resort Bali offers all inclusive 3 to 21 night relaxation, rejuvenation and purification health and beauty programs. Label: GAYA HIDUP |
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| British Airways Holidays Makes Booking a City Break to New York Even Easier |
British Airways has created a new British Airways Holidays website to provide customers advice on where to shop, where to eat, where to stay, what to see, ticket booking, as well as top tips for visitors to popular cities around the world such as New York. From cultural ideas like the Metropolitan Museum of Art to afternoon outings like the New York Official Heritage tour, there are lots of ideas to help customers plan their perfect trip and make the most of their time in the Big Apple.
Shopping is high on the agenda for most visitors and New York’s flagship stores - Macy’s, Bloomingdales and Saks Fifth Avenue - are always worth a visit. To ensure visitors have plenty of dollars left over for shopping, the new British Airways Holidays site also makes available accommodation suggestion and booking options like the New Yorker hotel which is minutes away from Macy’s and a great budget option.
In addition to simple shopping suggestions, the British Airways Holidays site can provide tickets on guided New York shopping tours around the Soho and Nolita districts for site users looking for something more quirky, the latest trends and innovative designer boutiques, which takes in downtown Soho and is the perfect walking tour for both shoppers and sightseers.
British Airways Holidays has also recently added the popular Woodbury Common tour to its wide range of New York sightseeing trips options available in the city. Only 50 minutes from Manhattan, this Mecca of designer outlets has some 220 stores all crammed with cut-price treasures enabling visitors to wander through the Gap outlet, Nike factory, Versace and Barney’s factory outlets to bag those bargains.
Additional suggestions available on the site for anyone looking for a bit of peace after a hectic day include heading to the Top of the Rock observation deck and quietly soak up the sights of the city. 70 stories high, the panoramic views are unobstructed for 360 degrees through the glass panels and give a serene bird’s eye view of Northern Manhattan’s landmarks; even the Statue of Liberty can be seen in the distance.
New York is known for good food and has over 20,000 eateries to choose from, making dining out in New York a daunting prospect for some. To help prevent visitors becoming overwhelmed the site contains recommendations like the Peter Luger steakhouse in Brooklyn – voted best Steakhouse in New York for 23 years running, or to indulge in a delicious cup cake from the famous Magnolia bakery.
The newly opened Danal restaurant on Fifth Avenue having moved from its former home in the East Village is another of the many suggestions, with a delectable French menu and a renowned brunch.
To create a whole holiday in New York package the British Airways Holidays site contains hotel information and the ability to pre-book rooms to suit everyone, whether they're after hip and trendy like the Hudson, classic like the Peninsula or value for money like the Metro. With over 10 daily flights to New York with British Airways travelers can plan their trip, and then hop on a plane whenever the bright lights call them.
About British Airways Holidays Ltd British Airways Holidays Ltd. is a fully owned subsidiary of British Airways plc, which offers a selection of hand-picked hotel, car hire, transfers and sightseeing deals in most worldwide destinations. This includes many 'value for money' bonus offers such as free child places, free nights and car hire early booking. Working very closely with colleagues at British Airways, British Airways Holidays Ltd are constantly seeking to exceed customers' expectations, both in terms of the value for money and quality of the service provided. |
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| Time to relocation, time NationalRelocation.com |
Want to move somewhere? Need apartements for rent? Mortgage refinancing? Or bank for closures?
It was happened with you. Your boss said, he wants you go to other place. Because he needs you come tobe a new supervisor at his branh office. God, it's hard. Because you'll need new place, new home. And you don't have much time to arrange all of this.
If you do, go to your laptop. Connect to internet, and go to this web : NationalRelocation.com. NationalRelocation is a national relocation portal that offers many relocation services.
For example, if you want to search for a house, condo or apartment to rent, go Rentals channel. Here you can find NationalRelocation offers a free and easy services. For finding homes for rent, condo rentals, townhouses for rent, apartments for rent and duplexes across the United States. Using their services will save your time and effort when you are looking for a home, condo, townhome or apartment to rent.
You can take advantage of the following services when you use their site. Like ability to search by area to find a rental property with the right amenities and price that fits your needs, inquiry on homes for rent, condos and apartments via email or telephone, free and unlimited searches of our national data base of rental properties, view properties pictures, terms and detailed descriptions of the houses and apartments for rent, and many more.
Others channel, try Mortgage refinancing. Mortgages are a necessary part of home buying. With as many diverse types of mortgages as there are mortgage rates, finding what you need can be difficult. But on NationalRelocation.com, the different types of mortgages are laid out on their own pages so the task is easier. Whether you are buying your first home or looking for a mortgage refinance, you want to find the best mortgage rate possible. Mortgages will allow you to own a home, whether a starter home or the home of your dreams, without having to wait until you can pay for it outright. It is a good idea to get mortgage quotes for your home purchase so that you can choose the right type of mortgage for you and your family and get the best deal on a mortgage rate and an interest rate possible.
Others channel is Foreclosures. National Relocation offers access to one of the largest databases of foreclosure listings in the nation. Over 1 million properties that are updated daily. These include bank foreclosures, REO listings (real estate owned) and pre-foreclosures. It is free to search our site to locate a property and view details like street name, bedrooms, bathrooms, price, list date, auction date and pictures as well. You can also sign up for a free trial to get email alerts as new foreclosures become available. Your new real estate investment is just a few clicks away. This information supported by Blogvertiser.com Label: ADVERTORIAL |
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| Jumat, 2008 Februari 01 |
| Sate Khas Senayan Buka Dua Gerai Baru di Kelapa Gading |
Sebagai kota megapolis, Jakarta pantas ditabalkan sebagai pusat kuliner terlengkap di Indonesia, dimana segala jenis makanan dan jajanan tersedia. Walau aneka ragam sajian hidangan dari mancanegara banyak dijajakan di resto-resto dan café-café, tempat bersantap yang menyajikan masakan tradisional khas Indonesia tetap saja menjamur. Ini salah satu bukti, apabila dikelola dengan baik, berbisnis kuliner dengan modal kekhasan pada hidangan yang disajikan memang amat menjanjikan.
Salah satu pelaku bisnis kuliner yang sedari awal konsisten menggarap pasar makanan tradisional adalah Sate Khas Senayan. Semula bernama Sate House Senayan, pada tahun 1982 resto tersebut berganti nama menjadi Sate Khas Senayan (SKS). Pada tahun itu juga, resto yang awalnya beroperasi di Jl. Pakubuwono VI/6, Jakarta Selatan, lalu membuka 3 gerai baru di kawasan Kebon Sirih, Tanah Abang dan Menteng.
Mulai beroperasi sejak 34 tahun lalu - tepatnya pada 1974 - SKS memang dirancang menjadi tempat singgah bagi mereka yang meminati aneka ragam kekayaan kuliner Nusantara. Dengan menawarkan beragam pilihan serba tradisional, aneka menu di SKS menunjukkan karakter yang unik dari masakan Indonesia. Selain hidangan sate, SKS juga menyajikan jenis masakan lainnya. Jaringan resto yang awalnya dikelola secara tradisional tersebut kini didukung oleh manajemen modern yang bercorak dinamis. Di tengah menjamurnya berbagai restoran yang menjajakan masakan dari manca negara, ternyata tak mematikan bisnis makanan tradisional yang dijalani SKS. Berawal dari pengoperasian hanya satu gerai, kini SKS membuka 18 gerai yang tersebar di berbagai sudut kota Jakarta.
Memasuki tahun 2008, SKS menambah dua gerai sekaligus yang berlokasi di kawasan Kelapa Gading, Jakarta Utara. Satu gerai SKS dengan konsep "full dining" terletak di Inkopal Kelapa Gading, sedangkan gerai di Mal Kelapa Gading (MKG) 3 bercorak Express yang berlokasi di food court. Selama masa pembukaan perdana, di SKS Inkopal berlaku potongan harga (diskon) sebesar 15%. Sedangkan di SKS MKG 3, untuk setiap pembelian Combo gratis berbagai pilihan minuman segar (Es Cendol, Es Merah Delima, Es Cincau, Es Coklat Kacang Merah).
Untuk menyambut perayaan Imlek, SKS mempersembahkan Lontong Cap Gomeh Spesial. Hidangan khas berkuah kental yang berasal dari tradisi kuliner etnis Tionghoa ini ditata secara khusus dengan lauk pauk yang beragam, seperti telur pindang, opor ayam, sambel goreng hati, tumis udang, abon daging, taburan bawang merah serta krupuk udang. Menu Lontong Cap Gomeh Spesial ini bisa Anda nikmati di seluruh gerai SKS sepanjang Februari 2008. Sebagai apresiasi kepada para pelanggan setia, SKS mempromosikan lucky draw bertajuk "Celebrating Chinese New Year". Untuk pembelian senilai minimum Rp 250.000,- yang berlaku untuk setiap kelipatan nilai pembelian, para pelanggan berkesempatan mendapatkan kupon undian minimal senilai Rp 100,000,-.
"Kami membuka restoran ini dengan tujuan untuk menghargai tradisi turun temurun warisan nenek moyang berupa kuliner dengan bumbu tradisional. Kami juga ingin memadukan rasa yang otentik dengan harga terjangkau," tutur Liza Syauta, Operation Manager SKS. "Beragam hidangan yang bisa Anda nikmati di SKS mencakup aneka ragam cemilan, aneka jenis sate, nasi, soto, gule, sop buntut, hidangan laut (sea food), dan sayuran," tambahnya.
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| Feel happy to go to Denmark and Iceland |
 Planning a trip to Iceland? Here’s some tips for hotels and flights, particulaily if you are connecting from Copenhagen in Denmark, or travelling on to maybe Greenland via Iceland.
Iceland is easily reached via air and the international airport is Keflavík, in the southwest of the country about 40 km from Reykjavík with regular services by Iceland Express and Icelandair departing from Denmark and Copenhagen or London Stansted or Heathrow. The airport itself is quite boring; so if you need to stop a long time for a connection you should make sure to bring some entertainment.
There is an airport transfer bus service (called the FlyBus) between and Reykjavík and the airport bus terminal via various hotels (1100 Kr [1200Kr from 01 Jan 07], 45 minutes). A return is 300 Kr cheaper than 2 singles. Another great option is to take the bus which stops at the Blue Lagoon either to or from the airport, then continues every half hour or so to Reykjavík.
Taxi’s are expensive, costing an amazing 9500 krona (approximately US$150) and that’s official metered costs. Nonstop flights on Icelandair are available at the best value from the U.S. and Canada, with gateways in New York City, Boston, Halifax, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Orlando Sanford, and Baltimore/Washington.
Destinations beyond Iceland include most major European cities (i.e. Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Helsinki, London, Oslo, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris, and Stockholm, with newly-added cities Bergen and Gothenburg), with Icelandair's hub-and-spoke network connecting via Keflavík in Iceland. Please note that some destinations are seasonal.
You can also stopover in Iceland for up to seven nights at no additional airfare on your way to or from Europe. That's two destinations for the price of one! Another option is the low cost airline Iceland Express which flies from Copenhagen and London (Stansted) to Keflavik (with additional service during the summer month to Frankfurt-Hahn, Berlin Schönefeld, Friedrichshafen, Alicante, Gothenburg and Stockholm Arlanda). New connections have been added in 2007 from Copenhagen directly to Akureyri and Egilsstadir.
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| Hawaii vacations, more then your imaginations |
They always talk about this paradise. No wander, because it's no secret that the Islands of Aloha are a scenic paradise for the senses. But an exploration of the rich cultural history of the Hawaiian people makes your first visit to the islands even richer. When you step off the plane and it's as if the volume on your senses has been turned up. Smell the fresh plumeria in the air. See sapphire seas, emerald valleys, and halos of rainbow arches. Feel the warm radiance of the sun on your cheeks while a cool rush of ocean water sucks the sand from between your toes.
With so much to experience, you'll find the warm embrace of Hawaii waiting for you on your second visit and beyond. So, these are 6 things to do on the first trip to Hawaii. - Enjoy the stunning scenery from various points along Kauai's Napali Coast.
- Visit the USS Arizona and USS Missouri memorials in Oahu's Pearl Harbor.
- Take a mule ride down to the Kalaupapa Peninsula on Molokai.
- Drive the Munro Trail on Lanai for incredible views.
- Take the long, winding, scenic road to Hana on Maui.
- View the active Kilauea Volcano at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii's Big Island.
If you ready for all of this, find a worldwide vacation rentals website. For a suggestion, try Goin2travel.com. This web can give you some specific information like Hawaii vacations, Maui vacation rentals, or Kauai vacation rentals. After that, enjoy your Hawaii. This information supported by Blogvertiser.com
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| Fly and discover the best part of Portugal |
Portugal have many fine monuments, cities and its wonderful landscapes shaped by man down the centuries.Part of the heritage monuments selected by UNESCO as World Heritage. This country covers such a varied range of natural habitats. There is the masterpiece they created out of the majestic Douro valleys. It was only thus that Port could be brought into the world. Portugal made Sintra a magical and mystical place in dotting its abundant vegetation with palaces and romantic gardens while out on the island of Madeira we tend forests millennia in age. Out of intercultural exchange and mastery of the seas came the Manueline style that is unique to this land. In Lisbon, the point of departure for the Voyages of Discovery, the Monastery of Jerónimos and the Tower of Belém stand proud as the finest symbols for this artistic architectural style. Wander the historic centres of Guimarães, Porto, Évora or Angra do Heroísmo, all packed with the charm characteristic of Portuguese cities. Stroll the Vale do Côa with its art gallery 25,000 years in the making or share the heritage of the Cister monks of the Abbey of Alcobaça. Major Destination Now, Portugal is a major European toursi destination attracting over 12.8 million tourists. Annually. Tourism is playing an increasingly important role in Portugal's economy contributing with about 5% of the the Gross Domestic Product. The largest 5 sources for tourists is United Kingdom 21.8%, Spain 19.0%, Germany 12.3%, France 7.0%, and Italy 5.2%. The popular tourist places to in Portugal are Lisbon, the Algarve and Madeira, but is currently new destinations are developing : Douro Valley, Porto Santo Island, and Alentejo. Portugal has many tourism regional areas that are being rapidly developed such as Douro Sul, Templários, Dão-Lafões, Costa do Sol, Costa Azul, Planície Dourada, etc. But as yet many of them are unknown to tourists and locals alike. These are the traditional regions: - Costa Verde — The Portuguese green coast comprises all the northern coast of Portugal from the estuary of the Minho River to the city of Porto.
- Costa da Prata — Silver coast. The coast of central Portugal from Porto to Lisbon.
- Costa de Lisboa — Lisbon coast. The coast of the capital city and its important suburbs.
- Montanhas — Mountainous and interior regions of northern and central Portugal, namely Serra da Estrela and Trás-os-Montes.
- Planícies — The Portuguese plane region of Alentejo in the south.
- Algarve — The southern coast of Portugal.
- Madeira — The Madeira islands.
- Açores — The Azores islands.
Cheaperthanhotels Portugal caters for visitors from all of these major markets with its last minute and year round hotel reservation websites, translated into all of these languages. Check out these pages as samples Portugal Hotels, Lisbon Hotels, Algarve Hotels, Madeira Hotels. This information supported by Blogvertiser.com Label: ADVERTORIAL, AKOMODASI, E-TRAVEL, MANCA NEGARA |
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