At last – some relief from the ubiquitous doom and gloom surrounding the luxury travel industry in the current economic climate. While the press doom-mongers focus on specialist operators shrinking or going out of business, two independently owned luxury tour operators have joined forces, with Original Travel acquiring Tim Best Travel yesterday (5th February 2009). Advantages for current and future clients include an extremely wide portfolio of destinations and accompanying staff expertise; from music festivals in Mali or wildlife-spotting in Madagascar to husky-dog sledding in Swedish Lapland or exclusive tented camping in Oman’s Empty Quarter desert, all on a bespoke basis.
February 6, 2009
Original and Best!
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A year of island hopping: January
This is post one of twelve in our daily look at the best islands in the world to visit, when to visit them and where to stay (where individual recommendations are made). For January, the following are recommended:
- Cebu, Philippines: Alegre Beach Resort and the Shangri-La, on Mactan Island
- Crete, Greece: Casa Delfino Suites
- Djenné, Mali
- Puerto Rico: Villa Cofresi Hotel & Restaurant and Casa Isleña Inn
- South Georgia and the Falklands
- Vancouver Island, Canada: Wickaninnish Inn