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Condé Nast / Gleneagles offer

ByPaul Johnson February 20, 2006February 20, 2006

Condé Nast Traveller readers are invited to live it up at Gleneagles at an exclusive event to be held…

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Never under-estimate the importance of local knowledge

ByPaul Johnson February 19, 2006January 31, 2018

HSBC, your local bank, never under-estimate the importance of local knowledge.   Or so the adverts say.   If…

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Oxia… coming to a minibar near you

ByPaul Johnson February 19, 2006February 19, 2006

Here’s something you don’t normally expect to find in your minibar: oxygen. That’s right, oxygen!   These small cannisters…

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Diana, A Celebration

ByPaul Johnson February 17, 2006January 29, 2006

An exhibition named ‘Diana, A Celebration’ will be held at The Dayton Art Institute from 18th February to 11th…

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Motorized Pool Lounger

ByPaul Johnson February 17, 2006

Excalibur Electronics have come up with the luxury leisure traveller’s ultimate gadget: a motorized pool lounger. Afterall, why float…

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New Orleans Jazz Fest details emerge

ByPaul Johnson February 17, 2006February 17, 2006

I mentioned the New Orleans Jazz Fest a few days ago, but the details then were  a little unknown….

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Hotelier Vikram Chatwal and Priya Sachdeva marry

ByPaul Johnson February 17, 2006February 17, 2006

New-York based hotelier Vikram Chatwal is to tie the knot with Indian model Priya Sachdeva today. The celebrations are…

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Bellagio birthday bash

ByPaul Johnson February 16, 2006

Robbie Williams allegedly splashed out £50,000 on a lavish birthday bash  at Las Vegas’s Bellagio  last week.  The British…

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Royal Caribbean Cruise Planner

ByPaul Johnson February 16, 2006

Yesterday, I mentioned Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas website, and today I’ve stumbled upon another great site of…

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TravelPost Writer Appreciation Month

ByPaul Johnson February 15, 2006

Sam Shank, CEO of TravelPost.com, emailed me this evening to tell me about their writer appreciation month. A key…

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Venice Carnival

ByPaul Johnson February 15, 2006

Venice claims to have the oldest carnival in the world, with laws establishing the holiday dating to the 13th…

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Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas website

ByPaul Johnson February 15, 2006February 15, 2006

Royal Caribbean have come up with a truly great website for their 3,600-passenger Freedom of the Seas vessel. It…

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Hilton Hotels ad campaign

ByPaul Johnson February 15, 2006February 15, 2006

Declaring that “Travel Should Take You Places”, Hilton Hotels’ new advertising campaign is catching the eye of a number…

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Charles IV, Emperor by the Grace of God

ByPaul Johnson February 15, 2006

Charles IV, Emperor by the Grace of God is one of this decade’s major exhibitions. This unique collection of…

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We are sinking!

ByPaul Johnson February 14, 2006January 31, 2018

Berlitz demonstrates the importance of learning languages with this fun clip courtesy of a trainee German coastguard. It’s just…

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