Vacation at Riga, Latvia- Nordic Hotel Bellevue

Latvia is one of Northern Europe's most exciting places hidden away from the world's view for over half a century by the Soviet occupation. Prior to the occupation, Latvia was one of the most dynamic parts of Europe with exciting possibilities. After the collapse of the Soviet system, Latvia is struggling to regain its strength and place in the world.

There is a lot to do and see in Latvia from the untouched nature to the historic buildings dating back to the days of the great trading in the Hanseatic League. You can also see elements of the Soviet leftovers - this makes you step back and wonder what could have been without those awful years!

Come and experience for yourself this very special country and the possibilities of its exciting future. Granted, after the economic collapse of 2009 it is not as bright as it should be. But, we still hold out hope that the leadership will finally come to their senses and take serious action to simplify the government and start treating the Latvian people with the respect that they deserve.

Outside of Riga, be prepared to step back into history as the infrastructure in most parts is not yet developed as that in Riga. Be patient and understanding and you will have a remarkable experience.

This port in the Baltic region has charming 17th-century streets and a medieval old town. City tours visit the historic sites of the old town, including 13th-century St. George's Church and Livonia Knights' Castle, now an art and history museum. Wandering the crooked streets on your own is one of the pleasures of this city.

Nordic Hotel Bellevue is located in the centre of the city of Riga, Latvia. It lies 200 metres from the Opera House and 300 metres from the Old Town.

Hotel Features: This seven-storey hotel is housed in a period building built in Art Nouveau style. Spa facilities include a steam room, spa tub, and massage and beauty treatments. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can offer concierge services, tour assistance, and the use of a safe-deposit box. The air- conditioned public areas have complimentary wireless Internet access, computer rental is available, and complimentary newspapers are on offer in the lobby. There is a porter and limited-hours room service is available.

Restaurant Bel Ami serves modern French dishes in a traditional setting. A complimentary full English buffet breakfast is provided.

Guestrooms: The 112 guestrooms have light contemporary decor and modern furnishings including desks. All are equipped with satellite television with pay movies, air conditioning, and wired Internet access (surcharge). Other standard amenities include safes, minibars, and sewing kits. Hair dryers and makeup mirrors are provided.

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Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort & Spa - Mexico

With a Mexican heart and a Caribbean soul, Cozumel is a paradise where tradition, flavor and joy come together. You will always find a friendly face and a warm welcome to make your stay an unforgettable one.

Famous all over the world for its coral reefs, there are plenty of water sports such as diving, deep-sea fishing, snorkeling, kayaking and more. Cozumel's mostly undeveloped territory at the center of the island is covered by jungle and swampy lagoons, which are home to tiny mammals and endemic birds that have never left the island. Noteworthy is the Chankanaab National Park, a Cozumel icon, and the Punta Sur Ecological Reserve. This huge protected area at the southern tip of the island includes Punta Celarain and its historical lighthouse, as well as the Colombia Lagoon, a shelter for many of the island's endemic species, as well as other endangered forms of life, such as marine turtles and their nesting areas.

With its beautiful beaches and exotic locale, Cozumel is an ideal destination where honeymooners can enjoy colorful and breathtaking sunsets, moonlit walks on secluded beaches, swim through crystal clear blue waters and romantic candlelight dinners

A FIVE-STAR GEM ON A HALF-MILE PRIVATE BEACH Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort & Spa is the perfect balance of energy and ease. Adventurers love the scuba centre and nearby Chankanaab Park. Bringing the kids? The resort’s Chiqui Club will keep them busy all day. When you want a slightly slower pace, you can head for our stretch of white sand, the exotic Mandara Spa or Cozumel’s shops.

Commanding presence on a one half mile strand of private Caribbean beach, the Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort rests less than three kilometers from shopping districts in Cozumel, Mexico. The Cozumel Convention Center is less than five kilometers away. There's always something special happening at an InterContinental hotel. Whether you are looking for a fun-filled getaway or a place to host your next business event we have a package to meet your needs. Click to experience all that InterContinental has to offer.
El Caribeño invites you outside to dine under the shade of an oversized beachfront palapa. A lavish buffet is prepared at breakfast, and international specialties are served à la carte for lunch and dinner. The menu offers a tempting selection of traditional Mexican and regional items along with mahi mahi and other fresh seafood dishes simply too good to pass up. Music by a live band mixes with the sound of the surf to create an “only in Cozumel” dining experience.

You’ll never have to move from your beach chair to enjoy tropical cocktails and snacks from Caña Brava Bar & Grill. Located right on the sand, this casual restaurant serves Mexican appetisers such as ceviche and nachos, fruit or shrimp salads, and for heartier appetites, a selection of fajitas, burgers and sandwiches. El Arcoiris (The Rainbow), a smooth blend of amaretto, vodka, orange juice and Blue Curaçao topped with grenadine, is a popular drink choice.

Mandara Spa, a boutique spa experience offering unique therapeutic and revitalizing treatments. Signature treatments incorporate indigenous fruits, plants, herbs and other natural elements, using ancient Mayan traditional techniques.
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Honolulu Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa - Hawaii

The Island of Oahu is Hawaii all on one island and truly is the heart of Hawaii. Oahu is home to Hawaii's State Capital, Honolulu, and often nicknamed "The Gathering Place", attracting visitors from around the world to enjoy the unique culture, natural beauty and Aloha Spirit. Discover the many sides of Oahu. Explore the lush, Windward Coast or take a beautiful, scenic drive to the legendary North Shore. Indulge in great shopping and dining in Waikiki and immerse yourself in the cool arts and culture scene in Hip and Historic Honolulu.

Oahu is rich in culture and history with traditions that are alive. The warmth of her people, their traditions and a unique blend of cultures has created a place like nowhere else. Simply stated, Oahu has more to see, do and experience. Imagine your paradise and you'll discover it's all on the Island of Oahu, the Heart of Hawaii.

Positioned across from the breakwater at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa stands one block from the International Market Place. This property is located two blocks from the Waikiki Aquarium and five blocks from Kapiolani Park.

A three story atrium boasts cascading waterfalls and tropical foliage, plus more than 60 oceanfront shops and restaurants. Dining options include Ciao Mein that specializes in both Chinese and Italian fare. Hyatt on the Beach offers sandwiches, snacks and shaved ice. Seafood, native specialties and kiawe wood grilled steaks are served by candlelight at The Colony. The Terrace Grill overlooks Waikiki Beach and serves buffet style breakfasts.

Area Attractions: Ala Moana Shopping Center 1 1/2 Miles Aloha Stadium 35 Minutes Aloha Tower 5 Miles Beach Across Street Bishop Museum 6 Miles Diamond Head Crater 30 Min Walk Dole Pineapple Cannery 6 Miles Downtown Honolulu 5 Miles Foster Botanical Gardens

Room Amenities: Coffee Team maker, In-house dining, In-house Bar, Data ports available, RoomMiniBar, Hair Dryer. Hotel Amenities: Fitness Facility, Children Allowed, Business Center, Car Rental, Family Rooms

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Scuba Diving: Aqaba - Jordan

Try something new for 2010 - Learn to Dive. it's never been easier. With PADI online courses. Sign up with Seastar then complete the fun of the practical dives in Aqaba. Or if you are already a diver, extend your knowledge with extra courses.

Recreational Scuba Diving and Diving Courses. These are available to any person who is fit from 10 yrs old to...... there is no maximum age!!.

PADI E-Learning: Open Water through to Advanced Open Water. Theory is studied on line at your own leisure. In resort just the fun of the dives

Snorkelling is available to any persons who can swim and feel confident in the water. If not so confident we can offer a guide for an additional charge.

Bus departs from Aqaba town at 09.00 am. collecting you from your hotel. We also collect from Tala Bay Hotels at 09.30 am

First dive activity departs from the Dive Centre at approx 10 am.

The 2nd dive at 14.00-14.30. Return to Aqaba town at approx 5 pm

Between dives you can relax in the spacious area of Club Murjan around the pool or the terraces, have a bite to eat from the restaurant or swim in the sea, snorkel or even take an extra Lunchtime dive. Or just relax and soak up the warm sun..

Meals are available at Club Murjan, where Seastar is based. For the evening, Aqaba has a range of local restaurants from budget to 5* fine dining.

Rates & Availability

Please check for our best rates at the time. We can offer special rates in hotels from budget hotels to 5* Deluxe.

Through our partner agency- Above and Below Adventures we can offer full service of Hotel reservations throughout Jordan

Car and Mini Van rental (self drive or chauffeur driven) 2008/2009 models

Excursions throughout Jordan: Petra, Wadi Rum, Dead Sea.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Corus Hotel

Founded in the mid-nineteenth century, Kuala Lumpur – or KL as it's known to residents and visitors alike – has never had a coherent style, a situation only aggravated by the fact that the city has changed almost beyond recognition over the last thirty years. The first grand buildings around Merdeka Square, dating from the 1890s, were eccentric mishmashes themselves, the result of British engineers and architects fusing, or perhaps confusing, influences from around the empire and the world – Moghul, Malay, Moorish and Victorian. Today, those colonial buildings that remain are overshadowed by towering modern buildings – most notably the Petronas Towers – that wouldn't be out of place in Hong Kong or New York, reflecting the fact that this, the youngest of Southeast Asia's capitals, is also the most economically successful after Singapore. A sociable and safe place, KL has a real buzz to it, with good nightlife and enough interesting monuments to keep visitors busy for a few days at least. The ethnic and cultural mix of Malays, Chinese and Indians makes itself felt throughout: in conversations on the street, in the sheer variety of food for sale and in the profusion of mosques, Buddhist temples and Hindu shrines.

A stay of a few days is enough to appreciate the best of KL's attractions, including the colonial core around Merdeka Square and the adjacent enclaves of Chinatown and Little India, plus, to the east, the restaurants, shops and nightlife of the so-called 'Golden Triangle', the modern sector of downtown KL. It can be equally rewarding just strolling and taking in KL's street life, in particular its boisterous markets, ranging from fish and produce markets stuffed into alleyways, to stalls selling cooked food of every shape and description, or inexpensive clothes and accessories.

Business travelers will greatly appreciate the location of the Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur. It is only steps from the Petronas Twin Towers and in the very heart of the KLCC (city center). It is also near the convention center and the major shopping areas including Bukit Bintang, the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur and the Chow Kit market. A trip to Chinatown is easily accomplished on foot and many of the historic sites are within close proximity too.

The Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur is located along Jalan Ampang, and is 28.7 miles from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

The 378 rooms in the Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur come outfitted with high-speed Internet access, full-sized desks, personal safes, designer toiletries, cable TV, climate controls, minibars and beverage stations, full bathrooms and wake up services.

The Corus Hotel Kuala Lumpur is a business-class hotel with many services and facilities geared towards such travelers. These include airport shuttles, secretarial and business services, meeting and conference rooms, concierge and tour desks, valet parking, a fitness center and swimming pool, in-house restaurant and lounge, and much more.

Get more information at: http://www.hotelscombined.com/

Flight passengers may soon be able to check in from their smart phones

If there is one travel gadget that has become a must-have for the frequent flier it is the smartphone, an indispensable piece of technology that can keep travelers connected like a laptop but is as mobile as a cell phone. A new proposal from travel startup WorldMate could make smartphones even more useful for the avid excursionist by embedding travel services into the phone itself.

The Palo Alto-based company claims to be in contact with major manufacturers like Samsung, Nokia and Motorola as well as mobile operating-system providers like Apple, Google and Microsoft to create cell phones geared towards travelers.

Not merely content to create applications for the phone, WorldMate is hoping to redesign existing hardware to create a more intuitive device capable of everything from remote check-in at the airport to last minute ticket purchases.

The company's chief financial officer Nadav Gur claims that his company has the broadest international customer base of any online travel agency, meaning a partnership with a cell phone provider could result in the earliest and most thorough entrance into the travel embedded cell phone market.

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