| Luxury cruise ship moors to Benoa Port in Bali
Denpasar (ANTARA News) - A 205-meter long luxury cruise ship Albatross moored to Benoa port in Indonesian island resort of Bali for the first time on Tuesday, local port official HB Harahap said overnight. "Sailing under German flag with 596 tourists and 518 crews on board, Albatross is a huge, luxury cruise ship to moors to Benoa port for the first time," Harahap said, adding that the tourists were from Europe, Asia and the United States. He said that during the stop-over in Benoa, the tourists enjoyed cultural attractions and visited several tourist resorts such as Besakih, Kintamani and Celuk Gianyar. Harahap added that the presence of such a luxury cruise ship in Bali had a positive impact on tourism in Bali. Security at Benoa port was tightened during Albatross presence. The passengers` waiting room at the port was sterilized and surrounded with iron bars to prevent ordinary people from entering in.
East Africa: Celebrating the Woman On Her Own
HOTELS IN KENYA ARE scrambling to cash in on a relatively new global trend - the executive woman traveller - a niche previously neglected by the industry. The hotels are going to great lengths to make changes to their infrastructure to accommodate the needs of this highly lucrative segment of the travel market. .
Extract on Central & South America from the HotelBenchmark
Will the real Latin America please step forward – in one corner, political instability, boom and bust economics and severe social problems, in the other, vibrant multi-ethnic cultures, cosmopolitan cities and unrivalled natural beauty. In 2006 the region was finally stepping out of the shadows of 2001-02. With both the Central American (+8.7%) and South American (+8.1%) regions exceeding the global average for tourist arrivals by some distance, the hospitality industry is happy. Investors' confidence levels are also rising. South American nations are enjoying an influx of capital from Western Europe, while Central America is benefiting from its proximity to the USA, often in the form of large high-end projects such as golf resorts and residences. International hotel chains are also setting up home, with cities such as Buenos Aires, Caracas and Santiago seeing the supply of the four and five-star rooms swell.
Six legendary landmark resorts
New hotels open all the time. Some stay. Some go. And some -- through a combination of ambience, service, history and sheer survival -- become legends. We visited six romantic landmarks that have withstood the test of time and still offer singular appeal to classic-minded couples. Here's why. The Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina
The Setting: America's largest home rises majestically in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. George Vanderbilt opened "the house" in 1895. The estate took more than six years to build and comes with 250 rooms, 34 bedrooms, 43 baths and 65 fireplaces. Famous Couples Who Checked In: The Vanderbilts, of course; Bill and Melinda Gates Historic Appeal: The first time George's bride, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, saw her new home was upon return from their honeymoon in Paris.
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