All the Whos Down in Whoville (Southwest Journal)

There’s a difference between going green and going Grinch.

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All the Whos Down in Whoville (Southwest Journal)

MALAYSIAN ENVOY TO CHIP IN TO PROMOTE GOLF TOURISM TO MALAYSIA (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

MELBOURNE, Nov 29 (Bernama) — The Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia, Datuk Salman Ahmad, will lead a field of about 60 golfers who will take part in a competition here to promote golf tourism to Malaysia.

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The professionals: The NHS has set up its own recruitment agency (Guardian Unlimited)

The NHS has set up its own recruitment agency for interims as demand for these senior executives rises. Linda Jackson reports For decades the word interim was considered a dirty word in the NHS – all too often shorthand for overqualified, costly and a quick fix

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This column will change your life: Perfect timing (Guardian Unlimited)

Is there a ‘best time’ to buy shoes or ask for a pay rise? The best time to view the Mona Lisa , according to a new book on the best times to do things, is around nine o’clock on a Sunday morning: most tourists, it seems, don’t realise that the Louvre is open then, while plenty of those who do will still be recovering from the wine-fuelled excesses of Saturday night.

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‘Staycations’ Proving Popular with UK Holidaymakers (PRWeb)

Post Office Travel Insurance advises stay-at-home holidaymakers to take out travel insurance (PRWeb Nov 28, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/travelinsurance/travelinsurancepolicy/prweb3266914.htm

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‘Staycations’ Proving Popular with UK Holidaymakers (PRWeb)

‘Staycations’ Proving Popular with UK Holidaymakers (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Post Office Travel Insurance advises stay-at-home holidaymakers to take out travel insurance

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‘Staycations’ Proving Popular with UK Holidaymakers (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

The Most Impressive Castle-Hotels

Looking for an extra special venue to spend a romantic vacation? Why not pick a beautiful old castle? Imagine peering down a turret to a moat, or perhaps even a long walk in the secluded woods. Initially considered cold and draughty, developers and restoration experts have modified castles around the world to ensure holidays in it are possible for anyone, not just reserved for celebrities. Here is a list of the most impressive castle hotels in the world.

1.Amberly Castle, Great Britain – Queen Elizabeth I bought the castle. Oliver Cromwell stormed the castle’s walls. Now turned into a luxury hotel, it comes complete with antique furniture, a tennis court and Jacuzzi.

2.Burg Gutenfels Castle, Germany – this castle keeps to its age-old charm and is not richly decorated like other newly restored castles. Yes, it still has mica windows and creaking floors.

3.Kasbah du Toubkal, Morocco – this fortress hotel lies at the foot of the Jebel Toubkal Mountain which is the highest mountain in North Africa. It is completely inaccessible by private plane or limousine, and all guests are usually brought on donkeys.

4.Xara Palace, Malta, Mdina – this palace has been the residence of many famous people. The British took over the castle during World War II.

5.Longs Park Castle – here, tourists can see the castle’s original ceilings complete with wooden girders, stone walls, and rooms with separate winding stairs.

6.Chateau St. Philippe – this is one of the oldest castles in the world and is located underneath the Alps.

7.Chateau de Saint Loup, France

8.American Fort Castle, Hudson, USA

Mancation - a Holiday for Real Men

Taken from the movie ‘The Break-Up’ [2006], the term ‘Mancation’ has spread like wildfire across the American hotel business. The concept of gender-specific vacations, as Jayne Clark, USA Today puts it, has “been around since the first caveman took his club and went hunting with the others in the tribe.” Hotels and resorts initially tailor made packages for all-girl getaways and have now moved onto promoting all-male trips, male-bonding vacation packages which include practically everything from poker to extreme sports to spa treatments. All-male vacations mostly offer golfing, however, unique programme have been developed to accommodate trends in the industry, with the latest mancation packages offering yoga, sexual reawakening, culinary tips, and even spiritual healing.

An online survey indicates that males take at least one mancation every year. An estimated 20 million American men go on mancations annually, and spend a collective sum of $10-12 billion. Meanwhile, a study conducted by Synovate Research Company in 2008 indicated that close to 42% of men had taken a mancation, while a further 42% indicated they would like to go on one in the future. Of the surveyed population, two-thirds chose a bourbon-themed trip over a luxury getaway destination.

Top hotel networks in 2007 divided mancations into packages for ‘metrosexuals’ and ‘retrosexuals’. The ‘metro’ packages include glamour and cosmetic procedures, while the ‘retros’ are high on luxury and rich food. Summer 2006 saw 50% of the Fairmont Hotel Chain in the US creating mancation packages. One of them included a three-course steak dinner, a cocktail seminar, whiskey tasting, cigars, and poker. At present, the number of man booking ‘mancations’ is fairly small, but the idea seems to be slowly catching on, and in time could prove to be fairly popular.

Abkhazia Sees Tourism Boom (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)

Russians flock to breakaway territory despite accommodation shortage and poor service. Abkhazia, which was recognised as independent by Russia a year ago, is hailing its best ever year for tourism since the territory broke away from Georgia after defeating its army in 1993.

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‘Floods could be as bad as foot and mouth’ claims Tourist bosses (West Moreland Gazette)

THE floods that have ravaged Cumbria are being compared to the foot and mouth crisis of 2001 because of the devastation it could reap on the region’s tourism trade.

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