TRAVEL+FOOD

The Leeu Collection

Luxury hotel group Leeu Collection (www.leeucollection.com) has taken a 10% stake in Alajmo S.p.A (www.alajmo.it), the Italian family business established by brothers Massimiliano (Max) Alajmo, the world’s youngest three-star Michelin chef, and Raffaele (Raf), the company’s Chief Executive and maître des lieux. The purchase mirrors previous investments made by Analjit (BAS) Singh, the owner of […]

SWITZERLAND × JG BLACK BOOK

Giardino Group in Switzerland appoints JG Black Book JG Black Book, a leading full-service consulting firm specializing in integrated public relations, sales, marketing, and branding services to clients in the luxury travel sector, announces the addition of Giardino Group – four luxury properties across Switzerland, to their collection. The agency will handle Giardino Group’s public […]

STUTTGART × MICHELIN RESTAURANTS

With 23 Michelin Stars and Local Producers, Stuttgart Reveals its  Depth as a Food and Wine Destination    Stuttgart, the capital of the German federal state of Baden- Württemberg in the southwest of Germany, is emerging as a culinary destination. This cultural and delicious city is stocked with 23 Michelin stars but more important are […]

MANDELA IN YOU

South African Tourism and the Nelson Mandela Foundation have partnered in a unique initiative that will allow for all South African’s and visitors from outside the country to experience some of Nelson Mandela’s favorite travel spots and the places he enjoyed visiting. As part of the Nelson Mandela Centenary celebrations, South African Tourism has identified […]

AFRICA’S TRAVEL INDABA 2018

Minister’s Speech Africa’s share of the global tourism pie has not yet reached its potential, so, buyers, you are ahead of the curve and I have no doubt that you will reap rich rewards from your buying decisions in the next days.  And, sellers from all over the continent, we know that increased demand is […]

Celebrating Mandela’s 100th

South African Airways Vacations® (SAA Vacations®), the leisure division of South African Airways, introduces a new package to celebrate the centennial year of Nelson Mandela’s birth. The 8-night air-inclusive “Celebrating Mandela’s 100th” package priced at $2,499* (restrictions apply), will take travelers in the footsteps of the new South Africa’s founding father, visiting places where key […]

INDIA TIGER QUEST

Natural Habitat Adventures Launches Tiger-Intensive Expedition Visit Ranthambore National Park to view some of the world’s last remaining wild Bengal tigers The world’s leader in sustainable nature travel, Natural Habitat Adventures introduces a NEW 7-day tiger-intensive expedition, India Tiger Quest, offering the rare opportunity to see Bengal tigers in their natural habitat along with other remarkable […]

GRINGO IN GRANADA

Gringo in Granada By Robert Grant Parque Central is the perfect inception to your exploration of Granada on a summer day. To stand here is to truly be transported back in time. As one of the oldest European settled cities in the Americas, the remnants of the colonialist era endure here brushed in a palette […]

THAI DISHES

By: Vaughn Lowery About 24 years ago, Tom Wynter moved from Thailand to America with a dream to open his own commercial enterprise. He started working at Thai Dishes restaurant, the old location. And moved on to a California Pizza Kitchen location for almost a decade and became a licensed bartender where he functioned at […]

TRIBAL TRAVEL × MENDO STYLE

TREND IN MULTI-GENERATIONAL AND SKIP-GEN TRAVEL ON UPSWING AS FAMILIES MINE MOMENTS VERSUS MEMES; DISCONNECT TO RECONNECT IS THE NEW FAMILY MANTRA – FROM RANCH STAYS TO LUXURY BUY-OUTS, MENDOCINO COUNTY OFFERS A VARIETY OF OPTIONS – Families today are seeking more than sand and sea to check off the annual vacation list. According to U.S. […]