Travel Blogs

Air Jamaica and JTB continue to work together to promote annual music Festival slated for January 22 - 24, 2009! Jamaica: The Jamaica Tourist Board and Air Jamaica have once again partnered with Turnkey Productions to be major sponsorsof the annual jazz and blues festival held each January in Montego Bay. A strategic decision was taken to rename the festival to give the Jamaica Brand prime positioning. To facilitate this move the JTB agreed to add their official JAMAICA branding to the name and logo, thus rebranding the festival as The JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival with Air Jamaica as the presenting sponsor. The ... Read Full Story

Plaza De Espana, Guam   O ne of the remnants of Spanish colonial rule on Guam is located in the center of the capital city, Hagatna, near the Catholic Basilica called the Plaza de Espana. These restful looking ruins that are typically landscape are the remains of what used to be the seat and home of the Spanish Governor of Guam. As a young boy, this was a park that I would go play in and enjoy, especially when the flame trees were in bloom. I remember the quietness of the place and the little museum that housed some interesting artifacts from Guam’s history. ... Read Full Story

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, celebrates the grand opening of Shangri-La Hotel, Wenzhou with an opening rate of RMB 888 ($130) per night for a deluxe room. Valid until 28 February 2010, the opening rate includes daily breakfast and marks the completion of all facilities at the hotel, which is one of three Shangri-La properties in China's southern Zhejiang province. Read Full Story

Pontins is experiencing a Renaissance with UK travellers staying at home this year. Following announcement of a £50million investment plan, the traditional UK holiday company are advertising for 2000 new workers to meet the demand of new bookings coming in. Why is this? Two reasons as far as I can see: 1) The upsurge in UK holidays is due in part to caution over spending in these harsh economic times. 2) The drop in pound sterling against the Euro has meant that European travel is far too expensive for many holiday-makers, and Europe makes up a significant proportion of our overseas holiday-making. In a ... Read Full Story

One of my favourite Welsh haunts is Tenby and it's surrounding area. There is so much to do, it makes for a perfect family holiday - even if you don't get beach weather every day. Tenby itself has plenty of facilities for the traveller and plenty of room on it's beaches. There is an array of places to eat with fresh fish being the speciality along with a variety of Welsh lamb dishes. Venture into the surrounding countryside for attractions such as Folly Farm (for the kids), Pembertons Chocolate Farm (for yourself), there are castles, gardens and outdoor pursuits of all kinds within easy ... Read Full Story