Travel experts at National Geographic Traveller have compiled their list of the best destinations to visit in 2017, giving the top spot to the county of Donegal, Ireland, which boasts one of the most …
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Spend time with TED at Marriott hotels
Marriott Hotels is partnering with TED, the organisation devoted to spreading worthwhile ideas, so that guests staying at any of its hotels can get inspired. The partnership means that anyone staying …
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Top tips for flying with children
Over 1.5 million children fly with British Airways (BA) each year, and during the peak school holiday period alone the airline flies an average of half a million young travellers. Father of two and se …
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Do you have to go all the way to the Victoria Falls in Africa to bungee jump? Or to the Amazon in South America to explore a rainforest? Sure, it’s nice to check out different parts of the world, but …
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Have a field day birdwatching
Birdwatching is a relaxing way to get into the outdoors or it can also be adventurous. You can do it from your home garden or go into serious jungle for it. Why do we love birds? They are lovely creat …
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How hotels can protect their guests from terrorist threats
A look of exasperation briefly flashed across Andrin Raj’s face. For the past half an hour or so, the man had been explaining to a ballroom full of hospitality professionals and students about the dan …
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The world’s got a ticket to ride in Malaysia
The tourism sector is expected to be on the road to recovery this year, helped in part by foreign exchange rates, and on the back of a marginal rebound in tourist arrivals in 2016. A total of 17.6 mil …
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Malaysia’s year in travel
Want to know some interesting nuggets of information regarding the year in travel in 2016 as compiled by travel website TripAdvisor? For instance, the most reviewed attraction in Malaysia with 5,541 n …
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Winners of the World Travel Awards 2016
Maldives has been named the leading beach destination this year. Photo: AFP Malaysia December 28, 2016 Malaysia, Travel, World By AGENCY A ceremony that describes itself as the “Oscars” of the travel …
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Are Malaysian hotel guests too ‘kiasi’ to misbehave?
Maybe it’s the kiasi (Hokkien phrase that means taking extreme measures to avoid risks) mentality, but the majority of Malaysians never break hotel rules, a hospitality etiquette survey by online trav …
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