Hotels, Venues & Event news
IHG have recently opened a new hotel in Lisbon, the Holiday Inn Express Lisbon – Alfragide, located close to the business district. The hotel opening seeks to capitalise on the continued strength of Lisbon as a trans-Atlantic convention destination
The Skål Club, the international tourism association, is holding its annual Gala Dinner in the Empire Room of the Hôtel de Paris on 15 September 2012
Skål is an international organisation for professionals from the travel industry. Its aim is to promote friendship through tourism.
It was founded in Paris in 1932 following a familiarisation trip in Scandinavia. Today, it has 23,000 members in 87 countries, in around 500 clubs.
The “Belle Epoque” Gala Dinner on 15 September will be held in honour of Prince Rainier III.
Period costumes and a French Can-Can show will help to give the evening a Belle Epoque atmosphere. A 19th century menu will be served.
The Colombian Navy’s training ship will be in Monaco from Sunday 12 to Tuesday 14 August and will be open to the public
The Arc Gloria is a three-masted barque built in Bilbao, Spain, in 1967. As the Colombian Navy’s training ship, she represents her country at many ports of call.
The main mission of the Arc Gloria is to educate and train cadets from the Colombian Navy while developing friendly links with the navies of other countries.
The Gloria and her 166-member crew will be stopping in Monaco for the first time from 12 to 14 August 2012, as part of her annual training cruise.
The ship will be open to the public for visits throughout her stay in Monaco.
Lena Hoschek has inaugurated her Suite at the Altstadt Vienna. This jewel of Viennese hospitality, well-known to offer its guests a unique hotel experience, is constantly renewing itself to surprise and seduce through many collaborations with designers and artists…
Floral, rich, nostalgic – The Austrian fashion designer Lena Hoschek has designed a suite in the heart of the Altstadt Vienna. “After the inspirations introduced by famous interior designer Matteo Thun last year, we are proud and pleased to be able to offer in our hotel an exceptional complement thanks to the talent of Lena Hoschek,” said hotel owner Otto E. Wiesenthal.
Inspired by the retro chic trend, Lena Hoschek has given her Suite her personal touch: special care to every details and a touch of sensuality. “It was nice to think about designing a living space and create something so different from a wardrobe …” says Lena Hoschek with a smile. The Salon of the Lena Hoschek’s Suite is a mix of classic retro furniture, draperies and ornate wallpaper. Chairs with floral touches and sumptuous curtains give this suite a hint of delicate femininity and sophistication. The lounge with bar and high chairs in light of an elegant chandelier is ideal for small talk. Both rooms are like alcoves, with their beds dressed in velvet with majestic canopies. The crystal chandeliers sparkling shine above antique furniture. The spirit of the designer is showcased in the details of this suite. This is definitely the perfect setting for romance.
The Altstadt Vienna, located in the heart of artistic Spittelberg district, just steps from the Museum quarter, has 42 rooms and suites, each unique. The building, built in 1902 in true Viennese style of the time, it distils unaltered charm that seduces every traveler.
Rome’s Fiumicino airport has defended its security procedures after a drunk Norwegian tourist fell asleep on a baggage belt and travelled 160 feet before being identified by an X-ray scanner.
The 36-year-old, who has not been named, arrived at the international terminal of Italy’s busiest airport at the end of last month with a backpack and a can of beer in his hand.
The Norwegian was due to check in for a flight to Oslo and when he found no one on duty at the airline desk he leapt across the counter and fell into a deep asleep on the baggage belt with his bag beside him.
As the belt began to move the unsuspecting tourist reportedly travelled for 15 minutes through the secure baggage area in Terminal 3 before officials spotted his body curled up in a foetal position in an X-ray image on their monitors.
He slept through the whole episode and airport police had trouble waking him when they were called to the scene to investigate what had happened.
A senior officer with Fiumicino airport police said on Thursday the incident exposed no weaknesses in the terminal’s security and it was not the first kind of incident involving “drunks or people with psychological problems”.
