At Starwood Aloft & Four Points by Sheraton you will now be able to view free digital copies of your favourite magazines. Zinio’s “digital newstand” can now be accessed on guests’ laptops in their rooms or via a kiosk in the lobby. You need...
7.4 million tonnes of chocolate were consumed globally in 2008, which Rabobank estimates had a retail value of around AUD127 billion. This has been growing as a category for a number of years and in the GEC has continued to prove robust – after all what’s...
Dr. Luca Tommasi and Daniele Marzoli from the University “Gabriele d’Annunzio” in Chieti, Italy, have recently undertaken a series of studies looking at ear preference in communication between people. One of the best known asymmetries in humans is...
According to the Visa & PATA “Determining Travel Preferences in 2009 & Beyond” survey, one in three respondents are heavily influenced by frequent flier programmes. This was strongest in China (49%), Hong Kong (47%) & Korea (44%). As would...
Commonwealth Bank have just launched a new Travel Money Card. It allows you to purchase USD, British pounds, Euros, AUD, NZD or Canadian dollars and fix the exchange rate. The card is accepted anywhere Mastercard works, so unlike the Travelex card, this one will work...
You read it right, Schipol Airport has opened a “goldfish hotel”. Now I know I’m the first to complain about the lack of innovation in airport retail offerings so I suppose I should applaud the creativity in this concept, but I’m afraid...
