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Accor Hotels is continuing its South America expansion with the opening of a new Ibis hotel in Lima, Peru.

The Ibis Larco Miraflores features 247 rooms in a 14-floor tower and is located near the Larcomar Shopping Center.

Guests at ibis Larco Miraflores will enjoy lobby bar service, parking and Wi-Fi Internet access free of charge in all rooms and common areas. Under the concept of economic hotel business, ibis offers practical services, such as luggage carts, a 24-hour open bar with breakfast service seven days a week, á la carte menu and snack service.

Opening rates at the hotel will start at $62 for single or double rooms, including taxes.

Ibis Larco Miraflores will also provide guests with the first Taste concept restaurant in Latin America. An international concept that celebrates traditional Peruvian recipes, the restaurant will allow guests to discover the best of Peruvian cooking by choosing the 20 most popular dishes of the country.

Under the “It’s all about Taste” slogan, Taste restaurants prepare their own menus, decoration and logos, respecting the best there is in that city.

For reservations or more information, visit www.accorhotels.com  or www.ibishotel.com

BOISE, Idaho- Thinking about experiencing a whitewater adventure this summer look to Southwest Idaho; from raging class IVs to family-friendly class IIs, there is rafting for all styles. Outfitters such as Cascade Raft and Kayak and Hell’s Canyon Raft can help find the best river and trip fit. Cascade Raft and Kayak has a little bit of everything on the Payette River.

Choose between playful half and full days perfect for the whole family or serious whitewater including a trip titled “The Plunge.” For a longer trip imagine paddling through class IIIs and IVs on the Snake River between the towering rock walls of Hell’s Canyon. Hell’s Canyon Raft offers trips between three and six days with hikes and historic sites mixed in with rafting.

If you want to practice your whitewater or paddling skills without a guided a trip, check out Kelly’s Whitewater Park in Cascade.

The Park is situated on the North Fork of the Payette and has five in-river features with beginner and advanced areas separated by a man-made island.

Skilled paddlers looking for a hidden gem can check out parts of the Owyhee River. All rivers feature the stunning natural landscapes, wildlife, and powerful birds of prey found only here.

www.visitsouthwestidaho.org

TourCrafters unveiled a new Paris & Nice at Easy Pace package that includes roundtrip air from New York, four nights at a comfortable three-star hotel in Paris, four nights at a four-star hotel in Nice, daily buffet breakfast, airport transfers in Nice, one restaurant dinner in Nice and sightseeing tours all along the legendary Côte d’Azur, starting at $2,505 from now through July, from $2,180 in September, and $1,919 in October. (For an additional sum, an upgrade to a four-star hotel in Paris is possible.)

Arrival is in Nice, the sun-splashed capital of the French Riviera, where accommodations are at the Hotel La Perouse. This boutique hotel has a pool; overlooks the sea, beach and Promenade des Anglais; and is very near Nice’s famous flower market.

To make life easy on the first night, a three-course dinner is provided at a restaurant-with-terrace on the Promenade.des Anglais. There’s a half-day sightseeing tour of Nice, and a half-day tour to Monte Carlo, along the Basse Corniche through Villefranche, Cap Ferrat and Beaulieu, with stops at the Fragonard perfume factory and the medieval stone village of Eze. Another day there’s a choice between a full-day excursion to the celebrity favorite, St. Tropez, and “the Venice of Provence,” Port Grimaud, or a full-day excursion to the picturesque hill towns behind the Riviera: the artists’ town of Biot, the perfume center of Grasse, the charming towns of Gourdon and Vence and the sophisticated medieval village of St. Paul de Vence, where there’s free time to shop and visit the Galerie Maeght. On still another day a half-day tour to glamorous Cannes, with stops in Antibes and Cagnes, is included.

After a flight to Paris — the center of fashion, art and gastronomy — you’ll be welcomed at the modern Hotel Quartier Bastille Le Faubourg (or the four-star Hotel Normandie). In the celebrated “City of Light” you can get around to all the important sites on the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus or choose an optional guided tour of the city. It’s also possible to extend your vacation with an optional trip from Paris to the Loire châteaux; or to Mont St. Michel; or to Normandy, Mont St. Michel and the Loire.

All prices quoted are per person double occupancy, are subject to availability and do not include airport taxes of approximately $115 and fuel charges of approximately $420 (both of which can vary). Reservations must be paid for within 72 hours of booking. Add-on air fares also vary, depending on the season. From Boston, the add-on is $25 to $107; from Philadelphia, $24 to $107; from Washington, D.C., $24 to $64; from Atlanta, $185 to $293; from Miami/Orlando, $158 to $161; from Chicago, $161 to $185; from Houston, $35 to $91; and from Los Angeles, $216 to $268. For more information, call 800-482-5995 or visit www.tourcrafters.it

Celtic Tours is offering a new honeymoon package in Italy’s Cinque Terre region for travel in 2011. Newlyweds will savor the romance of the famous Cinque Terre with this romantic vacation package.

Consisting of five remote seaside villages, speckled with coral, sage and egg-plant hued buildings, dangling from cliffs mirrored on the crystal waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Cinque Terre moves the heart like few places in the world. Nearly inaccessible by car, the Cinque Terre provides a uniquely intimate experience, a hidden gem for your honeymoon or romantic vacation.

“The best part about this package is that newlyweds can put their own personal touch into it. The Cinque Terre provides the perfect backdrop for new couples to explore the quaint sea-side villages, walk the promenade amidst palm and olive trees, wander ancient paths such as the ‘the love path,’ taste the flavors of the region and fall in love all over again,” said Celtic’s Vice President Kathleen Writer.

With three nights in four star accommodations, breakfast daily and two dinners, the package allows ample time to relax, explore and enjoy. This package can be combined with other packages or Celtic Tours can add more nights in the destination of choice. The land price starts at $364 per person sharing.

For more information, visit http://bit.ly/lWvc7M.

Celtic Tours is a family-owned company founded 39 years ago, offering vacations to Ireland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, as well as many other European destinations, Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti. For more information, visit www.celtictours.com

Homeric Tours is offering the 10-day/nine-night Antiquities of Greece and Turkey from $1,137 per person double. The price includes two nights in Athens at the five-star Intercontinental hotel; breakfast daily in Athens; Athens sightseeing; transfer from Athens hotel to port; a seven-day Highlights of Greece & Turkey cruise visiting Istanbul, Izmir, Mykonos, Patmos, Kusadasi, Santorini and Heraklion (Crete) in a category IB standard inside cabin with all meals and entertainment during the cruise; hotel taxes; service charges; and baggage handling.

Port taxes of $222 and cruise fuel surcharges of $24.50 are additional and cabin upgrades are available.

For more information, call 800-223-5570 or visit www.HomericTours.com

Ravella at Lake Las Vegas will debut The Pool at Ravella and the Lagoon Bar & Grill on Memorial Day Weekend. The Memorial Day line-up will include a Caribbean-themed bash with music and food; a concert under the stars headlined by Grammy-award winner Skip Martin, former lead singer of Kool & the Gang, which will benefit the Heaven Can Wait Animal Society; and a second pool party with celebrity host Angel Porrino and her son Roman.

Nightly room rates start at $119. Guests who book the Memorial Day Weekend package will receive two complimentary concert tickets per room while supplies last. (Only 40 tickets are available.) Tax, drinks and gratuity are not included in the rate. Ravella’s pool parties are only open to hotel guests. Ravella guests who do not book the Memorial Day Weekend package but wish to attend the events can purchase wristbands upon check-in for $18 for adults and $9 for children ages 4 through 12 per event. Locals day passes to the pool will not be accepted unless occupancy warrants.

While staying at Ravella, guests can take advantage of all of the Memorial Day festivities at Lake Las Vegas, including the grand opening of Casino MonteLago and the Tacos & Tequila Festival at The Village Lake Las Vegas.

For more information, call 888-810-0440 or visit www.ravellalasvegas.com  and enter code PMDC.

Golf enthusiasts planning to visit Kent to enjoy a relaxing golf break, including a trip to the Open Championship at Sandwich in July, can fly straight in to the county’s own international airport.

Manston, Kent’s International Airport, is situated just 20 minutes by road from Sandwich and within easy reach of the famous ‘Regal Golf Coast’ courses, as well as a plethora of top tourist attractions, accommodation and restaurants offering fantastic deals on golf breaks available through www.visitkent.co.uk/golf , the county’s official tourism website.

International visitors can also jet into Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, all close to London and Kent, and which are served by excellent rail and road links into the Garden of England.

Airline operator Flybe runs regular services to and from airports across the UK to Manston. These include direct routes from Edinburgh and Belfast City.

Kent boasts some of England’s finest and most celebrated links, downland, parkland and castle golf courses together with high-quality, graded hotel, guesthouse, inn and B&B accommodation. And many excellent-value golf-break packages are offered through a recently announced partnership between www.visitkent.co.uk  (Visit Kent),

www.golfbreaks.com (Golfbreaks.com) – Europe’s largest golf travel company – and Shepherd Neame, the renowned Kent-based brewer, pub and hotel operator.

These premium standard courses include the celebrated ‘Regal Golf Coast’ quintet of Royal St George’s (host venue of this year’s Open Championship, from July 14-17), Prince’s (home of the 1932 Open), Royal Cinque Ports (venue of the 1909 and 1920 Opens), Littlestone (an England Top 100 Course) and North Foreland – all situated along Kent’s picturesque south-east coastline – along with London Golf Club (a European Tour Destination) and Chart Hills (a UK Top 100 Course, designed by the legendary Sir Nick Faldo).

After they’ve finished playing, golfers can also enjoy visiting Kent’s many popular tourist attractions, such as Canterbury Cathedral, Leeds Castle and the White Cliffs of Dover, all just a short drive or rail journey away.

Sandra Matthews-Marsh, Chief Executive of Visit Kent, said: “We are fortunate in Kent to have a well-appointed international airport such as Manston that sits right on the doorstep of some of our most acclaimed golf courses, and which plays an integral role in positioning Kent as a premier destination for golf breaks.

“Dedicated golfers and leisure visitors can take both long and short breaks, and enjoy the magnificent variety of golf courses along with the many other unique attractions Kent has to offer. Visit Kent, in conjunction with its partners, has a fantastic selection of golf-break packages suitable for the pockets of all golfers who want to experience our county during the year of The Open and those to come.”

For more information on golf breaks in Kent, visit www.visitkent.co.uk/golf

 For more details on Manston, Kent’s International Airport, visit www.manstonairport.com

The Montcalm London City Hotel is one of the contemporary choices among the umpteen options of hotels scattered throughout the capital city.

LONDON, ENGLAND – It is one of the premier 5 star hotels London that assures luxury at its best. This luxury boutique hotel is one of the best initiatives of its kind from the Montcalm group of hotels. Driven by the most exclusive and fascinating range of design, the Montcalm hotel has really established itself to be one of the most sort after 5 star hotels London.

The Montcalm group is growing very fast and has already etched a name for itself in the tourist map of UK. The hotel is thriving to glory with each passing day gaining more and more visitors.

As the level of taste and preferences of the patrons are enhancing hence, in turn arising the requirement of accommodations decked with an enhanced level of sophistication and aesthetic value. The cookie cutter approach isn’t been implemented in the making of this grand 5 star hotels London.

The exquisite and glorious way it has been raised really seeks appreciation and admiration. It will set the visitors in a trance no doubt and that is the reason it is been ramped up, to grasp the attention of the guests instantly and to the fullest.

The main aim of the hotel authority is to identify the imagination of the visitors and to provide them with everything they desire for. The individual style, the personal touch and the attentive service will surely conquer the heart of one and all on their very first stay in one of the most reputed 5 star hotels London.

The hotel has been placed so strategically that the moment a traveler gets into the capital city of London, they will feel at ease without worrying about reaching the hotel they have booked prior to the journey. The hotel lies in nearness to both the airport and the tube station. Apart from that, the transportation hub of the city also lies in close proximity to the hotel. This saves a considerable amount of the guest time and adds up effortless convenience to the trip itinerary of any traveler.

As the Montcalm London City Hotel authorities have initiated the venture of establishing it to be one of the most prominent 5 star hotels London therefore in their endeavor they have hired the best of the architects, designers and other brilliant professionals in order to make both the exterior and the interior of the hotel equally charming. The creators of this exquisite property are all well known in their own fields and have reasonable contribution towards the creation of the most exclusive boutique hotels across the European continent. Therefore, this well reveals the reason behind the uniqueness of one of the best-known 5 star hotels London.

The vibrant point of the city where hotel Montcalm stands has also attributed an appealing aspect to Montcalm. The growing popularity of the hotel is also indebted to the great location it boasts of. As the present London is the headquarters for several blue chip companies having base in multiple countries round the world, so it is quite obvious that at all time it buzzes with the footfall of the corporate executives, who visit the capital city in order to affirm various important decisions on behalf of their companies. They all seek accommodation in the best-known 5 star hotels London. Now the name of hotel Montcalm has resumed its place in their list of dependable accommodation option.

The rooms in the hotel truly depict 5 star luxuries. The rooms are contemporarily decorated and showcase the best of amenities and facilities. The moment one will step into any of the room, the spacious ness of the room, the elegant furniture and the furnishings depicting an array of colorful assortment and the elaborate lighting arrangement will leave you overwhelmed for the moment for sure.

Apart from this, the inviting atmosphere blend with the warmth of the welcoming attitude of the friendly personnel will always make you feel at ease and comfortable. However stressed out you might be after the entire journey, you will always feel refreshed, the moment you enter Hotel Montcalm, London. We are proud to announce that the hotel is still going through lots of innovative approaches to prove itself to be the best place to stay in London. So, the global travelers must come themselves and discover the charm. It is just about visiting the official site for Hotel Montcalm and the room will be booked for them, however far they might be from the capital city, may be the other end of the world. Montcalm welcomes all.
http://www.themontcalmlondoncity.co.uk/

The Montcalm london city hotel presents a completely new experience near London. The luxury boutique hotel accents comfort and offers a superb choice of lavish accommodation. Book online. http://www.themontcalmlondoncity.co.uk

The event will feature performances by Pavel Steidl and Jorge Luis Zamora among others.

BANGKOK, THAILAND — The Asia International Guitar Festival will take place in Bangkok next month and bring together a host of expert musicians from across the globe.

Running from June 16th to 19th, the event includes performances and masterclasses by the panel of guests.

Attendees have a real breadth of talent to enjoy, with Pavel Steidl from the Czech Republic, Cuban-Costa Rican guitarist Jorge Luis Zamora and Germany’s Syrinx Duo topping the bill.

A masterclass will take place every morning at 09:30 local time and concerts are scheduled most afternoons and evenings.

In addition to this, there will be a competition, the final of which will be held on June 19th at 14:00.

One anticipated highlight is a performance by Monching Carpio, who recently won the Philippine Guitar Competition. He takes the stage at 16:00 on the opening day.

Korea’s Young Seo, Raks Chingsakol from Thailand, Yiuchi Imai of Japan and Alessio Monti are among the other names due to make an appearance.

The festival is being held at the Siam City Hotel, with each event individually priced.

Concerts cost between 300 baht and 600 baht (GBP6.10 and GBP12.20).

AsiaRooms.com recommends a wide variety of Bangkok hotels that may appeal to guitar enthusiasts, including The Twin Towers Hotel.

Visit http://www.asiainternationalguitarfestival.com/ to find out additional details.

LAS VEGAS—The Entertainment Capital of the World will let the good times flow with “Las Vegas World Beer Fest,” an international Oktoberfest-styled showcase of micro brews, stouts, ales and more—open every Thursday through Sunday for one year beginning October 13.

Aficionados, enthusiasts and those who simply enjoy a cold one will have access to more than 500 different beers from 100 different brew masters across the globe, including Germany, Belgium and the U.S.

“The Las Vegas World Beer Fest will bring together brands not often found in the United States, such as Dieu Du Ciel, Budvar and Wesvleteren,” said organizer Patrick Gagnon, president of Patrick Gagnon Signature, an event management agency from Montréal, Canada.

“And because the festival is every weekend, there will always be new beers from different companies and countries to enjoy.”

Gagnon anticipates more than one million visitors during the festival’s first year.

In addition to extensive selection of beers, Las Vegas World Beer Fest will feature live performances from Las Vegas-based and international bands, an above ground swimming pool to keep patrons cool during the summer months, an above ground spa, freshly-made food, and celebrities from the United States behind some of the taps.

“Las Vegas, with its energy, amenities and mixture of adventurous tourists, is the ideal city for a year-long festival,” Gagnon said. “I think the only city that could compete with Las Vegas and an event like this is Munich. Their Oktoberfest is 16 days and receives two million visitors each year.”

Beginning October 13, Las Vegas World Beer Fest will be open every week, Thursday through Sunday, from noon to 11 p.m. The event will be located at the southwest corner of Flamingo and Koval, behind Bally’s. The entrance fee is $10 and only 5,000 tickets will be available per day. Package deals including food and beer tastings are also available.

For further information, to purchase advanced tickets and for details on becoming a vendor, visit www.WBFLV.com.

About Patrick Gagnon Signature

Patrick Gagnon Signature has produced more than 1,500 shows and festivals throughout Canada during the past 10 years, including the Professional Bull Riders competition in Québec, Canada. The Las Vegas Beer Fest marks the Montréal-based company’s first venture in the United States. www.patrickgagnon.ca