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Cathay’s July Deals Focuses on Bangkok and Singapore

This month, Cathay Pacific Airways offers roundtrip flights from Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO) or New York (JFK) to Bangkok or Singapore, including unlimited free stopovers in Hong Kong, starting at $926.

Continually voted Asia’s top travel destinations, Bangkok and Singapore offer the utmost in Asian landscape and cuisine.

Cathay Pacific’s July Deal of the Month is available for outbound travel from September 1, 2008 through November 30, 2008 with a maximum stay of 30 days. Starting prices are for Economy Class travel and are exclusive of government taxes, surcharges and fees.

Tickets are available for purchase until July 31, 2008 or until deemed sold out.

Bookings can be made online at www.cathaypacific.com/us .

Ritz Tours Thai Journey

Ritz Tours’ is offering a new eight-day Bangkok + Golden Triangle program. Priced from $1,661 plus tax per person, based on double occupancy, the program includes air transportation, hotel accommodations and sightseeing.

The tour begins in Bangkok and goes on to Chiang Rai. Priced from $1,661 plus taxes of $84 per person double occupancy, the Bangkok + Golden Triangle package features roundtrip airfare on Cathay Pacific Airways from Los Angeles or San Francisco (starting at $1,761 per person, double, from JFK in New York);

intra-Asia transportation; accommodations (Sofitel Central Plaza in Bangkok and the Empress in Chiang Mai); sightseeing in air-conditioned motor coaches; meals and entertainment per the itinerary; and the services of knowledgeable tour guides. The package price includes a fuel surcharge of $222 (subject to change).

Daily departure dates are available now through Oct. 31. A weekend surcharge (Friday – Sunday) of $50 per person, per way applies. Single supplements cost an additional $350 per person. Travel insurance is not included.

Add-on airfares are available for departures from various cities in the U.S. and Canada (including, but not limited to, Boston, Miami, Philadelphia, Dallas, Chicago and Toronto). Add-on prices start at $350 per person depending on gateway.

For more information contact Ritz Tours 800-900-2446 or visit www.ritztours.com

The Nam Hai Yoga Retreat and Sanctuary

The Nam Hai One Bedroom Villas After being recognized for its soothing design qualities by Travel + Leisure magazine this year, The Nam Hai Resort & Spa has taken its holistic aura to another level by introducing an inimitable yoga workshop.

Led by accomplished North American instructor Ted McDonald, the seven-day retreat will take place Aug. 30-Sept. 6 and Sept. 6-13 and will offer specially developed cuisine, luxurious spa treatments, local cultural excursions and, of course, an array of rejuvenating classes.

“This is for like-minded, adventurous people who love the outdoors and want to nurture their soul through yoga and one-of-a-kind experiences,” said McDonald, founder of Los Angeles-based Adventure Yoga Retreats. “The Nam Hai offers the perfect venue for such a retreat because of its serenity, its service and its proximity to so many amazing sites.”

The 35-hectare, GHM-managed resort trumpeted the dawn of a new day in upscale luxury accommodation along the Central Coast when it opened in December of 2006. Since then, it has reeled in a string of awards, including “World’s Best Resort” in Travel + Leisure’s most recent design competition.

The wellness seminars will take place at various locations in the region as well as within the tranquil confines of The Nam Hai, which offers lush landscaping, unobstructed views of the South China Sea and 100 ultra-posh villas modeled on traditional residences of Vietnam.

Days start with sunrise meditations on property, include daily yoga practice and end with exquisitely crafted dinners by executive chef Kath Townsend, who trained under celebrated Australian cookbook author Bill Granger.

Guests can also choose exotic treatments at the award-winning spa or to relax by the resort’s clutch of infinity pools, take a Vietnamese cooking class or explore the nearby ancient port town of Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage site and Mecca for tailor-made clothing.

Guests can also choose exotic treatments at the award-winning spa or to relax by the resort’s clutch of infinity pools, take a Vietnamese cooking class or explore the nearby ancient port town of Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage site and Mecca for tailor-made clothing.

Prices for the workshop start at $2,500 per person and include ground transfers from Da Nang International Airport, seven nights accommodation, daily breakfast, opening and closing gala yoga dinners with special activities, a guided trip to the My Son ruins and all yoga classes.

Reservations can be made directly with The Nam Hai at (0510) 940.000, or afomre@thenamhai.com, or through Adventure Yoga Retreats in the United States at +1.310.455.6681 or info@ayretreats.

About General Hotel Management Ltd

Established in 1992, General Hotel Management Ltd (GHM) is a market leader in conceptualising, developing and operating an exclusive group of hotels and resorts worldwide. With a total of 14 properties in its portfolio and six more in the pipeline, GHM prides itself in providing guests with a distinctive lifestyle experience that is unrivalled. Every GHM resorts and hotels is one of a kind, possessing distinctive concepts and design elements.

GHM’s portfolio of properties comprises The Setai, The Datai, The Saujana, The Legian, The Strand, The Leela - Goa, The Nam Hai, Carcosa Seri Negara, The Andaman, The Chedi Club - Ubud, The Chedi - Milan, The Chedi - Muscat, The Chedi - Phuket and The Chedi - Chiang Mai. The Company also provides a full range of hotel management services.

 For more information about our company, please visit www.ghmhotels.com

Take a Break with Hilton Minibreaks

Hilton Minibreaks launches in Australasia Packaging short-stay breaks and discounted accommodation for families

Sydney, Australia, 16th June 2008… Hilton Hotels Australasia today announced the launch of Hilton Minibreaks in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. Hilton Minibreaks is a flexible, short-stay package perfect for families and singles looking to tailor-make the perfect getaway.

Ashley Spencer, Vice President Operations, Hilton Hotels – Australasia said, “Hilton Minibreaks is the perfect way to take a short break for families, singles and couples. These days people have a lot less time to travel and can often find the cost prohibitive when travelling with children, Hilton Minibreaks allows people to take short breaks packaged to be cost effective and simple to book.

It could be a Thursday and you decide you want to take your family away for a long weekend, booking a Hilton Minibreak is as simple as getting online and selecting where you want to go and choosing your package inclusions; the best news is that children under the age of 10 stay and eat for free. Alternatively should you require a second room for the family you will receive a 50% discount on that room .”

Available on any day of the week at all Hilton Hotels throughout Australasia, Hilton Minibreaks offer a range of options including full service, bed and breakfast or room only and additional benefits including lazy breakfast served until 11:00am and late check-out until 6:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays .

Families are not forgotten with the introduction of My Little Hilton a specially designed offering for our younger guests as part of the Hilton Minibreaks package. My Little Hilton includes free stays for children when sharing their parent’s room, a second room at half price and free food and beverage from the children’s menu for children up to the age of 10.

Travellers can select and book their Hilton Minibreaks online at www.hilton.com/australia  where they will be guaranteed the best available rates.

The Sarojin Thailand Boutique Hotel

The Sarojin has firmly established itself as a premier luxury resort and is delighted to announce that it has won Asia’s Leading Boutique Hotel award, for the third consecutive year at the World Travel Awards 2008 – the Oscars of the travel industry. The Awards were announced on 19th June at a gala ceremony in Shanghai leading commentators to refer to the awards this year as the ‘Olympics’ of the global industry, spotlighting the ‘best of the best’ in travel.

To celebrate, The Sarojin has created a special package in which guests who stay for at least two nights in any guest residence (Garden Residence, Pool Residence or Sarojin Suite) enjoy as many nights again free. (eg. stay three nights, receive three nights free, stay ten nights, receive ten nights free)

Guests who stay six nights in a Sarojin Suite (paying only three nights) will receive:

• one elephant trek “just for 2″ and one 60 minutes spa massage per person

OR

• one 4 hour “natures midday haven” spa experience per person. including: body scrub, body wrap, facial and hair nourishment treatment, aromatic bath, body massage, spa cuisine lunch,

Both offers valid to 31 October 2008 and can be booked through www.sarojin.com or email info@sarojin.com

A total of 800 nominated companies and organisations were holding their breath to see if they had captured one of the coveted awards, bringing the recipients worldwide recognition as supreme centre’s of excellence.

The Asian awards covered Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Palau, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

Some of the global travel industry’s most influential figures came out in force for the star-studded gala event. Miss World, Chinese Zi Lin Zhang, was the Guest of Honour, presenting the key Asian awards, TV presenter Varun Sharma from BBC World was the host for the evening.

Andrew Kemp, Owner and Executive Director, summarized what the award and retaining it meant to The Sarojin and its staff; “All the team at The Sarojin is extremely honoured and proud to have won this global award for an unprecedented third consecutive year. To know that The Sarojin team has continued to significantly innovate and improve on such high standards is a wonderful acknowledgement of the staff’s hard work and truly exceptional spirit. We are deeply proud.”

A complete winners list for the World Travel Awards Asian Ceremony 2008 is available by logging on to www.worldtravelawards.com/winners2008

About the World Travel Awards:

The prestigious World Travel Awards, now in its 15th year and widely known as the Oscars of the travel industry, is voted for by 165,000 travel professionals worldwide. It acknowledges and celebrates those organisations that have made the greatest contribution to the global tourism and travel trade and it also recognises those who are driving the industry to greater heights and innovation.

Save $1000 Per Couple on Air And Land Packages

ZUJI Australia -  is releasing a series of amazing holiday and hotel deals which are to popular destinations, and offer great value prices and inclusions which are exclusive to ZUJI and available to be booked at the banner at right on a 24/7 basis.

Some of the best “dynamically packaged” stays available (includes flights + hotel stays)*:

a. 5 nights Hong Kong from $1,306 (stay in 4 star hotel) – save $445

b. 5 nights Bangkok from $1,439 (stay in 4 star hotel) – save $442

c. 4 nights Honolulu from $1,847 (stay in 4 star hotel) – save $89

d. 4 nights Auckland from $901 (stay in 4 star hotel) – save $60

e. 5 nights London from $2,660 (stay in 4 star hotel) – save $806

f. 7 nights New York from $2,772 (stay in 3 star hotel) – save $1263

*Prices quoted for above deals are ex- Sydney and per person. Deals are subject to limited availability and subject to confirmation at time of enquiry and must be booked online using the ZUJI ‘dynamic packaging’ tool under the ‘Holidays’ tab on zuji.com.au. Online travel agent ZUJI Australia (www.zuji.com.au) has unveiled an enhanced online travel website with a new choice of great value travel deals and a consumer campaign designed to ‘help holidays happen’ sooner for Aussies in a tough economic climate.

ALSO: The Breaking News From ZUJI: ZUJI BEANS!

With tongue in cheek, and Aussies’ holiday interests at heart, it’s ZUJI to the rescue with a beans-led recovery. After surveying its audience of travellers, and discovering 56% eat baked beans on toast rather than eat takeaway in order to save up some money for a trip, ZUJI has come up with a novel way to help consumers cut grocery bill costs in order to save more money for a holiday. ZUJI has also revealed money can be saved on the total cost of the trip too if booked utilising ZUJI’s new dynamic packaging feature online.

According to ZUJI Australia’s General Manager, Peter Smith, “We realise that finding the money to get out of the office and off on a holiday might be challenging for many people at the moment. The weekly grocery shop is dinting the wallet; education and child care costs are steep; petrol prices have hit all-time peaks; and climbing interest rates are swiftly taking care of any remaining loose change. So, we’ve decided to invest in a range of ways to help Aussies get travelling sooner.” ZUJI Australia has announced three ways it’s helping to get Aussies out of the house and into a hotel:

Enter the bean! ZUJI is rolling its sleeves up and taking a practical approach to helping Aussies save for a trip. Peter Smith said: “We decided to come to the party with 10,000 cans of baked beans available for just 10c a can, to help keep grocery bills as low as they can go.

It’s a bit of fun, and we’ll also be launching some supporting communications in the weeks ahead.” ZUJI will make the beans available from three store-front locations in Sydney & Melbourne, as well as numerous organic and local market stalls during the month ahead.

 

AGGRESSOR FLEET AIRLINE DEPARTMENT

Booking international flights to exotic destinations is now easier with the help of Aggressor Fleet’s own Airline Department and newest travel expert specialist, Katharina (Kathy) Walker, who boasts over 28 years of airline reservations experience.

Kathy has extensive knowledge and training in airline ticketing software networks including Pars, System 1, Data’s, Worldspan, Delta Term and CMS. As an international airline specialist and travel agency manager,

Kathy knows all aspects of airline travel and the extensive needs of international and group travelers. Aggressor Fleet’s European clients will appreciate her fluency in the German and Croatian languages.

To book your next flight through the Aggressor Fleet Airline Department, you may contact Kathy at airtravel@aggressor.com  or by phone at 800-348-2628 or (985) 385-2628.

Thai Pampering Two Nights Free & Spa Treatment

Trips Worldwide’s latest ‘Thai Special’ tempts travellers with a 12-night holiday at the new boutique resort of RarinJinda Wellness Spa, AND guests travelling from now until October pay for only 10-nights AND receive one hydro pool treatment per person free! Holidays depart London daily now until October 2008.

Situated in the heart of Chiang Mai, by the meandering Ping River, RarinJinda Wellness Spa Resort offers breathtaking views of the majestic Suthep Mountains, luxurious surroundings, soothing sounds and professional therapists.

Although fully equipped with the latest spa technology and facilities all of high international standards, the resort therapies are deeply rooted in Thai massage and healing traditions, providing an oasis of health and wellness.

Thailand’s northern capital is only a fraction of the size of Bangkok and a great place to explore either on foot or by bicycle. Founded in the 13th century, the city has numerous ancient Buddhist temples, and has long been a centre of excellence for handmade pottery, weaving, silverwork and woodcarving, all of which can still be seen today.

Explore Chiang Mai’s large night market, visit picturesque Maeklang Waterfall at the foot of Doi Inthanon Mountain, Thailand’s highest mountain (2,565m), and enjoy delicious Thai meals from numerous riverside bars and restaurants. Chiang Mai is also a good base from which to explore Northern Thailand and the Golden Triangle.

The holiday costs from £1,275 p/p (SAVING £192 p/p) including scheduled flights (Thai Airways), private transfers, 12-nights accommodation at the RarinJinda Wellness Spa Resort with breakfast daily and one hydro pool treatment per person.

Trips Worldwide
0117 311 4400
14 Frederick Place, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1AS
info@tripsworldwide.co.uk
www.tripsworldwide.co.uk

Exceptional Langham Place Escape Packages

Langham Place Eco Resort + Spa, the five-star resort on Koh Lanta, Krabi, Thailand, has launched its ‘All About Me’ series of packages, providing flexibility choices for travellers looking for an exceptional break on the beautiful island of Koh Lanta.

The Buy Me, Place Me, Indulge Me and Surprise Me packages have been created to offer guests special deals that meet their individual lifestyles at around 50-60% off high season prices.

Each package starts from only US$200 for two people sharing, offering three-nights accommodation, daily international breakfast, a daily fresh fruit basket, complimentary use of the private movie house and music rooms, tennis court, fully-equipped gym, water sports equipment, and late check-out at 4 pm. All packages are valid until the end of October 2008.

* Buy Me is US$200 per night for 2 sharing for three nights and includes roundtrip

* Place Me is US$315 for two sharing for three nights and includes one Thai style dinner for two plus roundtrip transfers.

* Indulge Me is US$450 for two sharing for three nights and includes a One Thai style set dinner, Roundtrip transfer to/from Krabi Airport and 60-minute Chuan Spa massage

* Surprise Me is US$590 for two sharing for three nights and includes One Thai or Western set dinner, 60-minute Chuan Spa massage, Full-day sightseeing tour around Koh Lanta, All you can drink mini bar and Roundtrip transfer to/from Krabi Airport

For Hotel Reservations:

T: +66 (0) 2881 2244 to 2248 (4Lines)
F: +66 (0) 2881 1338
Toll Free: 001 800 656 897 (English)

E: lpkbv.resv@langhamhotels.com  (Reservation Department)

E: lpkbv.sales@langhamhotels.com  (Sales & Marketing Department)

W: http://krabi.langhamplacehotels.com

Metropolitan in Bangkok Layover Package

The Metropolitan in Bangkok will offer limo service between the airport and hotel, an hour-long COMO Shambhala Massage, access to the rest of the COMO Shambhala Urban Escape, and a revitalizing meal at Glow (three courses including fresh juice) for layover travelers in the city’s international airport with at least five hours to kill. The package costs $240 per person (single traveler), with rates decreasing as the size of the party increases.

Visit www.metropolitan.como.bz