An Amazing place to stay

INKATERRA has announced the launch of a new hotel in the heart of the Tampobata National Reserve in the Peruvian Amazon called the Inkaterra Guides Field Station. 

Guests will have the option of staying in one of four ‘cabanas’ (small cabins) or, one of two large ‘pavilions’ featuring eight rooms which sleep up to four guests. The Inkaterra Guides Field Station includes a restaurant serving fresh local delicacies and an Eco Centre designed to educate guests on the local flora and fauna. 

Travellers will be offered the opportunity to explore the rainforest and participate in various conservation projects such as trips to the Gamitana Model Farm to work with local communities and the Bio-Orchard to learn about the sustainable techniques used in regional farming. 

www.inkaterra.com/guides-field-station

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Jazz Fest Brno

ESTABLISHED in 2002, Jazz Fest Brno brings not only musicians from the region but throughout the Czech Republic and abroad offering the best of what contemporary jazz has to offer. 

Quality and innovation has helped it to gain a reputation as one of the most important jazz festivals in the Czech Republic and Central Europe.

March 23 to May 4 2017.

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Almost 100,000 Instagram images shared over peak season

THE popularity of Tourism New Zealand’s Instagram hashtag went into overdrive over the peak season with almost 100,000 pieces of content shared in just three months.

The amount of content shared to #NZMustDo increased by 91,000 over summer and is now sitting at a total of more than 500,000. The hashtag is Tourism New Zealand’s main vehicle for encouraging social media advocacy.

Compared to the previous peak season, there was a 110 per cent increase in the number of engagements on #NZMustDo content and a 50 per cent increase in the volume of posts.

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Travel essentials . . .

THE I amsterdam City Card is your ticket to a more affordable, action-packed trip to #Amsterdam. Just one initial purchase gets you free, unlimited travel on public transport for the duration of your stay, plus a free canal cruise and free entry to a huge number of tourist attractions and museums.

The benefits also include a free, detailed city map, free giveaways & discounts on concerts, theatre, rentals, restaurants and more. The museums element of your card is automatically activated the first time you visit a museum or attraction. The public transport element is automatically activated the first time you use a tram, bus or metro in Amsterdam.

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Google Maps Adds Cherry Blossom Icons

CHERRY blossom trees in Tokyo started to bloom on the 26th of March, and are expected to be in their peak bloom, known as “mankai” in Japanese, this week between the 2nd and 8th of April

To coincide with the cherry blossom season in #Japan this year, Google Maps has added cherry blossom icons to its maps of Japan for a limited time only. 

The icons are displayed on popular cherry blossom-viewing spots such as parks, rivers and castle grounds, and are designed to help potential blossom enthusiasts locate a suitable spot for their flower-viewing activities.

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Keswick Mountain Festival

IF adventure and the outdoors is your thing then you have to go to Keswick Mountain Festival (KMF) which is taking place in its 11th year from 8-11 June.

The festival has grown into one of the biggest and best loved outdoor events in the UK, a unique event of outdoor adventure, speakers, sporting events, live music, camping and family friendly activities, all set in the beautiful Lakeland.

Some of this years highlights include sailing, rock climbing, canoeing, mine climbing, hiking and windsurfing. There are also triathlons and trail races from 5k to a 50k ultra if you're up to a challenge.

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More flights to US Virgin islands this Summer

UNITED Airlines will boost air capacity to the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) this summer. In addition to daily flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, United Airlines will once again serve Washington Dulles International Airport with daily service to St. Thomas this summer, and extend its weekly Saturday service from Newark, N.J., to St. Thomas beyond the summer months, through September and October.

According to the U.S. Virgin Islands Bureau of Economic Research (BER), stay-over visitor arrivals to the Territory in 2016 were up 4.3 percent compared with 2015. St. Croix registered a 6.5 percent increase and St. Thomas/St. John was up by 3.8 percent.

For the first two months of the year, stay-over arrivals were up by 4.5 percent over the same period last year, with St. Thomas/St. John reporting a 4.4 percent increase in arrivals while St. Croix was up by 5.3 percent.

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