Puerto Rico to to host 2018 Caribbean Travel Marketplace

PUERTO RICO will host the 2018 edition of Caribbean Travel Marketplace, the Caribbean's largest marketing event, at the Puerto Rico Convention Center from January 30 to February 1, 2018.

Produced by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, and the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association.

Next year's event will feature two days of business meetings that match hotels and destinations with online travel agents, tour operators and Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) planners through a busy program of thousands of pre-scheduled appointments.

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Brighton Fringe

BRIGHTON Fringe is England’s largest arts festival in various locations throughout #Brighton, this years event runs from May 5 - June 4.

A wide array of critically acclaimed shows and performers also appear at Brighton Fringe each year and this year’s programme includes a record-breaking 932 shows and events across a dizzying array of art forms, including the first ever Fringe All-Nighter (27 May) with shows running until dawn.

More than 200 events are free.

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New Zealand features on the cover of National Geographic Traveler

NEW ZEALAND is the cover story of the Chinese edition of National Geographic Traveler this month.

The 16-page feature story called Green Pass New Zealand showcases the weird and wonderful #wildlife of the lower South Island and beautiful photographs of Dunedin and Southland coasts and Rakiura/Stewart Island.

The highlight is the stunning photography from China’s top wildlife photographer Xi Zhinong, who took photos of penguins, kea and tuatara. The visit was arranged by Tourism New Zealand.

Tourism #NewZealand General Manager Asia David Craig said the feature story showed there is significant interest in New Zealand beyond the well-known tourist areas of Queenstown and Auckland.

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Rainforest Resort

ANSE Chastanet is set amid a lush 600-acre estate with two soft-sand beaches and breathtaking views of St. Lucia's twin Pitons mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

Amidst St. Lucia's lush tropical beauty, activities range from jungle biking, hiking and bird watching to snorkeling on the reef within swimming distance of the beach. 

The environmentally friendly, award-winning resort comprises 49 individually designed rooms, 37 of which are scattered about a lush hillside, and 12 that are nestled within a tropical garden at beach level.  

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Travel Quotes

Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.

Gustave Flaubert

It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive disenchanted.
Japanese Proverb

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Walls of Snow

ICE and snow maybe the furthest things from your mind now that spring and its glimmers of sunshine and blue sky are here, but the stunning Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in the #Japan Alps is so breathtaking that it might just be worth togging up in your winter clothes again in order to appreciate it at its jaw-dropping best.

The Alpine Route is a famous mountain sightseeing road snaking its way between mountains in the northern Japan Alps at an elevation of 3,000m - that’s almost as high as the summit of Mt. Fuji! The route is closed during winter, meaning that heavy snow piles up into fantastic walls of snow that are 20 metres tall in some places.

The route is open from April 15th until November 30th this year, allowing visitors to enjoy the stunning vistas and unique landscapes as they travel over, above and even under the majestic Mt. Tateyama and its towering snow tunnels - billed as “19 metres of amazing”!

The total length of the route is 37.2km, and visitors can make use of a variety of vehicles to explore every inch of it to the fullest, from cable cars and ropeways to trolley buses and even lake cruises.

The range of airborne transportation also includes several unique options that are not for the faint of heart, though potential passengers with less of a head for heights can take comfort from Japan’s impeccable transport safety records. These include the only cable car in Japan without any pylons supporting it, a cable car with an average gradient of 24 degrees that elevates passengers 500 metres in a single trip, and the only underground cable car in Japan, allowing it to remain unaffected by snowfall.

One of the route’s most popular spots is Yuki-no-Otani (giant snow valley) at Murodo, whose great Snow Wall can reach stupendous heights of 20 metres - that’s as high as a 10 storey building! Snowfall has been especially heavy this year, meaning that the snow wall is higher and more impressive than ever. A 500 metre section of the road between the walls is open for walking and sledding from April until June.

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Food & Music

KINGSBRIDGE in #Devon will be food and music lovers' heaven from June 2-4 featuring a tempting array of locally produced delicacies to enjoy while listening to an eclectic mix of talented musicians.

This family-friendly festival is free, and features some of the finest acts in the South West. This year's diverse line up features funk, soul, jazz, rock, pop, dance, rhythm, blues, swing, indy, and gospel choir.

Foodies will be faced with mouth-watering dilemmas between Thai, Indian, sushi, paella, street food, wood-fired pizzas, pasties, ice cream, or locally baked sweet treats.

The Kids' Zone will keep the children quiet with nature-inspired craft activities, while the adults can enjoy the buzzing cocktail and cider bar, or the selection of quality real ales and local wines.

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