Blog Category: Travels
Japan’s Season of Kouyou
365Playground’s own Akino Nourdine (Corporate Business Development, Sales & Marketing & Training) guest blogs about her home country of Japan, and the beauty of its season of “Kouyou”. Autumn leaf colour season is another magical time of the year in Japan. Like the cherry blossom, autumn-coloured foliage (“Kouyou” 紅葉) has a special place in the heart of…
25 Greatest Travel Photographers Right Now
Complex Magazine has compiled a list of the 25 Greatest Travel Photographers Right Now, and we were excited — though unsurprised — to see that 365Playground partner Jason Michael Lang made the list! Jason’s work has long been admired world-wide, and working for the best and brightest brands, including Conde Nast Traveller, Vogue, Alila Resorts, Banyan…
The Ultimate Luxury for the Ultimate Gourmet Lover
Calling all epicureans! 6 months and £182,000 will give you 109 three-Michelin-star restaurants around the world and the ultimate in luxury, travel and dining, all in one spectacular package. The package, created by VeryFirstTo and award-winning luxury travel group holidaysplease.co.uk, is per couple, spans 12 countries, and includes culinary capitals such as Tokyo, London, New…
Luxury Innovation Takes to the Skies
From designer uniforms to bespoke literature, the airlines who know how to succeed in today’s competitive travel market are reaching far beyond the norm to satisfy luxury consumers. The Telegraph highlighted some standouts from the industry: Museum Space: The French know how to do culture, and this use of an airport — normally a dead…
Flourishing Wineries of Australia’s Gold Coast
365Playground’s own Akino Nourdine (Corporate Business Development, Sales & Marketing & Training) guest blogs about her new home Queensland, Australia and its flourishing wine industry. Queensland Australia enjoys 300 sunny days a year and a year-round temperate climate as a way of life! And as one of new Queenslanders, I am thrilled to share one of…
Japan’s Season of the Flowering Cherry Tree
365Playground’s own Akino Nourdine (Corporate Business Development, Sales & Marketing & Training) guest blogs about her trip to Japan, her home country, during the season of the flowering cherry tree. Being back in Japan in the season of the flowering cherry tree touches my heart every time. No matter how many times I see sakura, it is…
Open Air Channels for the Maldives and Mauritius
If you missed the news, travelers of Maldives and Mauritius are now able to fly directly between two of the world’s most beautiful islands. In late February, Maldives and Mauritius signed a bilateral air services agreement for the commencement of operating direct air flights between the two countries. Maldivian Acting Minister for Transport and Communication,…
TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2013
We are very proud and excited to share that four past 365Playground properties are listed as the top Traveller’s Choice 2013 on TripAdvisor! These properties – Four Seasons Hualai, Hawaii, Four Seasons Anahita, Mauritius, Baros Maldives and Four Seasons Kuda Hura, Maldives – all have a long history of excellence, and it is a pleasure to note their guests excitement…
Promising Outlook for International Tourism in 2013
The World Tourism Organization UNWTO gives very encouraging news with their latest report on 2013’s forecast of growth in the tourism industry. Asia and the Pacific regions did particularly well in 2012, leading by region, and overall, international tourist arrivals grew by 4% in 2012 to reach 1.035 billion. According to UNWTO: International tourist arrivals…
Jordan Surprises as a New Luxury Destination
While Jordan is certainly already on many travelers’ checklist, ever since the discovery of Petra two centuries ago, over the last decade Jordan has been attempting to carve out a niche for itself in the travel world — specifically into luxury tourism. According to Sean Cullen, director of sales and marketing at Mövenpick Resort Petra, a…