Netvibes new look and feel Ginger

As a matter of fact I was experimenting with Netvibes and its Ginger version already. Just before noting Travel.Alltop I had made a public page on Netvibes by the name of Happy Hotelier’s Travel Readings, which was inspired by the way Edu Williams had formed his public Turismo (En) page. Look for yourself if this is an alternative for your rss feed reader and give me your thoughts. Off to baking my own bread:-) This article was originally posted on Happy Hotelier.You can read and comment on the original article here.  Read More →

Amsterdam , The Next Web Conference and Twitter

Again, I must have been under the rocks. This is existing and happening on my doorstep (or in my backyard): Yesterday and today The The 2008 Next Web Conference is being held in Amsterdam. What is The Next Web Conference? The Next Web Conference is THE European conference for industry thought-leaders, leading web-companies, innovative Startups, visionaries and real Web savvies. This third edition will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on April 3rd & 4th, 2008. Twitter How did I find out about Next Web? Recently I joined Twitter as a result of attending the ITB Berlin Travel Bloggers... Read more »

Happy Hotelier Syndicated at Travel.Alltop

Recently I saw referrals coming in from Travel.Alltop. According to its Blog Travel.Alltop was launched on March 28, 2008. They thanked Gary Arndt, Chris Holdren, Glenn James, Paul Sanchez, Sheila Scarborough and Jen Leo. Since I don’t happen to know these people, I more or less wonder how I got on their shortlist. Wat is Alltop? Alltop is a site syndicating links from “all the top” sites on the web on various subjects. They divide them in single aggregated pages on topics such as: Cars, Design, Photography, Food Twitter Wine, and now Travel. To name a few of my favorite subjects. I... Read more »

Happy April Fool’s Day: Virgle Takes Us to Mars in 2014!

One of the best April Fool’s Day stories: Google’s Official Blog announces that Google’s founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page are teaming up with Sir Richard Branson to form Virgle to take us to Mars in 20014. You can even win a slot on the expedition according to this You Tube Footage Read more here. This article was originally posted on Happy Hotelier.You can read and comment on the original article here.  Read More →

South Africa’s 10 Best Travel Blogs Nominated

SA Blog Awards 2008 The Nominees for the Best South African blogs Featuring Travel Related Content: mothercityliving.co.za Jazz Kusche southafricablog.co.za capetowndailyphoto.com africansurfer.com Rob House blog.travelstart.co.za Kingsley Holgate Alison Westwood Tony Park Source: Eish This article was originally posted on Happy Hotelier.You can read and comment on the original article here.  Read More →

Unique Small Hotels - Nothing Zen part 8

I discovered Unique Small Hotels. It seems a derivative of Booking.com, but because it unveils very little about itself I’m not sure. As owner of a unique small luxury hotel I am always looking for small luxury hotels and B&B’s. After checking out some of their offerings I can agree with many of their picks. Maybe I should look at them first for my next Nothing Zen series of posts. They have the following categories of hotels in various countries: Unique City Hotels Unique Chateau Hotels Unique De Luxe Hotels Unique Culinary Hotels Unique Small Hotels Unique Spa Hotels Unique... Read more »

The 2008 Travvies - Best Travel Blog Awards: Open for Nominations. Be Quick!

The 2007 Travvies Last year, more precisely on January 30, 2007, Upgrade Travel Better announced the 2007 Travvies, a first and very good initiative, awards for travel Blogs because: Other blog “award shows” exist out there, such as the Webbies or the Weblog Awards, but despite there being thousands of travel blogs, the travel category has never been included in these other awards. Thus, the Travvies were born. It kicked off on February 5, 2007. There were 6 categories. Here reiterated with the 2007 winners: Best Travel Blog: National Geographic Inside Traveler by Emily King. Best Destination... Read more »

Tips form the T-List Launched: Do the Travel Bloggers really establish a Community?

The organizers of the Travel Bloggers Summit at ITB Berlin have launched the site Tips from the T-List hoping that many travel and hospitality bloggers will join. I hope with them that a real community of travel and hospitality bloggers will be established through this group blog. This article was originally posted on Happy Hotelier.You can read and comment on the original article here.  Read More →

Istanbul: Cool Four Seasons at The Bosphorus takes Reservations

Istanbul Four Seasons Bosphorus Under Construction Back in September, 2007 I was on a boat tour over the Bosphorus and our guide told us that this is the new (second) Istanbul Four Seasons at The Bosporus. I took this photo while thinking it would be an excellent place to stay once. Through its website I learned that it is taking reservations as of June 15, 2008. however when you check it out, it may be a little bit later. One of their first photos proves me right: An Istanbul Four Seasons Bosphorus room view They are very conveniently located here: They have 141 guest rooms and 25 suites... Read more »

Finding a Cool Hotel in Amsterdam - Nothing Zen! Part 7

Here we go again with my “Nothing Zen” series A fellow TrendHunter, a very trend setting young lady from Down Under, younger than my 2 daughters (who, by the way, are two very trend setting young ladies themselves) is going to attend a conference at the VU university of Amsterdam in July and asks me whether I could recommend a Cool Hotel in Amsterdam. My first reaction Off course I first recommend her to stay in my own Haagsche Suites in The Hague, as commuting between The Hague and Amsterdam is usually only 45 minutes and my credo is always: “You should party in Amsterdam, but... Read more »

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