Remember all those times you wanted to take a swim, be enveloped by the waves, dive into the perfectly still water; and the water was just a little bit too cold? Well, now you can brave the chilly sea breeze and the ice cold water. The world’s first and only ‘Hot Tub Boat’ is here [...]
Harry Potter is all set to hit the high seas, are you ? Say “Alohomora” and open the doors to a magical four-night Harry Potter themed cruise, complete with robes and wands, hosted by Whimsic Alley in association with Princess Cruises. The cruise, on board the Golden Princess, includes endless themed activities and events throughout [...]
It’s not exactly what comes to mind when you mention the word ‘recycle’, but a company in Belgium has taken the idea to a whole new level by reusing shipping containers and converting them into compact yet swish hotel rooms. The containers used are those which have been abandoned in ports by cargo ships, as [...]
We’ve all played with LEGO bricks as kids, we built military headquarters and we built hospitals, farm houses and pirate ships. Hey, some of us still play with our little coloured bricks, the clay of the modern world! Then there was LEGOLAND, a chain of LEGO-themed theme parks. The parks’ rides are all Lego themed; [...]
The next time your girlfriend asks you for the moon and stars, you’ll have something better than a dumb look and placating flowers to offer, with the Virgin Galactic Space Tourism Programme geared to launch its first space flight! Around 120 tourists have signed up for a two-hour trip on the SpaceShip2 (SS2) aircraft to [...]
New Zealand, the established home of the Middle Earth will soon be taking the Tolkeinian experience one step further, and higher! Air New Zealand will be flying visitors to Middle Earth on hobbit-themed planes. The launch of this airlines will coincide with the release of the J.R.R. Tolkien-based films The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and [...]
Just as the world is busy talking about London’s preparations in hosting the Olympics, there comes news about the city’s innovative ways to make the games a success. Latest in the buzz is the invention of a simple cab that can turn into a hotel. A cab-otel, as it is being called has been invented [...]
Singapore has been working with tireless concentration towards becoming the botanical capital of the world it seems. The city’s ‘Gardens By The Bay’ project at Marina Bay saw a marvelous addition to its collection recently in the form of Bay South. This waterfront garden houses towering ‘Supertrees’, a unique concept here that could easily have [...]
Harrods is now aiming at upping the global standing of its brand by opening a chain of upscale hotels over the world. Plans are to open hotels in London, Kuala Lumpur, Sardinia, Paris and New York. The campaign will result in a string of luxury, Harrods-branded hotels in cities around the world. The planned Harrods [...]
After a legal tussle that had kept the Himalayan Ski Village project‘s proceedings on hold, Ford’s 300 million dollar venture near Manali (Himachal Pradesh) has finally been given the green signal. To be developed in the northern end of the Kullu Valley, the project will have facilities located at levels between 7500 to 14000 above [...]
