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Paul Oakenfold's top Las Vegas nightspots

Paul Oakenfold loves Vegas for eating, drinking and clubbing. Photograph: Jemal Countess/WireImage If you go clubbing just once in Vegas, Rain is the place to head for. It's vast: 28,000 sq ft on three levels, with water fountains and spectacular ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, The Guardian Music,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Paul Oakenfold,  Cirque du Soleil

Pop-up hotels set to provide cheap temporary rooms

Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off Bed for the night to meet sudden spikes in demand We've had pop-up shops and pop-up bars; now get ready for the pop-up hotel. Temporary accommodation that can be constructed and taken down quickly ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Tom Robbins

Empty desert and full-on style

Giant windows open out from rooms at the Aman hotel into the desert. Night falls quickly in Arizona. Once the sun has slipped behind the vast ridges that edge the skyline, the sprawling desert turns mauve, then deep purple, then suddenly treacle-black. ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  14 Nov 2009

Highland shelters get facelift and a touch of comfort

Roughing it in a mountain bothy – the most basic form of overnight accommodation in some of the most isolated parts of the country – has just become more comfortable, thanks to an unprecedented programme of refurbishment by the organisation that runs ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  7 Nov 2009

Five great riding adventures

Join a four-night camel trek through the Sahra. Photograph: Guido Cozzi/Atlantide Phototravel/Corbis Explore the vast plains of Botswana on a four-day riding safari across the Kalahari, meeting bushmen and learning the techniques of food-gathering, ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  31 Oct 2009

Flight tax rises, again

Air passenger duty – the departure tax from the UK – increases from today, accompanied by a chorus of criticism from airlines, travel agents and passenger groups. A family of four travelling to the Caribbean will now pay £200 in UK tax, or £400 if they ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  31 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Thomas Cook,  EasyJet

Family days out for half-term

Wrap the kids up warm and head outside for some autumn frolics. Photograph: Grady Reese/Corbis The caves at Wookey Hole in Somerset can be spooky enough at normal times of the year – in the run-up to Hallowe'en they make the perfect backdrop for an ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  24 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Mary Arden,  Anne Hathaway,  Forestry Commission

Shift upmarket for newly hip Dominican Republic

Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off New operators are targeting the Caribbean country now that BA has started scheduled flights to Punta Cana Tipped to become the coolest Caribbean destination in 2010, the Dominican Republic is ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  10 Oct 2009
Related Topics: British Airways,  Thomas Cook,  Bill Clinton,  Brad Pitt,  Jennifer Lopez

Twitter's last-minute hotel deals

Last-minute hotel deals could become easier to find from tomorrow, with the launch of Inoqo (inoqo.com), a Twitter-based hotel booking engine that will publish special deals for check-in within 48 hours. Travellers can log on and choose the city they ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  26 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Madeira spas: sun, sea and hot sands

Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off A raft of new hotel and spa openings has repositioned the island of Madeira as one of Europe's leading spa destinations, and new flights to Funchal from Manchester with Jet2.com, starting in May 2010 ...

From ANNABELLE THORPE, Guardian Unlimited,  19 Sep 2009

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