The Malaysia week closing ceremony, held on 10 October 2012 at London’s South Bank was attended by top tour operators, media, travel associations and VIP’s including YB Dato Sri Dr Ng Yen Yen, Minister of Tourism, Malaysia; H.E. Dato Seri…
Description: On the Christmas table there is nothing quite like a Bresse turkey with its long body and silky flesh. And so it is that the wonderful Bresse poultry is celebrated in a week long festival in the run-up to Christmas giving you the oppor…
Description: Head to Lyon over the weekend of the 8th and 9th December and you are in for a Christmas treat. The much-celebrated Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres), a tradition of over 150 years, illuminates the whole city over one special…
Description: Italian food festivals are epitomised in this world renowned celebration of the truffle. The small Piedmontese town of Alba suddenly appears on the world food map at the beginning of October, when the white truffle season begins. …
Description: The Fête des Vendanges (Wine Harvest Festival) in Lutry, Switzerland means three days of feasting in the old town with its wine vaults and cellars wide open. Sunday is set aside for the famous parade: over 600 children in fancy…
850,000 visitors are expected to be in town for Rio de Janeiro's carnival this week. The Sambadrome is the centre of the organised events where Rio's samba schools battle it out for the honours. Every one of the 72500 seats is taken for the events an…
The destination that has something for everyone, kicked-off its third annual Miami Attractions Month. From October 1-31, “Everyone’s A Kid… Again” as the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) and its partners off…
Turku celebrates the European Capital of Culture in 2011 with a special Tall Ships Regatta on 26-28 August. Thousands of different people from Turku and from all over Finland will participate in the implementation of the Capital of Culture. In ad…
The main stage at the Ottawa Blues Fest, one of North America's top music festivals, collapsed as a heavy thunderstorm deluged the stage and musicians and fans tried to get cover. High winds and heavy rain, thunder and lightening all contributed to t…