In yet another sign that hotels in Singapore are going the way of Dubai and Las Vegas to attract attention and guests, the awesome Marina Bay Sands ups the ante with the “Wonder Full” light and water spectacular. The show took three years to devise and is being presented at various times on Friday, Saturday … More

It’s one of the undeniable premier events for hotels in Singapore: the Chinese New Year pyrotechnic display in Marina Bay. This year’s version had an additional twinge of excitement with the grand opening of the Marina Bay Sands resort, which officially took place on February 17 (though in truth, the colossal new skyline icon has … More

The first ball has been spun at the 2011 World Cup of Cricket and excitement is at a fever pitch in host nations India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. With the late release and subsequent rush on tickets for some of the premium knockout contests, vacancy rates at hotels in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Colombo and Dhaka … More

For sixty years now, the Berlin International Film Festival has been the foremost champion of the avant-garde, iconoclastic, dissident and radical in world cinema. In this regard, the premier event on the Berlin arts calendar far outstrips shameless Hollywood system panderers like Cannes and TIFF, the Toronto International Film Festival, in arty appeal. Always a … More

The site of Super Bowl XLV between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers is as much the star of the game as quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rodgers. Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas is the most state-of-the-art sports and entertainment arena on the planet and cost over USD 1.3 billion to complete. … More

Sweden unfurls a litany of spectacular tourist attractions, from the UNESCO World Heritage Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland to Drottningholm Palace. And while tony accommodations in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö provide cool comfort, no hotel in the country compares to the awesome Ice Hotel in northern Lapland. Built by a crack team of architects, craftsmen … More