New York United States of America

For: Shopping

With the US dollar at an all time low, it is the perfect opportunity for non-Americans to travel to New York and pick up some bargains. In addition, you get to see one of the most beautiful cityscapes in the United States, and can experience the hustle and bustle of an incredibly busy city. New York has many state parks and two major forest preserves. Adirondack Park, roughly the size of the state of Vermont and the largest state park in the United States, was established in 1892 and given state constitutional protection in 1894. Major destinations include the Empire State Building, Ellis Island, Broadway theatre productions, museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other tourist attractions including Central Park, Washington Square Park, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, the Bronx Zoo, New York Botanical Garden, luxury shopping along Fifth and Madison Avenues, and events such as the Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village, the Tribeca Film Festival, and free performances in Central Park at Summerstage. New York’s food culture, influenced by the city’s immigrants and large number of dining patrons, is diverse. Jewish and Italian immigrants made the city famous for bagels, cheesecake and New York-style pizza. The city also boasts some of the finest haute cuisine restaurants in the USA.

Paris France

For: Food

Everyone knows that Paris is the City of Romance and Food, but it has that reputation for a good reason! The food in France is simply outstanding and almost unparalleled around the world. You can stay at very inexpensive hotels, or very expensive ones, depending on your budget; just make sure you leave enough money for the food and wine. Some of the things you will have to do: 1) eat macaroons at La Duree, on the Champs Elysee (you won’t be able to control yourself when you taste these things!), 2) eat ice-cream at Berthillon – the best ice-cream in the world (handmade entirely from natural ingredients), and 3) eat pastries at Pierre Hermé – the picasso of pastry. Don’t forget to check out Printemps – the incredible department store found on Boulevard Haussmann.

Queenstown New Zealand

For: Excitement

In Winter or Summer, Queenstown is a fantastic place to holiday. In the Winter it is full of people there for the skiing, and in summer it is full of people there to take the white water trips down the Shotover river. I would also say that the food in Queenstown ranks as the best I have eaten in the entire world; though food in New Zealand is of an extremely high standard in general. There are a large number of hotels right on the waterfront of Lake Wakitipu (New Zealand’s longest lake and third largest). The water is bitterly cold (even in summer) – but it is beautiful to look at from your hotel window and if you can stand the cold, bathing is certainly allowed. Queenstown is also New Zealand’s jetboat and bungy jumping capital. And if you think the price is too high – you can always pop to Arrowtown right next door and try panning for gold in one of New Zealand’s old mining towns. Oh – and don’t forget, New Zealander’s are the friendliest people in the world.

Best Beach Holidays

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World's Best Holidays

You'll find some of the world's best holidays with accommodation near the best destinations and also the best beaches.
Best Beach Holidays is dedicated to showing YOU the best accommodation and best beach near the world's best holiday destinations.

We are independent travel writers with experience in accommodation near the world's best holiday spots and beaches. We love great hotels and beaches and have holidayed at many of the world's best destinations.

We only choose wonderful accommodation and beautiful beaches and will not accept anything less than the best.

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If your destination and best beach is world class, we will consider publishing your contribution.

The World's Best Holidays home page is updating as we travel, so come back soon for more world's best holidays and best beach holidays at more of the world's best hotels, or beaches, in the world's best holiday destinations.

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MALDIVES

Whether you are looking for a holiday now or planning one for the future, this list will help you make the right choice. I have selected some of the best holiday destinations from around the world, focusing on a particular aspect of each place. So, here you have it: 10 hot holiday destinations, In no particular order:

1. The Maldives

For: Relaxation

The Maldives is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, about 435 miles South-West of Sri Lanka. It is a popular tourist destination because of the astoundingly beautiful resorts and scenery. In most cases you can stay in a private villa which sits out in the middle of the water – connected to the mainland by a small walkway. If you want to go somewhere to relax – this is the place to do it. The official language of the Maldives is Dhivehi, which is very closely related to Sinhala, the language of Sri Lanka. Nevertheless, you will have no problems speaking English in the tourist spots. Don’t forget to pack your laptop so you can read the List Universe while you are sipping margaritas on your private porch floating on the ocean!

Tips for planning a stress free holiday

Holidays should be fun and relaxing. That’s why we take them, right? To get away from the stresses of work and home, it is important that we all schedule a week or so away every year. Unfortunately, sometimes what is planned as a stress-free holiday can easily turn into a stress-filled nightmare.

Here are some planning tips to make your holiday stress free.

Plan the right holiday

When planning your holiday consider what you to do or what activities you have always dreamed of doing. If you love to relax on the beach in the sunshine, chances are that you’ll not like touring around on a coach in the Scottish highlands.

Bear in mind the holiday requirements for all of the people you are going on holiday with.

Whatever your passion, whether it be zip lining through the Amazon, bungee jumping in New Zealand or romantic hidden beaches in the Caribbean, you will get much more out of your holiday and be much more relaxed if you plan a holiday you all enjoy.

Planning your budget

We all love to dream big and you might even have a list of “dream holidays”, places you would love to visit someday. Be realistic with yourself though, if these places are not in your holiday budget they will have to wait until later.

Do not ruin a holiday by spending the entire time worrying about your finances. If you cannot afford to pay your credit card bill when you return home, do not take the card with you. Always plan a holiday budget and stick to it at all times.

Research your destination

No matter where you are going you should spend time doing a little research about the holiday destination. Read guide books, travel magazines, and the internet offers a wealth of information about every place imaginable.

You can determine what tourist attractions you would like to see, where to eat, and the best places to stay. Some travellers even plan their whole itinerary ahead of time so they will have an idea of what to expect while on holiday.

Decide on how to book your holiday

This is probably one of the most important decisions that you will make when booking your holiday, because it is essential in this day and age that you make sure that you are financially protected should the airline or travel company go bust. It happens.

If you book your own flight and hotel pay with a credit card so that you are protected under the Consumer Credit Act 1974. Remember that if the airline or hotel goes into administration then you will have to make your own arrangements to get back home or find alternative accommodation.

Ideally, book a package holiday through an ATOL bonded travel agency and not only will you receive your money back but arrangements will be made to return you safely home.

Read reviews of your accommodation

No matter how you book your holiday make sure that you read reviews of your accommodation or resort. They’re tons of websites out there that will help you do this. While it’s not a guarantee that your accommodation will be to your satisfaction, you will get an idea from holidaymaker’s experiences.

Be open minded and bear in mind that we all have different perceptions of what a good hotel is. A hotel with pool side parties until the early hours might be a nightmare for you, but for many holidaymakers it might be their perfect hotel.

Slow down and relax

Remember that this is your holiday, a chance to get away from your everyday stress. No doing dishes and no cleaning the house, no working nine to five. Relax, unwind, take in the culture, the food, but more importantly, do what you enjoy.

Plan your Trip!

Planning is the most important thing for travelling .The most important points before going to plan a travel Is to start with the destination ,checking the necessary information about the hotels ,tickets booking , hotel reservation, climatic information means if destination is a cold country we want to carry jerkins, clothes which would suit the climate, to plan the amount for staying there for a period of time, generally booking the ticket and its confirmation, carrying passports, carrying ATM cards, debit cards checking these small things.

We can avoid missing these things hurry at last moment. It is not only the money and dress material but it also include carrying first aid kit with you according to climatic conditions of the place. It is also advisable to carry enough sufficient water and food till the next safest place available. We may forget chargers for phones and iPods, or mobiles without sufficient balance which would be a problem for us on traveling.
If you are going on professional trip or on a seminar it is necessary to check whether documents or important papers are taken with you. If the travel agency will take care of necessary accessories, get it crossed on when the journey commences.
If u want to make your trip happy one you need to take care of all the necessary things related to belongings and travel related things all must be checked before going to the travel .so, no need to feel of missing something in hurry.

Singles Holiday with Countless Benefits

Of course it is obvious thing when single are out travelling, they will definitely have fun and adventure like Para gliding, water surfing, Mountain hiking, skiing, and numerous additional actions which forms main things of singles holiday. Single traveler holidays turn out to be a approach to quench their passion to take a trip faraway and broad. Singles acquire cohorts along with other single travelers. For single travelers who want to make some adventurous thing, the holidays could be singles adventure travel with the package of trekking and hiking.

The most excellent element is that any class of live during the singles adventure travel goes without any single addition blames. These append more excitement to singles adventure holidays. These holidays present an option to steps forward for singles don’t have an accompanying person to go on with a trip. Such singles find an accompanying person during the vacation for singles and are capable to have just as pleasurable a trip as those with friends.

These holidays are the greatest for those who have newly acquired into the single position also due to a split-up or loss of the spouse. These people require a break to escape of the hurt of loss or partition. These holidays have such elements that calm down them totally, offer them the much desirable loneliness and escape of the pain. There are cruises for single people who could be used to lighten up in loneliness and search out re-energized to start afresh.

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New crew for Abu Dhabi Racing Team

Seven nationalities from five continents are to make up the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team, which today announced the latest additions to its crew.
Rob Greenhalgh joins as watchleader while Justin Ferris comes aboard as helmsman-trimmer and onboard sailmaker. Paul Willcox joins as an under-30s crew member. The USA’s Nick Dana, who was back-up MCM for Puma in the last race, will be the Media Crew Member.
Greenhalgh is a major coup for the Abu Dhabi outfit. As one of the UK’s most talented sailors, he won major championships in everything from small dinghies to round-the-world yachts. His previous Volvo Ocean Race winning experience will be critical to the team’s success: he sailed on board the winning ABN AMRO One in 2005-06 and on Puma Ocean Racing in 2008-09.
Ferris has spent the past 10 years living and breathing the Volvo Ocean Race. Starting as a sailmaker for the winning Illbruck Challenge in 2001, the Kiwi sailor made the step up to join Pirates of the Caribbean for the first edition in the Volvo Open 70 class in 2005, and then was subsequently with Puma Ocean Racing in 2008.
A former South African sailor of the year, Paul Willcox has been involved in successful keel boat campaigns, the latest of which saw him helm the Ker 46 Tonnerre De Breskens to become the 2010 Royal Ocean Racing Club Boat of the Year. Aged 28, he worked with Team Russia in the 2008-09 campaign as a reserve sailor and with the shore team.
“We said we wanted to be highly competitive on all fronts; we are close to making good on that promise,” said skipper Ian Walker, who has spent the last seven months in the United Arab Emirates capital.
The new crew members would join Walker, navigator Jules Salter, watch captain Craig Satterthwaite, Simon Fisher, bowman Justin Slattery, Wade Morgan and Emirati stars, Adil Khalid and Butti Al Muhairi. They are currently undergoing a multi-continent training and testing programme, which covers sail testing in New Zealand, navigation and weather training in North America, and sailing in Abu Dhabi.