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Your 10 questions with Mark Lankester
1. Can you tell me where are the 30 new hotels to be opened next year? aakkhh18, via email In 2012, our new hotels will mainly open in Asia and the UK. Malaysia, India, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and the UK are key areas of focus within the year but we are in development in Australia and Europe too.
6. Your 10 questions with Mark Lankester
Mark Lankester answers your 10 questions.
Burma back on the map: Tourism returns to South-east Asia’s forbidden land
I arrived in Yangon – or Rangoon, as the British knew Burma's old capital – half expecting not to make it beyond the airport. I'd heard stories about interrogated journalists and swarms of all-seeing secret police. I had a tourist visa and had listed my profession as "management" but my bag contained a laptop and note pads. A web search of my name would expose me in a second. And I'm a hopeless ...
Courses to help you free your mind
Get rid of that spider phobia, go on a silence retreat or get some couples therapy – plus other trips to inspire you • Healthy holidays: courses to learn new skills • Healthy holidays: courses to get you active Couples therapy, Thailand When a relationship is on the rocks, a holiday can be make or break time. Instead of seeking help while you're at home and busy with other commitments, devote a ...
Travel trends for 2012
I can see it now. The travel crystal ball for 2012 shows amazing destinations, interesting price trends and, wait, is that Myanmar ? Here's a look at where travel is headed this year: what's hot, what things will cost and must-dos for people who want to be on the cutting edge.
Bed bugs can ruin a trip
By now, I know well the bite of bed bugs. It's my second night in a room just outside of central Amsterdam, and of all the times to stay in an infested hotel, my mother has flown over to Europe for a couple weeks of vacation. She didn't like the furtive owner or the under-lit, damp room right on street level, and if she knew the guesthouse we are in is even worse than she thinks, she'd have a ...
TRAVEL: Where to go in 2012
Buddhist temples, Bagan, Myanmar. See PA Feature TRAVEL 2012 Destinations. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/thinkstockphotos. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature TRAVEL 2012 Destinations.