Waldorf Astoria New York: L'incroyable collection d'objets retournée à l'hôtel

Le Waldorf Astoria à New York a longtemps été synonyme de luxe et de succès.

De Franklin D. Roosevelt et Frank Sinatra à la reine Elizabeth II et Elizabeth Taylor, l'hôtel a accueilli des dizaines de milliers de touristes et de voyageurs.

Au fil du temps, cependant quelques invités ont gardé un peu de la magie Waldorf pour eux-mêmes, en dérobant des objets de l'hôtel en guise de souvenir de leur séjour.

Depuis l'été dernier, le Waldorf a conduit un programme conçu pour récupérer ces biens perdus.

Le résultat a été le retour d'objets précieux dérobés certains depuis de très nombreuses années, comme par exemple des objets datant de 1920.


Les meilleurs objets sont actuellement affichés sur le site Web des archives du Waldorf Astoria, tandis qu'un minorité est exposée au Waldorf New York lui-même.

Christmas around the world!

The tallest floating Christmas tree, the biggest Santa and other power-sucking displays from all corners of the globe

Terrifying Tourist attraction: Zombie Manor House Experience

Have you always secretly dreamed of being the hero of a zombie movie?

Now you have your chance! Prepare yourself for the most horrifying moment in you life! This tourist attraction proposes a full immersion experience in a deserted manor house where your mission is to deplete the zombie population.

Because this adventure is more fun in group, you can book from one person to a group of 15 but the minimum age to take part is 16 years old.

Questions

Where?

It's in Warrington, Greater Manchester. It is about 25 minutes from the center of both Liverpool and Manchester.
When?

The Manor Zombie experience is available on Saturdays and Sundays every 2 weeks throughout the year.

Duration of the experience?

Sessions run from 10:00am-01:00pm or 02:00pm-05:00pm

And what about the price? Any extra costs on the day?

£119. Everything you need to battle zombies is included. Any extras (like video recordings) are completely optional.

And because zombie fighting is hard work, tea, coffee, water and snack bars are included in the price. Nice...

More info' and details available here.

"A bloody great day out." The Sun

"An afternoon shooting the undead - and I feel so alive." The Telegraph 

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Extreme Tourist Attractions: Spain (2/2)

"El Caminito del Rey" or "The King's Little Path", Spain 

Often regarded as the most dangerous walkway in the world, is located along the walls of El Chorro, a gorge in southern Spain near the village of Álora.

The walkway is one meter in width and rises over 100 meters.

In addition to being extremely narrow, is quite irregular. Indeed, if part of the way can be cross on a small platform not very wide, other places are more difficult,  you need to place your foot on tiny mainstays.

The question:
Is this course suitable only for real professionals climbing? No. You must be at least twelve years old and not suffer from vertigo. Easy...

More information and beautiful pictures here in the official website.

Digital IQ

What is meant by Digital IQ?

Digital IQ is an assessment of how well companies understand the value of technology and weave it into the fabric of their organization. 

Growing your Digital IQ entails more than merely adopting the latest tools or having a large IT budget—it is about integrating technology into the way a company plans, innovates, measures results, interacts with customers, and ultimately creates value.
What are the components of Digital IQ?

Actions an independent hotel should take to get their fair share of direct bookings

Interesting picture about direct booking and independent hotels...

Extreme Tourist Attractions: China (1/2)

Adrenaline... The key word of this experience!

Where?
China, Huashan

More information in this interesting blog.

Booking Site: Tablet Hotels

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Extraordinary experience: Volcano Bungee

Looking for thrills? This experience is for you! 

More than a traditional bungee... How about bungee jumping from the skid of a helicopter into the gaping maw of a bubbling active volcano? 

The helicopter will fly into the caldera of the volcano, where you will bungee jump, coming within 700ft of the actual pool of molten lava

Interested? Let's go to Chile and discover the Bungee.com company!


The firm proposes a 6 days/5 nights package including: 
Everything but transportation to and from Pucón
- 1 day Bungee Jump
- 1 day Whitewater Rafting
- 1 day Hot Springs Activity
- 1 day for travel to and from Pucón
- 1 "Open Day"
- Meals
- Drinks
- and yes, a T-shirt

How much is it? 
A disgustingly, prohibitively expensive $12,500 per person...

Accommodation? 
At the Hotel Del Lago Resort and Casino, a complete 5 stars resort with The International Class casino. 
The casino proposes Bingo, Roulette, Blackjack, slot machines, Craps, Poker Baccarat, Chemin de Fer and other games of chance...

Note the precision in the FAQ:

Could I die?

Yes you could. You'll be signing a waiver, so we're cool. 

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