Swiss ski resorts like the 'regular' customers

Ski resorts in Switzerland have decided to encourage the loyalty of its customers from year to year does not change the selected one direction. As a reward loyal customers may be asked anything: from a bottle of champagne and up to the jewelry with a picture of the Matterhorn (the so-called picturesque mountain in the Swiss Alps). 

As these or other resort regions of the country behave in relation to the loyal visitors? On this issue have tried to answer the study's authors, which has long held a site Htr.ch. The results forced analysts raised his eyebrows. It turned out that the only resort that has not yet developed a clear vision of the treatment of "loyal subjects", is the famous Alpine St. Moritz. It explains the head of sports and entertainment areas of this resort Berthold Martin (Martin Berthold), they resort to the principle of "live as you want and wherever you want." True, he added, they have scheduled a series of events, including an invitation to visit patrons. They are presented with a book, champagne or a bouquet of flowers. Representatives of business community, who are constantly booking of the same hotel in St. Moritz, the resort offers a complimentary glass of wine or a glass of spirits. 

Tourists create an online rating of Great Britain

On the page of British national tourism agency VisitBritain in the social networking site Facebook has appeared online rating of the most popular attractions, created by the tourists. People who have been in involved in the ranking of locations can "register" their visit with iPhone, Blackberry and other smartphones, thereby raising the position of the object in the rankings, which are constantly updated automatically. In addition to mark the visit of tourists can also post feedback about this or other attractions. 

Get into the rating, every vista. VisitBritain experts suggest that the rating will cover more than 50,000 sites across the country. Currently leading a complex O2 Arena, in second place - malls, Selfridges, located on the third theme park Alton Towers, and the fourth and fifth places were London Eye ferris wheel and art museum Tate Modern. 

Internet in the service of tourists

Annual conference of tourism professionals PhoCusWright familiarizes participants with the latest in online travel planning. In 2010 it also introduced several new products that may be helpful to tourists. 

Gogobot - a Facebook for travelers. Here you can get or give advice on any of the attractive places in the world, to communicate with like-minded travel plans. Of course, all questions can be asked in the Facebook. However Gogobot direct all inquiries on specific channels, and assures users that they will receive advice only from people, a passion for travel. 

Site TrustYou not only collects feedback from users about hotels across the internet, but also analyzes them, and exposes important to potential guests as a kind of quality rating. Enquiries can be made not only by hotel name, but in a more free-form - for example, the cheapest hotels in New York. " 

Pocket toilets are already on sale

At the tourist market was a new product that can be very useful for tourists and patrons of large music festivals and other events. Pocket toilet developed by Ardern Healthcare, costs only $ 6. And it is an indispensable thing in the long road trips or for exploring the places where the lack of public toilets, writes the Daily Mail. The manufacturer claims that useful invention "is ideal for men aged from 3 to 103 years." However, the handheld can use a toilet and a woman. 

Festival of Whales in Hawaii

Hawaii (USA) will have already turned this traditional festival of whales. The celebration will begin in Maui on Nov. 26 and runs right up to May 15, 2011. In the past year is an unusual event attended by more than 25 000 people.The central event of the festival - the Day of China is scheduled for Saturday, February 19. Tourists are expected to parade of whales, views, special meals in restaurants, entertainment for children and much, much more. Another unusual event - the marathon. Participants will need to be broken into groups of 5 people and together cover the distance. Adults will run 5 kilometers, the children - all 2. New at the festival will be a Valentine's weekend, which will be held under the slogan "Love the whales."  

Ice Sculpture Exhibition was launched on the Champs-Elysees

impressive exhibit of ice sculptures, Ice Magic - Tour du Monde ("Around the World") was opened on the Champs Elysees in Paris to mark the start of the Christmas Fair. In the pavilion, where the constant temperature -6 ° C, viewers will see the most beautiful buildings, monuments and landscapes of the world and characters of works of art and fantastic scenes involving unusual creatures. All this helped create 20 well-known artists from more than 450 tons of ice for 12 days, writes Tout-paris.org.

Stylish accessories to Paris "Velibam"

City Hall of Paris was not limited to the creation of bike rental stations, which appeared in the French capital in 2007. Especially for the "Velibam" whole series of accessories with the image of the Parisian urban brand.For example, the helmet can be purchased for 24.9 euros, the protective device for 12.9 euros, and cuffs with LED for 6,9 euro. Also available a series of clothing: ponchos (5,9 euros), gloves (19.9 euros) and mitts (9,9 euros). In addition, you can buy velokorzinu for 29 euros, 6.9 euros per bag.