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Japan’s Best Ski Resort

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The LUXE Niseko Mobile App for iPhone. Photo credit: LUXE City Guides.

Niseko Village has been named the top ski resort in Japan.

This ski travel award further named Niseko “one of the world’s most popular ski destinations.”

Snow Japan conducted the online poll about international ski resorts.

Global ski travelers voted online at the Snow Japan’s website, ranking ski destinations  based on aspects including lift systems, courses/ terrains, Apres Ski and the snow conditions.

For more details, visit the Snow Japan site.

 

 

 

A France Winter Holiday

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A French Alps luxury chalet holiday. Photo credit: Where to Ski And Snowboard & The Alpine Club.

Britain’s annual ski resort guidebook is offering its readers a winter holiday travel deal to the French Alps.

The guidebook, Where to Ski And Snowboard, is teaming up with The Alpine Club and New Generation Ski & Snowboard School on the travel deal.

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Top 10 U.S. Ski Home Destinations

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Mammoth Lakes Tops TripAdvisor’s List of Top U.S. Ski Rental Home Destinations. Photo credit: PRNewsFoto/TripAdvisor.

Travel site TripAdvisor has announced its list of the top ten U.S. ski rental home destinations.

Based on TripAdvisor site data and editors, the list highlights some of America’s hottest ski destinations which offer vacation rental options for travelers.

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New Wild Waterfall Tours

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Amaroo Falls.

Australian resort El Questro Wilderness Park now offers new tours of Amaroo Falls.

In a land of red-rock mountains, El Questro is situated in Western Australia’s East Kimberley, 110km from Kununurra.

The falls are located in the south eastern corner of El Questro, 25km south east of the main hub of El Questro, The Station Township and 25km south of Emma Gorge Resort.

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Gourmet Living In Zermatt

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Zermatt specialist Mountain Exposure now has star quality in its luxury chalet dining.

The company has introduced award-winning, Michelin-starred chef Gerry Kirwan at its flagship property The Lodge.  He will be creating gourmet dinners and breakfasts for groups of up to ten clients until season end in late April.

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Sky Safari Tanzania

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Dreaming of a luxury safari adventure?   Then you might fancy a new Sky Safari with Elewana Afrika in northern Tanzania.

The group of  four luxury camps and lodges has launched a 7-night Sky Safari package that includes flights, all accommodations, meals, drinks, game drives, bush walks, excursions, private airport transfers and laundry.

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New Luxury Views In Asia

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Fancy luxury hotel mountain views?

Then take a look at world boutique and luxury hotel specialist Mr & Mrs. Smith which recently announced new “sexy stylish stays and services” in Asia.

In 2010, Mr & Mrs Smith will launch new hotels in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bali.  Mr & Mrs Smith Asia Pacific has an Asia Pacific website which features hotel and travel content and reviews from a panel of Smith Tastemakers in Asia. The company expects Mr & Mrs Smith Asia Pacific will add 200+ new hotels in the Asia Pacific region by late 2010.

Mr & Mrs Smith already offers “sleek inner-city stays” including JIA and Urbn Hotel in Hong Kong and Shanghai to “the remote wild bush luxury” of Nihiwatu in Sumba, Indonesia.

For more info, check out  Mr & Mrs Smith online.

Image courtesy of Mr & Mrs Smith Asia Pacific.