Cruising World selected 21 of the finest boats as finalists for the 2009 Boat of the Year award. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the BOTY awards, and we are pleased to announce The Moorings 43.3 monohull, built by Benetau, was nominated for this prestigious award in the Special-Purpose category.
A panel of independent judges [...]

In order to come into line with the investment periods of tourist industry professionals, the SETT (”Tourism Equipment and Techniques Trade Fair”) is bringing forward the dates of its next trade fair. The next event will take place between 6th and 8th November 2007 at the Parc des expositions in Montpellier.
Established in a geographical area [...]

The words “spaghetti pot” likely conjure up images of a tangled mess of pasta, covered in bright red sauce. At Johnie’s Garden in Minturn the term refers to a 12-to-14 inch container filled with five plants - oregano, thyme, rosemary, basil and a canning type tomato, like Roma. Each summer the garden center sells plenty [...]

For the young budget traveler, there are approximately 2500 hostel beds on Manhattan’s Upper West Side*, but now 350 of those beds offer a hip experience to go along with a utilitarian place to sleep. Hank Freid’s Broadway Hotel & Hostel (www.Broadwayhotelnyc.com), located at the corner of Broadway and 101st Street, have undergone renovations and [...]

WALNUT HILLS - Condo buyers here could get the sense they’re in an extravagant Spanish-style villa rather than just a place to select appliances or carpet when they step into this showroom in a building that formerly housed Jones the Florist.
Cincinnati developers Ed Horgan and Al Merritt spent $300,000 - $150,000 to buy the 107-year-old [...]

Ampal-American Israel Corporation announced the results of its special meeting of shareholders held on February 7, 2007.
The Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation increasing the authorized share capital of the Company from 60,000,000 to 100,000,000 shares of Class A Stock, par value $1.00 per share.
The Company’s shareholders also approved the [...]

Signaling the start of development of the first phase of the US$ 1.4 billion Gateway to Morocco project in the Kingdom of Morocco, H.E. Mizwar Salahuddin, Minister of Industry & Commerce, today formally inaugurated the Royal Resort Cap Malabata Client Relations Centre (CRC).
A unique mixed-use tourism, commercial and residential destination in the city of Tangiers, [...]

A developer has revised a proposal to build condominiums on North Churton Street next to Sinclair Station in response to neighbors’ concerns.
Allen Knight originally had proposed building a three-story, 33-unit garden style condominium complex in the 500 block of North Churton Street, across from Town Hall. However, his new proposal, submitted to the town [...]

Israel’s high-end real estate market is sizzling, and even attracting developers such as Donald Trump. Earlier this year, Trump and condo developer Crescent Heights Investments paid $44 million for an old factory building in Ramat Gan, just west of Tel Aviv, where they plan to erect a 70-story Trump Plaza Tower. “We see a lot [...]

Hotel ZaZa — located at the site of the old Warwick Hotel — has announced that it will open for business in February.
Owners of the hip hotel concept initially thought guests would be welcomed in spring 2006, but the extensive renovation process took longer than expected.
Hotel ZaZa will open Feb. 19 and [...]

Dow Hotel Company, LLC (DHC), a hotel ownership investment and management company, today announced that it plans to double the number of its proprietary Basil’s Kitchens restaurant concept over the next 18 months. Currently located in six upscale hotels owned or managed by the company, Basil’s Mediterranean upscale, casual theme has developed a proven track [...]

As Bellaria approaches completion on the ocean near the Lake Worth Bridge, the developers can look back on a long haul and look forward to selling the last two units.
Gordon Deckelbaum and Mike Kempner bought one parcel on which to build two months before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001; they closed on an [...]