The last decade has brought some radical changes to the travel industry. From low-cost airlines, to last-minute online booking, to the large number of stylish hostels, to the boutique and design hotel concept. There were even new destinations, with Eastern Europe (particularly Prague and Budapest) becoming one of the most popular city breaks [...]

Athens recently opened its most fashionable hotel. Fashion House has 115 fabulously designed rooms, a hip cafe, bar, and restaurant, as well as extra services such as personal shoppers, dog-walkers, and stylists. It’s located in the city’s main commercial district and is perfect for leisure or business travelers looking for a hotel with [...]

After 30 years of planning, nearly five years of construction, and 130 million euros later, Athens’ New Acropolis Museum will finally open this month. The official opening date is June 20, and the admission price will only be one euro until December 31st, 2009. For the first three days after the inauguration, only [...]

As UCityGuides.com was experiencing the best of the urban world to bring you its ultimate city guides, it came across some fantastic places and experienced some extraordinary services. All of that is highlighted in each city’s guide, but then there were other experiences that needed special recognition. We’re talking about an unexpectedly outstanding [...]

This weekend Brussels will show the final films of its 10-day Gay and Lesbian Film Festival that takes place every January. It’s the first major gay event of 2009, a big year for gay travel.
If there is one travel market that doesn’t seem to ever be affected by global economic crisis is the gay [...]