Bluebells Restaurant in Ascot in the United Kingdom – not far from London – is listed to offer a relaxed yet formal approach to dining. Options include lunch, dinner, Sunday and a kids menu. “Bluebells Restaurant was fully booked a week in advance and when I eventually secured a table at 3pm on a Sunday,Continue reading “Bluebells Restaurant (Ascot) Review”
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If you won the lottery and could fly Business Class for the rest of your life, which airline product should be the only one to fly if you compare Etihad, KLM, Qatar and Turkish Airlines?
Let’s face it: most of us can’t afford to fly Business Class all the time – and sometimes not even once. But if you could choose between these 4, or if you could only try it once, this is an objective and detailed comparison. BUSINESS CLASS UPDATE POST COVID: One person comparing Etihad, KLM, QatarContinue reading “If you won the lottery and could fly Business Class for the rest of your life, which airline product should be the only one to fly if you compare Etihad, KLM, Qatar and Turkish Airlines?”
2022 will be a cracker!! But who will win the next Thacks Awards?
As we’ve already raced towards the end of the first month of 2022, we’re happily seeing signs of economic recovery for the tourism and hospitality sectors. Which is also a great thing for 2022’s haul of Thacks Awards. The panelists are looking forward to traveling beyond their Spain, Austria, UAE, Cyprus, Australia and South AfricanContinue reading “2022 will be a cracker!! But who will win the next Thacks Awards?”
It’s a wrap: the year that was 2021
Although 2020 was a year most people wanted to forget, 2021 was another unusual year when things didn’t go quite according to plan for many of us. Yet we soldiered on and made the most of things. The hospitality, travel and tourism industry was one of the worst-hit global sectors through the pandemic (and continuesContinue reading “It’s a wrap: the year that was 2021”
2021 Top 5 Winner: OCEANS 8 SEAFOOD & SUSHI, Somerset West, South Africa
Contrast amazing pizza in Vietnam, superb Chinese food in Cyprus and champagne-style Corpinnat in Spain, the final Thacks Awards Top 5 awarded for 2021 was awarded in December to a Sushi Restaurant in South Africa. Think, thickly cut salmon; freshest yellowfin tuna and other line-fish, recently fished from Africa’s southern-most bay (False Bay). Combine theseContinue reading “2021 Top 5 Winner: OCEANS 8 SEAFOOD & SUSHI, Somerset West, South Africa”
2021 Top 5 Winner: IMPODIMO GAME LODGE, South Africa (bordering Botswana)
Impodimo Game Lodge is a luxury lodge in South Africa’s fifth largest reserve, Madikwe Game Reserve. Remote and unspoilt, nestled in the northwest part of South Africa, on the Botswana border (about 3.5 hours drive from Johannesburg), Impodimo is one of a few unfenced lodges, meaning wild animals can (and do) roam freely. We hadContinue reading “2021 Top 5 Winner: IMPODIMO GAME LODGE, South Africa (bordering Botswana)”
Why a Thacks Award is better than 100 Five Star Reviews
“Oh, I’m so sorry for keeping you waiting! Now you’ll probably give me a 1-star review…” said the owner of a lovely wine bar in Vienna with a serious and sad look on her face. I had to reassure her that I’m not THAT type of tourist. The type who doesn’t understand that, especially postContinue reading “Why a Thacks Award is better than 100 Five Star Reviews”
Thailand Reopened to Tourism: November 2021
How did Thailand reopen to tourism? The world has been a strange place since the Covid-19 pandemic put a stop to many international journeys since early in 2020. The tourism industry in Thailand is a massive contributor to the country’s economy. In the first quarter of 2020, tourism was estimated to directly contribute 5.65% toContinue reading “Thailand Reopened to Tourism: November 2021”
2021 Top 5 Winner: BORONIA KITCHEN, Gladesville, Sydney, Australia
We all have our favourites. Our go-to cuisine, our feel-good wine region, our pick-me-up coffee style and even down to perhaps the stemware we drink our favourite wine varietal out of. Seldom do all these elements combine together in ONE place; well other than our own homes… but then there’s the dishes! This humble panelistContinue reading “2021 Top 5 Winner: BORONIA KITCHEN, Gladesville, Sydney, Australia”
Training the Most Luxurious
Rovos Rail’s website claims that they operate ‘the most luxurious train in the world’ and the Thacks Award panel agree that they have a near-perfect product. Sadly, the perfection which alludes them seems to be largely out of their control. So being totally objective, we have decided not to award them with one of theContinue reading “Training the Most Luxurious”
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