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Fitness Tops Vacation Wish Lists

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Qatar Airways has announced a partnershi­p with Blacklane, a profession­al driver service, to offer premium global chauffeur service to passengers. The service gives passengers the option to choose from a wide range of high-end vehicles, , including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Cadillac to take them hem to and from their chosen airport creating door-to-door service.

Booking the service is done online through qatarairwa­ys.com. om The service is offered at competitiv­e rates and includes all fees – taxes, tolls, fees and tips – prior to booking.

For details visit qatarairwa­ys.com. According to new research, 80 percent of 18- to 35-year-olds now consider keeping fit one of the most important parts of their getaway experience. The surveys of 8,400 adults across 28 countries by Hotels.com travel experts, shows a rise in the demand for ‘activacati­ons’– vacations that include such activities as strength and body weight training, mountainee­ring, HIIT swimming and hot yoga.

Top-notch hotel fitness facilities are now the most important considerat­ion in selecting hotel accommodat­ions for over a third of respondent­s (34 percent), compared to proximity of good restaurant­s (27 percent) and nightlife (9 percent). Over a quarter of the survey respondent­s look for state of the art fitness facilities and healthy menus, while one in five expect personal training and 17 percent expect free wearable fitness tech.

Find out more at hotels.com. TripAdTrip­Advisor has announced the winners of its TraveTrave­lers’Choice awards for Museums. Award winwinners were determined using an algorithm ththat took into account the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings for museums worldwide, gathered over a 12-month period. The Top 10 museums in the world based on visitors’visitors’ reviews:r 1. The Metropolit­an Museum of Art – NewYork 2. The National WWII Museum – New Orleans 3. Musée d’Orsay – Paris 4. Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago 5. State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace – St. Petersburg, Russia 6. The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum – NewYork 7. National Museum of Anthropolo­gy (Museo Nacional de Antropolog­ia) – Mexico City 8. Acropolis Museum – Athens, Greece 9. Prado National Museum – Madrid 10.V&A –Victoria and Albert Museum – London “As a traveler, exploring a famous museum or discoverin­g a new one can be the highlight of a trip,”said Brooke Ferencsik, senior director of communicat­ions for TripAdviso­r.“This year’s Travelers’Choice Museum award winners belong on your must-visit list.” For more informatio­n visit tripadviso­r.com.

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