An increasing count of Britons are planning to come back to the eurozone this summertime, despite the going on strength of the euro against sterling, as hoteliers in the area drop their room rates to draw British tourers.

Bookings to Greece are up by 18 pct over the last fortnight according to On the Beach, an online travel agent, likened to the equal period last year, with Crete and Zakynthos being among the most popular Greek island destinations. Bookings to mainland Spain and the Spanish islands are also up, with Majorca being the number one destination. Thomas Cook has as well reported an increase in the count of Britons reserving summer vacations to Greece.

“Hoteliers in Greece have recognised the need to slash room prices in order to attract British holidaymakers,” told Simon Cooper, chief executive of On the Beach. “Offering discounts of up to 30 per cent, they are now reaping the rewards.” more…

Superstars have become busy in swish spots from the Palms Casino to Soho Grand…

It is a wonder that, with their private homes and villas around the world — and those staffs with rigid nondisclosure clauses — celebrated people however engage in unblushing shenanigans at world-class hotels. Certain, hotels provide a sense of anonymity, of freedom from daily rules of behavior. Only that’s one thing when you are a mere mortal stealing away for a calm rendezvous, some other thing altogether when you are, say, Jennifer Aniston.

When a famous person is involved, everybody from the chambermaid to the business traveller staying in the following room suddenly knows that so-and-so just hooked up with what’s-his-face (who’s entirely married!), and a night of reckless fun acts into an affair we’ll totally remember.

But A-listers’ mistaken sense of invincibility — or maybe their hope to turn up in the tabloids — is our gain, as we sate ourselves on stories of impropriety in posh lays like the Beverly Hills Hotel or the Soho Grand. Get play along — after all, the sensations already do.

1. The favorite place: Soho Grand Hotel, Greater New York
Celebs: John Mayer and Jessica Simpson
The dish: John and Jessica’s burning affair was a involved web, to say the least. Merely while the rest of us read the sheets to keep up with the story line, staff at New York City’s trendy Soho Grand looked it up close and personal. more…