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Forbes.com published this year's list of the 10 Best Airports worldwide including Hong Kong (1st place), Munich Airport and Copenhagen Airport. No US airport made the list, which is dominated by Asian and European airports. Rome has banned snacking near its famous monuments in the historical… read full article

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Today, Expedia Inc. announced an agreement to buy Venere.com from current owners Advent International and Venere's founders. Venere was founded in 1995. Global private equity firm Advent International acquired a 60% controlling stake in the company in November 2006. The other 40% in stakes remained in the hands of Venere's founders. Venere.com offers 29,000 hotels around… read full article

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Our monthly recap of the previous month's most read blog articles:

1. Family friendly hotels in Washington DC

Published June 23rd - Our top-5 of Washington hotels with facilities to welcome families with kids. Nintendo games, swimming pools, children under 12 eat free, babysitting and other family-friendly… read full article

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Our very own Federica (30) and Luca (29) got married in Frosinone, approx. 90 km (56 miles) south-east of Rome. Federica works at Venere since 2004 as an information architect and Luca joined in 2007 as a database quality assurance operator. Congrats from all of us at Venere.com! The… read full article

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Here are a few photos of Neil's rickshaw team wearing our Venere T-shirts:

 

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Take a look at May 2008 most popular articles on the Venere Travel Blog:

1. A weekend trip to Cinque Terre, Italy

An article by our Venere Travel blogger Emilie, with useful tips on how to reach Cinque Terre by train and what to pack when visiting these five picturesque… read full article

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Sorry for the radio silence. My blackberry didn't work in Nepal and the establishments we stayed in only came with one extra - mosquitos! By the battalion. Wireless Internet wasn't really going to be on the cards. So to give you all an update on the past few days of… read full article

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I am sitting at the departure gate at Delhi airport having survived the most extraordinary route through an airport I've ever endured. Don't expect any signposts telling you where to go if you ever fly through here! It really is every man, woman and child for themselves. Having some how left the airport, I… read full article

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Neil Ambler is participating in the 3-week Rickshaw run adventure in the Nepalese Himalayas. The Rickshaw Run is a tuk tuk race starting on 1 June in Kathmandu, Nepal and ending some 3 weeks later in Pondicherry, India. Neil will be sending updates as his team faces the usual dirt tracks, jungle, bad roads and… read full article

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Venere.com, the Europe and Italy hotel specialist, and Trenitalia, the Italian National Railway, are today launching a new co-branded service where Trenitalia users can book their train ticket and their accommodation on the co-branded web site.

This new hotel reservation service is dedicated to… read full article

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Check these five travel articles to make sure you haven't missed any. They are the most popular posts on the Venere Travel Blog last month.

1. Charming Monastery Hotels

Splendid Provence hotels offering comfortable accommodation in historical landmark buildings. Housed in a a former church, abbey or monastery, these hotels in… read full article

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Venere.com is growing fast and so we are looking for some new colleagues here at Venere.com. Some of the perks of working at Venere:

• Daycare center for your kids
• Venere.com was elected in the top-35 of Great Place to Work ® 2008
• 194 good-looking colleagues (and some of them are single too!)
• Free

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The Venere Travel Blog has been live for 2 months now! Check out this selection of most popular Venere Travel Blog articles so far:

1. Gourmet Hotels with Michelin Stars on Venere.com

A real treat to gourmet enthusiasts and traveling foodies looking for European hotels with star restaurants. Check out top… read full article

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Visit the venere.com stand at the ITB Berlin travel show from 5 to 9 March! More venere cookies and funky gadgets are waiting for you. Venere.com staff will be happy to help you with any questions you may have… read full article

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Check out the venere.com stand at BIT Milan 2008, which is finally finished thanks to our men Fabio and Giandomenico.

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