Online directory on travelling in style, Travel Notebook is celebrating its first birthday. An independent guide, Travel Notebook provides up to date news on the chicest places to stay, eat and shop around the world.

Set out simply in note book form to give a snapshot and flavour of each item shown, sections include: 'Hotel & Villa Notes' - comprising a selection of boutique hotels, fabulous villas and luxury hotel launches; ‘Travel Notes’ - featuring savvy city guides and unusual weekend breaks; ‘Suite notes’ - a collection of the most exclusive hotel suites available; and ‘Business Notes’ – a compilation of the best boutique hotels with first class business facilities such as high tech meeting rooms, 24 hour concierge assistance and translation services.

The ‘notes’ are all designed to provide site users with space to leave comments and personal reviews about places they have visited giving further insight and recommendations to other readers.

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