Paris, France

Serge Lutens Perfumes - Launched Parisian pastime of people-watching Visigothic (East Germanic tribe of Insider knowledge for your in 1998, some say that Rahät Loukoum while the children play at this the first millennium) crowns and - known in English as ‘Turkish beautifully landscaped park. Sure to other national treasures fill each European holiday. Delight’ and inspired by the thick be a big hit, the park’s playground room with intricate beauty. jellied candy by the same name - is has its own, kids-only facilities with a captivating fragrance. Find this all the fixtures in miniature size. scent made by master perfumer Taillevant - Relax by candlelight Whether you travel to Europe or keep it closer to home this Serge Lutens exclusively at Les and receive impeccable service at Musée National du Moyen Age - this institution of culinary genius. summer, stay seven nights at participating InterContinental Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido, along with two of his newest, Imagine ancient Rome as you tour Taillevent is widely considered Hotels and Resorts and enjoy two of those nights, with our magnificient fragrances made just the finest-preserved Roman ruins in the best restaurant in Paris and once a year. Paris; then explore the neighbouring has received the highest rating - 3 compliments. 15th-century abbey of Cluny, which Michelin stars - from the Michelin houses art from the Middle Ages, Guide for 33 consecutive years. Park Monceau playground - Pack including the celebrated “Lady of a picnic and take part in the typical the Unicorn” tapestries. Jewelled THERE’S MORE TO EXPERIENCE HAVE WHEN YOU FREE. 2 DAYS

Neanderthal Museum - Travel Düsseldorf, Germany back to pre-historic times at this fascinating museum in the close Designs on Düsseldorf - Spoil by Neander Valley, where some Madrid, Spain yourself by hiring a personal of the first human fossils were shopping assistant to guide you ever discovered. Truly impressive through all the latest looks at the exhibits recount the development of Designer fans - Since 1858, family- city’s top designer stores. This Homosapien civilisation and adeptly owned Casa de Diego has provided unique experience is focused on explain how ancient societies Madrid’s most fashionable señoritas finding the right looks for you, at a organized themselves. (ladies) with quality fans. From hand- wide selection of boutiques. painted, filigreed and edged in lace to Schiff Ahoi! - Despite its reputation inlaid with pearls, you’ll find that styles for being the ‘in’ place to dine for and uniquely original variations are Grafenberg Wildpark - Enjoy wonderfully unlimited. the fresh air of the woodlands as the local glitterati, the atmosphere you observe indigenous species is noticeably understated at this hip of animals, such as wild boar and Mediterranean restaurant (known MicroPolix - Ever heard of a child- mouflon (the only true wild sheep as ‘das Schiff ’, or ‘the Ship’, to the sized town in which kids learn, while species in Europe). This large, regulars). As can be guessed by the playing grown-ups? Visit Spain’s first naturally designed wildlife park also fact that it’s always busy at this local educational role-playing amusement features a special enclosure for wild hotspot, you can eat and drink very park, where kids aged 3-12 can take animals, such as foxes, wild cats, well here, so it’s easy to forget the part in up to 30 activities, including racoons, and weasels, as well as an minimalist décor. participating in a mock government apiary (honey bee yard). forum and working on a filmmaking set.

Corral de la Morería - Discover authentic Flamenco dancers and music at the city’s oldest and most famous Tablaos, or ‘Flamenco stage’, in a lively local atmosphere. Get swept away by the passion of the performances and seductive Spanish melodies, as you dine on award-winning and traditional tapas, or ‘small plates’.

Salève cable car - Unless high an international reputation, Friday night fondue cruise - This Polenta - For a taste of ‘new’ Madrid, , Switzerland altitudes get you jittery, this journey especially with regards to the lovely cruise is an excellent way this restaurant is a must. One of the on a téléphérique, or ‘cable car’, up one of Amazonian, African, and Australian to dine on classic Swiss fare, while driving forces behind the city’s modern Swiss chocolates - Add a little self- Geneva’s iconic mountains is not to be aboriginal civilisations and the sightseeing at the same time. The culinary movement, Polenta’s Chef indulgence to your shopping itinerary missed. It soars upwards to a height Nepalese, Chinese and Japanese lights along Lake Geneva’s skyline Jesús Núñez creates spectacularly by creating your own tour of the city’s of 3,600 feet, offering incredible views cultures, in addition to the area of from buildings lit up at night create savoury dishes with exotic ingredients, chocolatier shops. Every Genevois (local) that make the trip well worthwhile. ethnomusicology. Travel through a warm glow and a great backdrop such as ostrich, buffalo and alligator, you meet will have a different opinion for one of your most tantalizing dining about who makes the city’s best five continents’ cultural and artistic for a dinner of moitié-moitié, a experiences ever. truffles, pralines and nougat, but for Geneva Ethnography Museum traditions, all in one place, for an eye- classic fondue made of two kinds of starters, try Rohr, then Auer, Martel, - This extraordinarily diverse opening and educational experience. delectable Swiss cheeses: Vacherin or O’Saveurs. collection of folk art, weapons and and Friboug. utilitarian artefacts has acquired

EUROPE KAZAKHSTAN InterContinental Almaty AUSTRIA InterContinental Vienna MALTA InterContinental Malta CYPRUS InterContinental Aphrodite Hills Resort NETHERLANDS Vienna, Austria Hotel InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam CZECH REPUBLIC POLAND Hand-made Porcelain - The InterContinental Prague InterContinental Augarten Porcelain Manufactory ROMANIA has been creating fine handmade FRANCE Schönbrunn Palace, Park, and Zoo - Vestibül - Ask the Chef what he InterContinental Paris Le Grand InterContinental Bucharest and hand-painted porcelain for Take in the opulence of the famed recommends from the seasonally fresh about 300 years. Browse through GERMANY SPAIN Mirror Room, where child prodigy dishes that range from traditional InterContinental Madrid the wonderful array of vases, lamps, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played schnitzel to fried monkfish with InterContinental Berchtesgaden Resort InterContinental Berlin InterContinental Mar Menor Golf Resort & Spa figurines and dinner, tea, and his first concert for Empress Maria saffron puree. Housed in the former InterContinental Cologne InterContinental La Torre Golf Resort Murcia coffee sets. Theresa at the age of 6. Stroll around Burgtheater drive-in for the Austrian InterContinental Dusseldorf SWEDEN the majestic star-patterned palace emperor’s coaches, this restaurant’s InterContinental Frankfurt Grand Hôtel InterContinental Stockholm Giant Ferris wheel - Originally grounds that showcase elaborate magnificent interior, along with its InterContinental Hamburg fountains, and then visit the world’s food, will dazzle and inspire SWITZERLAND built in 1897 but damaged during GREECE InterContinental Geneva WW II, the Weiner Reisenrad, or ‘Giant oldest operating zoo, where you will your senses. Athenaeum InterContinental Athens find rare giant pandas. Wheel’, was so loved by the Viennese HUNGARY TURKEY that they rebuilt it. Take a ride in a InterContinental Budapest Ceylan InterContinental Istanbul vintage red cabin as you enjoy the ITALY UZBEKISTAN most amazing views of the old city. InterContinental De La Ville Roma InterContinental Tashkent Cairo, Egypt

Atlas Silks - This small shop near the Mahfouz Café sells gorgeous kaftans, jackets and more Western-style clothes, as well as bags and slippers, For reservaions visit all made of beautiful, embroidered, areas for theatrical and performing garden and an impressive ground- Insider knowledge for your Egyptian silk. Since most items are arts. Located in the Sayyida Zeinab floor reception room, where men were www..com/7for5 custom-made, you must use your area in the heart of historic Cairo once entertained with music Middle Eastern or African holiday. imagination to select your own silk near the Ibn Tulun Mosque, the park and dancers. and collaborate with the shopkeeper has won the prestigious Aga Khan Bahrain 800 00 880 | Egypt 800 44 333 22 | Jordan 800 22 666 to create something unique. Items award (1992) for architecture and is a Sequoia - Enjoy a pleasant breeze can be shipped, if you don’t plan to favourite of local children. and some shisha (flavored tobacco), Kuwait 2473 2100 Ext.6233 | Lebanon (01) 426 801 (Ask for 866 866 7556) stay long in Cairo. Oman 800 77 999 | Qatar 800 971 234 | Saudi Arabia 800 8 971 465 Whether you travel to Europe or keep it closer to home this while sampling excellent Egyptian summer, stay seven nights at participating InterContinental Bayt el-Suhaymi - Dating from the cuisine, and watching all kinds of South Africa 800 999 136 | UAE 800 4642 The Cultural Park for Children - Ottoman era, this historical home vessels moving across the Nile, at this Europe 800 1800 1800 (Toll free) or +44 871 942 9121 Hotels and Resorts and enjoy two of those nights, with our Have fun while experiencing a touch offers a glimpse of the lifestyle of well- fabulous riverside café. Sometimes of local culture at this playful complex to-do merchants during the 16th and local Cairenes like to gather here to compliments. full of libraries, art studios, rooms 17th centuries. The maze of rooms watch soccer matches on the TVs, so th st with computers and video games, on different levels features an ornate the atmosphere can get quite lively Offer valid from 15 May - 1 September 2009. Terms & Conditions apply. playgrounds, fountains and several first-floor harem withmashrabiyya and entertaining. (latticework) screens overlooking the

Bastakiya Quarter - This tranquil Dubai, UAE turn-of-the-20th-century Persian Amman, Jordan neighbourhood on Dubai Creek Dubai Creek - Bargain for gold, is made of labyrinthine lanes and Abdoun District - Flash your nicest spices, perfume, and textiles at restored traditional courtyard designer clothes in the hip millionaire’s atmospheric creek-side souks (Arabic residences complete with wind towers. district of Amman, complete with for ‘market’). Negotiating prices is part Art galleries, cafés, tiny museums and gated mansions and an endless display of local culture and also expected and boutiques give it a quaint mix of old of convertible cars. International enjoyed by local merchants, but be and new Dubai. designer label outlets and department prepared to walk away if you feel the stores are sure to whet your shopping shop owner is driving too hard of a Almaz by Momo - Find the most appetite while you absorb the bargain. memorable merguez tagine (spicy sausage local culture. dish) at this chic yet unpretentious Sega Republic - An exciting array hidden gem. Run by Mourad “Momo” Royal Automobile Museum - Can of theme park adventures, rides Mazouz (owner of Momo and Jordan’s progress as a nation be linked and games awaits all ages at this Sketch restaurants in London) enjoy traditional Arabic food and exotic to the cars owned by the Royal Family? interactive, hi-tech, entertainment Yes, and it’s fascinating. Enjoy an complex designed with one-of-a-kind “mocktails” in this elegant but casual bistro where you may also indulge on insightful look at His Majesty the attractions just for Dubai. Explore Late King Hussein’s curated legacy 76,000 square feet of fun, spread puffs of atmospheric shisha (flavoured tobacco) from a water-pipe. that chronicles the development of across two levels, that includes an 20th Century Jordan through the indoor roller-coaster, thrilling rides and motion simulators. advancement of cars owned by the Royal Family.

Queen Rania’s Children’s Museum - Delight in educational play in a giant sandbox that mimics the site of an archaeological dig, complete with replica fossils and artefacts to be found. Her Majesty’s museum is the biggest children’s museum in the Middle East and offers many interactive exhibits that will have you wishing you were a kid again. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Gold Souq, where you can bargain for Al-Balad (Old Town) - Marvel at Yildizlar - Though the décor is 18k and 24k gold by weight. Jeddah’s famous multi-story coral nothing fancy, this Jeddah dining The Blue Fig - Avoid the tourists at homes (Al-Naseef Houseis a historical institution offers excellent Turkish, this new gallery café designed by a Jeddah Corniche - Jeddah has plenty Sail Island - When the blazing Saudi landmark) and what is left of ancient Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian food. team of young Jordanian architects. of malls (The Mall of Arabia being Arabian sun becomes too much for buildings, the remaining relics of a It’s a bit pricey, but well worth the The menu is a fusion of international the largest in the country), but you you to handle, try checking out the very old city that has long since been splurge, as those that have eaten here favourites, and the homemade bread get amazing views of the Red Sea torn down. Traditional souqs (markets) have said that everything on the menu makes for delicious wraps: try the water park at Sail Island. The park Sicilian cover-up or the Malay Flair while shopping for one-of-a-kinds was built on an artificial peninsula and complete the picture of authentic is amazing. Saudi Arabia, where you may also find with char-grilled meats; and the along the famous Corniche. Check out is covered by several overlapping, sail- Brazilian Samba desert is truly a treat. the main shopping street on Tahliya like tents, which offer shade while you some unusual treasures. for interesting wares, and if you’re enjoy the pool and recreation facilities looking for good quality gold, try the - a great spot for children.

MIDDLE EAST UAE InterContinental Abu Dhabi EGYPT InterContinental Al Ain Resort InterContinental Abu Soma InterContinental Dubai Festival City InterContinental Cairo Citystars InterContinental Hurghada Resort & Casino Mauritius, Africa InterContinental Taba Heights Resort AFRICA InterContinental The Palace Port Ghalib Resort KENYA Sega - Mauritius’ national dance, InterContinental Pyramids Park Resort Cairo InterContinental Nairobi Original fabrics - Textiles are Semiramis InterContinental Cairo Mauritius’ biggest industry, so local Sega, once carried hidden socio- MAURITIUS markets like the Central Bazaar of political statements to the trained JORDAN InterContinental Mauritius Resort Port-Luis (a favourite for locals) are a eye. Witness the wild, gyrating dance, InterContinental Aqaba Balacalava Fort and experience its distinct music, InterContinental Jordan must for fabric lovers. For cashmere SOUTH AFRICA and woollen garments, the Floreal Seggae, while relaxing near OMAN InterContinental Johannesburg Knitwear Museum shopping centre is the beach. Al Bustan Palace InterContinental Muscat OR Tambo Airport sure to impress. InterContinental Muscat InterContinental Johannesburg Eureka - Dine in the centre of QATAR Sandton Towers InterContinental Doha Blue Safari Submarine - This air- the island on delicious, native ZAMBIA conditioned underwater tour goes Creole cuisine at this magnificently SAUDI ARABIA InterContinental Lusaka more than 32 metres under water for preserved 19th-century colonial InterContinental Abha mansion that boasts 109 doors. Enjoy InterContinental Al Jubail an up-close view of marine life. Watch InterContinental Al Khobar the water change colour from red, the tropical breeze while you eat, as InterContinental Jeddah brown, violet and finally blue as you the many doors keep the interiors InterContinental Riyadh submerge into the ocean depths. naturally well-ventilated. InterContinental Taif