Alkar Travel

http://alkartravel.com Italy is our most popular vacation destination, and we're proud to be a working partner of the Italian Government Tourist Board.

Other areas of expertise are Switzerland, Austria, Scandinavia,

In addition to travel planning, we specialise in European destination weddings and honeymoons, and golf vactions in Scotland, Ireland, Spain and more.

01/26/2023

Flying into Miami, after a very bumpy ride this evening….first leg of a five day holiday cruise on Celebrity Silhouette. Will be visiting Key West this time, another destination off the bucket list!!

01/19/2023

We are excited and honored to have Britannia Golf, our sister company, named as finalist for Scotland's Best Inbound Golf Tour Operator. A huge thank you to all of our clients, friends and vendors who have supported us over the last 25 years.

01/02/2023

Wishing you all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year….Let’s roll….

12/24/2022

Wishing you all the joy of the season.

12/10/2022

Back to the Future?

On Sunday Jeffrey and I spent the last night of our journey at the retro “TWA” Hotel at JFK Airport. We shared nostalgia for the iconic building by Aero Saarinen my favourite architect.

A time portal to the past. Both Jeffrey and I have flown out of this terminal back in the day so the memories run deep. I can remember it being built in the late 50’s. The building was always futuristic, so ahead of its time. It has withstood the test of time. A magnificent monument to Saarinen’s creative imagination and genius.

The TWA Hotel is both quirky and fun, right down to the old Constellation airplane “Connie” which was restored and is used as a bar. The interior of the hotel is authentic 60’s with music, working Olivetti flight departures/arrivals board, preservation of the original tile floors and the signature red and white TWA color theme throughout. A sprinkling of vintage cars complete the retro image…

It was an inspired and fortunate decision to preserve this building. The impressive job of restoration has converted the masterpiece TWA Terminal into a luxury hotel.

That said, I am so very sad we have lost both TWA and Pan Am airlines….once the pride of America. We have lost so much…not the least of which is excitement.

Humbly I present my photo impressions of the hotel….

Address

11535 Nuckols Road, Ste B
Glen Allen, VA
23059

Telephone

+18043468714

Website

http://alkartravel.com/, http://gaelaweddings.com/

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