Born
in the historic city of Bourges, half way between the Castle of the Loire
valley and the famous Sancerre vineyard, our publisher's Epicurean
instinct is deep rooted in French traditions. Numerous trips and long stays
abroad (Hungary, Czech Republic, Thailand...) as a foreign press correspondent
for "World News Links", "Jane's Defence Weekly" and "Point de Vue - Images
du Monde", helped Gilles Malaise understand the basic and extra needs
of the most distinguished globetrotters.
Founder
of "FIRST CLASS AROUND THE WORLD" (now better known by the web surfers
under its less exciting though much more practical URL address "travelfirst.com")
in 1995, he keeps on working his best to make our readership satisfied
with permanently updated tips. Satisfied and, we expect, also entertained
by the presentation of the countries we are visiting for you.
You
have seen that since couple of years we are not only focussing on airlines
first and business class tests, or those highly successful palace hotels
tests which bring us more than 50,000 access per week ; we are now also
publishing some more relaxed reviews of charming hotels (not necessarily
"Relais Châteaux" or expensive properties), while we are more and
more active in visiting restaurants: from the three star Michelin in Paris,
till the friendly bistros in Prague or Rome.
More
than 80% of the hotels, restaurants, airlines, limousines services and
tour operators quoted in our magazine have been tested personally:
either by our staff, either by our publisher. The rest of the tips come
from our readership and "honourable correspondents".
Gilles
Malaise is also the author of travel books, published in French language
only ("Carnets de voyages": Budapest, Hungary, Thailand, Romania... Editions
du Dauphin, Paris).
He
and his staff warmly welcome with the same hightest interest claims, remarks
or suggestions.
