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Green Mountain Inn in Stowe, VT

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Bed & Breakfasts, Hotels, North America, Regions, Special Offers & Packages, Travel Miscellany, USA, Vermont

Green Mountain Inn in Stowe has a winter package which includes two nights’ accommodation, a bottle of Champagne, souvenir Champagne glasses, a box of handmade truffles, a three-course dinner (bottle of house wine included) and a full country breakfast daily. Luxury rooms and suites cost from $316-$470 per person with a two night minimum stay.

Angsana Resorts & Spa expand

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Asia, China, Indonesia, Middle East, Regions, Resorts, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates

Angsana Resorts & Spa is spreading its wings to the Middle East and Asia. In the years to come, you can look forward to experiencing our unique blend of romance, rejuvenation and exotic sensuality in the following destinations: Angsana Spa Montgomerie Golf Club, Dubai (2006) Angsana City Club & Spa Crescat City, Sri Lanka (2006)

The Talei, Fiji

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Fiji, Hotels, Oceania, Regions

GHM has announced a new project, The Talei, placed atop the beautiful Fijian island of Nananu-I-Ra. It is scheduled to be completed in 2008, and will be a 60-room hotel with a nearby club, consisting of 20 1-bedroom Club Suites and 30 2-bedroom Club Suites. With six idyllic white sand beaches, two stunning

The Setai, Miami, Florida

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Florida, Hotels, North America, Regions, USA

The Setai on Miami’s Collins Avenue is, without doubt, the most exclusive hotel ever to grace South Florida. (You’ve got to be good to be able to command rates that start at over $1,000 a night, and have entrées on your restaurant menu that cost $72.) A member of the Asian GHM Hotels, the

Bangkok luxury hotel news

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Asia, Business Travel, Hotels, Regions, Speciality Travel, Thailand

The luxury Bangkok Siam Intercontinental, once a top hotel in the heart of the city at Siam Square, has been torn down, and is being replaced by the Paragon (currently under construction). Bangkok’s Inter-Continental hotel replaces a building that once housed Le Meridien. Also near the city centre, the Hilton Nai-Lert is rebranding and opening

Hoang Anh Da Lat Resort, Vietnam

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Asia, Regions, Resorts, Vietnam

A new five-start resort with 110 rooms and 3 restaurants has opened in the Central Highlands’ city of Da Lat. The Hoang Anh Da Lat Resort is owned by the Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group and the first phase of the project has been completed on an area of 5 hectares at a cost of

New luxury hotels in Lahore, Pakistan

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Asia, Hotels, Pakistan, Regions

Three new five star hotels will be constructed in the Punjab provincial capital of Lahore, it has been revealed. In a press conference arranged by the organisers of the Lahore Marathon, District Nazim Mian Aamer Mahmood said the hotels would boost tourism because Lahore hosted several international events each year. The traffic problems

Argyle Resort Fiji

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Fiji, Oceania, Regions, Resorts

Argyle Hotels International and Suzhou Youth Travel have announced a deal on the soon to be built Argyle Resort Fiji. Suzhou Youth Travel having purchased beach front property from the Fijian Government, will transport materials and workers from China to construct a brand new 5 star 700 room resort. Work is experted to commence in

New Millennium hotel in Shanghai

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Asia, China, Hotels, Regions

Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) Hotels plc has added another prestigious property to its group of over 90 hotels – the Millennium Hongqiao Shanghai. The five-star projected property is expected to be completed in mid-2006 and is located in Hongqiao, Shanghai’s commercial and residential district which is also located nearby the Shanghai Exhibition and Convention Centre,

Hilton hotels lose ratings Down Under

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Australia, Hotels, Oceania, Regions

The Hilton hotels in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Cairns have all lost their coveted five-star ratings and been downgraded to 4.5 status, failing to make the grade on things like decor, maintenance and external appearance. This is the assessment by AAA Tourism, Australia’s only star-rating agency, AAA Tourism. A Hilton Hotel spokesman said the chain

New five star hotels in India

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Asia, Hotels, India, Regions

Ambattur Clothing (ACL), a garment exporter in India, is looking to diversify into the luxury hotel market. Vijay Mahtaney, managing director of ACL is close to finalising plans to establish a chain of five-star hotels in Chennai, Coimbatore and Hyderabad through Ambattur Developers, ACL’s group company. Work on the 2.5 acre Chennai project will start

Luxury Texas hotels and restaurants

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Going Out, Hotels, North America, Regions, Restaurants, Texas, USA

AAA Texas has released its elite list of AAA Five Diamond Rated properties for 2006. In all, five hotels and two restaurants have been chosen as Five Diamond recipients for the entire state of Texas. The hotels are the Four Seasons Hotel Houston, Omni Houston Hotel, The St. Regis Hotel (also in Houston), The Mansion

Bayside Luxury Suite, Naples, Florida

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Florida, Hotels, North America, Regions, USA, Vacation Rentals

Looking for a place to stay when you’re next in Naples, FL? Well, the only waterfront hotel in downtown Naples – the Bayfront Inn on Fifth (until recently a Comfort Inn) – has dropped its nationwide chain to go solo as a boutique hotel. Part of this transformation sees the addition of the Bayside

Yotel coming to London airports

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Air Travel, Business Travel, Europe, Hotels, Regions, Speciality Travel, United Kingdom, Western Europe

Yotel, the radical hotel concept unveiled at last year’s World Travel Market, confirmed in December that it will open its first two hotels at London Heathrow and London Gatwick in mid-2006. The move follows a major investment by Kuwaiti-based IFA Hotels & Resorts, a subsidiary of International Financial Advisors (IFA). At Heathrow, the Yotel will

Business Traveler magazine awards

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Air Travel, Business Travel, Hotels, Regions, Speciality Travel, Worldwide

Business Traveler magazine asked 60,000 of its subscribers to choose the best in the business travel industry, as part of its 17th annual Business Traveler Awards, including their favorite airlines, airports and hotels around the world. Among the winners are Singapore Airlines (Airline with the Best First Class Service), Four Seasons (Best Luxury Hotel Chain

Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa, near Cape Town, South Africa

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Africa, Hotels, Regions, South Africa, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel

Video of the Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa at Camp’s Bay near Cape Town, South Africa. I was in Camp’s Bay a few years ago now, but I understand it’s grown quite a lot in popularity more recently.

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