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Free active programme every day at the Evian Royal Resort

By Paul Johnson on Mar 14, 2007 in Accommodation, Europe, France, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Resorts, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

Discover the patisserie secrets of an Evian Royal Resort chef, try wine tasting, go snowshoe walking with your family or take up golf, taste chocolate or try salsa dancing… for any stay of 5 consecutive nights at the resort’s two hotels – the Évian Royal Palace or at the Évian Royal Ermitage, you’ll enjoy a […]

Who loves Chaka Khan?

By Paul Johnson on Mar 13, 2007 in Accommodation, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Worldwide

Let music legend and 2006 BET Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Chaka Khan show you how to add funk to your fun with W Hotels‘ Wonder Women package at a W Hotel of your choice before 20th March 2007. Enjoy Chaka’s autobiography, an exclusive CD, Chakatini cocktails, special offers and more. Get the funk!

Swim with sharks in Vegas!

By Paul Johnson on Mar 13, 2007 in Accommodation, Fun Stuff, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Nevada, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA

If you were ever in doubt about Vegas being “over the top”, then think again. The Golden Nugget Las Vegas has a new attraction called ‘The Tank’, its $20-million swimming pool. Here you can thrill in the excitement of swimming just inches away from sharks. You don’t come into direct contact with them, […]

Go San Diego Card offer from Sheraton

By Paul Johnson on Mar 13, 2007 in Accommodation, Attractions, California, Going Out, Hotels, Leisure Travel, North America, Regions, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA

Stay at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina and receive 15% off the Go San Diego Card, giving you unlimited free admission to over 45 attractions and tours including the San Diego Zoo, wine tasting, whale watching, museums and more. Simply book online and your 15% off promotion code will be e-mailed to you.

$1 billion expansion plan for the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is Las Vegas

By Paul Johnson on Mar 12, 2007 in Accommodation, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Nevada, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, USA

The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas will have pretty much doubled in size by 2009 thanks to a proposed investment of almost $1 billion. The boutique resort, which sits just off the Strip and has entertained the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, will see 950 new rooms added, including […]

New website from CC Africa

By Paul Johnson on Mar 09, 2007 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Leisure Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel

CC Africa‘s new responsiblesafaris.com website is up and running. CC Africa launched the website to celebrate their numerous conservation and community victories, and to highlight how guests can make a difference by choosing to travel responsibly with them. With growing numbers of people travelling to areas of scenic beauty and rich biodiversity such as Africa […]

Spring Spa Rejuvenation Package from the Westward Look Resort, Tucson AZ

By Paul Johnson on Mar 07, 2007 in Accommodation, Arizona, Leisure Travel, North America, Regions, Resorts, Spas & Pampering, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA

Spring is just around the corner so why not go and relax and enjoy the warm sunshine and the wonders of the Sonoran desert? Rejuvenate with their revitalizing package which includes relaxing spa treatments with all-natural botanicals and the Executive Chef Jamie West’s signature AAA Four Diamond cuisine infused with regional ingredients from the Westward […]

Greenland kite-skiing expedition

By Paul Johnson on Mar 07, 2007 in Adventure Travel, Arctic, Leisure Travel, Polar Regions, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos

I’m not sure you’d class this as luxury travel but, as someone who has been to Greenland on a couple of occasions, I find it too interesting to pass up. The footage shows a 21-day kite-skiing adventure taking a small team from Narsaq in the north-east of the country to Qaanaaq (don’t you just love […]

Hope Lake Lodge development in Cortland, NY

By Paul Johnson on Mar 05, 2007 in Accommodation, Business Travel, Family Travel, Going Out, Hotels, Leisure Travel, New York, North America, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, USA

Construction on Hope Lake Lodge in Cortland, NY will begin shortly. The year-round family resort will include the renowned Greek Peak Ski Resort, a new 106-room Lexington Resort and Villas, an indoor water park, restaurant, and a Cascades International Spa. The second phase of the development will include an 18-hole championship golf course, a corporate […]

Four Seasons and Disney in partnership for new luxury resort

By Paul Johnson on Mar 02, 2007 in Accommodation, Family Travel, Florida, Hotels, Leisure Travel, North America, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel, USA

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts are to build a luxury hotel and 18-hole championship golf course along the northeast border of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. It’s early days and the opening of the new hotel is not expected until 2010. Meg Crofton, President of Walt Disney World Resort said: These projects are first-of-a-kind […]

Special interest packages at The Brehon, Killarney

By Paul Johnson on Feb 27, 2007 in Accommodation, Europe, Hotels, Ireland, Leisure Travel, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, Western Europe

Whether you love to golf, garden, explore or simply pamper yourself The Brehon, Killarney has the perfect getaway break for you this Spring. Why not relax and unwind in the elegant Brehon having tested your skills on one of Kerry’s many highly esteemed golf courses. Or treat yourself to a well-earned massage in the Angsana […]

Spoil someone special on Valentines Day

By Paul Johnson on Feb 08, 2007 in Accommodation, Europe, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel, United Kingdom, Western Europe

The Ritz has two wonderful Valentines Day programs this year so you have no excuse not to spoil that someone special in your life with a romantic break in London. Both include a night in the luxury of an exquisite room and waking (with your loved one) to breakfast, served to your room or in […]

Iberostar Cozumel

By Paul Johnson on Feb 07, 2007 in Accommodation, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Mexico, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel

Approximately 20 minutes from Cozumel’s Airport, this gem set on the southwestern side of the island of Cozumel is any vacationer’s dream. Iberostar Cozumel has 360 rooms built in a bungalow shape. These cosy places are completely surrounded by tropical gardens and they all include a nice terrace with a hammock to perceive every natural […]

Radisson SAS Hotel, Östersund

By Paul Johnson on Feb 03, 2007 in Accommodation, Bars, Europe, Going Out, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, Sweden, Western Europe

If you’re inspired by the Alpine World Ski Championships 2007, which starts in Åre in Sweden today, then take a closer look at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Östersund which lies just to the east, by Lake Storsjön. Easily reached from the airport on the nearby Island of Frösön, the hotel has two beautiful suites, one […]

The new Legends Ballroom at Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Miami

By Paul Johnson on Feb 02, 2007 in Business Travel, Florida, Leisure Travel, North America, Regions, Resorts, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, USA

Doral Golf Resort & Spa, a Marriott resort, rings in 2007 with the debut of the 60,000-square-foot Legends Ballroom. The new $25 million facility features a 24,000-square-foot ballroom with 22-foot ceilings and 27,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor pre-function space. Accommodating up to 2,000 attendees, the Legends Ballroom is the ideal location for corporate […]

Fine dining with whales

By Paul Johnson on Feb 02, 2007 in Alaska, Cruises & Boat Travel, Food and Drink, Leisure Travel, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA

There can be more to whale watching than meets the eye. One Alaskan business is combining whale watching with gourmet cuisine on Galley Gourmet’s dinner cruises. Husband and wife team Marty and Marion Owen share the chores: Marty, the Coast Guard licensed-skipper, drives the boat while Marion’s the chef. The 42-foot Sea Breeze is the […]

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