Category: Speciality Travel
Special offers at Sandals for those who plan ahead
By Paul Johnson on Jan 11, 2006 in Accommodation, Honeymoons, Regions, Resorts, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Worldwide
Currently, if you book a vacation at any Sandals or Beaches resort for 2007, you can enjoy special savings. By booking a three-night minimum stay (four nights for Sandals Royal Bahamian & Offshore Island) now, you can take advantage of 2006 rates, offering savings of up to 25 percent off on all published rack rates. 
Little Good Harbour, Barbados
By Paul Johnson on Jan 11, 2006 in Accommodation, Barbados, Caribbean, Going Out, Honeymoons, Hotels, Regions, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, Vacation Rentals
One of the last family-run oceanfront hotels on the fashionable west coast of Barbados, Little Good Harbour is located in a tranquil fishing village just north of Port St. Charles. The accommodation consists of a cluster of luxury cottages, nestled around a central swimming pool and lush tropical gardens. This charming island hideaway is home 
Be a Montana cowboy!
By Paul Johnson on Jan 11, 2006 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Montana, North America, Regions, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA, Vacation Rentals
The ultimate Montana “cowboy” experience is a four-night package at Triple Creek Ranch in Darby, Montana. This Relais & Château hideaway consists of luxurious log and cedar cabins. For $3,870.80 per couple, you will get a luxury cabin (including taxes), meals, drinks and all on-ranch activities. You will also be taken on an all-day 
Elton John extends honeymoon
By Paul Johnson on Jan 10, 2006 in Africa, Celebrities, Gay & Lesbian Travel, Honeymoons, Regions, South Africa, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany
One honeymoon isn’t enough for Elton John and David Furnish. They’re avoiding the British winter and leaving their Venice honeymoon for a safari in South Africa. Rather strangely, they’re also invisting their friend, Liz Hurley (who you think would be concentrating on her own wedding plans), along with them. The expression “two’s company, 
Silver Shadow world cruise
Silversea Cruises have announced that Silver Shadow will go on her first world cruise in 2007. The 126-day voyage will start in Fort Lauderdale on 15th January and finish in New York City on 22nd May. Passengers will follow the trade winds from the island jewels of the Caribbean to the Incan treasures of
W New York and helicopter flight package
By Paul Johnson on Jan 09, 2006 in Accommodation, Air Travel, Hotels, New York, North America, Regions, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA
W New York offers savvy travelers refuge in a hectic world. And with the current offering from Metropolis Travel, you can combine a stay at the hotel with the thrill of a helicopter flight, flying past the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Brooklyn Bridge and more. Rates are $295 per room per night (January 2006), 
Old Bahama Bay Resort & Yacht Harbour
By Paul Johnson on Jan 09, 2006 in Accommodation, Bahamas, Caribbean, Cruises & Boat Travel, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel
West End Resort, Ltd. has taken title to 78 acres of land adjacent to the existing 150 acre project, including the balance of the Settlement Point land and all of the north shore beachfront land where the old Jack Tar hotel was located. Future expansion of Old Bahama Bay Resort & Yacht Harbour in West 
Spirit of Chicago
By Paul Johnson on Jan 08, 2006 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Illinois, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, USA
Join 500 passengers aboard the Spirit of Chicago‘s lunch and dinner cruises, which include entertainment and views of the famed skyline. The 192-foot-long luxury ship has three dining decks and two dance floors. If you’re looking for the ultimate private party, charter a deck for 100 – 350 guests. 
Grootbos
By Paul Johnson on Jan 08, 2006 in Accommodation, Africa, Family Travel, Regions, South Africa, Speciality Travel, Vacation Rentals
Grootbos is a 1,200-hectare nature preserve in the Gansbaai region of South Africa. The cottages here are built of local stone overlook Walker Bay, where you can fish for giant black marlin, tuna and crayfish. Lie by the water and watch the whales breach in front of you: you’re in the front row of the 
New luxury airline in India?
An Indian businessman, whose family dates back to the maharajahs, is to start a luxury airline that will target the rich and even have room for the servants. Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wodeyar, who lives in the Mysore Palace, southern India, believes his heritage and name will give the airline an aristocratic flavour that will set
Oceania Nautica in China
The American luxury liner Oceania Nautica anchored in the capital of south China’s Guangdong Province yesterday, with more than 1,000 tourists on board. It is particularly significant in that it is the largest foreign travel group to visit the province since the outbreak of SARS in 2003.
Captain Cook Cruises
Captain Cook Cruises has won the Fijian award for ‘Best Overnight Cruising’ for 2005 for the ‘Ultimate Northern Fiji Dateline Cruise’ aboard MV Reef Escape. It received the honour at the 2005 Annual Tourism Awards for Excellence on Friday 9th December 2005 at the Fijian Shangri La Resort in front of 400 attendees including
Eva Longoria at Dallas hotel
By Paul Johnson on Jan 02, 2006 in Accommodation, Celebrities, Hotels, North America, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, Texas, Travel Miscellany, USA
Eva Longoria, star of Desparate Housewives, has been relaxing at the spa at Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas. The Spa at the Crescent offers “77 one-of-a-kind treatments and services for men and women in 16 state-of-the-art treatment rooms”. Maybe she needed to wind down a little after harrassing a bike cop… Defamer – LA’s gossip 
Bollywood star at Royal Davui
By Paul Johnson on Jan 02, 2006 in Accommodation, Celebrities, Fiji, Honeymoons, Oceania, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Vacation Rentals
Bollywood star Fardeen Khan and his new bride have begun their honeymoon at as the the Royal Davui Island Resort on the island of Fiji. The resort consists of 16 private villas offering dramatic views over Beqa lagoon. Guests can explore the hidden undersea world of the barrier reef, go catamaran sailing, or thrill to 
Mayflower Inn welcomes new spa
By Paul Johnson on Dec 31, 2005 in Accommodation, Connecticut, Hotels, North America, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, USA
The Mayflower Inn in Washington, CT – the only AAA 5-diamond hotel in Connecticut – is adding a new spa in March 2006. The Mayflower Spa will have the ultimate in treatment and exercise rooms. Facilities also include a whirlpool and a glowing marble hammam – that’s a Turkish bath experience to you and me. 
