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Dear Mary:
We wanted to make you are aware of two key developments affecting Etihad Airways’ NY-Abu Dhabi Route.
Etihad now offers first and business class passengers free chauffeur service to and from JFK Airport. Etihad’s transportation partner, Empire International, provides service within a 70 mile radius of JFK in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
As of March 25, 2007, Etihad Airways will institute new flight times for its Abu Dhabi - New York route. Etihad flight EY100 will depart New York at 11:10 am , arriving the next day in Abu Dhabi at 7:40 am. The return flight, EY101, departs from Abu Dhabi International Airport daily at 2:00 am arriving into JFK Airport’s Terminal Four at 8:30 am the same day.
Link to release on PR Web: http://www.prweb.com//releases/Etihad/NYChauffeur/prweb504518.htm
If you are interested in speaking with Josephine Boulus, the Etihad U.S. manager, about the chauffeur service, please let me know. It’s yet another way Etihad elevates the guest experience both in flight and off.
Sincerely,
Carrie Smith
Fleishman-Hillard
212-453-2043
carrie.smith@fleishman.com
Hi Mary — I haven’t even had the decency to say thank you yet for your kind words and for linking to globorati recently! What’s your actual email address? I want to send you some information that you might find useful.
Kind regards,
Mark Jolly
mjolly@globorati.com
www.globorati.com
Hi there! I wanted to spread the word about a great cause, the “2007 Trips for Cancer” campaign. As the only online travel auction of its kind, top luxury hotels such as Montage Laguna Beach Hotel (Laguna, CA), Princeville Resort (Kauai, HI), Park Hyatt Sydney (Australia), Hotel Guanahani & Spa (St Barts), Badrutt’s Palace (St. Moritz, Switzerland) as well as travel icons such as Continental Airlines have all donated packages to this year’s campaign.
Set to go live on March 1, auction participants can “make a donation, take a vacation” by bidding on these luxury travel packages. All proceeds of the 2007 Trips for Cancer campaign will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. You can visit www.tripsforcancer.com to view all of the great packages, many including spa, golf and restaurant incentives.
The Trips for Cancer idea began with Stacy Small. The cause is near and dear to her heart as she is dedicating this year’s campaign to her mother, a two-time breast cancer survivor and to her father, who passed away from cancer in 2006.
Any exposure you can provide is greatly appreciated. Link exchanges, briefs, pictures, trip promos, profile/trend story, or even forwarding the link to your colleagues - - with your help, she can reach even more people with this great story and allow them to “make a donation, take a vacation.”
Hi, Mary -
We thought your readers might be interested in using “Sherman’s Top 25″ a tool for their online travel research: Here’s why:
* ShermansTravel.com, the travel site specializing in editor-screened travel deals, today announced that its “Sherman’s Top 25″ weekly e-newsletter has surpassed 4 million subscribers (see press release below).
* In addition, “Sherman’s Top 25″ and AAA received the second highest rankings after Southwest Airlines when it came to customer satisfaction with travel email alert newsletters, according to Prophis Research’s 2006 Travel Customer Satisfaction Report (See: http://www.crm2day.com/news/crm/121240.php)
Please let me know if you have any questions or need any additional information.
Thanks!
Jenny
SHERMANSTRAVEL.COM’S TOP 25 E-NEWSLETTER
SURPASSES 4 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS
Travelers choose Sherman’s Top 25 as
top resource for editor-screened travel deals
http://shermanstravel.com/top25/
New York, NY – (February 28, 2007) – Proving that travelers are hungry for reliable, unbiased advice on how to find the best travel deals, ShermansTravel.com announced today that its popular flagship newsletter, “Sherman’s Top 25,” now reaches more than 4 million subscribers.
Founded by James Sherman in 2002 to help travelers makes sense of the overwhelming number of online travel specials, ShermansTravel.com is the web’s most trusted source for editor-screened travel deal reviews and destination advice. Each week, its editors sort through hundreds of travel deals and publish the best in “Sherman’s Top 25” (www.shermanstravel.com/top25), a free weekly e-newsletter published every Wednesday.
According to Prophis eResearch’s 2006 US Internet Travel Customer Satisfaction Report, “Sherman’s Top 25” and AAA received the second highest rankings after Southwest Airlines when it came to customer satisfaction with travel email alert newsletters. The Washington Post also recently highlighted “Sherman’s Top 25” in its annual “Best of the Web.”
“With so many travel sites offering discount pricing for travel and destinations, it’s time- consuming and frustrating to navigate through all the deals online,” said James Sherman, Founder of ShermansTravel.com. “We’re thrilled that travelers have responded so positively to the newsletter and made it their top choice for trip planning and research.”
Sherman also attributed the upstart newsletter’s rapid success to syndication partnerships with web sites like MSNBC.com, MSN.com, Yahoo!, and USAToday.com, which has introduced ShermansTravel.com’s content to millions of new travelers. The successful 2006 launch of Sherman’s Travel, the first magazine for sophisticated, value-conscious travelers, has also contributed to subscriber growth, said Sherman.
In addition to receiving Sherman’s Top 25 weekly deals each Wednesday, travelers can visit ShermansTravel.com any time to search over 1000 additional deals and get ideas for their next trip by browsing the site’s library of Top 10 lists, Spotlight articles, and Perfect Trips.
To subscribe to ShermansTravel Top 25, visit -www.shermanstravel.com/top25/. For the best smart luxury values, readers can also sign up for The Luxe 15, a new monthly e-newsletter, at www.shermanstravel.com/luxe15/luxury.php.
About ShermansTravel Media
ShermansTravel Media is a leading publisher of travel deals and destination advice. Founded by James Sherman in 2002, ShermansTravel.com has built a loyal audience among travelers who share a passion for travel bargains and values. Through strong word-of-mouth, its weekly Sherman’s Top 25 travel deals e-newsletter has amassed 4 million subscribers. ShermansTravel.com is also a partner with USAToday.com, and its editorial features are syndicated to major sites like MSNBC.com and MSN.com. Building on its trusted online brand, ShermansTravel Media launched Sherman’s Travel, the first magazine for sophisticated, value-conscious travelers, in October 2006.
I suppose even if you like luxury, you still like to save money while you travel.
We have super new SIM card for your GSM phone–works in over 160 countries, cuts roaming costs by half or more….AND we can give you a local number for all your incoming calls.
Would like to know if it is appropriate to let your readers know about us. www.celtrek.com
Thanks, Calli
Hello!-
I wanted to introduce you to the 80 Days or Bust blog by Mark Schatzker.
Mark is a frequent contributor to Condé Nast Traveler and he is traveling around the world in 80 days sans an airplane. He has already started in New York and is currently going cross country with a friend of his till he hits Los Angeles.
His adventures are blogged about several times a day with the help of state-of-the-art technology and a ton of wit.
Check out the blog here:
http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/blogs/80days
To see what Mark packed for his journey check out the clip here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Diz5UlauTJA
Of course, it would fantastic if you could spread the word about Mark’s blog via the link and the video. It’s definitely an enjoyable experience for anyone that loves to travel to be able to catch up with Mark on the road!
Thanks so much in advance and can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
All the best,
——
Audrey Diaz, Manager Online Marketing
Wiredset * 425 West 13th Street Suite 504 * NY NY 10014
tel: 212.242.3400 * fax: 212.242.3464 *
W3: wiredset.com * e: audrey@wiredset.com * aim: audreyd74
I was wondering if you knew about a project going up on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica.. Its called either IslaMoin or Isla Moin .. i’m not sure which it is. I was really hoping if you could look it up, you guys are always on top of the latest luxury resorts going up and I am a dedicated reader!! I am looking forward to learning more about the project! Keep up the good work!!!
Alexandra
Maybe it’s the Islas Secas Resort on the Gulf of Chiriqui?
!! I actually just found an article in Property Development World.. They posted up the website, its www.islamoin.com, looks fantastic
Hi Mary,
I thought you’d be interested in Crowne Plaza Hotels’ first national ad campaign. The spots appeal to those who like to catch a few rounds while traveling and showcase the brand’s new golf affinity marketing program. The ads feature an awesome cast of celebs and golf pros (including Lee Trevino, Alice Cooper and George Lopez) in an unscripted conversation about golf, travel, game secrets, etc. around a Crowne Plaza conference table.
The ads and some Web exclusive clips are at www.crowneplazapromotion.com/golf. My favorite ads are titled Wives and Rules, and favorite bonus clips are Lopez’s Moment, Exciting? and Test of Character.
If you have a slower connection, you may want to try watching them on YouTube.
Please contact me if you have questions and/or want more info.
Thanks,
Lauren
Doug McConnell - host of KRON’s Bay Area Backroads - announces “OpenRoad.TV - The Traveler’s Video Guide to the American West”
We love to explore paths less-traveled in search of great adventures, terrific characters and memorable stories. We’ve found literally thousands of them producing a twice-weekly television series for KRON-TV in San Francisco. We’ve long wanted to build a global online travel community that grows out of the interests we and millions of others share in discovering unexpected treasures hidden, often in plain sight, along the open road.
We are excited to launch “OpenRoad.TV with Doug McConnell – The Traveler’s Video Guide to the American West” at www.openroad.tv. We’ll stock it with all the video, knowledge and insights we’ve compiled over the past 14 years of producing and hosting Bay Area Backroads. We’ll put it into easily accessible geographical and categorical contexts, and then invite you to vastly enrich it by adding your own stories, photographs and videos. Together, we can develop a website that’s extensive, deep, entertaining and informative, and becomes a terrific resource to help us all imagine, plan and book our travels. We’re looking forward to learning from all of you and having a very good time, too.
Now, hit the Open Road…
Doug McConnell and the team at OpenRoad.TV
Hi there,
Thought you might like to know our latest news just in case you would like to publish it, or even test the application out yourself…
Wishing you a great day!
Helen
Steape launches mobile phone translators for travellers: Let your mobile phone speak a foreign language for you!
Amsterdam, 09 May 2007. Mobile-content producer, Steape launched their talking phrase books for mobile phones in the UK and the USA today. At the push of a button, travellers can easily communicate in a foreign language using an application on their mobile phone. The translators are already popular in the Netherlands, and are now also available in the UK and USA via the website: www.steape.com.
Steape translators are available in 17 languages and 272 language combinations, including versions communicating from one non-English language to another, e.g. Spanish to Russian. In addition to western languages such as English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, travellers can also make themselves heard in Mandarin, Russian, Korean, Arabic, Turkish, Polish, Czech and Japanese. The phrases come with both text and sound, meaning that travellers do not need to struggle with difficult pronunciation. The voices are recorded by native speakers and are played back via the phone’s speaker.
Three products are available: Mini-Speaking Dictionary, Steape Travel and Steape Knowledge. The Mini-Speaking Dictionary consists of 500 traveller-related words. Steape Travel contains nearly 100 phrases covering travel-related topics: Chat basics; Travel & Go; Small Talk; Overnight Accommodation; Money; Shopping; Flirting & Dating; Going Out & Sightseeing; Eating & Drinking; Help & Health and Service & Communication. Steape Knowledge is composed of useful basic vocabulary, such as numbers, days of the week etc., and is free when another product is purchased. The translators currently work on 138 mobile phones types, and the list grows continuously.
Marc van Bommel, CEO of Steape: “Have you ever been in a situation where no-one understands a word you’re saying? Frustrating, isn’t it? The most important aspect of our translation products is that they offer you exactly the words you need, at precisely the moment you need them. Also, the fun-factor of letting your mobile talk for you means that you can quickly break the ice and enjoy a conversation.”
About Steape
Steape sells mobile phone applications related to translation. Travellers are supported with text and voice translation products in 17 languages. Steape provides distributors and brand owners with unique marketing opportunities and additional revenue streams by creating tailor-made applications. For more information, please visit the company website at www.steape.com or contact info@steape.com.
I love your site! Its very informative and has a great look to it. I think it would be mutually beneficial if we linked to each other. I would post your link in my articles section which is pretty much my blog. Please let me know if you are interested! Also I’m very close to DC so if you ever wanted to grab lunch!
-Heather Holman
holman.h@hotelsoftherichandfamous.com
http://www.hotelsoftherichandfamous.com
Hello,
I thought your readers might be interested in a great vacation package we recently featured on our site. It’s called “Mancation” and is being offered by The Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, Arizona. Check out the link for all the details.
http://www.lifeontop.com/phoenix/?p=45
Mary,
As an FYI, wanted to share with you the news that American Airlines is showcasing the launch of AAdvantage Milestones, a rich-media Web-based e-magazine designed to connect and engage the more than 56 million AAdvantage members worldwide.
The new video e-magazine offers a community forum where members are encouraged to share photos from their travels, as well as a series of two-minute videos, hosted by Regan Burns of Comedy Central. The videos feature famous landmarks and provide a light-hearted overview of featured destinations, the first – Rome.
For more information, here is a link to the online site: www.aadvantagemilestones.com. If you have any questions or want additional information, please let me know.
Thanks!
Brian
Hi Mary,
I wanted to share with you and your members a new service that just launched in Australia and was hoping that one of the informed traveler team may want to review the service.
Oodles.com offers is a fast and effective way for business travelers to compare car rental rates from 5 of the largest Car Rental Suppliers in Australia. It’s an impartial system that ranks rates based on their current live rates.
While your membership is predominantly US, there might be a few informed travelers willing to venture to the land down under.
Thanks for your time and I look forward to your feedback.
Thanks
Rod
Hi Mary,
Wanted to make sure you saw that American Airlines announced today it will add a new route between New York and London’s Stansted Airport, as well as new flights into London Heathrow Airport.
It’s also worth noting that the new Stansted service will follow the opening late this summer of the second and final phase of American’s new $1.3 billion terminal at New York’s JFK International Airport, paired with Stansted on the new route.
Thanks!
Brian
Thank you for all the tips. We welcome feedback and submissions. It’s best to fill out the contact form (above) so that we can try our best to answer each person individually.
all best,
Mary
Hello Mary!
I was sent here by a friend. I wanted to introduce Air savings travel located in Edison NJ as a provider of hingh end and luxury travel to India, Dubai, and Kenya. We will shortly come under the Carlson Wagonlit group. We also handle high end packages to India, Nepal, and we can also arrange luxury Safaris to Kenya and Tanzania.
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Hi,
I want to introduce you to DesBarres Manor Inn, a 10-room historic luxury B&B inn in Guysborough on Nova Scotia’s Marine Drive. DesBarres Manor has been gaining recognition by food and travel writers for it’s luxurious rooms, gourmet dining and genuine maritime hospitality.
As a recent visitor from Toronto wrote to us, “”People come to Nova Scotia to stay at exactly the kind of place you represent which is just enough luxury and top notch cuisine to pamper you and enough friendliness to put you at ease”.
As part of the Authentic Seacoast™ Family of Properties, DesBarres Manor offers guests a glimpse into a beautiful part of the world at the head of the Atlantic Coast’s largest bay.
We do hope you find time to visit us on the coast of Nova Scotia.
You can begin your visit at www.desbarresmanor.com
Thanks,
Doug
Hi Mary,
Just wanted to send a heads up that American Airlines announced its next-gen 777 business class seats today at the NBTA convention in Boston.
Here are some quick facts:
Lie-flat seats with 5 independent motors, allowing for infinite adjustability.
Seat width up to 26 inches including a fixed privacy divider and adjustable armrest.
Adjustable personal media player in the seat back in front.
Unique track forward feature allowing passengers to move forward for added privacy.
Here’s a link to the online release: http://www.aa.com/content/amrcorp/pressReleases/2007_07/23_777refurb.jhtml
-Brian
Hi Mary
Here is our latest press release which might interest your readers. You might also like to paste http://vic.steape.com into your browser to see the animation.
Wishing you a great day!
Latest Press Release:
Steape launches an animated viral campaign to promote their travel translators.
August 08, 2007 –The intrepid Steape cartoon monkey, VIC, once again goes on an adventure abroad. This time VIC is on a quest to demonstrate to travellers the often hilarious - and sometimes disastrous - consequences of not using the Steape Travel translator in a foreign country. The game can be found at http://vic.steape.com
The viral campaign, titled “Shuh voodray err…” invites players to ‘help VIC talk his way through an evening of French cuisine’ by selecting his dinner attire, date, music and food. As VIC doesn’t speak French, the results are not quite what he – nor the player – expects.
Dimme van der Hout, Head Monkey, at Monkeybizniz, the creators of the campaign, comments: “When people don’t speak the same language miscommunication is inevitable. The online campaign uses the powers of animation, interaction and sound to generate that feeling of surprise and helplessness at not being able to articulate what you want in a foreign language.”
Throughout the animation, viewers witness various elements of surprise and hilarity centred on miscommunication. The closing scene, with the warning “School French can damage your health”, can be sent to friends and colleagues as an electronic postcard - further stimulating interaction and communication between people.
Marc van Bommel, CEO of Steape, comments: “Travellers are far more likely to enjoy their trip if they can communicate with the locals - but there’s only so much you can say with hand-signals. This is the beauty of Steape – travellers can effortlessly communicate in one of 17 languages using a simple application downloaded onto their mobile phone”.
Steape’s talking phrase books for mobile phones are available in the UK, USA and the Netherlands via the website: http://www.steape.com. The translators are available in 17 languages and 272 language combinations. The phrases have both text and sound, meaning that users do not need to struggle with difficult pronunciation. The voices recorded by native speakers are played back via the phone’s speaker. Three products are available: the Mini-Speaking Dictionary, Steape Travel and Steape Knowledge.
About Steape
Steape sells mobile phone applications related to translation and travel. Steape provides brand owners with unique marketing opportunities and additional revenue streams by creating tailor-made applications. For more information, please visit the company website at http://www.steape.com or contact info@steape.com.
I thought you might find this newsworthy or interesting for your readers. Full text of the release below, or you can view it online here:
http://www.prweb.com//releases/2007/8/prweb544383.htm
Thanks,
Ernesto Campabadal
Assistant Editor
Luxury Latin America
http://www.luxurylatinamerica.com/
New Reviews of the Best Luxury Hotels in Guatemala and Honduras
Luxury travel is gaining steam in Central America. Premier site covering luxury travel in Latin America adds detailed independent reviews of top hotels and resorts in Guatemala and Honduras.
Miami, FL (PRWEB) August 6, 2007 — Luxury Latin America is now featuring reviews of the best upscale hotels in Guatemala and Honduras. These join existing reviews for eight other countries in the burgeoning tourism region of Central America and South America.
“Guatemala and Honduras are both on their way to attracting the kind of upscale travelers now flocking to nearby Costa Rica and Mexico,” says Timothy Scott, Editor of Luxury Latin America. “While these emerging destinations have only a few world-class hotels and resorts in place now, we’re encouraged by the steadily improving upscale boutique hotels of Guatemala and deluxe eco-lodges in Honduras.”
Surveys continually show that luxury travelers are looking for a more authentic experience and are eyeing destinations considered “off the beaten path” just a few years ago. As these trends continue to gain traction, the rising interest in unique destinations like Guatemala and Honduras is likely to accelerate. Both countries are experiencing increased air connections–including direct flights to the island of Roatan–plus ongoing infrastructure improvements.
About Luxury Latin America:
Luxury Latin America provides detailed and authoritative travel information on luxury hotels and upscale tours in Mexico, Central America, and South America. All reviews and luxury tour features are written by experienced travel writers, keen observers who have experienced the trips and hotels first-hand. For more information see www.luxurylatinamerica.com.
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Press Contact: Timothy Scott
Company Name: Luxury Latin America
Email: editor@luxurylatinamerica.com
Website: http://www.luxurylatinamerica.com/index.html
I’d like to offer up my blog as a resource / destination for travelers heading to Hawaii. Check out: www.hawaiirama.com It’s an insider’s take but with a discriminating eye. I’ve written for most of the major pubs and appreciate any links that folks feel like providing — or just mentions. But only if you like what I’m doing. Mahalo!
Hi Mary,
Just wanted to give you the scoop before we sent our press release out on Monday:
BUSINESS TRAVELERS MOVE BEYOND DRUG STORE TRAVEL-SIZE AISLES:
Minimus.biz Creates Kit Comprised of the Top Ten Items for Business Travellers
Newbury Park, CA (September 10, 2007) – Minimus.biz (www.Minimus.biz), the world leader in all things travel-sized and individual-sized, has listened to the needs of their business travel customers. Paul Shrater, Co-Founder of Minimus.biz, says, “We tracked the most common items being purchased by our business travel customers beyond the typical toiletries.” These items were compiled into the Business Traveler’s Top Ten List, along with notations related to their usage.
1. Shout® Portable Wipes – You sit down for a nice meal but notice that you weren’t as dainty an eater as you thought.
2. WrinkleSpray® Wrinkle Relaxer/Reducer – Don’t look like you just got off the plane.
3. LA Fresh™ Shoe Shine Wipes – Wax on, wax off is a thing of the past! Save yourself the hassle with wipes!
4. LA Fresh™ Dental Finger Mitt – Have you ever met a sales person with the worst breath? Don’t be that person.
5. Evercare Lint Pic-Up – You may really love your cat Buster, but not everyone needs to know it.
6. Medicine packets – Whether it’s a headache or stomach ache, pack a full medicine chest in the palm of your hand.
7. Static Guard® - After a 5 hour drive to your meeting, you get out and notice that your suit is trying to tackle you.
8. Sleep Mask – Great for sleeping on the plane.
9. E-A-R® Classic® Ear Plugs – Perfect for the noisy airplane or noisy hotel room neighbors.
10. Listerine Pocketmist Cool Mint® - A fast way to freshen your breath while on the go.
Honorable Mention:
Herban Essentials Lemon Towelette – Have a little germaphobe in you? No problem. Ward off evil germs with naturally antibacterial lemon-scented essential oil.
Based on the Top Ten List, the experts at Minimus.biz created The Business Traveler Kit with the plight of business travelers in mind. The kit, retails for $19.74 and contains all of the products in the Top Ten List (http://www.minimus.biz/detail.aspx?ID=8091). Minimus.biz offers free ground shipping on domestic orders over $20, making them a great resource for business travelers. Expedited shipping and wholesale programs (with custom kit design) are available as well.
Minimus.biz offers a variety of items, including personal care, pharmacy, snacks, beverages, and domestics with over 1,000 major-brand products in stock. All of their products meet TSA’s 3 ounce carry-on rule for liquids and gels, making them a great resource for business travelers forced to succumb to the restrictions of air travel.
Note to Editors: Our experts are available for interviews and can comment on business travel, how to best comply with TSA regulations when traveling by plane, or any other travel-related topic you are working on.
About Minimus.biz:
Minimus.biz is the world leader in all things travel-sized and individual-sized with over 1,000 products in stock. The website comprises a variety of categories of travel size and trial size items, many of which are not available for retail sale anywhere else. Additionally, Minimus offers wholesale pricing and fulfillment services and free ground shipping on domestic retail orders over $20.00.
Hi Mary,
I know you’ve covered Curacao specials before, so I wanted to alert you to some island-wide discounts they are currently offering on airfare, hotels, resorts, dining, museum entrance fees and more until November 15.
The discounts are being offered in celebration of their annual Culture, Cuisine & Heritage Experience, a unique three-month long celebration that brings together over 50 different cultures through music, food, dance, crafts, local tours and much more.
More information can be found here: http://www.curacao-event.com/ccch/eng/index.html
I would love to share with you more details on the events taking place, the delicious cuisine being offered and more if you’re interested.
Cheers,
Heather
Top 10 Small Luxury Hotels in the World
If you are looking for a beautiful small luxury hotel to spend your next vacation, here are our top 10 choices. For the purposes of this list, small hotels are defined to have less than 125 guest room and suites.
http://www.lifeontop.com/?p=568
Hi Mary,
I wanted to tip you off to the launch of TripIt – a must use online tool for the do-it-yourself traveler. TripIt launched today and I know that your readers would benefit from learning about this useful, intelligent travel organizer.
Below is the full press release.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
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ANNOUNCING TRIPIT – THE FIRST INTELLIGENT TRAVEL ORGANIZER FOR DO-IT-YOURSELF TRIP PLANNERS
New Website Automatically Creates Master Travel Itineraries and Provides
Maps, Weather, Directions and Destination Information – With a “Social” Twist
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Sept. 18, 2007 – Throw away that bulky manila folder – you know, the one with all the print-outs of your flight, hotel and rental car details, maps, directions, weather forecasts, and notes for your next trip. Now there’s TripIt (www.tripit.com) the first online service that automatically organizes all of your travel information into a master travel itinerary – no matter where you booked. Using TripIt itineraries, travelers can easily see their trip details wherever they happen to be, and instantly share them with the people who need to know.
Founded by Hotwire co-founder Gregg Brockway, former Hotwire executive Scott Hintz, and veteran software engineer Andy Denmark, TripIt was unveiled as a finalist at the exclusive TechCrunch40 (www.techcrunch40.com) conference this week in San Francisco. The service offers a new solution for the challenge of organizing your travel. Do-it-yourself travelers – those who research and buy direct from multiple travel providers – can now free themselves from the frustrating and time-consuming task of keeping track of all of the scattered information that comes with planning your own trip. Now, all travelers have to do is pack, print their TripIt itinerary, and go.
“We came up with the idea for TripIt because we were frustrated do-it-yourself travelers ourselves and know firsthand that using the Internet to make travel plans and organize the details is time consuming and difficult,” said Gregg Brockway, TripIt co-founder and president. “TripIt can do a lot of the dirty work of travel organization. Our goal is for TripIt to be like a great personal assistant and take care of all the details so that travelers don’t have to.“
Here’s how TripIt works: A traveler simply forwards their travel confirmation emails – no matter where they booked - and the TripIt “Itinerator” instantly incorporates them into their master itinerary. Then, TripIt puts that information to work on the traveler’s behalf by automatically anticipating basic needs to make the trip easier, such as adding daily weather, local maps and directions, helpful destination information and more by using information pulled from a variety of other popular websites. Travelers can then print out all their bookings neatly in a single document to take on their trip.
Once the itinerary is created, TripIt leverages the power of social networks to further enrich the travel planning experience. With TripIt, it’s easy to share and collaborate on trips with friends, family and colleagues. TripIt users can also create networks of TripIt “Friends” who are able to see each other’s travel calendars, which is ideal for frequent travelers.
TripIt integrates with the applications people use most, so travelers can access their information when and where they need it – online, printed, via mobile, or in a calendar. Additionally, once trips are over, TripIt is a great way to store and share details about past trips, so travelers don’t need to sift through dozens of emails to replicate a vacation they loved, or give recommendations to friends. TripIt is a free service and travelers can get started by visiting www.tripit.com to learn more, or by simply forwarding a travel confirmation email to plans@tripit.com.
About TripIt
Based in San Francisco and founded in October 2006, TripIt’s mission is to simplify the online travel experience. By automatically creating master itineraries with travel plans, daily weather, local maps and directions, city guides and more, the unique online service helps do-it-yourself travelers organize their travel plans so that their trips go more smoothly. TripIt allows travelers to print or access their trip plans from anywhere – and to share itineraries and travel calendars with friends in their TripIt social network. More at www.tripit.com.
Hi
I would like you to invite you to visit my Travel Guide to Buenos Aires, Argentina. You will find all the information you need about the best things to do and visit in the beautiful Buenos Aires. The site is updated on a weekly basis with information on current events, places to visit, travel tips and recommendations, focused mainly on upscale tourims.
Please let me know if you are intesrested in exchanging links with my site.
www.buenosairestraveltips.blogspot.com
Mary,
Extravigator.com is launching today and we would like to invite you to be among the first to see it. Extravigator is an online luxury travel network for sharing tips, advice, reviews and opinions with like-minded travelers.
http://extravigator.com/
Press Resources (logos, screenshots, press releases) can be found on our site’s blog.
Thanks!
Hello Informed Traveler - we hope you find the below press release regarding Mandarin Oriental, New York’s recently released Holiday Happenings helpful to your subscribers!
NEW YORK, October 1, 2007 – Mandarin Oriental, New York is delighted to announce a festive assortment of holiday offerings to delight and enchant guests of all ages.
I Love A Parade
The hotel’s 6,000 square foot Mandarin Ballroom is Manhattan’s best kept secret for watching Macy’s famous annual Thanksgiving Day Parade. Guests who book the I Love a Parade package gain exclusive access to perch 280 feet above the parade’s colorful array of floats and balloons passing through Columbus Circle on Thanksgiving morning. Available November 19th-25th, for $809 per night, the package includes:
• Exclusive ballroom access with Continental Buffet Breakfast and parade views on Thanksgiving Day, November 22
• Complimentary upgrade to a Hudson River View Room
• Caramel apples and cider welcome amenity
Hansel and Gretel Holiday Package with the Metropolitan Opera
Mandarin Oriental, New York and the Metropolitan Opera are offering their second annual holiday package. This year, the Met’s special holiday presentation is a new production of Engelbert Humperdincks’ Hansel and Gretel (sung in English), starring Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer in this beloved story by the Borthers Grimm. The Hansel and Gretel package combines prime seating with luxury accommodations at Mandarin Oriental, New York - just steps away from the Met’s home at Lincoln Center.
Available December 24, 29, 2007 or January 1, 4, 8, 11, 23, 26, and 31, 2008, the package includes:
• One night for two adults/two children in a Premier Corner Hudson River View Room with adjoining Superior Room, or one night for two adults in a Central Park View or Hudson River View Room
• Four orchestra prime seats to the Met’s Hansel and Gretel
• Holiday Afternoon Tea for four in Mandarin Oriental’s scenic Lobby Lounge overlooking Central Park
The Hansel and Gretel Holiday Package rate for the Corner Hudson River View Room with adjoining Superior Room is $3,550. The package with a Central Park View Room is $1,850 and $1,700 for a Hudson River View Room. This package is subject to ticket and hotel availability. For reservations call +1 (866) 801 8880 or go to www.mandarinoriental.com/newyork.
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ Holiday Package with The New York City Ballet
From November 23 - December 30, 2007, Mandarin Oriental, New York is offering a package that includes accommodations and tickets to one of New York City’s most beloved holiday traditions – The New York City Ballet’s annual production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™. From the moment the lights dim, you’ll be transported to a mysterious world of magic and fantasy with marching toy soldiers and the valiant Nutcracker who saves Marie from the Mouse King. With 200 performers, a one-ton tree that magically grows to 40 feet tall, and hundreds of dazzling costumes, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ is a delight for all. The Nutcracker™ Holiday Package includes:
• One night for two adults/two children in a Mandarin Executive Suite with adjoining Grand Park View Room, or a Corner Hudson River View Room with adjoining Superior Room.
• Special “Sweet Tickets” to a New York City Ballet performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ which includes premium center orchestra seating, complimentary souvenir book, 10% discount in the gift shop, and a complimentary keepsake photograph with one of the characters from the performance
• Nutcracker Toy for up to two children ages 12 and under
• Jacques Torres gourmet chocolate holiday Nutcracker
Package rates range from $2,050 for a Hudson River View Room with Superior Room up to $3,300 for a Mandarin Executive Suite with Grand Park View Room. This package must be booked a minimum of a month in advance and is subject to ticket and hotel availability.
Romeo & Juliet Holiday Romance Package
Give the gift of ballet this holiday season with Mandarin Oriental and New York City Ballet’s
Romeo + Juliet Holiday Romance package. Included are tickets to an encore performance of Peter Martins’ new, acclaimed production of Romeo + Juliet with music by Sergei Prokofiev, scenery and costumes by Danish painter Per Kirkeby and danced by New City Ballet and students from the School of American Ballet. This contemporary interpretation debuted last spring to sold-out audiences. Performance dates are January 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, and 15. After the performance, a luxurious night for two in accommodations with complimentary upgrade await at Mandarin Oriental, sited by New York Magazine as Manhattan’s most romantic hotel.
Rates range from $1,245 for one night in a Hudson River View Room, to $3,075 for one night in a Central Park View Suite. Additional nights may be booked at prevailing rates. This package is subject to ticket and hotel availability. For reservations, call +1 (866) 801 8880 or go to www.mandarinoriental.com/newyork.
For further information, please contact:
Mandarin Oriental, New York
Communications Office
Tammy Peters (tpeters@mohg.com)
Director of Communications
+1 (212) 805 8820
Hi Mary,
I wanted to let you know about an environmental travel company in Atlanta that offers chauffeured ground transportation service to and from the airport and around the city.
EliteGreenCar has a fleet of luxury full-size Lexus RX-400 hybrids with the most energy efficient hybrid engines on the market. If you ever write any trend stories on environmentally friendly ways to travel or if you ever write on travel in Atlanta, please visit the Web site www.elitegreencar.com and see what we’re offering. And when you’re in town, we would welcome the chance to show you a luxury ride in an environmentally conscientious way.
I can send you a backgrounder and any other information.
Thank you!
-Su Kay
Elite Green Car
Hi Mary,
With the holiday shopping season approaching, we thought your readers may be interested in earning AAdvantage miles while they shop online for gifts by using the AAdvantage eShoppingSM mall from American Airlines (www.aadvantageeshopping.com). In addition, American has purchased several iPod nanos from CircuitCity.com as incentives that we would like to offer to your readers. We have five available, if you would be interested in posting a giveaway on your blog on behalf of the AAdvantage eShoppingSM mall.
The American Airlines AAdvantage program and MasterCard have teamed up to offer online shoppers double AAdvantage miles this holiday season for purchases made at any of the 25 participating retailers such as CiricuitCity.com, Staples.com, and macys.com on the AAdvantage eShopping mall site through Dec. 31, 2007. Your readers can also join the AAdvantage program for free at www.aa.com/enroll.
Here is a link for more info: http://www.aa.com/content/amrcorp/pressReleases/2007_11/12_eshop.jhtml. Please let me know if you have questions, or if you are interested in the giveaway for your readers. We are willing to discuss any thoughts, questions or concerns you may have.
In addition to eShopping, participants can take part in an additional promotion on AA.com: www.aa.com/holiday.
Best Regards,
Brian Conway
Once a year the editors of Luxury SpaFinder pen unabashed love letters to the spas that spark their passions – from Nam Hai in Vietnam to Royal Palms in Arizona.
To help your readers discover 60 of the world’s best spas, Luxury SpaFinder has created an interactive map as a fun way to scan the globe, pick a destination, and learn more about it (http://www.spafinder.com/spaswelove). Using the latest version of Microsoft® Virtual Earth™ technology, readers will be able to instantly learn details about the spa that’s perfect for them.
The 60 spas are sorted into six categories including:
• DAMN THE EXPENSE: PRICEY SPAS THAT PAY OFF
The bill may be as stunning as the decor, but these spas are worth every pretty penny. Luxury SpaFinder salutes its dearest indulgences, from the $8,000-$12,000 per night Private Reserve at Soneva Gili in the Maldives, accessible only by boat and with its own spa and butlers, to Mexico’s Las Ventanas al Paraiso, whose Total Spa Lifestyle Program/Fitness ($13,425 for four nights) includes your very own personal staff of trainers and therapists and a gorgeous two-bedroom suite with its own massage room.
• URBAN SANCTUARIES: CITY ESCAPES IN THE CITY
Sometimes sanctuary is only a cab ride away. Even the reception area of the spa at Prague’s Mandarin Oriental inspires quiet contemplation – in keeping with the14th-century building it occupies, a former convent-turned-monastery. In Chicago, the Peninsula boasts the Miracle Mile’s largest hotel spa, where guests can enjoy a Thai massage in a glass-walled studio twenty stories above the city.
• CULTURAL IMMERSION: LOCAL FLAVOR
At Bali’s Hotel Tugu, the spa blends its own products, and the star therapist is a former laundry-room staffer who revealed a gift for a type of massage punctuated by prayer. Bathing is elevated to an art form at Japan’s Gora Kadan, which offers visitors an escape not just from the 21st century, but from the 20th, too.
Other categories include: Design Showstoppers, Domestic Bliss, and Exotic Hideways. The magazine’s contributing editors also chose spas they love in their respective areas of expertise: PoundWise columnist Susan Crandell “weighed in” on her three favorite fitness faves, and value-loving spa spy “Vera Value” fell hard for five deals she found.
Please let me know if you’d like an interview with Gary Walther about how the magazine chose their Top 60 or why they left your favorite spa off the list. I’m also happy to send you a copy of the latest issue.
Thanks!
Scott Piro
MKPR
212.627.8098
Has anybody visited these two websites -
somuchworld.com and travelbookmarking.com
They also have introductory
videos sjowing you how to use them at somuchworld.com/about/intro and travelbookmarking.com/proof
I think they are really helpful and a bit different from others I have seen. The only thing I would say is that the reviews sections feel a little bit empty still and probably need a bit more content.
Ruth
Hey, have you happened to check out somuchworld.com and travelbookmarking.com - should be listed as one of your favorite sites!
Good morning, Mary! Hope you are doing well today.
My name is Kate and I’m contacting you with Skydini. We think your readers would be interested in finding an easier way to book private air travel.
Introducing Skydini, the world’s first real-time online solution for booking private air travel.
Skydini is revolutionizing the charter air industry; it is the first company to offer a familiar and user-friendly interface to search thousands of available aircraft and instantly purchase flights (an interface similar to what Orbitz or Travelocity offers for commercial air travel). Passengers no longer have to wait up to 36 hours to confirm a trip–Skydini immediately provides aircraft availability and reservation confirmations so that business professionals and discriminating travelers can concentrate on more important matters.
Skydini.com aims to make every trip unforgettable by providing unique feature stories and information for travelers, highlighting exceptional and exciting luxury travel destinations and services around the world. In the coming months, Skydini.com will provide access to luxury car rentals, upscale transportation, exclusive hotels and catering services. Skydini also handles catering requests, luggage information, contracts and paperwork, thus streamlining the booking process and putting valuable time back into the hands of travelers and charter companies.
Readers can experience the Search, Click, Escape revolution at www.skydini.com.
Thank you!
Best Regards,
Kate Kalil
Skydini
Hi,
we have just come across your blog which is great reading.
We would like to invite you to use our newly created networking
site for the hospitality & travel industry which is part of Hotelier.
www.magazine.hotelier.com (since 1996)
We have created a social networking site specializing within the
hospitality & travel trade trying to bring together people all around
the world providing information relating to the industry.
The service is totally free and registration is easy including the
uploading of videos, photos, music, blogs and forums.
You are of course permitted to advertise your own blogs and link
to them directly.
We would be very happy to welcome you on our site and would look
forward to maybe read some of your informative stories.
http://www.hospitalityfriends.com/join.php
Hello,
This looks like a great site with lots of information useful to travelers and service providers as well.
We would liek to be able to contribute to your site by providing information about short term tourist apartment rentals. We can send you a few articles about this industry and the value to your clients.
Thank you,
Flora
Why choose choose a short term apartment rental over a hotel room?
A short term apartment rental can be a great alternative to a hotel room. You can get more privacy, space and amenities. It is an especially attractive option for groups and families, as you do not need to rent multiple rooms which may not even be near each other.
Luxury rentals can be an especially attractive option as they are not only quite affordable compared to similar hotels but you can have spectacular amenities and experience special and unique surroundings since many luxury flats are in buildingso f architectural interest.
Short term apartment come fully equipped with linens, bath towels, kitchen, TVs, VCRs and stereos and more. Some offer swimming pools tennis courts and even children´s play areas.
Apartment rentals are becoming a more popular way to meet accommodation needs while traveling. If you plan a visit to Barcelona, Madrid or Lisbon, be sure to visit www.Rent-City-Apartments for fabulous rental options.
Further to your article on 25 April, I can now confirm that The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place has opened its doors on 22 November. In addition to having 62 boutique guestrooms with club access, the hotel features The Residences, 139 luxury serviced apartments and the largest hotel ballroom in South East Asia.
Check for pressrelease :
http://corporate.ritzcarlton.com/en/Press/Releases/Jakarta_Pacific_Place_Opens.htm
The hotel website for pictures, information and reservations : http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/JakartaPacificPlace/Default.htm
Thanks & regards,
Theo Ocks
Director of Marketing
The Ritz-Carlton, Jakarta
The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place
Good afternoon, and please accept my apologies for bothering you however I thought your readers might be interested in the lastest offering from superstar DJ Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim) and Zoë Ball in the form of Barracuda Yacht Charter.
Barracuda Yacht Charter offer luxury yacht charter aboard a classically restore 100-foot wooden super-boat sails from the northern coast of Sardinia.
For high resolution images you can view the Barracuda Website at: http://www.barracuda-yacht-charter.com/
Happy New Year,
Danni
Contact:
Filip Horvat
800-908-7108
1333 Johnson Avenue
San Luis Obispo , CA 93446
info@adriaticluxury.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
ADRIATIC LUXURY JOURNEYS Offers Complete Line Of Luxury Travel Programs Exclusively To Croatia!
Adriatic Luxury Journeys (ALJ) launched its exciting new travel programs to Croatia and the Adriatic coast at the recent Luxury Travel Expo in Las Vegas, on December 4-6, 2007. The Croatia Luxury Brochure for 2008 consists of uniquely escorted and independent itineraries created in response to the increased demand for upscale travel to Croatia from the American market.
Adriatic Luxury Journeys is the only tour operating company in the United States specializing in luxury travel to Croatia. They exclusively offer a wide selection of luxury journeys such as small group escorted tours. Plus a variety of independent journeys that include private tours, honeymoons, boutique journeys, fly-drive vacations, and tailor-made programs for every tourist’s discriminating taste.
“For a few years now we have been assisting some of the most discerning travelers in designing their out of the ordinary vacations to Croatia and the Adriatic coast,” said Maria M. Kuchan, CEO of Adriatic Luxury Journeys.
“However,” she added, “we have successfully met highly-effective logistical planning that even we thought was not possible at that time in Croatia. Often all we had were extravagant expectations from clients, a moment’s notice in peak season, and a lot of good will to perform tasks we knew no other company would consider doing.”
Sometimes the challenge for ALJ was finding a six-bedroom beachfront villa on a Croatian island with a yacht, an available swimming pool, a special private chauffeur or chef, or even a babysitter. Not to mention lining up guides for sightseeing tours at the spur of the moment.
“These are all difficult tasks to be completed within only a few days’ notice, and way beyond the sort of thorough, diligent planning that usually is done in more than just two days. But we always came through! And when a client called our office from his private yacht to just reschedule a wine tour, for example, we knew we could devise a recipe to make it all work”, concluded Maria M. Kuchan.
Croatia has progressively defined itself as an attractive and exciting destination for upscale travel. More then ten new 5-star hotels including small and boutique hotels, and a growing number of luxury villas opened for business in the past couple of years. Croatia is the “in place” where one can still find luxury accommodation in seclusion, relax or enjoy plenty of activities (from sailing, diving, kayaking, hiking, biking, sightseeing, etc), experience upscale authentic and international cuisine and a variety of entertainment. A carefully designed selection of ALJ’s signature itineraries such as Croatia in Style and Croatia Adventure will certainly prove to be an ideal choice for an extraordinary vacation.
Consider ALJ’s 15-day luxury escorted journey, “Art, History and Charm of Croatia and the Adriatic,” which explores fascinating periods of Croatian history, art and culture in an elegant and unique style. Guests on this tour experience the natural beauty and artistic heritage of Croatia in a most luxurious manner. They also are pampered and surprised with an abundance of Croatia’s finest food, wine and entertainment each and every day of their trip!
This itinerary is filled with days reserved for meeting renowned Croatian painters and sculptors. And also chatting with well-known Croatian-American actors, plus sampling scrumptious delicacies prepared by award-winning chefs. The highlight of this small-group tour is a private concert in Dubrovnik, performed by opera star Tihana Herceg. Croatian mezzo-soprano Herceg has performed to great acclaim throughout the United States and her native Croatia. This tour has departures on June 11 and September 3, 2008, but is limited to 24 participants per tour.
About Adriatic Luxury Journeys
Adriatic Luxury Journeys is a U.S. based tour operating company specialized in luxury travel to Croatia. The professionals at Adriatic Luxury Journeys have a proven track record that includes over 20 years of success in the travel industry. Company projects have ranged from promoting Croatia in the United States, to creating and operating escorted and fully-customized incentive programs for leading U.S. businesses. Plus ALJ has orchestrated many Press & Inspection Trips for some of the most prominent journalists and media houses in the United States. For more information, visit www.adriaticluxury.com.
Hello,
Your blog is great reading, full of appealing information for spending memorable vacations!
We would like to invite you to visit TourisMountain, our blog addressed to all people who want to spend a mountain vacation enjoying comfort, wellness and high-quality services. You can find it at http://en.tourismountain.com.
Our intent is to give our readers ideas for their winter or summer mountain holidays, suggesting them quality hotels, resorts, chalets, spas, restaurants, sport and entertainment activities.
Please let us know if TourisMountain could be something of interest for your readers and if you would be interested in linking to us.
Thanks for your time!
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Thanks so much for all these great tips. To be assured of a response, please do fill out the contact form! We appreciate it.
Mary
Hi Mary,
I thought you might be interested in this new offering from LaCURE Villas.
All best,
Lyla
LACURE VILLAS OFFERS “EAT, DRINK, LUXURIATE”
GETAWAY IN ITALY’S TUSCANY REGION
The Ultimate Villa Experience for Food-Lovers, Friends and Families
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 25, 2008 — A love of fine food and wine is central to the Italian way of life. LaCURE Villas is offering travelers the chance to enjoy a food-filled “Eat, Drink, Luxuriate” Tuscan getaway with extravagant services, modern amenities, and luxurious accommodations at Santa Maria del Lago, a full-service villa located in the heart of Tuscany.
Perfect for destination celebrations, family gatherings or a foodie friend’s getaway, the “Eat, Drink, Luxuriate” package is priced at €22,000 Euros (approx. $32,054 with Euro at 1.46) per week for up to ten guests. The program, available for travel anytime, must be booked by May 1, 2008. This pampering food-lovers getaway includes:
• Accommodations in five luxurious bedrooms with private bathrooms
• Private cooking demonstration in the villa’s large professional kitchen with a specialty olive oil tasting and Tuscan wine sampling
• Four-course dinner prepared in the villa’s demonstration kitchen
• Breakfast each morning*
• Choice of lunch or dinner for group, daily for six days*
• Full staff including chef, maid and houseman for six days
• Full use of the house including grounds, heated swimming pool, private tennis court, sauna and gym
• Daily housekeeping service for six days
• LaCURE Villas concierge service
• Souvenir keepsake photos
*Grocery costs to be billed separately
Located just five minutes from the charming and historic town of Lucca, Santa Maria del Lago is a new offering from LaCURE Villas. Set hilltop, the villa offers scenic views, spacious interiors, classic architecture and Tuscan furnishings. The ground floor offers a formal foyer, large living room, terrace, library with telephone and fax, television room, reading room, guest bathroom and a fully equipped kitchen. The lower level features a large dining room with terrace, a large professional kitchen, a wine cellar and laundry room. Seven spacious bedrooms and ensuite bathrooms are located on the first and second floors. The villa is perfectly suited for today’s modern travelers as it offers a wide range of amenities including Satellite TV, DVD players, air-conditioning, wireless internet, fax, phone and computer equipment. Visit http://lacurevillas.com/villaDetail.asp?VillaID=8194 for additional details.
Unlike a resort stay, villa life is fully customized to guests’ schedule and desires. They can do whatever, wherever, whenever. A local LaCURE concierge can pre-stock groceries, arrange transfers, coordinate sightseeing activities and much more.
Guests booking this getaway can also take advantage of a full array of optional local excursions including day tours of Tuscany, the Chianti Countryside, Sienna and Southern Tuscany including Montepulciano. All of these privately led excursions include lunch and behind the scene visits to some of Tuscany’s best kept culinary secrets. In addition, travelers can partake in numerous food-related festivals, musical events and other area activities including: Festival of the White Truffle, the Polenta Festival, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Pinoccio’s Birthday and numerous historical parades.
To book a the “Eat, Drink, Luxuriate” villa vacation or for more information, please call LaCURE Villas toll-free at 800-387-2726 from the U.S. and Canada; send an e-mail to info@lacurevillas.com; or visit the LaCURE Villas website at www.lacurevillas.com.
ABOUT LACURE
LaCURE, renowned as The Experience Company®, has 28 years’ expertise in arranging luxurious getaways for discerning travelers in private villas, castles, farmhouses and stately homes in Europe, North Africa, Mexico, the Caribbean and the Americas. A five-year American Express Platinum and Centurion Card Villa Partner, LaCURE is renowned for its extraordinary service and hands-on concierge team. The company’s distinguished portfolio includes The Da Vinci Code’s Chateau de Villette in Versailles; Roaring Pavilion Villa & Spa on James Bond Beach in Jamaica; Betsey Johnson’s Betseyville near Zihuatanejo; a Medici-family palazzo on a 1,000-acre estate in Tuscany and Merv Griffin’s St. Clerans Manor House in Ireland.
Hello,
I thought your readers would be interested in a new luxury dining site that offers in-depth, unbiased information on great dining spots in various US cities. The site is www.travelsintaste.com. In addition to restaurant descriptions, you’ll find chef biographies and interviews, as well as a new section where we dine with the chefs, discussing food preperation, inspiration and other topics.
Thanks!
Travels in Taste
Hello,
I would like to introduce myself, Michael Berg from Jaguar Limousine Services. We provide Luxury Transportation such as Limousines, Town Cars
Vans, Luxury SUV’s and Helicopters in Costa Rica and Panama. Our staff is fully bilingual and has surpassed all safety driving requirements. We are also fully insured and carry International Insurance unlike most companies in Costa Rica.
I would like to extend our services to you company and assist you to expand your as we also have many websites ranked #1 in Google for many transportation and services search terms for Costa Rica and Panama.
We have many international client looking for your type of services maybe we can assist each other.
Best Regards
Michael Berg
Jaguar Limousine Services
506-2204-7858
1-866-952-4827
mberg@jaguarcr.com
Just thought I would write in and tell you about this new book Ijust discovered on the website www.greatgrandfamous.com - thought you might find it interesting!
The book is Great, Grand & Famous Hotels and it entices more people to seek out the world’s great, grand and famous hotels, and to stay in them for an unforgettable experience.
The book lets you take a peek inside the hotel walls to discover a treasure trove of famous or forgotten anecdotes. You learn of the dramas that have unfolded in lobbies, dining rooms, bars and ballrooms, or behind the closed doors of guest rooms and Presidential Suites. It also profiles those who made these hotels what they are: daring financiers, visionary owners, inventive architects, cutting-edge designers, devoted hoteliers, renowned chefs, the visionaries who are creating the great hotels of the future and of course all of the celebrity guests who have graced their walls.
As quoted from the book: Great, grand and famous hotels have never been merely places to get a bed for the night – they are places where historic weddings are held, Prime Ministers are created, Nobel Prize winners announced and political opponents assassinated. ”
“It is the guests, many famous, some infamous, who bring our hotels alive, and in this book we will tell many stories. Some are sad, some funny, and most of them have a quirky twist.”
Great, Grand & Famous Hotels travellers a better understanding of, and closer insight into, the hotels we admire and love.
It has definitely enticed me to seek out the great, grand and famous hotels, and to stay in them for the experience, not just as a place to spend the night.
Dear Mary.
I wanted to make you aware that my company’s product, the Sunscreen Mist Booth (www.sunscreenmist.com) located at the Westin Diplomat in Holywood, FL was recently featured on the Miami Fox affiliates prime time news show “Deco Drive.”
Here is the link to the story on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HdscLWUmA8
Our Spray-on sunscreen vending Booth and smaller wand based station solve the dirty little secret of sunscreen business. The vast majority of people only apply 25%-50% of the sunscreen needed to protect themselves if they don’t miss spots entirely. No matter whether the user puts on chemical screens or physical blockers, sprays it on or rubs it in, it simply won’t work if it is not applied correctly or in the proper amount. Sunscreen Mist Systems dose users with at least 1 oz. of FDA approved sunscreens from either Ocean Potion (www.opotion.com) or Norvell. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to learn more about our products and how they are being featured at outdoor locations including the MGM Grand Las Vegas, Westin Diplomat, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, and time shares and water parks.
Jordan Lichman, President
Sunscreen Mist, LLC
www.sunscreenmist.com
jordan@sunscreenmist.com
202-277-8307
Hey there - thought this story may be of interest…. http://www.weheartstuff.co.uk/?p=269 Cheers - James
Hello,
We’re working on a historically unique event for the start of the Summer Season in NYC. It’s the Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic and is first time Polo will be played in NYC in over 70 years. Ralph Lauren’s team, Blackwatch (including nacho Figueras), is playing against Asprey team. This event brings a taste of Hamptons to NYC and should be of real interest to your readers.
Below are some details - please let me know if need any more information. You can publish this from Tues 27 May.
- The Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic will take place on Governors Island (Sat 31 May) and will be the first time Polo will be played in NYC for over 70 years
- Ralph Lauren’s team (Blackwatch) is playing Asprey’s team
- Nacho Figueras - face of Polo Black and best player in the world will be playing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_LgDjU1jGs) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwOXME55CF8&feature=related)
- Veuve Clicquot champagne bar will be open field-side during the event
- Picnics are allowed around the field - match starts at 3pm
- Event is open to the public (free ferries run from Manhattan to Gov Island every 30 mins)
Hi Cal,
I’ve been reading your blog for a while now and it’s finally motivated to build my car rental comparison website. It’s pretty basic for now, comparing prices from Avis, Hertz and Enterprise etc…..
If you ever want to try us out, I should be able to get you a few days rental FOC. Just let me know.
Keep up the Luxury travel blogging!
Hello,
I think this is an amazing site. I would just like to let you know that the Gran Hotel Bahía del Duque has launched this year 40 ultra exclusive private villas and a 5500m2 ESPA spa in the Island of Tenerife. I have attached the Press Release below as we think it would be of interest to you and your readers. We would also love to send a few photos if that is possible.
Look forward to hearing from you,
Kind Regards.
Press Release
GRAN HOTEL BAHÍA DEL DUQUE LAUNCHES ULTRA EXCLUSIVE VILLAS AND SPA
Spain, June 2007 – In 2008 the Gran Hotel Bahía del Duque completed the first phase of its expansion plan. In January 40 stunning villas were inaugurated. These 40 residences have been decorated by the prestigious designer Pascua Ortega, combining the latest trends in design with luxury and comfort.
Each one of these Villas encompasses a private swimming pool and a garden with tropical and subtropical vegetation. The interior is highlighted by exotic bedrooms and spectacular bathrooms set in basaltic stone, creating an atmosphere of wellbeing and relaxation. This private area of the Gran Hotel Bahia del Duque has an exclusive reception and butler service as well as a solarium and swimming pool.
The complete service offered by the Villas includes details such as meals prepared in the villa by a private chef, à la carte aromatherapy baths, state of the art Bang&Olufsen music equipment and a fully equipped bar. Completing this picture is the Las Aguas restaurant, run by one of Spain’s best chefs, Salvador Gallego, holder of a Michelin Star.
The restaurant offers a unique and tranquil environment, where an exquisite dining selection and a fine wine cellar are accompanied by the most relaxing of views. Salvador Gallego develops a cuisine that relies primarily on quality of product and integrates his experiences gathered in Spain, France and the UK.
The second phase of the development plan will see the opening of the impressive new Spa of the Gran Hotel Bahía del Duque at the end of 2008. Uniting the hotel’s high standards with the expertise of the Spa consultancy ESPA, the retreat combines state of the art spa and Thalasso facilities with unique design features ensuring it will become the ultimate spa retreat in the Canary Islands.
Located over 3 spacious levels covering 3.500m2, each area makes the most of the temperate Tenerife climate by incorporating indoor and outdoor spaces to create a sense of relaxation and tranquillity.
ESPA has created a treatment offering for Bahia del Duque blending the best of ancient and modern methods, using philosophy from Ayurveda, Chinese and European practices and incorporating the use of hot stone therapy and advances massage techniques.
For further information please contact:
Sara Correa
Marketing Assistant
T: (0034) 922 100 550
marketing@atic.es
www.bahia-duque.com
Well, I don’t see any contact form, sry! Altough it appears you have wp-mail plugin installed..I want to send an article, let me know if possible!
Hi! I saw you referenced a Forbes Traveler article, so I wanted to see if you’d be interested in receiving weekly updates on the latest luxury travel features from ForbesTraveler.com. Let me know if you’d be interested.
Renee
Hi,
I have visited your blog and find that it is good and interesting, would you like to exchange link with my blog, i.e. http://travelplacesofinterest.blogspot.com?
Thanks and looking forward to hear from you soon.
Regards,
Hui Ling
Hi - I enjoy your blog very much. I just wanted to let you know that the much-publicized Leading Hotels of the World 1928 promotion seemed to be a complete disaster. I, along with several people I know, couldn’t access the site at all during the brief time the promotion was available.
LHW has posted an apology on their website but I think they should do more to make it up to their loyal customers who wasted 80 minutes of their time this morning.
Thanks very much,
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Hello,
I would like to share the below news release from King Pacific Lodge.
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KING PACIFIC LODGE WINS BEST RESORT IN CANADA &
FOURTH BEST OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD
IN CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER’S 21st ANNUAL READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
PRINCESS ROYAL ISLAND, GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST, BC, CANADA (October 16, 2008) – The readers of Condé Nast Traveler have named King Pacific Lodge, A Rosewood Resort, a winner as Best Resort in Canada and the Fourth Best of the Best among all resorts, hotels and cruise lines in the world in the magazine‘s 21st Annual Readers‘ Choice Awards. The awards are derived from the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Survey, the largest independent poll of consumers’ preferences. Over 32,000 readers voted this year.
King Pacific Lodge is anchored in Barnard Harbor along the shores of Princess Royal Island in British Columbia, Canada; about 680 miles north of Vancouver. The island has no permanent inhabitants or structures and this highly sensitive environment is in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest, the world’s largest remaining tract of temperate rainforest. The floating luxury wilderness lodge is built of native pine, fir, cedar and stone and offers only 17 guest-rooms and suites, a wrap-around deck with spectacular views along with award winning cuisine and spa.
“King Pacific Lodge has long been noted for its luxury and quality to be sure. But, we have paid particular attention to our role in creating social equity and conservation. More and more, the travelers of today want more and more: more knowledge, more connection to the places they visit, more authenticity and more opportunities to see a world they could have easily missed. King Pacific’s essential mission as a triple bottom line company naturally creates a rich texture in its relationship with Hartley Bay and summons us to our obligations as co-stewards in maintaining the integrity of the Gitga’at Territory. It is something that imbues all that we do,” said Michael Uehara, president of King Pacific Lodge.
Uehara continued, “I believe that this vision, combined with our unique brand of service, has captured the imagination of our guests. The opportunity to see a true expression of tourism’s role in delivering public goods provides our guests a context not just for unique experiences but to bear witness to and be a small part of the transformation of both an industry and their own role in it. Yes, I think our guests understand that we must be as aware of fish counts as we are of thread counts, and that a 10,000 year old culture can give them a new way of looking at the world. I truly believe that many of our guests may start off with a list of things they must see and end up with an experience they must feel. They too adopt a proprietary connection to the land as distant, honorary citizens of the Gitga’at.”
“These awards celebrate the destinations, lodgings, and modes of transportation that manage to exceed our expectations,” said Condé Nast Traveler Editor in Chief Klara Glowczewska. “The Readers’ Choice Awards, with over 32,000 readers voting, are a credit to the worldly expertise of our readers—passionate travelers for whom no island is too remote, no city too challenging, and no hotel too untested.”
The complete results of the awards can be found in the November issue of Condé Nast Traveler, on newsstands October 21st or on the magazine’s website at cntraveler.com. The Readers Choice Awards gala took place on Wednesday, October 15th in New York City at the New York Public Library. Photos and video from the event are available upon request.
About Condé Nast Traveler
Truth in Travel: Many travel publications accept free travel and accommodations. Condé Nast Traveler does not, and its correspondents, as far as possible, travel anonymously. They experience travel the way consumers do, both the good and the bad, and report on it fairly and honestly. In 2008, Condé Nast Traveler was named one of the top 10 magazines in the U.S. by both Adweek and Advertising Age- one of only three magazines in the U.S. to be named on both lists. Condé Nast Traveler has an audience of 3.1 million and is published by Condé Nast Publications, Inc. Online at cntraveler.com.
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Hi,
I’m Sarah from Zarkarin Public Relations in Miami, Florida. We were trying to find a contact within your site so that would could send stories to you about some of our companies and properties. If you could send me an e-mail of someone’s contact information I would really appreciate it.
Have a great day.
Sarah
Good Afternoon, I would like to send you some press stuff and infos about San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort, in Venice.
The San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort has been named to the list of the highest ranking Top 100 Hotels and highest ranking Hotels in Europe in Travel + Leisure’s 2008 World’s Best Awards readers’ poll:
TOP 50 HOTELS: EUROPE
9th – San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort Venice, Italy (3rd in Italy)
THE TOP 100 HOTELS IN THE WORLD
51st – San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort Venice, Italy
You can see some pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31056303@N05/sets/72157608081209109/
Please, let me know hot send the press kit
The Informed Traveler will want to know about CoGoJets, www.cogojets.com.
CoGoJets will launch the first of its kind online social network for private jet travelers on Dec. 2nd. Please see the multimedia news release for info: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/cogojets/34973/
CoGoJets is for fiscally-minded business and leisure travelers looking to experience the benefits of private travel without the big price tag.
The new “jetpooling” Web site will serve as an online meeting place for travelers looking to share a flight and save up to 90% off the retail cost of a private jet flight. Travelers can purchase one seat at a time and avoid the huge upfront expense of fractional jet ownership or pre-paid jet cards.
CoGoJets is also partnering with Sustainable Travel International to offset flights and creating sustainable wood membership cards instead of plastic.
Thank you
Kristin
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Really liked the site and have some clients who would love to advertise with you, have you an email address where I could contact you at?
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Hi Mary,
We wanted tomake you aware of a fantastic new book that we have just launched called Waldorf Hysteria: Hotel Manners, Misbehaviour & Minibars.
What goes on behind the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign?
What do people leave behind in hotel rooms?
Which hotel bar serves the most expensive cocktail?
Which celebrities have been banned from hotels?
Waldorf Hysteria, presented by Fritz Gubler, author of Great, Grand & Famous Hotels (2008), is a fascinating, hilarious and entertaining account of more than a century of funny hotel stories and anecdotes, hotel mishaps, outrageous requests, ‘guests from hell’, hotel etiquette, sex scandal, and celebrity.
Hidden behind hotel doors, dramatic acts of love and deception, of pride, spite and rivalry, are played out. Lovers find refuge and famous personalities find a place to hide from the ever-chasing public and the relentless paparazzi.
Royals have been born, political opponents assassinated and famous personalities passed away in hotel rooms. Books have been written and state secrets passed between spies and undercover agents. Private parties for all occasions, hen and bucks’ nights, birthday parties, anniversaries and successes of all kind are celebrated in hotel rooms. It is the boys nights out that have traditionally generated the most noise complaints and been a real headache for any duty manager, but girls’ nights out can give them a run for their money these days.
A recent study revealed that three million Britons have damaged property when visiting hotels. Hotel guests have broken more than 300,000 beds and four out of five have taken something as a memento of their stay.
Meanwhile the guests travelling incognito, the famous, the once famous and the secret lovers, try desperately not to be seen, however their nervous, wandering eyes make them immediately noticeable, which makes them even more nervous and even more visible. The wannabes, desperate for fame, are the most difficult guests because they will do anything to stand out from the crowd. Their usual modus operandi is to make a scene at reception, complaining loudly about the service in a bid to be noticed.
In Waldorf Hysteria you will discover that some of the best stories come from the misadventures, the pratfalls, faux pas, the bad behaviour, eccentric guests, the prying paparazzi and the celebrities that are encountered in hotels.
With fascinating photographs from multiple photo library archives, hotel etiquette advice from long ago, and even a few cocktail recipes, this book is a celebration of the lighter side of hotels.
To find out more or to purchase Waldorf Hysteria, visit www.greatgrandfamous.com.
Book details:
RRP: $19.95
Presented by Fritz Gubler
© 2008 Great, Grand & Famous Pty Ltd
Paperback, 120pp, 148mm x 210mm
100+ B&W photographs
I will be traveling to Mexico in a week and after hearing your show this morning on QR77, I have a question regarding transport of medication. I use several medications and would like information on the best way to transport the meds in order not to have them taken from me or questioned on them. For example, should I carry them in the original plastic containers that I get from the drug store, can I carry them loose in the multi compartment daily dosage container that I seperate them into for daily use, should I carry the prescription that the Dr. gave me (this is impossible as the druggist keeps the written script). Please advise
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Spear’s, the magazine for high net worths (i.e. the very rich), has produced an exclusive index of London’s top 25 hotels, drawing on visits to each to come up with a definitive list of oases of luxury in London. Please visit http://www.spearswms.com/spears-indices/hotels-index/ to see which hotels made the grade and wowed our reviewers with their service, design, restaurants, bars and spas. If you are interested in linking to this article or reproducing its copy, please let me know.
Best wishes,
Josh.
Hi
I noticed you guys have an eye for luxury travel and I wondered if you would be interested in receiving info from Macdonald Hotels?
I am currently working on behalf of Macdonald Hotels in order to tap into online communities interested in the hospitality and travel industry.
I would be more than happy to share news with you about Macdonald Hotels as and when it happens – keeping you at the forefront of any new developments, promotions or offers etc that you could share with your readers.
If you think this would be helpful then please let me know and I will keep you posted – however! - if you would not like to receive this info then please disregard this email and I won’t pester you again!
Thanks
David
Hi Mary,
My name is Bill Armstrong and I handle public relations for The Fairmont Dallas. Thank you so much for the piece on us. The hotel has undergone significant renovations in the last year and I’d like to supply you with the newest photographs. Where could I e-mail those?
Thanks a lot.
Hello there,
I’d like to submit a press release on the recent opening of a stunning new retreat called, UXUA Casa Hotel located in Trancoso, Brazil. The hotel is designed by Wilbert Das (creative director of Diesel) as an independent project.
http://uxuacasahotel.com/
Please get back to me with the necessary contact info.
Many thanks
Helena
Hi Mary,
You have some terrific posts on luxury vacation properties and I would like to add one more to that list: Miraval Arizona (http://www.miravalarizonaresort.com).
Miraval is a luxury destination spa and resort located on 400 acres at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains. The property is designed to create an intimate environment that nurtures every guest.
Perhaps now, more than at any time in recent history, individuals need a way to restore and inspire their lives in a setting that provides the ideal conditions.
With that in mind the folks at Miraval have put together an amazing all inclusive package, The Authentic Remedy. $399 a night includes three gourmet meals per day, a spa treatment or round of golf, and complete use of resort facilities.
If I can provide you with any additional information or photos of the property, please do not hesitation to let me know.
Many thanks,
Kate Talbot
Hello there, Would you like a review of the just opened Aman Resort in New Delhi? I can do it. Please let me know.
Mudita– Thanks so much for writing. We welcome your thoughts on the hotel. We wrote it up here:
http://traveler.fivestaralliance.com/index.php/2009/02/06/announcing-the-aman-new-delhi-the-first-urban-hotel-for-amanresorts/
Feel free to comment on it!
many thanks
Mary
Hi Mary, I’m writing to tell you about a new travel company that really embodies what private aviation needs to become in order to survive in the current economic climate.
When looking at private aviation in the current economy, the urge is to ask: “does the world still need this?”
Enter Fame Route— a membership-based private travel club launching this month. The public backlash against private aviation and luxury travel is evidence that the old charter model is wrong for present state of the world. Fame Route is a third option that exists between commercial and private aviation, and it services an untapped third market of Americans who are not private jet owners, are not fractional owners, and who seek another travel and aviation option.
Fame Route’s monthly membership cost is $1,000, in addition to a $500 dollar annual surcharge, and each round trip flight costs between $3500 and $5000 dollars. This comes out to roughly $17,000 for a year membership. On the other hand, a traditional round trip charter flight from New York to Los Angeles costs upward of $30,000.
Even if it initially loses money on its cheap flights, Fame Route will recoup all of its expenses through the reasonable membership fee. In addition to reducing costs, this shared model reduces the carbon footprint of private flight. Furthermore, Fame Route saves in maintenance costs by employing planes and equipment owned by external companies.
This week, Fame Route launches at www.fameroute.com. This is carpooling for serious business travelers, and it promises to finally bring moderation and good sense to a type of travel that has too long been a symbol of excess and irresponsibility.
You can contact me using the information below. Thanks.
Teddy Getz
Nancy Hirsch Group
347 West 36th Street
Suite 1402
New York, NY 10018
P: 212-967-3805
F: 212-967-1041
C: 717-926-0754
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Hi Mary,
I like the extensive information you have on luxury travel.Adding to your Posts on Luxury Vacation properties. Here is one comapny that is offering luxury condos at affordable prices. Luxury Suites International ( www.luxurysuitesintl.com) is the company that is offering The Signature at MGM which is rated the number one boutique hotel in Las Vegas It is the centerpiece of MGM Grand. It is a private, elegant retreat, located on the grounds of the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. From the private gated entrance and lobby, to the luxurious tower suites, guests experience an intimate atmosphere, with attentive personal service, in a serene environment.Three 36 story residential towers define this property with separate motor entrance at 145 E. Harmon Avenue, at the northeast corner of the MGM property. A Security officer at the entrance gate would direct you to the proper Tower for check in. Valet parkers will care for your car, doormen and bellmen will assist with luggage and direct you to the registration desk in the lobby. An electronic key card will provide for your personal elevator access and suite entrance. Leave a credit card for incidental charges during registration and enjoy signing privileges for 24/7 in room dining, pay per view movies, and all restaurants, lounges, shows and events offered on property by the MGM Grand as currently described on their website.Check out www.luxurysuitesintl.com for more information.
Hi Mary,
I thought your readers would be interested in the information below, on downtown Miami’s new EPIC Hotel. If you would like to know more and be added to our distribution, please let me know by sending me an email to Joshua@msilver-pr.com.
Thanks,
Joshua Grossman
EPIC’s ACCLAIMED 16th FLOOR POOL DECK OFFERS A COSMOPOLITAN RETREAT
Giving downtown Miami’s new EPIC hotel a resort-like vibe, is its stunning “island-in-the-sky” pool deck. A signature amenity of the hotel described by one local as a “showstopper, offering Blade Runner-esque views of Miami”, the deck elicits an audible gasp of amazement from first-timers the moment they step out onto the pool area.
Sitting 16 floors above sea level overlooking the “Magic City”, EPIC’s 13,752-square-foot wrap-around pool deck provides an oasis by day and a pulsating hot spot at night.
Recently named one of Travel + Leisure’s top eight favorite hotel rooftop bars, EPIC’s pool deck is a cosmopolitan retreat that offers spectacular, glimmering views of both Biscayne Bay and the city skyline.
At the pool deck, guests can relax and lounge any way they choose - in style, on one of the stylish day beds surrounding the two glass mosaic infinity pools, or on ample chaises, ottomans and benches that comfortably seat small and large groups. Light blue cushions juxtaposed against bronze brown woven resin seating areas create splashes of color. And for those seeking a more private experience, ten airy cabanas (pictured left), provide intimacy and comfort for those seeking an escape from the sun.
After dark, the lights of the city below and moon above the bay create a truly spectacular gathering place — making EPIC’s pool deck an idyllic spot for special events and functions.
Guests can also enjoy a range of tantalizing menu items and refreshing cocktails from the poolside menu, including one of its specialties, the EPIC Sunset, made from Belvedere Pomarancza, Grand Marnier, Campari, and passion fruit.
Managed by Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, EPIC is a new lifestyle, waterfront boutique hotel located at the edge of the Miami River and Biscayne Bay. EPIC combines the timeless style of a cosmopolitan boutique hotel with the amenities of a resort to create a sophisticated recreation oasis for guests amidst the energy and pulse of Miami.
EPIC is located at 270 Biscayne Blvd Way. For more information on the hotel and reservations, please call (866) 760-3742 or (305) 424-5226 or visit www.epichotel.com.
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The Gran Hotel Bahía del Duque Resort in Tenerife has just opened an amazing new ESPA Spa, with an outdoor thalassotherapy circuit, exclusive treatments using natural Tenerife resources and a pretty unique design. I think your readers may be very interested in this new product. Please contact us if you would like further information.
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