National lifestyle hotel brand, B Hotels & Resorts has launched announces brand-wide initiative, B Humane, a program it says is designed to elevate awareness around wildlife preservation and provide resources to help support each cause. Since its inception in launch in 2010, B Hotels & Resorts has developed a strong sense of compassion for the […]
Category: Orlando
Falconry comes to Grande Lakes Orlando
Grande Lakes Orlando, comprised of The Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott Orlando, has added the ancient sport of Falconry to the Grande Lakes Sports offerings. GrandeLakes.com Falconry, which focuses on the pursuit of wild game in its natural habitat by flying a trained bird of prey, is one of the world’s oldest traditions, and Grande Lakes […]
Mission Inn Resort & Club offers an abundance of fishing and boating
Summertime at Mission Inn Resort & Club in Central Florida means BYOB — Bring Your Own Boat. Featuring a 55-slip marina, complimentary trailer parking, a dozen boat ramps, and easy access to the Harris Chain of Lakes, Mission Inn Resort & Club, only 35 miles northwest of Orlando, is a great home base for world-class […]
Amenities set for Kissimmee Family Golf Classic in June
The Kissimmee Family Golf Classic, a 54-hole tournament featuring top local courses, has unveiled the event’s official accommodations partners. Kissimmee is a Central Florida golf and vacation destination, providing easy-access to world-famous theme parks, incredible outdoor adventures, and renowned cuisine. www.kissimmeefamilygolfclassic.com. The tournament’s host properties – Reunion Resort, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Meliá Orlando Suite […]
Grande Lakes Orlando opens AquaCourse 360 interactive water experience
Grande Lakes Orlando has debuted a first-of-its-kind, family-fun interactive water feature on property – AquaCourse 360. Grande Lakes Orlando, which sprawls across 500 acres, is home to the luxurious Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes and the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes – as well as a Greg Norman-designed golf course, 40,000 square-foot Ritz-Carlton Spa and other […]
Universal’s Aventura Hotel shines with price and location
Universal’s Aventura Hotel in Orlando has so much going for it that it’s difficult to know where to begin. But let’s start with location. Aventura Hotel, which opened this past August?, has a pathway to Universal’s Volcano Bay water park and is a short walk from Sapphire Falls hotel that takes guests via boat to […]
Orlando’s Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress set to open Windsong Ballroom this Fall
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, one of Orlando’s landmark resorts, is on track to open new 25,000-square-foot ballroom this Fall. The new ballroom – named Windsong – in honor of the resort’s central water feature, Lake Windsong. The Windsong Ballroom, which features a customizable will add a total of 32,000 square feet of pre-function and event […]
Short Game Shangri La at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge
When the hordes of golf professionals and golf industry leaders descend on Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center for the annual PGA Merchandise Show, one of the more popular off-site destinations traditionally is Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge. It likely will be the same when the show comes to the OCCC on Jan. 23-25. […]
Mission Inn Resort & Club an affordable Florida winter golf, spa destination
Winter and early spring is the “high’’ season for many Florida golf resorts, but Mission Inn Resort & Club is making it east on cost-conscious golfers looking for an outstanding destination. www.missioninnresort.com Located in Howey-in-the-Hills, 35 minutes northwest of Orlando, the resort is offering a “Golfer’s Getaway Package” that includes a daily round on one […]
Mangel talks Rocco’s Tacos in 2019 and beyond
As the new year approaches, I bring you Rocco Mangel, co-owner and managing partner of Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar restaurants throughout South Florida, along with Tampa, Orlando and Brooklyn N.Y. My favorite location? The East Atlantic eatery in Delray Beach – great for people watching and outstanding service,not to mention the guacamole made tableside. […]