Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, one of Orlando’s great landmark resorts, has broken ground on a new, 25,000-square-foot ballroom that will add 32,000 square feet of pre-function and event space at the 1,500-acre property, doubling the current ballroom space. http://grandcypress.regency.hyatt.com With its expansion, the resort will offer a total of 102,000 square feet of flexible meeting […]
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Four Seasons Resort Orlando gets top ranking from Condé Nast Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler has announced the winners of its 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards and Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort is recognized as the #1 hotel in Orlando/Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The awards appear in the November issue. The Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards recognize the best properties and most incredible […]
Gilchrist extends golf academy relationship with Mission Inn Resort & Club
There’s no place like home for the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy. One of golf’s top coaches has extended his contract with the Mission Inn Resort & Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. The new deal adds three more years to a relationship that started in 2008. http://www.missioninnresort.com “We’re thrilled to keep Gary and his staff as part […]
B Hotels & Resorts going pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
To support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, B Hotels & Resorts has launched #BPink, a series of activations to support, engage and promote awareness around breast cancer, with proceeds benefiting American Cancer Society and its Making Strides Against Breast Cancer initiative. Each B Hotels & Resorts property will offer signature pink cocktail(s) through Oct. 31 and […]
Joe Angelino is new GM at Tranquilo Golf Club at Four Seasons Resort Orlando
Tranquilo Golf Club at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort has named Joe Angelino as general manager. https://www.fourseasons.com/orlando/ “We are thrilled to have Joe on the team,” says Thomas Steinhauer, regional vice resident and resort general manager. “Joe’s experience in a private club setting and familiarity with the Orlando market, along […]
4R Restaurant Group bringing Cantina Barbacoa Food Truck to Disney Springs
The 4R Restaurant Group, best known for its 4 Rivers Smokehouse restaurants, this month is launching its newest concept – 4R Cantina Barbacoa Food Truck located in the Marketplace at Disney Springs in Orlando. The eatery will debut a variety of new signature dishes, including a Taco Cone and Burrito Bowl filled with choice of […]
Aqua-Aston Hospitality names Jim Franklin to lead Orlando properties
Aqua-Aston Hospitality has named Jim Franklin to the role of general manager of its to lead its Orlando properties – The Fountains at ChampionsGate and Tuscana Resort Orlando. Tuscana Resort Orlando by Aston and The Fountains at ChampionsGate each are close to Orlando’s theme parks and golf courses, including ChampionsGate Golf Club, Lake Buena Vista […]
Darin Riggio new director of sales and marketing at Reunion Resort
Salamander Hotels & Resorts, the luxury hotel company founded by Sheila Johnson, has appointed Darin Riggio as director of sales and marketing at Reunion Resort near Orlando. Riggio will oversee the property’s sales and marketing strategies, including driving business, revenue and overall brand awareness to the resort. www.ReunionResort.com. Riggio joins Reunion Resort from Hyatt Regency […]
Mission Inn Resort combining golf and shooting on one package
Ready, aim, fire, or Shoot Fore Par! Mission Inn Resort & Club is combining golf and shooting into one affordable package, starting Sept. 15 through Dec. 11. Guests can experience two golf courses at one of Florida’s iconic venues with an option for a trap and skeet shooting experience. Mission Inn is 35 miles northwest of […]
Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando names executive team for new Aventura Hotel
Loews Hotels at Universal Orlando has named the executive leadership team for Universal’s Aventura Hotel, set to open in August. Rising 17 floors with 600 rooms, the hotel is the sixth on-site hotel at Universal Orlando Resort and offers views of each of Universal Orlando three theme parks, advanced in-room technology, the destination’s first rooftop […]