Carl Emberson, an esteemed figure in the hospitality industry with more than 30 years of experience operating some of Latin America’s most successful and celebrated resorts, has been named Director of Marketing & Operations of Punta Mita, a gated, 1,500-acre, master-planned resort community on the Riviera Nayarit. Emberson’s appointment marks his return to Punta Mita, where […]
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Omni Amelia Island Plantation teaming with The Amelia Island Club Golf Channel Academy at Long Point
Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort, one of Florida’s top golf and family resorts, is partnering with The Amelia Island Club Golf Channel Academy at Long Point to offer guests access to coaches and top-tier teaching facilities dedicated to improving players’ games. The Golf Channel Academy, located at Long Point golf course and directed by Ed […]
Salishan Spa & Golf Resort offering Solar Eclipse packages for big celestial event
On Aug. 21 the United States will see its first solar eclipse since 1979. Salishan Spa & Golf Resort is not letting this astrological event pass unnoticed. The Oregon Coast is going to be among the first places in North America to see the event and anyone at Salishan will have a front row seat. […]
Allen named GM at new Grand Hyatt Baha Mar
The newly-opened Grand Hyatt Baha Mar has named Scott Allen as general manager. Widely known and respected within the Hyatt family, Allen brings 28 years of experience and leadership to the 1,800-room resort on Nassau’s famed Cable Beach. The oceanfront property is the first hotel to open as part of the expansive Baha Mar Resort. bahamar.grand.hyatt.com. Grand Hyatt […]
Danzante Bay is the latest stunning golf course on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula
Mexico’s Baja Peninsula has become one of the world’s more popular golf destinations the past few years. Now you can add the Rees Jones-designed Danzante Bay Golf Club to the list of outstanding (and eye-popping) layouts. Located in Loreto on the Baja Peninsula’s eastern coastline, Danzante Bay has been cited as a “featured project” in […]
Cook it yourself at Gili’s Beach Club lava stone dinners in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.
Want to know what a South Florida beach dinner really feels (and tastes) like? There’s no better place than Gili’s Beach Club at Trump International Resort in Sunny Isles Beach. Understand that Gili’s, which serves an outstanding daily lunch menu, is open for dinners on Friday and Saturday nights, but also understand it’s a dinner unlike any […]
Acqualina Resort & Spa continuing ESPA’s brand evolution
Acqualina Resort & Spa in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., one of the top spas in South Florida and the first spa in the United States to introduce ESPA’s new “brand evolution’’ continues to focus on the brand’s founding philosophy, yet is taking a more modern-day approach to its presentation. ESPA says its natural spa products now feature […]
Loews Hotels set to launch “A Wonderful Place to Wander” ad campaign
Loews Hotels has launched a new national advertising campaign, A Wonderful Place to Wander. Developed in partnership with creative agency of record mono, Loews Hotels said the campaign aims to build equity, drive bookings and strengthen retention and loyalty for the brand. Loews Hotels, a “branded independent” with a rich 60-year history in the industry and destinations in the […]
Innisbrook Resort renovating each green on its North Course
Salamander Hotels & Resorts is renovating the putting surfaces to each of its 18 greens of the popular North Course at Innisbrook Resort, near Tampa Bay. The process, using a no-till method of turf replacement, is expected to result in a firmer, more consistent playing surface. The greens will be planted with TifEagle Bermuda Grass – the […]
Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club an outstanding Georgia resort experience
A resort experience is one that should make you feel as if you’re away from it all. At Lake Blackshear Resort & Golf Club, “You’re definitely away,’’ General Manager Jason Smith said with a smile. http://www.lakeblackshearresort.com/ But not too far away. Located near Cordele, Ga., Lake Blackshear is only two hours from Atlanta and close […]