Looking for a Central Florida golf getaway with some history attached? Two award-winning golf courses at one of Florida’s iconic resorts with zero limitations on daily play adds up to one spectacular golf getaway at Mission Inn Resort & Club in Howey-in-the Hills, just 35 minutes northwest of Orlando. Mission Inn Resort & Club’s appeal begins with […]
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Orlando World Center Marriott launches modular hydroponic vegetable production system
Orlando World Center Marriott has launched “HyCube,’’ a modular hydroponic vegetable production system in partnership with Eco Convergence Group Inc., an Orlando-based engineering and technology development company focusing on sustainability. The resort (the world’s largest Marriott at 2,009 rooms) says the HyCube’s data-driven, precisely controlled, patent-pending hydroponic system is constructed in an illuminated modern structure next to […]
Reunion Resort: The Perfect Package for an Orlando Spring getaway
Here’s a good way to enjoy a spring vacation in Orlando and save some money for the summer. Reunion Resort’s “Spring Into Savings’’ package offers guests up to 30 percent at the resort, managed by Sheila Johnson’s Salamander Hotels & Resorts. Located on Orlando’s west side just a few minutes from the Central Florida theme […]
Cinco de Derby is South Florida and beyond
Let’s be honest. Any day in South Florida is a good day to party. But when Kentucky Derby Day and Cinto de Mayo each fall on the same day – as this Saturday May 5, hole old on to you sombreros and Who Nellie!. Here’s a list of some of my favorite party spots for, […]
Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge names Don Emery as president and GM
Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando has named Don Emery president and general manager. Emery joins Bay Hill Club & Lodge from the famed Riviera Country Club and The Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif, where he was the general manager for the past six years. Prior to The Riviera Country Club, he […]
Mission Inn Resort & Club names Luis Colon as head golf professional
Luis (Lou) Colon has been named head golf professional at the historic Mission Inn Resort & Club in Howey-in-the Hills, Fla., where he has served as assistant pro since 2014. An Army veteran, Colon retired from active duty at the rank of Sergeant Major following 23 years of service. He managed the careers of more than 24,000 […]
Rosen Hotels & Resorts setting the pace for Global Meetings Industry Day on April 12.
It is an industry that contributes more to the U.S. national Gross Domestic Product than the air transportation, motion picture, sound recording, performing arts and spectator sport industries; an economic engine, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in revenue. It is the meetings industry, and one of its leaders, Rosen Hotels […]
Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge adding two-acre practice facility
The Arnold Palmer Design Company, a golf course architecture firm under the Arnold Palmer Group, today announced that Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando will add an “extensive’’ two-acre short game facility and make improvements to the driving range. The Club and Lodge this past week hosted the annual Arnold Palmer Invitational presented […]
The King’s legacy lives at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando
The 2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge is in the books – the second one without its namesake for those who are counting. Count me among those who do that counting because Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando holds a special place. It’s where The King greeted me […]
Luxurious Isolé Villas open in Orlando
Isolé Villas, a luxury private estate ideal for couples, families, corporate retreats, weddings and more, has officially opened in Orlando. Meticulously constructed and artfully designed from the ground up, the expansive 25,000-square-foot Isolé Villas features 15 suites, including two Presidential Suites and two Ambassador Suites, as well as 11 one-bedroom suites. Each are appointed with […]