Comfortably clad in a dark shirt, dark shorts and sandals, David Southworth looked at out the blue-green waters of Winding Bay on Abaco Island, Bahamas. “Who thought you could earn a living dressed like this?’’ he said. The answer is, someone with vision and an understanding of the private club community market. Those definitions certainly […]
Category: Spa
Tech talk with Acqualina Resort’s Christof Pignet
Technology continues to evolve fast in almost any industry. That certainly includes the hospitality industry, meaning hotels and resorts – in order to stay relevant – must keep up with the latest techno trends. But for Christof Pignet, general manager of the AAA Five Diamond Acqualina Resort & Spa in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., that […]
New Margaritaville Resort Orlando taking reservations for January 2019
Margaritaville Resort Orlando, the highly anticipated vacation and residential destination in Kissimmee, Fla., today announced that hotel reservations are open for stays beginning January 2019, with rates starting at $199. The mega resort destination – in the heart of Central Florida – is being developed by Encore Capital Management. It spans more 300-acres and includes […]
The Wigwam Resort in Phoenix unveils LeMonds Aveda Salon – Spa
The Wigwam, a 440-acre resort located in Phoenix’s West Valley, is elevating its onsite offerings with a new full-service spa and salon experience. The resort’s new LeMonds Aveda Salon – Spa complements – under the supervision of Salon and Spa Director Jessica Kraust – offers a comprehensive menu of hair, nail, facial and body treatments. […]
Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa shows off renovated ballrooms, meetings space
Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, the Forbes Five-Star oceanfront resort in Palm Beach County’s trendy town of Manalapan, has unveiled its re-designed ballrooms and meetings spaces, which together encompass more than 30,000 square feet of indoor space on two levels in the resort’s north tower. http://www.eaupalmbeach.com/ “The rejuvenated group spaces provide us with an […]
Waldorf Astoria Park City Spa gets top honors
Waldorf Astoria Park City – one of my favorite mountain retreats – it has received several of the world’s top travel awards — ‘Best Spa in North America’ from The World Spa Awards and ‘Top Ten Resorts in the West’ from Condé Nast Travelers’ Readers’ Choice Awards. Spa tourism’s highest accolade, the World Spa Awards […]
Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club named 2019 North America Golf Resort of the Year
Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club today was named the 2019 North America Golf Resort of the Year by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). The winners were announced during the opening address of the 21st International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) in Ljubljana, Slovenia in front of an audience of 1,300 international golf tourism […]
Iconic Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress resort in Orlando adding new ballroom space
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 […]
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country debuts resort and spa day pass program
One of my favorite Southwest resorts – JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa – has launched a new resort and spa day pass program called Resort Pass for those living in or visiting San Antonio but not staying at the resort. Non-resort guests are now welcome to experience the nine-acre River Bluff […]
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 […]