Things still seem to be tough in the luxury hospitality market – Viceroy Hotel Group announced today a discount scheme that will save travellers up to 20% – a new partnership between its acclaimed Viceroy Hotels and Resorts collection and Topguest, a new online members-only service that provides users with reward programs for virtual “check-ins” at hotels, restaurants and lounges. By joining Topguest, members will be awarded 20% off at Viceroy’s leading restaurants, bars, or spas after just five geolocation check-ins at the Viceroy properties in Santa Monica, Miami, Palm Springs, Snowmass, and Anguilla. Topguest users can check in with any major location-based-services (LBS) application, including Foursquare, Twitter, and Gowalla.
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The opening of the seven star Jumeirah Port Soller resort next year is confirmation of the island’s prestigious image. Spain’s largest island is a lush paradise in the Mediterranean, and has long been a favourite holiday spot for celebrities and nobility. From Frederic Chopin to Winston Churchill, Michael Douglas to Richard Branson, Suzi Quatro and the Spanish royal family… this is certainly a highly esteemed island. With 300 days of sunshine a year and a healthy fusion of green rolling hills, attractive beaches, unspoilt architecture in Palma and quaint villages and town across the island, this is an excellent place to enjoy a lavish lifestyle. Here are our pick of the best luxury hotels on the island.
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Wow – The host resort of the 201 G8 summit for sale? Wonder what the story behind that is? We all know the luxury resort hotel business took a hit in the financial crisis that is all over, never happened and didn’t affect many people anyway, but – weird to see this one as you have to assume the various Government Incs that caused the non-existent financial crisis in order to turn us all into debt slaves forever would have paid their bill. Or did they?………..
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A luxury resort in southern California will today close it’s doors for business. For the third time in the last few years, as the economy continues to worsen, despite assurances from the Government Inc. The Borrego Ranch Resort & Spa, previously known as “La Casa del Zorro,” in Borrego Springs was purchased by GH Capital in 2007 for the sum of $4.5 million.
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Vail Resorts today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 ended October 31, 2009, as well as certain early season indicators. Conditions have improved slightly, but market conditions still appear weak. Highlights include:
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Christie + Co has sold the leasehold interest of the Lord Milner Hotel, the 5-star boutique hotel in Central London, to Adrian Gardiner, owner of the Mantis Group, for an undisclosed sum, although we understand the seller was “motivated.”
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