Resorts Online Newsletter - Winter 2006
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In this issue:
- ROL Update
- Resort Specials
- New Resort Update
- South Africa
- Kenya Orphan Safari Trip
ROL Update
We missed the last issue as I have been traveling so much but hopefully we can get back on track now.
Hopefully you saw the feature in July in the International Herald Tribune including Resorts Online as one of the leading sites for luxury properties. We were again featured in September in the New York Times Sunday Travel section again as one of the leading sites for luxury hotels, resorts, lodges, etc.
We have added so many clients since our last newsletter that it is impossible to include them all but we are now have over 6,200 properties listed on ROL under our 13 icons.
Our new City icon has been a major improvement if what we offer and in just over one year we now have over 2300 of the world's top city hotels listed.
I think that ROL remains the easiest and quickest website to find the best properties around the world listed under our 13 icons. Using our unique search engine you can access all the properties in a specific location or enter any combination of activities, services, features, etc., to narrow a search to exactly what you are looking for. If you know the property name you can also use our search engine to find it in seconds without having to wade through page after page of results on the major search engines looking for the actual hotel.
Following the Indaba trade show in May in Durban, South Africa we added many new clients from southern Africa and I have just completed World Travel Market in London which was a big success and we will be adding dozens of new properties around the world. Both shows are terrific for seeing what is new in the luxury market. Indaba is small enough you can really meet everyone yet large enough to cover all of Southern Africa up to Tanzania. WTM is simple too large to meet everyone you want to but, as always, produces many new additions to ROL from all over the world. We even have our first listings in Montenegro!
I will be attending for the first time the ILTM (International Luxury Travel Market) in Cannes in December and I'll write about that in our next newsletter along with my trip to the amazing Bovey Castle in Devon, England.
For hotels that do not wish to subscribe to ROL we are increasing our affiliate partnerships so we can include on a reservation basis as many as possible. It is still our goal to link directly into each hotels web site as we feel that gives our visitors the best description of a property, allows you to deal directly with the hotel and therefore more likely to book but if that is not possible we do not want to leave out a property if we can offer them with an online booking option.
We have also added two new travelogues covering my trips to in July & August to South Africa and to Kenya in October. As usual we don't want to clog up you email so we have posted them on ROL in the Newsletter Section. Our October trip was especially rewarding as it was the first of what I hope will be a new program of sharing some of the barter we receive from our Kenyan clients with several beautiful orphans from Nairobi. My girlfriend has started a project she calls the "Big Sisters" where she has now over 100 of her girlfriends and colleagues each mentoring a young girl at one of several orphanages she is working with in Nairobi. We were able to send 3 of the girls on safari in May and this time, along with several of the "big sisters" and their families, we took 5 of the "little sisters" for what was for them the trip of a lifetime to the Masai Mara visiting two of our clients.
The trip itself was amazing and having the girls along made it a very special experience for everyone. You can read about it in the October Kenya trip.
I thank you for your continued support in making Resorts Online the leading online marketing resource for luxury hotels, resorts and lodges.
Best regards,
Bob Hertzka
Resorts Online
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Resort Specials
Below are a selection of links to the specials page for some of our clients. Please select the link for more information on each special.
Oberoi Resorts and Hotels
Luxury hotels in India:
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InterContinental Hot Deals
North America hotels:
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New Resort Update
Canada
Chateau Beauvallon SLH - Mont Tremblant
Fallsview Casino Resort - Niagara Falls
Hotel Le Germain - Montreal
Nita Lake Lodge - Whistler Blackcomb
Sooke Harbour House - Vancouver Island
Stanhope Beach Resort - Covehead Bay
Eastern US
Bay Point Marriott Resort - Panama City Beach
Cape Codder Resort & Spa - Cape Cod, Hyannis
Cliff House Resort & Spa - Ogunquit
Grand Bohemian Hotel & Residences - St. Petersburg
Home Hill French Inn R&C - Plainfield
Hotel Blake - Chicago
Hotel Gansevoort - New York
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort, Spa & Marina - Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa - Bonita Springs
Inn at Bay Harbour - Bay Harbour
Inn at Montchanin Village - Montchanin
Inn at Sunrise Point - Camden
Irma Hotel - Cody
Jurys Boston Hotel - Boston
JW Marriott Hotel Buckhead Atlanta - Atlanta
JW Marriott Hotel New Orleans - New Orleans
JW Marriott Pennsylvania Avenue - Washington
Mayflower Inn & Spa R&C - Washington
Ocean Hammock Resort - Palm Coast
Portland Harbor Hotel - Portland
Renaissance Arts Hotel - New Orleans
Renaissance Atlanta Downtown - Atlanta
Ritz Carlton, Boston Common - Boston
Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort - Miramar Beach
Sea Pines Resort - Hilton Head
The Brazilian Court Hotel LHW - Palm Beach
The Chanler at Ciff Walk - Newport
The Hanover Inn - Hanover
The Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa - Jackson
The James Chicago - Chicago
The Lodge at Woodloch - Hawley
The Orchards Hotel LHW - Williamstown
The Westin Embassy Row - Washingon
The Westin Grand, Washington D.C. - Washington
The Whiteface Lodge - Lake Placid
WaterColor Inn & Resort - Santa Rosa Beach
Water's Edge Resort & Spa - Westbrook
Wentworth by the Sea, A Marriott Hotel & Spa - New Castle
Western US
Bay Harbor Resort & Marina - Bay Harbor
Chateau du Sureau & Spa R&C - Oakhurst
Cordevalle, A Rosewood Resort - San Martin
Duchamp Hotel - Napa Valley, Healdsburg
Dunton Hot Springs - Dunton
Grand Hyatt Denver - Denver
Hilton Palm Springs Resort - Palm Springs
Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs - Palm Springs
JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek - Denver
JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa - Phoenix
JW Marriott Hotel Houston - Houston
JW Marriott San Francisco - San Francisco
JW Marriott Star Pass Resort & Spa - Tucson
Les Mars Hotel - Napa Valley, Healdsburg
Renaissance Austin Hotel - Austin
Renaissance - The Lodge at Sonoma Resort and Spa - Napa Valley, Sonoma
The Cliff House at Pikes Peak - Manitou Springs
The Huntley - Santa Monica
The Inn at Bay Harbor - A Renaissance Golf Resort - Bay Harbor
The Kahala Hotel & Resort LHW - Oahu, Honolulu
The Mission Inn - Riverside
The Parker Palm Springs - Palm Springs
The Royal Hawaiian, Honolulu - Oahu, Honolulu, Waikiki
The Spa Hotel Healdsburg - Napa Valley, Healdsburg
The Townsend Hotel - Birmingham
The US Grant - San Diego
The Warwick Denver Hotel - Denver
The Wort Hotel - Jackson Hole
Vail Plaza Hotel & Club - Vail
Watermark Hotel & Spa - San Antonio
Mexico
Azul Blue - Riviera Maya, Tulum, Quintana Roo
Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya - Riviera Maya, Akumal, Quintana Roo
Hacienda de San Antonio - Comala
JW Marriott Hotel Mexico City - Mexico City
Le Blanc Spa Resort - Cancun, Quintana Roo
Quinta Real Hotel - Huatulco, Oaxaca
Caribbean
9 Beaches - Sandys
Almond Morgon Bay Beach Resort -
Coco Palm -
Negril Beach Villa - Negril
Renaissance Jaragua Hotel and Casino - Santo Domingo
Royal West Indies - Providenciales
The Abaco Club on Winding Bay - Abaco
The Grand Barbados Beach Resort - Bridgetown, Carlisle Bay
The Majestic Colonial Punta Cana - Punta Cana
The Somerset on Grace Bay - Providenciales
Waterloo House - Hamilton
Central/South America
725 Buenos Aires Hotel - Buenos Aires
Bucuti Beach Resort & Tara Beach Suites -
Cavas Wine Lodge - Mendoza
Esplendor de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires
Estancia Los Potreros - Cordoba
Estrela d'Agua - Bahia, Trancoso
Fazenda Da Lagoa - Bahia, Itacare
Gran Marquise by Sol Melia - Fortaleza
Gran Pacifica Beach & Golf Resort - Ponchomil
Hilton Belem - Belem
Hosteria La Cienaga - Lasso
Hotel Unique - Sao Paulo
JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janiero - Rio de Janiero
Kubitschek Plaza - Brasilia
Manatee Amazon Explorer - Amazon
Marina All Suites - Rio de Janeiro
Melia Brasilia - Brasilia
Naoum Hotel - Brasilia
Oasis Hotel Casino - Bluefields
Othon Palace Fortaleza - Fortaleza
Ponta dos Ganchos R&C - Governador Celso Ramos
Posada Movida - Los Roques
Pousada Casas Brancas - Buzios
Punta Reonoste Nature Lodges & Beach Spa - Rivas
Remota Hotel - Patagonia, Puerto Natales
Termas Jahuel Hotel & Spa - Aconagua Valley
Termas Puyehue Hotel & Spa - Patagonia, Puyehue
Toucan Cipo - Minas Gerais
Europe
51 Buckingham Gate - London
Ada Hotel - Turbuku
Adam & Eve - Belek, Antalya
Adana Hilton - Adana
Argentikon - Chios
Blakes Hotel - London
Blue Palace Resort & Spa - Crete, Elounda
Byblos Art Hotel-Villa Amista - Verona
Chateau de Locguenole R&C - Hennebont, Brittany
Convento do Espinheiro - Evora
Crowne Plaza Bruges - Brugge
Divanis Caravel Hotel LHW - Athens
Do & Co Hotel - Vienna
Domaine des Hauts de Loire R&C - Loire Valley, Onzain
Fairplay Golf Hotel & Spa LHW - Costa del Sol, Benalup, Cadiz
Grand Hotel Central - Barcelona
Grand Hotel Duomo - Milan, Lombardia
Grecotel Mandola Rosa Suites & Villas - Peloponnese, Kastro Kyllinis
Grecotel Mandola Rosa Suites & Villas LHW - Peloponnese, Kastro Kyllinis
Hilton Bath - South West, Bath
Hilton London Canary Wharf - London, Canary Wharf
Hotel 101 - Reykjavik
Hotel 717 - Amsterdam
Hotel Blue Star - Budva
Hotel Borg - Reykjavik
Hotel De La Plage R&C - Sainte Anne la Palud, Brittany
Hotel de Rome - Berlin
Hotel Emilia - Le Marche
Hotel Esplanade Praha - Prague
Hotel Fortino Napoleonica - Le Marche, Portonovo
Hotel Fouquet's Barriere LHW - Paris 8
Hotel im Wasserturm - Cologne
Hotel Jardin Tecina - Canary Islands, La Gomera
Hotel La Perla LHW - Corvara in Badia, South Tyrol
Hotel Louis C. Jacob LHW - Hamburg
Hotel Majestic Roma LHW - Rome
Hotel Palace Berlin LHW - Berlin
Hotel Palace Praha LHW - Prague
Hotel Sefton - Douglas
Hotel Splendid Conference & Spa Resort - Becici
Hotel Sport Poiana Brasov - Poiana Brasov
Hotel Stil Salamanca - Salamanca
Intercontinental Mar Menor Golf Resort & Spa - Murcia, Torre Pacheco
J.K. Place - Florence, Tuscany
Kempinski Hotel The Dome - Antalya, Belek
Kruisherenhotel Maastricht - Maastricht
La Citadelle - Metz
La Reserve de Beaulieu - Provence, Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Le Grand Hotel Paradiso Les Arcs - Les Arcs 1800, Haute Savoie
Le Grand Hotel Paradiso Les Arcs - Les Arcs 1800, Haute Savoie
Les Jardins Secrets - Provence, Nimes
Le Vieux Logis R&C - Dordogne / Perigord, Tremolat
Mandarin Oriental, Prague - Prague
Mar Hall Hotel & Spa - Glasgow, Bishopton
Masseria Torre Maizza - Puglia, Savelletri
Melia Milano - Milan, Lombardia
Murano Urban Resort - Paris 3
Nobelos Hotel - Zakynthos, Agios Nikolaos
Nordica Hotel - Reykjavik
One Aldwych LHW - London
Padaste Manor SLH - Muhu Island
Palace Merano - Merano, Sudtirol
Palazzo de Carmen - Santiago de Compestela
Palazzo Dragoni - Spoleto, Umbria
Pandhotel SLH - Brugge
Park Hotel Weggis R&C - Lucerne, Weggis
Posta Zirm Hotel - Corvara in Badia, South Tyrol
Queensberry Hotel - South West, Bath
Radisson Polar Hotel - Arctic, Longyearbyen
Radisson SAS Grand - Sofia
Radisson SAS Resort, Beitostolen - Beitostolen
Relais II Falconiere R&C - Cortona (Arezzo), Tuscany
Relais San Maurizio R&C - Piedmont, Santa Stefano Belbo
Relais Santa Croce - Florence, Tuscany
Relais St. Michel - Normandy, Mont St. Michel
Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel - Amsterdam
Renaissance - Renaissance Polat Erzurum - Erzurum
Renaissance St. Petersburg Baltic Hotel - St. Petersburg
Residenza del Moro - Florence, Tuscany
Royal Riviera LHW - Provence, St. Jean Cap Ferrat
Sheraton La Caleta Resort & Spa - Canary Islands, Tenerife
St. James Club & Hotel - London
Swissotel Ankara - Ankara
The Club Hotel & Spa - Jersey, St. Helier
The Complete Retreat - Gaucin, Andalucia
The Grand Hotel Bellevue & Spa - Gstaad
The Lanesborough - London
The Lygon Arms Hotel LHW - Central, Worcestershire, Broadway
The Marmara Antyalya - Antalya
The Marmara Bodrum Hotel SLH - Bodrum
The Sanderson - London
The Savoy, A Fairmont Hotel - London
The Soho Hotel - London
The View at the Spanish Steps - Rome
The Waldorf Hilton - London
The Westin Palace, Madrid - Madrid
Villa del Parco, Forte Village LHW - Sardinia, Cagliari
Villa Kennedy LHW - Frankfurt
Villa Milani - Spoleto, Umbria
Xara Palace Hotel R&C - Mdina
Africa
Al Moudira - Luxor
Alphonse Island Resort - Alphonse Island
Bedouin Camp - Samburu National Park
Bulango Island Lodge - Lake Victoria
Cario Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino - Cairo
Cerf Island Marine Park Resort - Cerf Island
Chada Katavi - Katavi National Park
Chateau de Feuilles - Praslin
Club Hotel Riu Funana - Sal
Diaz Strand Hotel & Resort - Western Cape, Garden Route, Mossel Bay
Djibouti Palace Kempinski - Djibouti
Earthsong Safari Lodge - Limpopo, Entabeni Private Game Reserve
Four Seasons Hotel Cario at Nile Plaza - Cairo
Grand Hyatt Cairo - Cairo
Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa - Mahe
Hippo Point Lodge - Lake Naivasha
Holiday Inn Nairobi - Nairobi
Hotel Club le Mirage - Tanger
House of Waine - Nairobi, Karen
Hunters Country House - Western Cape, Garden Route, Plettenberg Bay
JW Marriott Algers - Algers
JW Marriott Hotel Cairo - Cario, Mirage City
JW Marriott Hotel Cairo - Cairo, Heliopolis
Kiangazi House - Lake Naivasha, Oserian Wildlife Sanctuary
Kivu Sun - Gisenyi
Lake Victoria Hotel - Lake Victoria
La Residence des Cascade Golf Resort & Thalasso Center LHW - Soma Bay, Red Sea
La Roseraie - Atlas Mountains, Valley of the Nfis
Leleshwa Camp - Masai Mara National Reserve
Lions of Lobo - Serengeti National Park
Mara Siria Luxury Tented Bush Camp - Masai Mara National Reserve
Marriott Cairo Hotel & Casino - Cario
Pansea Ksar Ghilane - Sahara Desert, Zaafrane
Pestana Equador Island Resort - Rolas Island
Pestana Tropico Hotel - Santiago, Praia
Renaissance Alexandria Hotel - Alexandria
Royal Safari Lodge & Spa - Limpopo, Kruger Park, Timbavati Private Game Reserve
Sala's Camp - Masai Mara National Reserve
Tartaruga Maritima - Ponta Malongane
Timamoon - Mpumalanga, Hazyview
Tum's George Hotel - Manzini
Urban Chic Boutique Hotel & Cafe - Western Cape, Cape Town
Middle East/Asia
Adam & Eve - Belek, Antalya
Ahilya Fort - Madhya Pradesh, Maheshwar
Alegre Beach Resort - Cebu
Al Moudira - Luxor
Al Qasr at Madinat Jumeirah - Dubai
Amangalla - Galle
Amanjiwo - Yogyakarta, Borobudur
Amankaro - Paro
Anantara Resort Golden Triangle - Golden Triangle
Anantara Resort & Spa Hotel - Hua Hin
Avan Marak Tsapatagh Hotel| - Lake Sevan
Avan Villa Hotel - Yerevan
Banyan Tree Resort & Spa -
Brightland Holiday Village - Mahabaleshwar, Brightland
Carcosa Seri Negara - Kuala Lumpur
Cario Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino - Cairo
China World Hotel - Beijing
Crowne Plaza Bahrain - Manama
Four Seasons Hotel Cario at Nile Plaza - Cairo
Fuchun Resort & Spa - Fuyang, Hangzhou
Glenburn Tea Estate - Darjeeling
Grand Formosa Regent Taipei - Taipei
Grand Hyatt Cairo - Cairo
Grand Sukhumvit by Sofitel - Bangkok
Green Park Boutique Hotel - Vientiane
Grosvenor House Dubai - Dubai
Hilton Beijing - Beijing
Hilton Dubai Creek - Dubai
Hilton Dubai Jumeirah - Dubai
Hoi An Beach Resort - Hoi An
Hyatt Regency Kyoto - Kyoto
Ista Bangalore Hotel - Bangalore
Jeddah Hilton Hotel - Jeddah
Jeddah Marriott Hotel - Jeddah
Jumeirah Emirates Tower - Dubai
JW Marriott Hotel Cairo - Cario, Mirage City
JW Marriott Hotel Cairo - Cairo, Heliopolis
JW Marriott Hotel Chongqing - Chongqing
JW Marriott Hotel Dubai - Dubai
JW Marriott Hotel Jakarta - Jakarta
JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur
JW Marriott Hotel Mumbai - Mumbai (Bombay), Juhu Beach
JW Marriott Hotel Surabaya - Java, Surabaya
JW Marriott Kuwait City -
JW Marriott Seoul - Seoul
JW Marriott Tomorrow Square - Shanghai
Kamalaya Hotel Koh Samui - Koh Samui
Kandalama Hotel - Dambulla
Kempinski Hotel Ishtar - Dead Sea
La Residence des Cascade Golf Resort & Thalasso Center LHW - Soma Bay, Red Sea
La Residence & Spa - Hue
Le Meridien Makkah - Mecca
Le Royal Hotel Amman LHW - Amman
Madina Oberoi - Madinah
Mandarian Oriental Tokyo - Tokyo
Mandarin Oriental Manila - Manila
Mandarin Oriental, Sanya - Sanya
Marmara Pera Hotel - Istanbul
Marriott Cairo Hotel & Casino - Cario
Marriott Madinah - Madinah
Marriott Riyadh - Riyadh
Park Hyatt Dubai - Dubai
Park Tower Tokyo Prince Hotel LHW - Tokyo
Pearl-Continental Hotel LHW - Karachi
Radisson Hotel Kathmandu - Kathmandu
Radisson SAS Diplomat, Bahrain - Manama
Raffles Beijing - Beijing
Raffles Hotel -
Regent Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur
Renaissance Alexandria Hotel - Alexandria
Renaissance Jerusalem - Jerusalem
Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa - Koh Samui
Renaissance Okinawa Resort - Okinawa
Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Shangri La Al Waha Hotel Muscat - Muscat
Shangri La Kathmandu - Kathmandu
Shangri La Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur
Sheraton Hanoi - Hanoi
Sheraton Perdana Resorts Langkawi - Langkawi
Sheraton Tiberias Hotel - Tiberias, Sea of Galilee
St. Regis Hotel Beijing - Beijing
SwaSwara - Karnataka
Taj Coromandel LHW - Chennai
Taj Lands End Mumbai LHW - Mumbai (Bombay)
Taj Residency Bangalore - Bangalore
The Claridges New Delhi - New Delhi
The Conrad, Tokyo - Tokyo
The Excelsior, Hong Kong - Hong Kong
The Grand Ashok - Bangalore
The Leela Kempinski Mumbai - Mumbai (Bombay)
The Oriental Singapore -
The Regent Shanghai - Shanghai
The Regent Singapore -
The Westin Miyako Kyoto - Kyoto
Trident Hilton Cochin - Cochin, Willingdon Island
Tuli Tiger Resort - Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh
Uppal's Orchid - An Ecotel Hotel LHW - New Delhi
Veranda Resort & Spa - Hua Hin
Westin Chosun - Seoul
Westin Kuala Lampur - Kuala Lumpur
W Hotel Seoul - Seoul
Wild Orchid Resort - Andaman Islands, Havelock
Wynn Macau - Macau
Australia/Pacific
Aggie Gray's Lagoon Beach & Spa - Apia
Likuliku Lagoon Resort - Nadi, Masima Island
Longitude 131 - Ayers Rock, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Nihiwatu Island Resort - Sumba
Novotel Rangiroa Lagoon Resort - Rangiroa
Royal Davui Resort - Lami Island
Rydges Jamison - New South Wales, Sydney
Sea Temple Resort & Spa - Queensland, Palm Cove
Southern Ocean Lodge Spa Retreat - South Australia, Kangaroo Island
St. Regis Resort, Bora Bora - Bora Bora
The Kahala Hotel & Resort LHW - Oahu, Honolulu
The Royal Hawaiian, Honolulu - Oahu, Honolulu, Waikiki
The Spire - South Island, Queenstown
The Wakaya Club - Wakaya Island
Wrotham Park Lodge - Queensland, Far North / Mitchel River
South Africa - August 2006
The trip started in Johannesburg and I immediately went to the Pilansberg National Park, about a 2-2 1/2 hour drive. The area is better know as the home to Sun City but for me Pilansberg is one of several underrated parks in South Africa and not often visited by foreigners unless they are staying in Sun City. But now that there is a proper 5 star property, Ivory Tree Lodge, I think this becomes an easy weekend destination for anyone visiting Johannesburg on business and it has the bonus of being Malaria free. Add to that you can play golf, gamble and otherwise take advantage of what Sun City offers and Pilansberg becomes a unique and fun destination.
Click here to read more...
Kenya Orphan Safari Trip
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Having just returned from 5 weeks in South Africa (my second trip of the year) six weeks ago, I wasn't sure I'd be ready for another safari trip but a year ago my girlfriend, Linda, had taken it upon herself to start something she calls the "Big Sister Program" which has grown into getting all her girlfriends and any other female she could find (which now numbers in the hundreds!) to take on as a "little sister" one of the girls living in some orphanages that she has gotten involved with in Nairobi. As usual, if Linda gets involved, I am not far behind and this time I was asked to try and organize to take some of girls on safari.
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