My family got to visit and stay at the Fogo Island Inn this summer. What a spectacular spot. Look at the video my daughter, Ciara, put together from our pictures of our stay there. I am a proud Newfoundlander, but this VIrtuoso hotel made me even more proud of my home province. What a wonderful […]
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I was fortunate enough to visit this property last month. What a wonderful luxury all-inclusive hotel in Riviera Maya. We had tequila tasting. (Did you know that there are the equivalent of wine sommeliers for tequila? They are called tequiliers, or a tequila sommelier.) And we had a wonderful dinner at their French restaurant, Piaf. Have
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I got to visit the Hotel Escencia in Tulum, Mexico while I was at ILTM last month. What a wonderful little boutique beach hotel. If you’re a minimalist, and love clean lines, no crowds, beautiful service, and a great beach; this spot is for you. Check out the photos, and contact me for details. Contact
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I got to visit and stay at the Fairmont Mayakoba for ILTM (International Luxury Travel Mart) a couple of weeks ago. I had a great time, and loved this hotel. It’s in a great area, sharing the community of Mayakoba with the Rosewood Mayakoba and the Banyan Tree Mayakoba; althought it is much larger than
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Fantastic Luxury Virtuoso Property in Mexico I attended the International Luxury Travel Mart as an invited and hosted “buyer” last week. I was really impressed with this Virtuoso hotelier partner of mine when I toured the property. My partner, Arturo Gracia, at the hotel is going to come on my weekly twitter chat with
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In the spirit of “best of the best,” I thought I’d focus on the winners of the Virtuoso “best of the best” hotelier awards from Vegas (referencing the September 2015 issue of Virtuoso Lifehttp://www.virtuoso.com/articles/Virtuoso-Life-September-2015-Issue/2015-Best-of-the-Best-Award-Winners#.Vdm2tPlVikp). The “best of the best” awards were presented at the Hotels and Resorts dinner during Virtuoso Travel Week 2015 “Every year,
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Today, I’m at the Four Seasons Orlando, winner of the Virtuoso “best of the best” family programming award last week in Vegas at Virtuoso Travel Week. I thought there could be no better spot to celebrate my dauther Ciara’s 16th birthday. And I was right! We’re having a fabulous time. As you know, I’m proud
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Lush Life Hotel Spotlight National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World When I was in Vegas, I met with National Geographics to learn more about their unique lodges of the world program. I already knew Fogo Island Inn from a recent visit, so when I saw Fogo was on the cover of their brochure,
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I heard Jalsa Urubshurow of Nomadic Expeditions speak passionately about Three Camel Lodge in Mongolia yesterday at Vast globetrotting. He describes it as their 5000 star hotel. Watch this. And contact me if you’d like to visit this National Geographic Lodge. Sheila Gallant-Halloran [email protected]
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Lush Life Hotel Spotlight Fogo Island Inn My family just had an absolutely spectacular time at the Fogo Island Inn in Newfoundland. No wonder this resort keeps winning awards. Here’s a list of just some of the awards this hotel has won this year: Andrew Harper Hideaway of the Year, 2015 AZURE Social Good
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