by Steve Pike | Jan 30, 2024 | Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Restaurants, Spa, Travel News
The highly anticipated Conrad Orlando is now open at the 1,100–acre Evermore Orlando Resort. The opening marks the Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand’s debut in Orlando and second property in Florida. The Conrad is less than three miles from Walt Disney World on the...
by Steve Pike | Jan 18, 2024 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, Resorts, Spa, Travel News
The Retreat at Silvies Valley Ranch in Seneca, OR., has named Kelly Horen as its new director of golf. Horen will oversee operations for Silvies’ six courses: the reversible Craddock & Hankins, Claire’s Orange and Black, Chief Egan and McVeigh’s Gauntlet, home to...
by Steve Pike | Jan 12, 2024 | Adventure, golf business, Golf Courses, Resorts, Restaurants, Spa, Travel News
Walt Disney Slept Here. As a youngster growing up in suburban Chicago in the early 1900s, Disney, like other Midwesterners, spent winters in the warm rolling hills of Central Florida. The story goes that young Walt even ventured to fellow Chicagoan William...
by Steve Pike | Jan 10, 2024 | Culinary, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Restaurants, Spa, Travel News
The Grand Lodge at Nemacolin, Pennsylvania’s premier luxury golf resort destination, has unveiled its expansive and lavish renovation. The completely redesigned and re-imagined spaces inside The Grand Lodge offer a new level of design and refinement with elegant...
by Steve Pike | Jan 7, 2024 | Golf Courses, Hotels, Resorts, Spa, Travel News
With the holidays behind, it’s time to look for more quiet travel destinations. Here are a trio of my favorite Florida destinations from Opal Collection that are quiet, romantic and historic. Oh yes… there even is some golf. Belleview Inn (Belleair) This...
by Steve Pike | Dec 5, 2023 | Culinary, Fitness, golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Privare clubs, Spa
The Seagate Golf Club in Delray Beach, FL., has reopened its course after a major renovation by architect J. Drew Rogers, who oversaw the renovation.of the original Joe Lee design. The 18-hole course – part of the Seagate Hotel & Spa – winds through...
