by Steve Pike | Jan 29, 2025 | Casinos, Culinary, Resorts, Restaurants, Spa, Travel News
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts has opened The St. Regis Aruba Resort, a seafront property designed by Hirsch Bender Associates. The resort features the first-ever St. Regis casino and a rooftop dining destination led by acclaimed Chef Akira Back. Blending local...
by Steve Pike | Jan 29, 2025 | Casinos, Hotels, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel News
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa has unveiled more than $65 million in resort enhancements designed to elevate the guest experience. The upgrades include a Fresh Harvest Buffet reopening, new gaming area, and renovated, smoke-free hotel rooms. The...
by Steve Pike | Jan 29, 2025 | Culinary, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel News
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota has named Specialty Chef Joe Bennett as the latest addition to its culinary team. Bennett will oversee culinary operations and offerings at the property’s newly opened Rufa, as well as the recently refreshed Jack Dusty Coastal Cuisine and...
by Steve Pike | Jan 29, 2025 | Travel News
Four Seasons continues to expand its portfolio of Villa & Residence Rentals in dreamy destinations, with seaside villas, snowy escapes and vibrant cities, each offering a variety of desirable settings. With a growing collection of more than 900 homes in 32...
by Steve Pike | Jan 28, 2025 | Awards, Conservation, Resorts, Restaurants, Spa, Travel News
The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, an icon on Florida’s Paradise Coast and one of the great resorts in the Southeast, has received LEED Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its Vanderbilt Tower. As the world’s most widely used green...
by Steve Pike | Jan 27, 2025 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
Golf course architects are notorious for praising the land of their next project. Sometimes that praise is warranted… sometimes not. Put golf course architects Dana Fry and Jason Straka in that “warranted’’ category in regards to Curracloe Links, the course the duo is...