by Steve Pike | Sep 10, 2024 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Hotels, Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
By Hal Phillips Nearly 25 years ago – on Nov. 1, 1999 – Kauri Cliffs GC opened for play in what Kiwis call the country’s “winterless north.” The new course quickly changed the face of resort golf forever – not just in New Zealand, but around the...
by Steve Pike | Sep 10, 2024 | Adventure, Culinary, Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
This past June, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that designated Florida A1A (from Georgia to Key West) as the “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway.’’ Near the southern end of that highway – at One Duval Street – is Pier House Resort & Spa, home to...
by Steve Pike | Sep 5, 2024 | Travel News
Windstar Cruises’ newest ship, Star Seeker, will join the small ship company’s fleet in December of 2025. The company has announced itinerary plans and opened reservations for the 112-suite yacht’s inaugural season, including the Caribbean, Alaska, and Japan....
by Steve Pike | Sep 5, 2024 | Hotels, Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
Atlantis Resorts has named Paul Baker as President, Atlantis, overseeing the region’s first entertainment destination, Atlantis, The Palm and the world’s most ultra-luxury experiential resort, Atlantis The Royal. Baker will also oversee Atlantis Sanya located in...
by Steve Pike | Sep 4, 2024 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Instruction, Travel News
The Park West Palm Beach combines classic golf course design – the punchbowl green on the 12th hole being a solid example – with modern business practices to create what might be the best daily fee golf course in Florida. Now in its second year (The Park...
by Steve Pike | Sep 3, 2024 | Adventure, golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
Every once in a while, a destination surprises you with its charm and quality of golf. Welcome to Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd, MN. Located on the shores of Gull Lake, Cragun’s Resort is an outdoorsman’s dream. By “outdoorsman,’’ I’m including golfers, as Cragun’s...
