by Steve Pike | Jun 16, 2023 | Events, Privare clubs, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel News
National Martini Day is extending beyond the U.S. The Ocean Club, A Four Seaons Resort, Bahamas, for example, is celebrating National Martini Day (June 19) at its lobby level Martini Bar and Lounge that pays homage to the 2006 blockbuster James Bond movie Casino...
by Steve Pike | Jun 15, 2023 | Cruises, Events, Personalities, Travel News
Jay Leno was on hand (or deck) today as Carnival Cruise Line welcomed the first guests to sail on Carnival Venezia from New York City. The ship’s launch in New York coincides with the summer travel season and builds on a period of growth for Carnival, as the first of...
by Steve Pike | Jun 9, 2023 | Cruises, Resorts, Travel News
Mohegan Casino Las Vegas inside Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, part of Curio Collection by Hilton, has partnered with Virgin Voyages to give new Momentum Rewards Members the ability to play and earn a Virgin Voyages cruise on their first visit. “We are always looking...
by Steve Pike | Jun 8, 2023 | Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Travel News
Shangri-La Resort, Northwest Oklahoma’s premier waterfront golf and outdoor recreation destination, and Crescent Hotels & Resorts on June 30 will celebrate the grand opening of The Battlefield, a spectacularly designed 18-hole, par-3 golf course. Oklahoma...
by Steve Pike | Jun 1, 2023 | Golf Courses, Golf News, Travel News
McConnell Golf, based in Raleigh, N.C., has expanded its eastern North Carolina presence with the acquisition of Wilson (N.C.) Country Club. “Over the years, we’ve been keeping a keen eye on municipalities that have strategically invested in a community’s growth plan...
by Steve Pike | Jun 1, 2023 | Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
Author Margaret Mitchell, author of “Gone With The Wind,’’ wrote that land, “is the only thing in the world that amounts to anything.’’ Atlanta born and bred, Mitchell likely would have loved every inch of Silvies Valley Ranch’s 150,000 acres, in which over the past...