by Steve Pike | Jul 16, 2025 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Hotels, Restaurants, Travel News
The Northern Ireland seaside town of Portrush always will be best known as the home of Royal Portrush Golf Club – one of the world’s great links courses and site of this week’s Open Championship. But I’ll also think of Portrush because of Curran Gate, the luxury...
by Steve Pike | Jul 15, 2025 | Cruises, Travel News
Margaritaville at Sea is pulling back the curtain on its newest – and biggest – ship yet: the Beachcomber. Inspired by her sister ships Islander and Paradise, Beachcomber, according to the company, will showcase the fleet’s “free-spirited style, layering breezy...
by Steve Pike | Jul 14, 2025 | Culinary, Hotels, Personalities, Restaurants, Travel News
The South of Fifth neighborhood of South Beach (known to locals as SoFi), it can be argued, is the more refined area of Miami Beach. Less glitz, more substance. Cleo,, the new Eastern Mediterranean restaurant led by celebrated Executive Chef Camila Olarte, fits into...
by Steve Pike | Jul 11, 2025 | golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Travel News
Horseshoe Bay Resort, part of the Crescent Hotels & Resorts Latitudes collection, located in the heart of Texas Hill Country, is showing off its newest luxury experience: the Lady Bird II Dining Yacht, an elegant floating venue designed to host unforgettable...
by Steve Pike | Jul 9, 2025 | Awards, golf business, Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, Resorts, Travel News
August Decker, Golf General Manager at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, has been named Executive of the Year by the Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association (CFHLA), as part of its inaugural Distinguished Leaders in Hospitality Awards. The award...
by Steve Pike | Jul 7, 2025 | Casinos, golf business, Golf Courses, golf entertainment, Golf News, Hotels, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel News
The good people at French Lick Resort generally don’t mind being referred to as a “bucket list’’ destination – just don’t try to pigeon hole the southern Indiana property as simply the next checkmark on that list. “It’s more of a destination resort that covers...
