by Steve Pike | Apr 8, 2023 | Golf Courses, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel News
The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota – one of my favorite Southwest Florida resorts – has named Huseyin Ozdemir as Director of Restaurants, Beach Club Operations. With a tenure of more than 15 years with The Ritz-Carlton brand, Ozdemir brings a wealth of...
by Steve Pike | Apr 7, 2023 | Travel News
Western River Expeditions reports that this year’s snowpack feeding the Colorado River Basin is the highest in over 10 years, currently standing at more than 150 percent of the historic April 6 average. This is a boon to the whitewater rafting industry and helps...
by Steve Pike | Apr 5, 2023 | Cruises, Travel News
Margaritaville at Sea has launched its new Ultimate Paradise Pass, the cruise industry’s first season pass, which allows passholders and a guest to have an unlimited number of non-consecutive two-night sailings to The Bahamas, with limited restrictions. Starting at...
by Steve Pike | Apr 4, 2023 | Travel News
For those who love National Parks (who doesn’t?), the Xanterra Travel Collection for Spring/Summer 2023 has rare availability in some of the greatest outdoor places on earth, including the Grand Canyon region, Zion National Park, Death Valley and Glacier...
by Steve Pike | Apr 4, 2023 | Golf Courses, Golf News, Resorts, Travel News
Led by perennial stalwarts Sedgefield Country Club, Old North State Club, Raleigh Country Club and Treyburn Country Club, Raleigh-based McConnell Golf once again dominated North Carolina Golf Panel’s Top 100 courses for 2023. For the third consecutive year, each of...
by Steve Pike | Apr 4, 2023 | Golf Courses, Golf News, Personalities, Travel News
By Hal Phiillips HAWKES BAY, N.Z. — Cape Kidnappers GC, the perennial world-top-50 course designed by Tom Doak, prepared for its 20th anniversary as any elite golf property might: It renovated, under Doak’s direction, then it charged photographers with recapturing...
