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			<title>Resort &amp; Spa Examiner</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:47:35 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Palm Beach County CVB looking to increase online marketing, promote niche attractions</title>				
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	The Palm Beach County (Fla.) Convention and Visitors Bureau, never known for being on the cutting edge of marketing despite the area&amp;#39;s beaches, golf courses, trendy restaurants and world-class esorts such as The Breakers and PGA National Resor...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:43:53 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Doral Golf Resort &amp; Spa opens Jim McLean Signature Course</title>				
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	Miami&amp;#39;s famed Doral Golf Resort &amp;amp; Spa, A Marriott Resort, today unveiled The Jim McLean Signature Course. Formerly known as the Silver Course, the 7,100-yard layout is named after acclaimed golf instructor Jim McLean, who has operated the ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:07:20 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club flying high with new partner Marquis Jet</title>				
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	The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club, an equity-based, luxury destination club, and Marquis Jet, a leader in private jet cards, have forged a new partnership. For the benefit of their club members and Jet Card Owners, the alliance presents the opport...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:41:57 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Hotels see RevPAR fall in third quarter</title>				
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	The sluggish economy continues to impact the hotel industry. According to Smith Travel Research, revenue per available room (RevPAR) for the third quarter of 2009 dropped to $58.61. That&amp;#39;s a 16.9 percent decline compared to the same period in ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:51:32 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Reconnect for the first time at  the stunning Abaco Club on Winding Bay</title>				
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				For those who want to reconnect with luxury or experience it for the first time, there&apos;s no better Caribbean destination that The Abaco Club on Winding Bay. Originally developed by British billionaire Pete de Savary, the property - only about a 45-mi...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:56:45 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Golf the fall and winter away at Orlando World Center Marriott</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;Fall is in the air and winter is coming but in Central Florida, it&apos;s golf and resort season all year long. In that regard, the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort is offering unlimited golf at its Hawk&amp;rsquo;s Landing Golf Club. The World Cent...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:41:14 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>PGA West, Doral&apos;s Blue Monster now parts of the TPC Network</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;Two of the country&apos;s most recognized resort golf courses, the Blue Monster at Doral Golf Resort &amp;amp; Spa in Miami and the Stadium Course at PGA West in LaQuinta, CA, are joining the PGA Tour&apos;s TPC Network through licensing agreements.The chang...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:18:28 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Naples Grande offers Family Thanksgiving package on Florida&apos;s Paradise Coast</title>				
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				Snowbirds and holiday travelers can celebrate Thanksgiving in &amp;quot;grande&amp;quot; style this year at the Naples Grande Beach Resort in Southwest Florida. The 474-room resort is one of the Paradise Coast&apos;s top destinations, featuring 23 waterfront acre...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:11:22 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Scotland&apos;s Turnberry Hotel reportedly reducing staff because of declines in corporate business</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;Scotland&apos;s famed Turnberry hotel in Ayrshire - my favorite resort and site of the dramatic 2009 Open Championship playoff between Stewart Cink and Tom Watson - reportedly is making cutbacks because of redundancies as well as other cutbacks beca...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:52:07 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Montage Laguna Beach a good home for the holiday</title>				
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				Don&apos;t want to go home for the holidays? Try the Montage Laguna Beach resort. Located in the artist&apos;s colony of Laguna Beach, Calif., the Craftsman-style resort has introduced a special Holidays at Montage offer that begins at just $399 per night incl...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:07:10 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Fairmont opens three properties along the Silk Road</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;Marco Polo never had it this good. Fairmont Hotels &amp;amp; Resorts today announced the official opening of three new properties along the ancient path of the silk road. Fairmont Nile City, in Cairo, Egypt; Fairmont Yangcheng Lake in Kunshan, Chin...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:41:40 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Drive and stay in style with Watercolor Inn&apos;s BMW package</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp; The WaterColor Inn &amp;amp; Resort in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., without a doubt the best resort hotel in the Florida Panhandle and one of the best in the Southeast, is giving guests the keys to several of BMW&amp;rsquo;s newest models when they book th...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:35:47 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Fairmont resorts offering plenty of winter sports action</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;The leaves are just now beginning to turn orange and yellow in New England and other parts of the country, which means snow can&apos;t be far behind. In that regard, Fairmont resorts are serving up an array of cold weather activities to keep guests ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:36:18 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Tango the night away at The Biltmore in South Florida</title>				
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				Let&apos;s dance! World Tango Champion, Monica Llobet, is bringing the romance, passion and elegance of Alma de Tango to the fabled Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Fla. Beginning Oct. 6, resort guests and the public can to tango every Tuesday in the intimat...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:06:36 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Lake Toxaway and Greystone Inn make the perfect fall getaway</title>				
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				Now that summer has passed, a person&apos;s travel fancy turns to the bold orange and&amp;nbsp;gold of autumn. There might not be a better&amp;nbsp;place to celebrate fall - and live in luxury for&amp;nbsp;a few days - than the North Carolina mountains retreat of Lak...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:45:48 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Taj Boston offering a wedding package for the ages</title>				
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				The Taj Boston wants to make a bride&apos;s dream come true. That is, a bride with pretty exquisite tastes.For couples who hold their wedding at The Taj, at Arlington and Newbury streets overlooking the Public Garden, the posh hotel is offering a complime...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:44:25 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Pawleys Plantation offering a trio of golf courses in new package</title>				
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				Okay, I admit that Myrtle Beach is not my favorite destination, but  I&apos;ve always been a fan of Pawleys Island, located just south of all of the seafood restaurant buffets and T-shirt shops. A staple on Pawley&apos;s Island the past several years has been ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:03:42 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Universal Studios Orlando will give sneak peak of new Potter attraction</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Universal Studios Orlando plans to unveil a sneak peak at its new Harry Potter &apos;theme park within a theme park&apos;&apos; on Tuesday. Little else is known about the preview, including if Universal will announce an opening date for attraction, poss...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:20:08 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Naples Grande offering extensive wedding packages</title>				
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				June might be the month for weddngs but not necessarily at the Naples Grande resort on Florida&apos;s west coast. The 200-acre resort, a member of the Waldorf Astoria Collection, is offering couples a free honeymoon when they select the Naples Grande reso...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:55:14 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Sacco named general manager of new Ritz-Club Club at Lake Tahoe</title>				
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				Craig Sacco has been appointed general manager for The Ritz-Carlton Club and The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Lake Tahoe. Sacco is responsible for overseeing club and residential operations for the 25 fractional (78 residences at build out) and 23 whole ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:54:57 -0700</pubDate>
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