Honolulu’s Kahala Hotel and Resort has just undergone a two-year, -million renovation that includes refurbished beachfront suites and an upgraded spa, all in time to herald in the hotel’s 45th anniversary. “We wanted to give it a residential feel beyond what you would experience at a standard hotel,” says Glynis …
Monthly Archives: September 2009
New Villas at Private Island Escape
Known as one the of the premier private beach getaways, the 1,400-acre Mustique island in the Grenadines has unveiled nine new villas just in time for the winter travel season. The new villas range from a seven-bedroom contemporary hilltop home with panoramic views of the ocean to an Oliver Messel-inspired …
Golf: Lough Track
A decade after the end of the Troubles that divided Northern Ireland in two, the region’s stability has sparked a boom in tourism and tourist developments. Among the many signs of this prosperity and optimism is Lough Erne, the first true golf resort in Northern Ireland.
The resort opened in late …
From the Editors: Wealth and Wellness
While the battle between the forces of universal health-care and free-market capitalism resumes in our nation’s capital, more enlightened minds cast back no farther than the late 19th and early 20th centuries to satisfy themselves that improved public health and increased private wealth can be simultaneously achieved: As the cereal …
Rémy Martin Opens Its 285-Year-Old Cellar to Visitors
The makers of Louis XIII cognac have opened their elusive doors to the public, offering visitors access to the Rémy Martin private estate and cellar in the Cognac region of France. The 10-hour Louis XIII Experience, which includes tastings and a visit to the resting oak barrels that house the …