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updated October 30, 2011
by ANTHONY VEROMBECK
averombeck@rogers.com


October 28, 2011, Argentina

World Travel Awards named
For the third consecutive year, the Iguazú Grand Resort Spa & Casino, above, has been named Argentina's Leading Resort and South America's Leading Casino Resort by World Travel Awards 2011. This year, more than 213,000 professionals participated in the voting process, which was scrupulously monitored and independently audited.
 
"We are thrilled with this recognition," says Nestor Engelsberg, Iguazú's General Manager. "It is a testament to our hard work and dedication to offer the absolute best in service and hospitality to our guests, and it encourages us to always do better."
AUSTRALIA
Season launches November 2011
Australia's Great Southern Rail, one of the world's most venerated train operators, has announced their newest train journey, The Southern Spirit. The five or six-day luxury train journey will take travelers along the Eastern and Southern coasts of Australia through four states, making a number of 'whistle' stops along the way between Adelaide and Brisbane.

Two distinct classes of service are offered, the Gold Service cabins that includes a welcome reception, complimentary coffee and tea service, and private lounge car; and the Platinum Service that features all the amenities in Gold Service, in addition to a personal cabin steward and other service options. Both classes have world-class, on-board fine dining at the Queen Adelaide Restaurant and refreshments at the Outback Explorer Lounge.

Set departure dates are in November 2011, January, February, March, May, and June 2012. Five- or six-day trips start at $4,235 USD depending on departure point and the service level. For more information visit www.greatsouthernrail.com.au or contact a licensed travel agent.
U.S.A.
September 17, Las Vegas
Legendary boxer, Mike Tyson, left, spent Friday afternoon signing autographs and posing for photos Chateau Nightclub & Gardens at Paris Las Vegas on the nightclub’s terrace.

The knockout king who lives in Las Vegas, stopped in for a lunch break at the Sugar Factory American Brasserie, where he enjoyed pasta and the raspberry sherbet for dessert.

Once upstairs, Tyson, sporting a white t-shirt, gray jeans and white tennis shoes, was all smiles as he chewed on Twizzlers and took his place at the signing table as fans filed in one-by-one with boxing gloves, old pictures and other memorabilia for the superstar to sign.

August 27, Las Vegas
Destiny's Child co-founder, Kelly Rowland, put on a flawless performance at Chateau Nightclub & Gardens to promote her latest album "Here I Am" that debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart.

The R&B singer was dressed in an all-black ensemble, from her jumpsuit to her black bling high-heel boots.

Chateau Nightclub & Gardens is located at Paris Las Vegas, directly above Sugar Factory American Brasserie.
CANADA
August 17, 2011, Vancouver

Thierry opens modern shop, café and atelier
Top Table proprietor Jack Evrensel, and internationally acclaimed maître chocolatier and pâtissier Thierry Busset, announced the opening of Thierry.

One of the most eagerly anticipated openings for its equal parts shop, café and atelier—but all romance—it’s that shiver of anticipation that underscores the rich aromas of tempering chocolate, buttery croissants, and the pastries that make Thierry Busset “one of the best pastry chefs in the world,” according to former colleague Chef Gordon Ramsay.

Thierry is the fifth venue in the Top Table family, the chocolaterie pâtisserie joins the restaurants Araxi in Whistler and Blue Water Cafe, CinCin and West in Vancouver.
U.S.A.
August 17, 2011, Traverse City, Michigan

Good Morning America viewers vote Sleeping Bear Dunes 'Most Beautiful Place in America'
Viewers of the ABC morning TV show voted the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore the “Most Beautiful Place in America,” edging out such better-known spots as the Grand Tetons, Sedona, Newport, Cape Cod, Aspen, Ashville and Hawaii’s Lanikai Beach.

The TV hosts called Sleeping Bear “one of the nation’s best-kept secrets” and said they were amazed at its beauty. Located 20 minutes east of the park in a glacier-carved landscape of deep clear bays and rolling hills, Traverse City is the gateway city to Sleeping Bear and a significant recreational, culinary and cultural destination in its own right and is known for its restaurants, shops and galleries, fine lodging, championship golf, miles of beaches, and a vibrant arts and music scene.

Viewers of the show were able to cast online votes for 10 locations selected by the program’s producers from hundreds of nominations. Sleeping Bear Dunes, the only Midwestern location to make the list, was nominated by Grand Rapids, Michigan resident Jim Madole, who said he went there often to "sit in awe and wonder at the perfection of Mother Nature." Visit www.traversecity.com.
U.S.A.
Bardessono Hotel, Yountville, California
The Bardessono Hotel, between Sacramento and San Francisco, combines luxe green living with a modern aesthetic. This 62-room hotel, with its 93-seat restaurant and bar, and spa models hospitality after the enduring expressions of land and family that fostered and sustained the original Bardessono farmstead. Visit www.bardessono.com
Photo: hotel bedroom suite
U.S.A.
Bedford Post, Bedford, New York
If you are looking to travel in the state of New York, actor Richard Gere, and his wife Carey Lowell (Law and Order), left, have an eight-bedroom inn called Bedford Post, that's located about an hour north of New York City.

Gere undertook the restoration project of the inn, along with his business partner Russell Hernandez, as an act of preservation in order to provide a gathering place for his local community. Together with Lowell and Tiffany Vassilakis, who both designed the inn, they all transformed an abandoned property into a club house that has two restaurants: The Barn, pictured right, for casual dining, and The Farmhouse, for more formal dining and a yoga studio.

Gere is the 2011 Ambassador of Relais & Châteaux, a luxury hotel marketing association that represents fine hotels and gourmet restaurants in 55 countries.
U.S.A.
Doubletree Hotel, Tarrytown, New York
The hotel has a courtyard for summer weddings complete with an outdoor patio with fireplace, stunning white gazebo and lush green lawns that can accommodate up to 500 people that is connected to the hotel’s Grand Ballroom, now the largest in Westchester County.

Set on 11 acres of landscaped grounds in the heart of the Hudson Valley, the hotel has 247 guest rooms, a indoor pool, sauna, fitness room, and Bistro Z restaurant. The Doubletree also offers a facility for Kosher events and a separate Glatt Kosher kitchen.
ITALY & SPAIN
Seabourn Cruises
Go yachting in Europe aboard the World's Best Small-Ship Cruise Line, Seabourn, that is sailing to favorites like Rome and Barcelona along with special hideaways only the yachting crowd knows. They also go close and in-depth in Asia, discovering Beijing, Ho Chi Minh City and more.  For more information contact your travel professional.
GREECE
Astra Suites Hotel, Santorini
Guests at Astra Suites feast on traditional Greek specialties by the chef. The open-air restaurant has views of the island’s volcanic caldera and the Aegean Sea below. In keeping with its aim to present an authentically Greek experience, the restaurant offers fresh-caught local fish like barbouni (red mullet) or fagri (pink snapper) or baby lamb chops grilled over charcoal, Greek salads with tiny Santorini tomatoes and chlorocheese and for dessert, karidopita, a time-honored Greek walnut cake.

High up on a cliff overlooking the Aegean Sea, offering a bird’s eye view of the 3,600-year-old caldera, Astra offers guests a setting of simple elegance. Wildflower-filled paths and whitewashed staircases lead to the cozy reception area. Each of the 28 spacious suites and rooms is decorated in traditional island style with works by local artists. The complex has 16 domed-ceiling apartments and 12 luxurious suites – eight with private plunge pools or outdoor Jacuzzis. A day spa offers a full range of massages and facials.

The hotel also offers wedding services and honeymoon packages.


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