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Taychreggan, situated in a prime location on the beautiful banks of Loch Awe, near Oban, underwent a major refurbishment challenge this year to modernise and upgrade its facilities.

Queenstown’s five-star Millbrook resort has been named among the world’s best golf resorts in a prestigious Australian travel magazine. Luxury Travel and Style magazine has placed Millbrook 3rd in its list of best overseas golf resorts, behind the likes of Scotland’s legendary St Andrews Links and New Zealand’s Kauri Cliffs.

La Manga Club, one of the world’s leading sports resorts, is set to play host to the world’s leading female golfing stars as it stages the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School this January – the event will be covered in the UK by Sky Sports.

Marriott ExecuStay, a leader in furnished temporary housing, announces Suite Options, a division of Transitions Group, Inc., has expanded its operations by becoming the franchisee for Marriott ExecuStay corporate housing in the state of Louisiana. This will be Suite Options’ 12th ExecuStay franchise market.

Jurys Inns Group is celebrating the launch of its new look website by offering free overnight stays in any of its hotels. The first 1,000 customers to book a stay on jurysinns.com will be in with the chance of winning one of 50 vouchers for a free night stay in a Jurys Inn of their choice*.

While the Obama family will soon take up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, you don’t have to be a famous celebrity, well-known politician, or a deep-pockets donor to sleep in the White House.

Long leisurely al fresco lunches and superb dinners by the water are on the menu this summer at Queenstown’s five-star Millbrook Resort. The Millhouse restaurant, in an historic building complete with stone-flagged floors and water wheel overlooking Mill Pond, is introducing an exciting new menu concept that’s just perfect for hot summer days and balmy evenings.

On Monday 8th December, Britain’s greenest hotel was opened by Premier Inn, the UK’S largest budget hotel chain. The hotel will set the standard for environmentally friendly hotels.

London’s four-star deluxe Cavendish Hotel has the perfect location for shoppers, being only a few minutes walk from the shops and boutiques of Bond and Regent Street, and five minutes from Oxford Street.

France’s pre-eminent outdoor destination is set to get its first four-star deluxe hotel. The prolific opening of the Best Western Premier Chantemerle also reflects the region’s recent status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Iberostar confirms their position as a leading hotel operator in the Caribbean with the opening of a new property in Montego Bay, Jamaica, its third property on the island. The Spanish-owned hotel group opened its first Caribbean property fifteen years ago and now has a strong presence in the Caribbean and South America, with properties in México, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Brazil.

The Gleneagles Hotel is offering a fabulous romantic package aimed to spoil and delight both you and your loved one. Set in 850 acres of stunning Perthshire countryside, the hotel provides the perfect venue for a truly magical Valentine’s Day.

The average price for hotel rooms across the world fell over the summer, according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index. This is the first year-on-year fall in prices measured in any quarter since the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index started in January 2004.

At the beginning of December, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts opened an upscale boutique hotel in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, thereby doubling its portfolio in Vietnam: the management of Mövenpick Hotel Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City had already been taken over in July.

The prices paid for hotel rooms in the UK have fallen for the first time four years, according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HPI). The UK was the only major European country in which prices paid for rooms by UK travellers fell 4% in Q3 2008, to £97 per room per night, compared to £101 a year earlier.

When the Swissôtel Bremen opened last summer, the Hanseatic city gained not only an international 5-star hotel, but also a new top-class restaurant. Hillmann’s inside the hotel is set to become one of the city’s best gourmet restaurants. In the very latest edition of the Gault-Millau guidebook, Hillmann’s has already been awarded 13 points.

Specialist operator Sanctuary Retreats is offering five nights for the price of four at two of its luxury lodges in Botswana. The offer also includes a complimentary spa treatment when staying at Chobe Chilwero, which is home to the first full-service spa in Botwana’s safari circuit. This special package is valid for stays between 15th January and 31st March 2009 and is part of a range of deals in celebration of Sanctuary Retreats’ 10th anniversary in 2009.

Miss World contestants - including Miss England and Miss Scotland - have tackled the world’s most exhilarating golf hole – the Extreme 19th at Legend Golf & Safari Resort, South Africa.

Travelodge today formally opened its first dual site hotel with the budget supermarket chain Aldi. The 55 bed hotel on Newport Road, Middlesbrough, is in the same building as Aldi, with the German supermarket giant being the freeholder on the site.

Jurys Doyle Hotel Group Ltd has unveiled its new brand identity and has announced the withdrawal of the Jurys Doyle brand from the market with immediate effect. The new International Luxury Hotel Group will be known as The Doyle Collection; a portfolio of eleven truly individual hotel experiences, in six major international cities in Ireland, the UK and the United States.

If learning to cook or a much-needed break is on your New Year’s list, you won’t have to wait until summer to make your wish list a reality. Italian travel specialists Michele Gallo and Gianemanuele Roffi have just launched a new website - vacationunderthetuscansun.com, offering tailor-made holidays at their country estate that will appeal to anyone wanting to experience the Tuscan lifestyle at its very best.

For couples seeking the privacy of a luxury retreat with the facilities of an award-winning hotel, the Miss Potter Suite at Holbeck Ghyll Country House Hotel has all the right ingredients.

January 2009 will see Washington D.C become the ultimate “see and be seen” destination as it welcomes in the new President. Kimpton Hotels are inviting guests to take the stress out of getting ready for the celebrations with its Ba‘Rock’ Star Treatment Package. From professional makeup applications to relaxing massages, guests will be pampered from head-to-toe in the comfort of their room, in order to look their best for a celebratory night on the town.

A hidden hand-built lodge on the dazzling Mozambique shores of Lake Niassa, Nkwichi Lodge offers its visitors a rare chance to savour and support an unspoilt corner of real Africa. Explore on foot, by canoe, in sailing dhows. Laze in a hammock above a secluded cove. See for yourself how responsible tourism supports local people and helps them preserve their surroundings.

Edinburgh’s most welcoming and discreet 5-star hotel, The Howard, has put together an exclusive luxury romantic break to wow your loved one. As a city Edinburgh, Scotland's ancient capital, always retains a constant, inexplicable air of romance and an atmosphere that will entice you to return time and again. It therefore remains one of the world’s most desirable cities for spending a lost weekend with your Valentine.

The Landings St. Lucia, a RockResort, will unveil its second phase this December 2008, featuring new accommodation, an additional restaurant, pools, tennis courts and other amenities, as well as announcing its new managing director, Richard Lyon who will take the helm of this luxury Caribbean resort, which is based around a private yacht harbour.

Savvy holidaymakers will be grinning all the way to their favourite winter sun escape this Christmas by skipping the traffic jams, saving money and gliding smoothly into their holidays with Park Plaza Victoria London.

Set in the heart of Bournemouth in beautiful Westcliff, the 3 star hotel is the newest member of the world’s largest hotel group Best Western. The newly named Best Western Montague Hotel first opened in 1925 and was then known for its modern and very British leisure activities. Such activities as croquet, clock golf and billiards attracted many from afar.

Half Moon, the luxury resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, has been declared the Golf Resort of the Year in the Rest of World category at the annual International Association of Golf Tour Operators Awards.