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As part of a $2 million beach rejuvenation program, Le Méridien Al Aqah Beach Resort in Fujairah has launched the Gonu Bar & Grill, an outdoor lounge and dining area overlooking the Indian Ocean.

New Zealand’s five-star Millbrook Resort in Queenstown has appointed two first class chefs to add the ‘wow’ factor to its food and beverage operations. Award winning chefs Mark Gregory and Russell Heron have been appointed in leadership roles, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the resort.

What better way to brighten up the winter months than to explore some of the world’s glittering fashion capitals from London to Paris, New York or Rome? The festive holidays are an ideal time to indulge yourself and loved ones with a luxury break. With Preferred Hotel Group you can choose from a number of great hotels and packages to ensure you shop in style.

With the opening of Park Hyatt Beijing, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has illuminated Beijing’s skyline with a brand new landmark. Directly opposite the China World Trade Centre and the striking new CCTV Tower, Park Hyatt Beijing occupies the uppermost floors in the main tower of the Beijing Yintai Centre — the tallest development on prestigious Chang’an Avenue, in the heart of the capital’s Central Business District.

Boscastle on the North Cornwall coast is one of the few remaining unspoilt harbour villages left in Cornwall. For those wanting to experience the magic of Cornwall away from the crowds, Boscastle is a picturesque fishing village steeped in history and set against a backdrop of stunning scenery.

Grosvenor House Dubai was honoured at the World Travel Awards 2008 this week, receiving an excellence award for the ‘UAE’s Leading Hotel’. The prestigious World Travel Awards are well respected within the travel and tourism industry honouring hotel leaders across 88 categories. Dubbed the Travel Industry ‘Oscars’, the awards have become influential and much sought after, conveying world-class service and hospitality.

Dubai-based luxury hotel company, Jumeirah, has officially opened their new Welcome Lounge in the recently-opened Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport.

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts now offers travellers easy access to adidas training gear through Fairmont Fit. The newest guest benefit for loyalty club members will deliver workout apparel and footwear direct to guestrooms for use in room, in the gym or to enjoy in the great outdoors.

The hotel industry is responding to calls from hardened travellers demanding new experiences in some of the world’s more off-the-beaten-track destinations. Rotana has taken the lead by announcing the development of a new hotel in Northern Iraq.

Novotel Nha Trang is due to open on 15 November 2008 and will welcome guests for the forthcoming Christmas, New Year and the Tet Festival. Nha Trang is a coastal city on Vietnam’s South Central coast and is one of the country’s most important tourism hubs.

Take your taste buds on a mini gourmet break to Retallack Resort & Spa in Cornwall this November. Just a few minutes from Padstow, made famous by Rick Stein and an abundance of excellent restaurants and only a stone’s throw from Watergate Bay, home to Jamie Oliver’s ‘fifteen’, Retallack Resort is the ideal base from which to enjoy the best of Cornish cuisine.

Le Méridien Al Aqah Beach Resort has thrown its weight behind the 12th ASIANIA and 1st Fujairah International Open Parachuting Championship by providing accommodation and catering services to VIP guests attending the event.

Diners at the five-star Hyatt Regency La Manga’s flagship Amapola Restaurant are set to be tantalised by Spain’s finest regional produce as the leading luxury leisure resort launches its brand new dining concept – “Con denominacion de origen.”

Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort – home to the state’s only Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course – has announced the Legendary Tees golf package. Through November, guests can play the award-winning resort course for only $25 per round with the purchase of a $119 double occupancy room.

As every penny counts whilst the credit crunch bites, research unveiled by Premier Inn today shows that keeping kids busy during this half-term is going to cost UK families an extra £374.39 .

From now till Christmas Travelodge, the UK’s fastest growing hotel chain is opening 22 new hotels across the UK - which equates to one hotel opening every six working days. This is an investment of £125million and a 450 new jobs creation.

The exclusive Sandy Lane Hotel, Barbados reopened this month following an extensive refurbishment and is now more sumptuous than ever before! In order to showcase the hotel’s fantastic new look it is offering its valued guests the chance to “Wine, Dine and Feel Divine”.

If Halloween is inspiring you to think about some devilishly bad behaviour, head to the recently opened Fallen Angel Hotel, in Durham City, where the perfect room awaits you.

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts is now welcoming guests to the newly opened Iberostar Praia do Forte hotel in Brazil, a premium hotel on Praia do Forte. The opening of the new hotel completes the second stage of the three-part development of the Praia do Forte complex. The Iberostar Bahia hotel opened in May 2006, with the third and final Iberostar Brazilian resort scheduled to complete the complex in summer 2009.

As Christmas approaches Jurys Inns are making sure there’s always room at the Inn for less with the fantastic offer of 2000 rooms in Dublin for just €59 (£47*). Throughout November, December and January a room in Jurys Inn Christchurch, Custom House and Parnell St will cost just €59. Whether you want to simply relax on a weekend away in Dublin’s fair city or take advantage of the capital’s great Christmas shopping next to Jurys Inn Parnell St, bag yourself a room in the heart of Dublin.

Fly fishing as a sport is believed to have originated as early as the second century, but the past 30 years have seen an increase in the popularity of salt-water fly fishing and the favorable weather conditions in Fujairah during autumn and winter make it an ideal venue for fly fishing.

Wrap up and head to the Lake District for a ‘Winter Warmer Break’ at the luxurious Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel, overlooking Lake Windermere from only £311 per room for a two night mid week break, including dinner, B&B – saving £180. Enjoy Lake and mountain views, open log fires and cosy candlelight meals.

Special Hotels of the World, the renowned global sales and marketing alliance representing some of the world’s finest independent hotels, has announced that Palazzo Magnani Feroni in Florence, Italy, is the latest property to join its portfolio.

Durham’s lavish new hotel, the theatrical and imaginatively themed Fallen Angel, in Old Elvet, has been used as a location for a fashion shoot for some of the most exquisite shoes on the market. Edgy, young shoe designer, London-based Janan Leo, checked out the opulent hotel and decided it was a perfect location in which to take photography for her new Autumn/Winter collection of exquisite CocoRose London foldable, ballerina pumps. These are shoes that rescue damsels in distress suffering the pain of high heels and needing a quick, yet stylish, footwear swap.

Marriott Hotels, which was the first company to build a hotel in a major Canadian sports venue, is repeating the feat in the UK by building a four-star hotel at the home of England Rugby, Twickenham Stadium.

Two deluxe hotels of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts were singled out by this year’s World Travel Awards in Europe: The Swissôtel Berlin as “Germany’s Leading Business Hotel” and Swissôtel Krasney Holmy for the second year in a row as “Russia’s Leading hotel”. The awards ceremony was held in the city of Poprad in Slovakia by the World Travel Association (WTA).

Set between two streams in a lush bushveld valley, Kichaka Lodge is an exclusive five star luxury lodge located within a Big 5 game reserve. This boutique lodge sleeps 20 people in 10 secluded stone and thatch suites, connected to the main lodge by walkways, winding through the bush.

10.04pm is the time of day when we are at our most creative according to research released today by Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts. Crowne Plaza, part of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has found that staying up that little bit later could help to inspire your most inventive ideas.

Opened in the end of 2004, 4-star Cosmopolitan Hotel is committed to invite guests for a travel experience with great hospitality and new horizons of comfort. Situated on the site of the former Xinhua News Agency, Beijing’s de facto embassy before the Hong Kong handover, Cosmopolitan Hotel boasts a distinguished address that mirrors legendary historical value.