news to use CARIBBEAN GoldenEye to open in November
BY LAURA GELDER The GoldenEye Hotel and Resort
will open this November on Jamaica's north coast, in the former home of Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond. The Island Outpost property is owned
by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and has been restored to preserve many original features, including the desk where Fleming penned all 14 Bond novels. The 52-acre estate has 11 new beach
cottages, six lagoon suites, five new villas and the original villa, which has a private swimming pool, media room and bar and sunken garden. The Lagoon suites give guests direct access to the water from their own private dock, and there's a secluded
garden with an outdoor lounge. GoldenEye’s beach casual restaurant,
Le Bar Bizot, has light bites, cocktails and international wines, and the Gazebo features an all-day lounge and an evening-only restaurant, serving up local fare with an international twist. Jamaican Olympic tri-athlete Iona
Wynter will lead an activities programme that includes jet skiing, leg and ab workouts, stretch and snorkel classes and triathlon training. Beauty and body therapies using locally grown herbs and flowers will also be available. Rates start at £360 per night during low season and £535 during high season, and include full breakfast.
www.islandoutpost.com
Bermuda has plenty that's new Clients heading to Bermuda will
discover renovated resorts across the pink-sand island. Several premier resorts, including
Adult-only Aruba Bucati Beach Resort on Aruba’s
Eagle Beach will be adults-only when it opens on December 23. On 14 acres of beach, the property's
beachfront Tara Suites will have ocean- front balconies or terraces, private beach ‘palapas’ and an infinity pool. UK visitors to Aruba increased 8.7 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2010.
www.bucati.com
Elbow Beach and Tucker's Point Hotel and Spa, have all recently undergone extensive interior and exterior renovations. At Elbow Beach there's a new in-room
entertainment system, new furnishings, upgraded bathrooms and ocean-side spa therapies. Tucker's Point Hotel and Spa is
encouraging a more family-friendly vibe by introducing kids' activities and larger villa accommodation. Meanwhile, the Reef Hotel's new La Serena Spa features eight treatment
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rooms, spectacular views of the Atlantic and a range of island-influenced therapies using Elemis products. The Fairmont Southampton has unveiled redesigned guest rooms and updated its popular restaurant, The Ocean Club.
www.itcclasics.co.uk
Tourism update Caribbean Tourism Organisation
Look out for our Guide to the Caribbean 2011!
It was distributed with this issue of Selling Long Haul magazine. Alternatively, read the magazine online at
SellingLongHaul.com
Join the Caribbean Tourism Organisation and its members in celebrating Caribbean Month in September and promoting the Caribbean region, with the aim to increase winter sales and generate early bookings for 2011. For more information on
Caribbean Month, please email:
srogers@caribtourism.com or call 020 8948 0057. The CTO has joined forces with
BA and Magic 105.4 FM. Listen to Magic FM (105.4) between September 2–11 for your chance to win a holiday to the Caribbean – every day for one week!! On September 25, the CTO's
Caribbean ‘Rum & Rhythm’ event will take place at Vinopolis, London Bridge (16.00-20.00). Sample Caribbean rum and treats and dance to the Caribbean rhythms. Tickets are £24 in advance or £28 on the door. For more information, visit www.
caribbean.co.uk or contact the Caribbean Tourism Organisation. Look out for the CTO’s new
Guide to the Caribbean 2011. It is packed with news and info on the Caribbean region. Finally, the CTO will hold its first
'Courses in the Caribbean' fam trip at the end of September.
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