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Cost-effective: AI holidays are cost-effective for expensive activities whether it be horse-riding on a North American ranch or water-ski-ing in Greece. Pampering included: Pampering treatments do not cost pounds with daily
massages in St Lucia included in the price. Butler-service: All-inclusive does not mean budget with butler-service on offer in Mauritius and gourmet dining in St Lucia. Friends: Staying in an AI resort means the kids can learn new activities for ‘free’
in the company of new-found friends. Local culture: An AI is a chance to learn about local culture, from steel pan
classes in Barbados to cookery in Jamaica. Cuisine: AI resorts enable clients to try different cuisines from Italian gastronomy
in Grenada to ackee and callalo in Jamaica. Romance: AI resorts offer romantic settings for weddings, whether it’s a quaint
chapel in Cyprus or sunset beach in St Lucia.
What’s new Club Med (
clubmed.co.uk) opened the adult-only all-inclusive Luxury Finolhu resort on a private island in the Maldives last year. The 52 beach or stilted lagoon villas have their own pool. Prices start at £1,200 per villa per night. Hard Rock International (
hardrockhotels.com) will open the 600-room HRH Los Cabos in late 2016 and the 1,800-room HRH Riviera Cancun in 2017. Both hotels will offer HRH’s Sound of Your Stay music programme which includes a free playlist download at check-in plus in-room jamming and DJ sessions with mixing video lessons. Strictly fans can learn to strut their stuff with ballroom stars James and Ola Jordan at Sandals Grande Riviera Resort, Jamaica, (
sandals.com) in early May. A Rum, Rhythm & Roots cookery course in January 2016 will include masterclasses from the King of ‘Reggae Reggae’ cuisine, Levi Roots. Both packages cost £1,599pp. Sandals Barbados (
sandals.com) re-opened in January following an overhaul. At Sandals Regency La Toc, St Lucia, all eight Piton water’s edge suites have been renovated. Five over- the-water suites will open on the private island at Sandals Royal Caribbean, Jamaica, this year. Beaches Resorts is developing the former Almond Beach Resort in Barbados. Elegant Hotels’ (
eleganthotels.com) Turtle Beach and Crystal Cove in Barbados have given their all-inclusive packages a Bajan feel. Oistin’s Fish Fry Fridays and steel pan classes have been introduced at Crystal
Previous page: Ikos Resorts, Greece. This page (clockwise from top left): Elegant Resorts’ Turtle Beach; The Grand Palladium White Island Resort & Spa, Ibiza; at the bar in Kurumba Maldives; Mustang Monument Wild Horse Eco Resort
“When customers ask for high- end all-inclusive hotels, the first thought is to refer them to the Caribbean brochures because, until recently, there have not been many similar options
within the short-haul arena.” RICKY WASON, GENERAL MANAGER SHORT HAUL, TRAVEL 2
Cove. Turtle Beach guests can enjoy Bajan cookery classes and calypso lessons. Bávaro Beach Resort (
barcelo.com), Dominican
Republic has launched a Club Premium Deluxe service which includes upgraded rooms, free Wi-Fi, and use of an exclusive lounge. Guests staying at the all-inclusive Mustang Monument wild horse eco-resort (
mustangmonument.com) in Nevada, USA, can choose from hand-painted Native American tipis or pioneer cabins and enjoy horse riding, 4x4 safaris, hiking and mountain biking. Guests at the Hillside Beach Club
(
hillsidebeachclub.com), Dalaman, Turkey, can order cocktails from their smartphones thanks to the world’s fi rst Beach Order App. The luxury Ikos Olivia (
ikosresorts.com), Halkidiki will open early next month with 136 sea- view rooms and 159 bungalow suites. Sister hotel, Ikos Oceania (formerly Oceania Club),
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