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Luxist Giveaway: Travel + Leisure's 100 Greatest Trips Book

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If you are planning your spring and summer travel, we've got a great book for you, the fifth edition of Travel + Leisure's 100 Greatest Trips book. This annual enterprise compiled by the editors of Travel + Leisure, is a compendium of 100 getaways to destinations around the world. The book is stuffed with more than 350 pictures from the magazine's photographers as well as mini-guides to each destination with insider tips on hotels, resorts, restaurants, shops, nightlife, and must-see spots.

The 100 featured trips cover a range of destinations and themes including culinary tours in Italy, Hong Kong, California, and New Zealand; shopping expeditions in Paris, Kyoto, New York City, and Marrakesh; beach escapes in Belize, the Bahamas, Zanzibar, and Maine and arts and culture trips in Barcelona, Beijing, Las Vegas, and Lisbon. It's like having a stack of fantastic travel magazines all in one book; it just begs for a quiet weekend afternoon, a cup of warm tea and time to curl up in a chair and dream away.

The book is available now in hardcover for $34.95 at www.TravelandLeisure.com/books and in softcover for $19.95 but we've got one hard copy to give away here on the site to a commenter chosen at random.

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before March 15, 2011 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing to receive Travel + Leisure's 100 Greatest Trips, 2011 edition with a retail price of $34.95.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, who are 18 and older.

See complete giveaway rules here.

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Luxist Book Giveaway: Travel + Leisure's The World's Greatest Hotels, Resorts + Spas 2010

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We love Travel + Leisure's photography books, they offer a fantastic travel escape from the comfort of your own couch. From a laid-back beach escape on the coast of Brazil to a Renaissance palazzo in the heart of Florence, Travel + Leisure's The World's Greatest Hotels, Resorts + Spas (2010) showcases 138 noteworthy properties around the globe. The new volume is the fifth in an annual series from the magazine and will be on sale at retailers nationwide, including Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Borders, beginning May 17, for $34.95 (hardcover) and $19.95 (softcover).*

The book features nearly 200 images from Travel + Leisure photographers throughout its 288 pages including the Viceroy Miami; Ace Hotel & Swim Club, Palm Springs; Peninsula House, Dominican Republic; Estancia Vik José Ignacio, Uruguay; and Hotel Missoni Edinburgh, Scotland. In addition, there are spotlights throughout on destinations with standout properties-New York City; Miami; Barbados; Salta, Argentina; the Cotswolds, United Kingdom; Venice; Namibia; Goa; and Southland, New Zealand--and a section featuring the magazine's annual World's Best Awards winners and T+L 500 listings, a collection of hotels, resorts, and spas selected by the magazine's readers. A directory in the back of the book organizes the properties by location and by category.

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before May 14, 2010 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive a copy of Travel + Leisure's The World's Greatest Hotels, Resorts + Spas (2010), valued at $34.95
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See complete contest rules here.

This contest has ended.Thank you for your participation.

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Vacationist - A New Website from Travel & Leisure and Luxury Link .

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

"We launched our new website site today at the American Express Publishing Luxury Summit in Las Vegas." said Mark V. Stanich, Senior Vice president and Chief Marketing Officer of American Express Publishing, "It's a good place to do it, and we are proud that it is the first site of its kind!"

Vacationist (www.vacationist.com) is indeed the first website of its kind to provide limited-time, invitation only offerings at top hotel properties in the United States and around the world.

" It is basically a private sale travel website for luxury travelers," continued Drew Marich, CEO of LuxuryLink.com, " one that will present a number of significant hotel and resort offerings each week and will launch its first sales with a mix of exotic and urban destinations, including Turtle Island in Fiji, The Surrey in New York City, and The James Hotel in Chicago....and we will go from there, weekly!"

Vacationist offers exclusive luxury hotel and resort rooms available for purchase to its members at 25 to 40 percent off for limited periods of time. Each property featured on Vacationist, which will be hosted and powered by Luxury Link, will have insider tips and expert reporting by the editors of Travel & Leisure who are dedicated to helping readers access the best travel experiences. Invitees to Vacationist will initially be limited to Travel & Leisure customers and Luxury Link members.

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Travel + Leisure's Annual List of the World's 500 Best Hotels

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Services

Travel + Leisure's Annual List of the World's 500 Best Hotels

On December 16, Travel + Leisure revealed its annual list of the 500 best hotels in the world. There are at least 10 properties that are new to the list this year. In addition, there are 66 properties on the 2010 T+L 500 that offer rooms for $250 a night or less. T+L editors also spotlight the 500 hotels with notable rooftop scenes, culinary excursions, and wildlife treks. You can look up hotels by region (United States as well as abroad) or get started by checking out the top 50.

Based on readers' ratings, the 2010 T+L 500 is a guide to the top places to stay in six continents and also is featured in the January 2010 issue of Travel + Leisure. Beyond the guide in the magazine, which lists each property by region and includes each hotel's score, an overall description with contact information and starting room rates, TravelandLeisure.com has added information about these top properties, including the best rooms to book, amenities, exclusive T+L 500 hotel deals, and more.

The complete 2010 T+L 500 guide is based on 2009 World's Best Awards readers' survey results. As part of the survey, T+L readers rated hotels on several characteristics including rooms/facilities, location, service, restaurants/food, and value. The complete survey methodology is available here.

The 2010 World's Best Awards readers' poll is live through March 31, 2010. Cast your vote.

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Travel + Leisure's Top Golf Communities for 2009

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Get your clubs re-gripped and spikes shined because Travel + Leisure Golf just released America's Top 25 Golf Communities for 2009. Ten of the twenty-five are new to the list this year which is a surprisingly large number. Each property was graded on the following six categories in order of importance: golf amenity; residential architecture and style; location, including natural setting and proximity to cultural activities; management, service and programming options; non-golf amenities, such as a full service spa, equestrian center or marina; and environmental stewardship. Searching for the best combination of qualities the editors selected the following as their top five:

Pronghorn in Bend, Oregon
Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina

Gallery: Travel + Leisure Golf's Top Golf Communities for 2009

The Cliffs Communities in Travelers Rest, SC

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Win Travel + Leisure's The World's Greatest Hotels, Resorts and Spas Book

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Whether you are dreaming of a European vacation or something a little closer to home, Travel + Leisure's The World's Greatest Hotels, Resorts and Spas book offers fuel for all your vacation fantasies. The book covers everything from Casa Morada in Islamorada, Florida to Delta Nature Resort along the Danube in Romania. This year's edition includes the usual assortment of gorgeous pictures along with reviews and Travel + Leisure's rankings that include information on prices, service, decor and more. We're giving away two hardcover copies of this beautiful book to two winners at random who tell us about their favorite summer place.

Some other important details:

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below telling us about your favorite summer place.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before Friday, June 13 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* Two winners will be selected in a random drawing.
* Two winners will receive Travel+Leisure (value $34.95 each).
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.

See complete contest rules here.

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Oberoi Udaivilas Is The World's Best Hotel

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Travel + Leisure has released their World's Best Awards 2007 winners and the top hotel is the Oberoi Udaivilas in Udaipur, India. They were ranked the best hotel in the world with the highest overall score of 94.36. The palace hotel on the banks of Lake Pichola and is reached via boat. The resort includes fountains, pavilions, pools and balconies and is also home to a lavish luxury spa. The hotel includes 63 Premier rooms, 19 superior Premier rooms with a semi-private moated pool, and three luxury suites with a private infinity pools, tented dining pavilions and a view of the City Palace horizon. The most lavish suite is the Kohinoor Suite with 2,650 square feet of space includes fountained courtyards, a large private pool, sitting room with real fireplaces, and a master suite with its own wooden sauna.

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The "It List" has the Top 25 New Hotels

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

If you're working on big vacation plans for this summer you may be debating over decisions on where to stay, and if you're looking for some help the staff at Travel and Leisure have done their research. Traveling the world, they've stayed at countless new hotels and resorts and have compiled their own "It List" of the top 25, reviewed conveniently in areas like style and design, service and amenities, and even things in need of improvement so you really go in knowing what to expect. And if you don't have time to read through the complete reviews of all 25 hotels they're also sorted into categories based on what type of experience you're looking for -- from "Modern Classics" to "Beachcombers" to "Wild Ones," they're all represented.

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Travel and Leisure's Top 500 Hotels

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If you are already planning where to spend your next holiday you may want to check out Travel + Leisure magazine's list of the 500 greatest hotels in the world which will appear in the January 2007 issue. This is the fifth year of the list and features 81 new properties to check out. While California has the most hotels on the list, Chicago has the highest rated hotels. And it's no surprise that the most expensive hotels on the list are in New York City, averaging a steep $740 per night. The most affordable city in Europe is Istanbul where the hotels average $436 a night, way up from 2003 when Istanbul hotels averaged $285 a night. The photo on the right is the view from T & L's best hotel on the west coast, the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur.

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