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WINTER TRAVEL FUN

For winter ski adventures -- peruse the websites of these
great holiday destinations!

THE RESORT AT SQUAW CREEK
Unforgettable Skiing and Spa Services

Resting at the base of Squaw Valley USA, site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, and minutes from crystal-clear Lake Tahoe, the Resort at Squaw Creek offers four-diamond luxury in an idyllic mountain setting. Its 403 elegant guest rooms, gracious hospitality and full-service amenities were recognized by Conde´ Nast Traveler magazine as ranking among the top 50 best resorts in North America.

With services to accommodate most any visitor, this contemporary retreat offers its own shopping promenade, four restaurants, extensive meeting and special event facilities, a full-service spa, a complete health and fitness center, and Mountain Buddies™, a comprehensive children's program.

Recreation enthusiasts will love the resort's ski-in/ski-out access to Squaw Valley USA, on-site Cross-Country Ski Center, 18-hole championship golf course, ice-skating rink, heated swimming pools, waterslide, and scenic hiking and biking trails.

Whether you're looking for a world-class destination for a corporate conference or for an exciting family vacation — any season of the year — the Resort at Squaw Creek provides everything you need for a visit to remember.

Resort at Squaw Creek
Lake Tahoe, California
(800) 327-3353
www.squawcreek.com

TETON MOUNTAIN LODGE
Grand Teton National Park Ski Adventure

The opportunities are as limitless as the Wyoming sky at Teton Mountain Lodge. As a slopeside mountain resort, Teton Mountain Lodge provides the ultimate Jackson Hole lodging experience. Choose from 129 lodge rooms and suites with unique rustic styling and a host of luxury services and amenities not available at other hotels in Jackson Hole. Located slopeside to the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, guests of the ski lodge can ski in and walk just a few steps to the Tram or Gondola. The breath-taking wilderness of Grand Teton National Park is also less than 1 mile away, making The Lodge the ultimate base camp and Jackson Hole lodging choice for a Wyoming adventure in any season.

Teton Mountain Lodge
Teton Village, Wyoming
307-734-7111
www.tetonlodge.com


LAS VEGAS WINS SIX AWARDS AT WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS

LONDON, ENGLAND – Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) picked up six awards at this month’s 12th annual World Travel Awards in London, England.

More than 500 travel and tourism industry leaders gathered at London’s Royal Opera House to fête the winners. The event was broadcast live by BBC World, Discovery Channel and the Arab Travel Channel, as well as other media outlets around the world.

The World Travel Awards were established in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate achievements in all sectors of the global travel industry. More than 80,000 travel professionals from 200 countries cast their votes for the winners.

The destination won awards in the following categories:

  • North America’s Leading Casino Resort: MGM Grand
  • North America’s Leading Conference Center: Las Vegas Convention Center
  • North America’s Leading Tourist and Convention Bureau: LVCVA
  • Southwest’s Leading Spa Resort: Canyon Ranch SpaClub at The Venetian
  • World’s Leading New Resort: Wynn Las Vegas
  • World’s Leading Gambling Destination: Las Vegas

For more information on the event and winners, go to www.worldtravelawards.com.

ABOUT THE LVCVA
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with marketing Southern Nevada as a tourism and convention destination worldwide, and also with operating the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center. With approximately 133,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas alone and 9 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space citywide, the LVCVA's mission centers on attracting ever-increasing numbers of leisure and business visitors to the area. For more information, go to www.lvcva.com or www.VisitLasVegas.com.


Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva -
Now Open

As a valued member of the Four Seasons community, we would like to share with you this exciting news about our newest hotel.

In the heart of Geneva, the city's first hotel - the Hotel des Bergues - has been a landmark since 1834. With the completion of an extensive renovation, the Hotel has been magnificently reborn as Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva.

Offering an exceptional location on the shores of Lake Geneva and a two-minute walk to the city's Old Town, Four Seasons places you just steps away from the financial district, restaurants and boutiques - making it the ideal base from which to explore this dynamic city.

Call the Hotel reservations department at 41 (22) 908 70 00

 

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