The Turks & Caicos Collection’s Alexandra Resort launches new oceanfront eatery

 
Asú On the Beach Receives Rave Reviews Following November 1 Opening

PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS & CAICOS - The Turks & Caicos Collection’s all-suites beachfront escape, the Alexandra Resort, recently completed a property-upgrades program and has added a new dining spot, Asú on the Beach, as of November 1.

Asú serves delicious, casual Caribbean and popular international fare. The restaurant is helmed by Executive Chef Alexander Powell, who hails from the east coast of the United States and who has a résumé that boasts such work as training chefs for famed restauranteur Jean-Georges Vongerichten and overseeing kitchens of five star properties. Restaurant patrons are sure to swoon at his culinary prowess.

Asú, meaning “sunset” in Taino, the language of the Arawak Indians who resided in the Turks and Caicos centuries ago, fittingly describes this beachfront restaurant, which flaunts a prime sunset view of the Caribbean Sea. 

Four Seasons Resort Nevis serves up irresistible value for winter getaways

AUTHENTIC CARIBBEAN LUXURY

NEVIS, West Indies – Celebrate in authentic Caribbean luxury at Four Seasons Resort Nevis. Leave the planning, cooking and pampering to the Resort’s extraordinary staff, who also will serve up holiday memories that will last a lifetime.

With a choice of four gourmet restaurants, three dedicated bars and lounges, three infinity pools, 10 tennis courts, a championship 18-hole golf course, nearly three miles of pristine beach, and an expansive range of sun, sand and evening events and activities, guests can relax in extraordinary style at Four Seasons Resort Nevis. 
 
       Travellers have a choice of two great offers: a 30 percent savings for four-night or longer reservations made 60 days in advance, or a complimentary night for a five-night stay. Both offers are valid for stays starting Jan. 5, 2016. The advanced-booking offer is valid for stays up to February 8 (except Jan. 21-24 and 31), and the fifth-night free offer is valid for stays up to Mar. 31, 2016. For more information and to take advantage of these offers, please visit http://www.FourSeasons.com/Nevis/Offers.

Destination BC Slope Angles, December 2015

Here is a captivating collection of Slope Angles from Destination British Columbia.

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In British Columbia, 10 snow-capped ranges and 13 top-notch ski resorts — many boasting quaint villages and celebrated après-ski adventures — offer the ideal incentive to embrace another season of snow. And here, in Canada's westernmost province, you're bound to discover the winter within.

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Cruise the Contours, See the Sights Along BC's Cross-Country Tracks

In BC, slipping into skinny skis promises a self-propelled sojourn, embraced by Mother Nature's quiet calm. Here follows a few local tracks worthy of exploration.

Adventurers can click in at Mount Washington Alpine Resort, where more than 688 hectares (1,700 acres) of cruise-worthy trails weave through old-growth forest. The Vancouver Island destination's Raven Lodge and Nordic Centre draw enthusiasts to Strathcona Provincial Park, a striking expanse that showcases 55 kilometres (34 miles) of machine-groomed cross-country trails through open meadows and unspoiled forest. Alternatively, enthusiasts can take in the landscape at a different pace, and slide into snowshoes for a satisfying crunch into the woods. mountwashington.ca

Fall under the spell of Old Québec in winter

Discover Old Québec in Winter as If You Were There Stroll through its areas

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New record for cruise ship visits at Port of Québec in 2015 New pavilion at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec: 80% of the work is completed New Best Holiday Destination Top 10 by USA Today featuring Québec City in the nominees New arena for the Tournoi international de hockey Pee-Wee de Québec in 2016

Coming Soon SEE ALL EVENTS

• DECEMBER • Opening of the Holy Door The only Holy Door outside Europe will reopen for a year. Discover where it is   • JANUARY • Québec Winter Carnival The world's largest winter carnival will enliven Québec City for 2 weeks under the theme My Carnival. Learn more   • FEBRUARY • Québec City Snow Pentathlon Biggest winter multisport event in the world that includes biking, running, skiing, skating and snowshoeing. Get more info (in French)

Surfing, cool festivals and a snow hotel: It's winter in British Columbia

 

Story Ideas from Destination British Columbia, December 2015

Here is a captivating collection of Fresh Story Ideas from Destination British Columbia.

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Crashing waves and wildlife wonders. Cool exploration and small town festivals. It's winter season in British Columbia.

Break the Waves (and Brace for Storms)

While skis and snowboards are primed for the winter season, boards of a different sort make an appearance on Vancouver Island's west coast, namely November through March when waves are at their peak. Indeed, cooler temperatures mark the province's annual surf season, a time when swells climb as high as six metres (20 feet) before crashing against the coastline. To best maneuver the boundless blue, adventurers can suit up with local pros, including Tofino's female-focused Surf Sister and Long Beach Lodge Resort's skilled crew, the latter boasting a Surf Club complete with a hot pool, sauna, showers, change rooms and cappuccinos by the fire. For a full coastal experience, Wya Point, further south in Ucluelet, promises First Nations-led surf lessons that offer historical insight into the traditional landscape. surfsister.com; longbeachlodgeresort.com; tourismtofino.com

Four Seasons Resort Nevis presents Nevisian Jubilee Package

AUTHENTIC CARIBBEAN LUXURY MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY

NEVIS, WEST INDIES – Experience 25 years of Caribbean excellence in five extraordinary days. The year 2016 marks Four Seasons Resort Nevis’ silver anniversary and the Resort is launching a year-round celebration of a quarter century of authentic Caribbean luxury.

As part of the celebration, Four Seasons Resort Nevis is presenting the Nevisian Jubilee package for couples to enjoy the best of the Nevis resort. The $25,000 anniversary package includes five nights in luxury suite accommodations, exclusive airport lounge access, roundtrip ground and sea transfer to the Resort, breakfast buffet, couples spa treatment, luxury beach cabana, gourmet beachside dinner, unlimited golfing and tennis, a private mixology class, and a Sea Turtle Conservation Sponsorship.

For more information about the Nevisian Jubilee package, please visit http://www.fourseasons.com/nevis/offers/nevisian_jubilee_package/. To book the Nevisian Jubilee celebration experience, please call 869-469-6234.

Nevisian Jubilee guests can immediately enjoy 25 years of excellence as soon as they touch down at the airport. Guests flying into St. Kitts airport will be met on the tarmac and whisked away in a private luxury vehicle to the elegant YU Lounge, where they savour champagne and gourmet hors d’oeuvres in a refined and relaxing atmosphere, while their luggage claim and entry processing are handled by the staff. Guests will then board a private car to meet the Four Seasons launch to carry them on a breathtaking 40-minute crossing to the Resort’s on-property pier.

Veteran outfitter Western River Expeditions names top favorite whitewater runs on Colorado River

SALT LAKE CITY – Where’s the wild water on the mighty Colorado River?

The legendary Colorado River is just another float trip until it crashes into Westwater Canyon just over the Utah/Colorado border and upstream from Moab, UT, says whitewater rafting pioneer Western River Expeditions (http://www.westernriver.com/).

After this introductory splash, named by National Geographic as “The West’s best short whitewater run,” the Colorado River gains momentum and a well-earned reputation for some real kick-in-the-butt, whitewater rapids that live deep down in the Canyonlands of Utah (Cataract Canyon) and farther down in the Grand Canyon of Arizona.

While every commercial boatman has his or her own favorite, the team at Western River Expeditions got together and agreed upon their top eight most beloved rapids along the course of the Colorado River. While there’s still time to enjoy a trip this season, reservations are already open for 2016, a year that may experience the best spring runoff on record thanks to the predicted effects of an unusually strong El Niño, adds Brandon Lake, CMO of Western River Expeditions.