First Underwater Spa Opens in the Maldives

Huvafen Fushi Maldives

Huvafen Fushi, a luxury resort in the Maldives that claims to have the world’s first underwater spa, is offering an innovative new menu of wellness packages.
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Thai luxury resort to ban children

Akyra Chura Samui luxury resort

The Akyra Chura Samui luxury resort will soon ban children from the hotel, reported etravelblackboardasia.com last week.

This will make the resort the second hotel in Thailand to accept bookings only for adults, next to Layana Resort & Spa in Krabi.
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LVMH to open Maldives resort in 2013

island of Randheli

Luxury giant Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy LVMH will open a resort hotel in the Maldives in 2013. The resort will consist of 46 luxury villas and the property is currently under construction on the island of Randheli in Noonu Atoll.

“Maldives has (also) become the birthplace of tourism innovation,” Maleeh Jamal, deputy minister of tourism, arts and culture told the e-daily.
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Real Madrid to build $1billion artificial island resort

Real Madrid Resort Island

Real Madrid football club will spend $1bn to build a lavish resort island in the United Arab Emirates, complete with luxury hotels, marina and amusement park.

Executives unveiled plans for the “Real Madrid Resort Island”, featuring an oceanside stadium and hi-tech club museum in the northern Emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah, on the doorstep of the lucrative football-mad Asian market.

“Real Madrid Resort Island will be a major tourist and sporting centre of great dimensions and the highest level,” club president Florentino Perez said.
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Rent a village in Europe!

engelberg switzerland

Planning a conference and want something a bit more personal? In the midst of negotiations and want to find the perfect private hideaway?

Instead of a five star resort, what about renting out an entire village in central Europe, rebranding the street names after your top executives, etching your logo into the snow and hiring the villagers as entertainment?

Rentavillage.com offers their wealthy clientele the ability to rent an entire town for roughly $60,000 a night. Yes, that’s right, for the right price you can have an entire village at your disposal for however long you can afford.
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Amanresorts to build luxury resorts in Gabon

Ogou river Gabon

Singapore-based chain Amanresorts has signed a multi-million-dollar deal with Gabon to build six hotels and lodges in the west African country.

The first phase includes the construction of a luxury hotel in the capital Libreville, another on the nearby island of Phare de Ngombe in the Pongara national park, and a luxury camp resort in the southern park of Loango.

Lee White, the head of Gabon’s national parks, said the construction cost would be more than a million dollars per room, but did not disclose a total figure.
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