Photography enthusiasts will be able to dive beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean as LUX* Maldives launches the first Underwater Festival from 14th and 20th May, 2012.

Fans of diving and photography will be able to take part in a series of workshops, courses, and introductory sessions during Maldives holidays. Award-winning photographers will run numerous underwater courses that will allow visitors to experience free-diving and fluo night diving.

The General Manager of LUX* Maldives and avid free-diver, Dominik Ruhl, explained: This time its all about water. We wanted to draw the curtains of the underwater world to our guests by giving them the unique opportunity not only to dive some of the most beautiful dive sites on the planet, but also to meet the experts of the sea and learn how to bring these treasures home.

The luxury resort recently opened a Marine Biology Centre on the island which is dedicated to protecting whale sharks in the South Ari Atoll waters and this years festival allows tourists to learn more about the underwater world throughout their holidays in the Maldives.

The festival will feature leading marine experts including the French multi-award winning underwater photographer, Pascal Kobeh, who will take part in the festival as a member of the judging panel and a coach.

Kobeh commented: I started shooting underwater pictures while I was a diving instructor here in the Maldives; I havent stopped since then, and it became by profession. It brought me here today with the same passion I had ten years ago and I am very excited to join the festival.

While enjoying holidays to the Maldives at the resort, attendees will have the chance to take part in interesting and informative workshops with LUX* Maldives resident marine biologist, Chiara Fumagalli.

There will also be documentaries about the oceans diverse marine life, underwater films, and news about the ongoing research on the whale sharks at the Marine Biology Centre.

The festival will also allow participants to try free diving sessions with Jean-Jacques Mayol, the founder of the free-diving Team Mayol and son of free-diving legend Jacques Mayol.

Photographers booking Maldives holidays at the resort can experience the underwater world at night by taking part in fluo-diving excursions. Divers use a set of special filters on their masks and torches, which enhances a unique diving experience at night.

Festival-goers will have the chance to win several prizes during the week-long event and the best photographs will be submitted to the judging panel with a top prize including a five-night stay at one of LUX* Islands Resorts Mauritius, La Reunion or Maldives hotels.

Secrets the Vine Cancun, the brand new wine-inspired property of AMResorts, just opened in this 19th August 2012. This lush adults-only resort is the companys first all-inclusive property in Mexicos famed Cancun Hotel Zone district, and one of the 21 AMResorts properties in the popular Mexican Caribbean region. Secrets the Vine Cancun was designed to provide ultimate comfort, luxury style and top class entertainment for couples seeking to spend luxury adults-only holidays in Cancun.

The spacious and modern accommodations will make visitors feel welcome in any of the 495 guest rooms featuring private balconies that overlook the Caribbean Sea. The polished Italian porcelain floors, custom headboards and teak wood furnishings as well as luxury linens and white glass-wrapped bathrooms make the property one of the top luxury all-inclusive resorts in Cancun. Guests will not feel too far from home with the propertys Secrets Resorts app that can be downloaded to iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android and Blackberry phones. With this free app guests will be able to make app-to-app calls to local and international phones as well as send messages via the hotels Wi-Fi network without incurring international roaming charges.

If guests are in for the true wine-tasting experience they will not be disappointed by the Vine Bar, which includes a designated wine tasting area and a wall-mounted wine rack offering 3000 varieties. Located in the lobby, the bar features sommelier-led tastings hosted at a hand-crafted wood table seating up to 14 people. Furthermore, to completely satisfy wine-loving visitors, Secrets the Vine Cancun also offers a Vine Bazaar complex featuring typical public spaces including the Vine Caf and a 12,580 square-foot spa.

The resort is a perfect spot for adults to unwind and enjoy from the wonderful cuisine and beverages, as well as the fine entertainment. Guests will have unlimited access to dining and premium beverage brands at the resorts seven restaurants as well as its bar and lounge areas. They will also benefit from 24-hour room and concierge services and will be able to enjoy daily and nightly entertainment.

It is not too late for those who search the tranquillity of this adults-only property and wish to spend holidays in Cancun for couples. Travellers who book stays at Secrets the Vine Cancun by 30th September, 2012 for travel through 22nd December 2012 will be eligible for Free Fall promotional savings including a free third, fifth, seventh and/or ninth nights, plus $200 in resort coupons that can be used towards wine, specialty dining and spa treatments.

However, the opening of Secrets the Vine Cancun resort has not been the companys only project this year. The opening of the adults-only property follows various new launches for AMResorts, which provides sales, marketing and brand management services for Zoetry Wellness & Spa Resort and Secrets, Dreams, Now and Sunscape Resorts & Spas. The company also announced earlier this year that it would open another adults-only resort: Secrets Puerto Los Cabos in Los Cabos, Mexico, by November 2013. This property launch also follows the opening of the Secrets Vallarta Bay-Puerto Ballarta and Now Amber Puerto Vallarta resorts earlier in 2012. The company has been awfully busy this year and continues to expand as it also assumed sales marketing and management duties of Curacaos Princess Beach Resort and Casino in July.

Indoor Tennis resorts in Europe

In order to play tennis in the winter, rain or cold days , you have to play tennis indoors if you are not in a warm country. To find a resort or hotel which has these indoor tennis courts is hard to find. That is why we have selected the best resorts we could find which are suitable for winter tennis.

Starting in Austria, we have the following resorts;

1) Kanisfluh tennis hotel in the city of Mellau. The resort has 5 indoor courts. The hotel has it’s own tennis school, where you can improve your skills even more. This hotel, 30 kilometers from Lake Bodensee in Austria, focuses on tennis and wellness. Its tennis center features 5 indoor and 3 outdoor courts, 5 hitting lanes, and its own tennis school, one honored with the “Austrian Seal of Approval.

2) Bio Hotel Stanglwirt in Tirol. The resort has 6 indoor tennis courts. Luxurious ecologically-friendly Biohotel Staglwirt, surrounded by the stunning Austrian Alps, drinking in the super-clean air, starring at the beautiful blue sky, and contemplating your next Alpine treatment at the 13 treatment room spa, fitness centre.

3) Warmbaderhof in the city of Villach. This resort has 5 indoor courts.Warmbad Villach – this hot springs resort is located at the entrance to a 20-hectare nature park. It has 10 outdoor and 5 indoor courts as well as a tennis camp.

In the United Kingdom we have the following resorts;

1) Chewton Glen in New Milton. It has 2 indoor tennis courts.

New Milton, Hampshire, England, an English Original…Chewton Glen is a Luxury Country House Hotel.
In the hotel grounds we have a dedicated tennis centre with two indoor and two outdoor tennis courts and on-site tennis professional.

In Switserland we have:

1) Gstaad Palace in Gstaad. It does not have it’s own indoor tennis courts, but they are near the hotel. The hotel itself dates to 1913. At 150 rooms, it is Switzerland’s largest pension.

Among its amenities are indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a spa and fitness center, an indoor squash court, and mountain bike rentals. Golf, horseback riding, clay-pigeon shooting, and river rafting are all nearby.

All these hotels can be booked directly on Tennis Resorts.

The Excellence Group of Luxury Hotels and Resorts, a luxury hotel management company operating some of the most highly acclaimed luxury five-star hotels and resorts in the Caribbean, has announced massive investments across some of its properties as part of a strategy to reposition their portfolio of product offerings and make their hotels compete more effective in the Caribbean holidays industry.

In order to achieve this and in order to raise the bar at their Cancun and Punta Cana hotels, the company have invested a large sum of money to upgrade the already high standards at the Excellence Resorts in the Riviera Maya and Punta Cana. The renovation works are expected to contribute to enhanced Cancun holidays and an improved holiday experience for guests embarking on Dominican Republic holidays at their Punta Cana resort.

At the stunning Excellence Punta Cana hotel, the Excellence Group invested over five million dollars in the following renovations:

Renewal of the Excellence Club rooms – for guests looking for comfort and sophistication, as well as privacy and preferential treatment. In this exclusive area, guests looking to enjoy the ultimate pampering experience during their holidays in Punta Cana, can enjoy in-room premium liquors and amenities, a private lounge, and preferred locations that make guests feel they have arrived in an earthly Eden.
A renewed Spa with a new hydrotherapy circuit, a spacious and comfortable space that offers showers sensations, massage pool stations and saunas, among others.
The renewal of all the Honeymoon Suites, now featuring new private large outdoor decks with hydro spa pools.
Two new, 1,000 sq.ft. in size, Excellence Club Ocean View Honeymoon Suites, offering a large private furnished terrace with an additional exterior hydro spa pool and spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea. Located on VIP Club floor with all the superior amenities for the Excellence Club.
Two new, 1,800 sq.ft. in size, Excellence Club Ocean Front Honeymoon Suites with Rooftop, with lavish private furnished two-story rooftop terrace, equipped with hydro spa pool and impressive ocean front views. Located on VIP Club floor with all the superior amenities for the Excellence Club.

Over two million dollars were also invested in the renowned Excellence Riviera Cancun, with renovation work that include:

Seven new Excellence Club Ocean Front Two-Story Rooftop Terrace Suites, with sweeping oceanfront views, equipped with hydro spa pools on a private furnished Rooftop Terrace of 390 sq.ft. in size.
One new Excellence Club Ocean Front Honeymoon Suite with Rooftop, with lavish private furnished two-story rooftop terrace equipped with hydro spa pool and impressive ocean front views. At this Suite you will find a separate couples massage room, a separate living room area, a bedroom and an additional Jacuzzi on one of the two balconies.
Expansion of the Gym – the 1,900 square feet facility offers state-of-the art equipment plus a Fitness Trail with a scenic route, for guests who wish to jog or walk while enjoying Cancuns incomparable tropical scenery.
Other additions to the new set of facilities, upgraded amenities and products being introduced by Excellence Group in 2012, are the opening of Las Olas Restaurant, positioned right on the beach, and located in both Excellence Riviera Cancun and Excellence Playa Mujeres resorts for the delight of guests enjoying Cancun holidays at either of these fantastic properties; as well as the addition of a complimentary Marine Wellness spa treatment for guests staying in Excellence Club Suites.

The beautiful region of Palm Cove in North Queensland, Australia has an extensive array of fine accommodation choices with which to cater to its tourists. From five star luxury hotels to beachfront resorts and urban city apartments you will be able to find something that meets your requirements to the fullest.

The best thing about Palm Cove accommodation choices is that the majority of the hotels, resorts and apartments are coming up with intriguing deals every season. This is done in order to attract tourists to their property. Following is an overview of two of the most popular Palm Cove Resorts that will give you an idea of the kind of luxury and indulgence they have to offer.

Mango Lagoon Resort & Wellness Spa This is the ultimate place to relax and revitalize your mind, body and spirit in Palm Cove. The property features 100 appointed rooms that comprise of 1 and 2 bedroom suites all of which have been luxuriously furnished. You will find each room to be equipped with a gourmet kitchen, a dedicated dining area and a spacious living zone. The suites and the ground floor also feature courtyard areas.

Included amongst the amenities that you will be able to find in the 2 bedroom suite are individual air conditioning in each room, cable TV, DVD player in the lounge, each bedroom with its own TV, oven, iron board, iron, dishwasher, refrigerator and much more. The 2 bedroom suite has the capacity to accommodate up to 5 guests.

The one bedroom spa on the other hand features dedicated living and dining areas. It also has the complete range of above mentioned amenities but enough to accommodate three people only. The hotel rooms on the property have 1 king bed and can accommodate 2 people. Guests at the resort will have the opportunity to enjoy community amenities such as a 50 meter lap pool, lush tropical gardens, Aurora Caf, Wellness Spa, Internet Caf as well as easy access to the beach.

Sea Temple Resort and Spa Palm Cove This wonderful Palm Cove resort is excellent for those travelers looking to enjoy a nice private time in the city. It has been especially designed to offer a personal and private experience to its guests. To its credit is the fact that it has won several awards for its interior decoration whereas the architecture of the place itself is spell bounding. Add to that the beauty of the natural environment amidst which this resort has been erected and you have one of the most fascinating places to stay in the region.

You will find this resort to be sleek and offering you a contemporary yet calm living experience. The property features hotel rooms that are furnished with all kinds of modern amenities and an attached balcony with a capacity to host 2 guests. 1 bedroom apartments are also available and have a capacity to host 2 guests as well. If you want to enjoy even more luxury then opt for the penthouses on this property Above mentioned are just some of the fine Palm Cove resorts that offer hot deals every season. Make sure to check out with them at the time of your travel in order to get best value for your money.

Immerse yourself in the luxury of palm cove resorts through https://www.palmcovequeensland.net. This website brings you the latest offers on all kinds of Palm Cove accommodation.