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This luxury style resort is conveniently located within minutes of Walt Disney World (about 1.5 miles from the main gate of the theme parks) and 20 minutes from the Orlando airport. The resort itself is located on 65 acres of land that are beautifully maintained, while the hotel contains a spectacular atrium that fills the entire resort with a sun drenched glow.
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Club Med Sonora Bay

In the 1970s and 1980s, it was the scene for swinging singles. Now families are the mainstay of Club Mediterranean, better known as Club Med, but the company that gave the world the first all-inclusive vacation package has something to offer everyone from among its 80 resorts worldwide. Read the full story

If someone asked you where the world’s best hotel was located, what would you say? If you were one of the people who participated in Travel and Leisure’s annual poll on the topic, you might have said Udaipur, India. The hotel that made the number one spot on 2007’s list of the world’s top 500 hotels was Oberoi Udaivilas in this Indian destination. This award is of particular importance to India as it’s the first time that one of the country’s hotels grabbed the top spot on the list.

Although the hotel itself is of obvious importance to the award, this also marks an important trend in the country’s development as a travel destination. Forty years ago, the people who traveled to India from America were primarily hippies seeking spiritual enlightenment. Their travel style was “on the cheap” and they were most likely to camp or spend time in hostels while backpacking around the country. Although you can still travel to India on a budget, there has been a shift in recent years towards accommodating a more luxurious type of traveler.

Oberoi Udaivilas exemplifies this shift. It is a resort spa with suites that challenge the best in Europe and North America. Amenities include a swimming pool that overlooks a magnificent lake, massage therapists trained in both Eastern and Western healing techniques, and an exquisite restaurant that looks out onto the City Palace. The “world’s best hotel” is located in what some may say is the world’s hottest travel destination.

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After a year spent sleeping, tasting, and observing over 60,000 hotels around the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Carribean, the American Automobile Association has announced its 100 five-diamond winners for 2008. These hotels represent to height of excellent service, comfortable accommodations, and overall resort experience.

New to the list this year are the following resorts:

• The Canyon Suites at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona
• St. Regis Resort Monarch Beach in Dana Point, California
• The Venetian in Las Vegas
• The Umstead Resort in Cary, North Carolina
• Four Seasons Resort in Whistler, British Columbia
• Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman
• Fairmount Mayakoba on Mexico’s Yucatan coast
• J W Marriott Hotel & Spa

For the complete list of five-diamond properties, visit the AAA Web site.

If you have ever driven to Las Vegas, you know that the city itself appears out of nowhere as a mirage. You’re driving through the desert, with nothing but land and cactus around you, and suddenly you catch a glimpse of a vibrant, sparkling city of lights. Upon arrival, you discover (of course) that it is no mirage; although it is a little bit surreal. What better way to fully embody this spirit that is Las Vegas than to stay at this hotel named for the experience. Mirage Hotel Las Vegas captures the magical essence that makes this city what it is, reflecting it back to you throughout your stay.

The hotel is located on the Strip, offering easy access to all of the life that Vegas places at your disposal, but there is little reason to leave the tropical wonderland. Within the walls of this hotel/resort/casino, you will find white tigers and dolphins, luscious gardens, an expansive aquarium and an explosive volcano.

By day, you can indulge in spa and salon treatments, by night you can magnify your haze with drinks at any of eight different bars and lounges. If the wonder of the Mirage starts to fade, you need only enjoy the entertainment of Cirque du Soleil’s “LOVE” or any of the hotels other entertainment options to recapture the feeling that you have discovered a paradise in the midst of the desert.

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