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Ref: P3519 - Resort in Western Australia Australia

Welcome to one of the finest reosrt hotel golfing experiences you are ever likely to enjoy. Joondalup Resort offers you world-class accommodation set amongst the emerald green fairways of a magnificent 27 hole chamionship golf course. Nestled in bushland five minutes from the white sandy beaches of the Sunset Coast and 20 minutes drive north of Perth, our superb resort accommodation includes 70 deluxe guest rooms and suites, lagoon style pool, 27 hole golf couse designed by Robert Trent Jones Junior, excellent dining and entertainment facilities including a traditional English themed pub style bar with a cosy rustic atmosphere. The golf course sweeps through the picturesque bush landscape. Encounter a sheer 30 metre face of a limstone quarry to a watchful gallery of kangaroos. The three individual nine hole layouts - The Lakes, The Quarry and The Dunes present special challenges that range from majestic limestone amphitheatres to undulating links-style fairways. Joondalup is recognised as Australia's number one golf resort. The January 2003 edition of Golf Australia Magazine featuring the latest Top 25 Resort Course rankings has recognised Joondalup Resort's Quarry and Dune championship layouts as "Australia's number one Resort Golf Course". This award will further enhance the Trent Jones Junior designed courses reputation as one of the world's greatest golf courses. The recognition comes only a year after the Austrlian Golf Course guide named Joondalup Resort "Australia's number one public access golf course". Joondalup Resort is also pleased to announce that it will be the new home of the David Milne Golf Academy from 2 January 2003. David is regarded as one of Australia's finest teachers and was the inaugural winner of the Australian PGA Teacher of the Year Award.

Ref: P3514 - Villa in Western Australia Australia

Delightful Ocean Villas, styled for family accommodation, short or long term stays. The villas are four stars rated and each is self-contained and tastefully decorated. As there are just 12 ground level villas in the secured complex they guarantee a æhome away from homeÆ atmosphere. The villas are just a two minute walk from the crystal clear waters of Scarborough Beach, as well as several restaurants, a ColeÆs supermarket, post office, golf courses and the twice hourly, bus service to Perth. Each villa has a separate lounge room and television room three bedrooms and fully enclosed private back courtyard, which provides ample room for the family to move. There is also a spacious laundry with auto washing machine and tumble dryer, iron and ironing board. A double garage with an automatically controlled door has room for two cars or a trailer or boat, with direct access into the villa. The luxury of a large heated spa in each bathroom, two toilets, air-conditioning, heater, microwave oven, fully equipped kitchen and all linen, make the villas a good choice for families and business people alike. Villas sleep a maximum of five people including children. A minimum of two nights stay applies. The friendly staff hope to see you on your next stay in Perth.

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General Manager movements for Accor Hotels in Asia
Nov 06, 06 1:58 am
Accor announces 14 General Manager appointments within the Asia region....
Accor has made the following appointments to its hotel network around Asia:
Christophe Lauras is the new General Manager of the Sofitel Galaxy Nanjing.
Christophe first joined Accor in 1989 working in New Caledonia. Following a number of years working with Accor in Indonesia, Christophe relocated to China in 2000, where he was most recently pre-opening General Manager, Novotel Beijing West. Prior to that Christophe was General Manager, Novotel Xinqiao Beijing.
Udo Doring has been named General Manager, Novotel Baiyun Airport Guangzhou, which is schedule to open late 2006. Udo joined Accor in 2004 in Australia and then moved on to the pre-opening of the Grand Mercure Shijiazhuang in China.
Christophe Geoffroy is the new General Manager at the Sofitel Royal Lagoon Dongguan. Christophe joined Accor in 1991 in France and since 1995, has worked in different countries in Asia. In 2003, he relocated to China where most recently he was general manager, Novotel Harbourview Hong Kong.
Gordon Aeria has been appointed General Manager, Novotel Harbourview, Gordon joined Accor in 1994 in Asia before moving on to Accor hotels in Australia.
Most recently Gordon worked for Sofitel Renmin Square in Xian, China as Executive Manager Marketing.
Paul Wong has been appointed General Manager, Grand Mercure Shijiazhuang, a newly built hotel scheduled to open end 2006. Paul recently joined Accor after many years working in Greater China with Holiday Inn, Zenith and other hotel groups.
Bruno Cipriani Nunes has been named General Manager at the recently opened La Veranda Grand Mercure Phu Quoc in Vietnam. Bruno first joined Accor in Asia in 1996 for two years before moving on to pursue opportunities outside the group.
Nicolas Gret is the new General Manager at the Novotel Ocean Dunes & Golf Resort in Phan Thiet Vietnam. Nicolas started with Accor in Cuba in 1998 and was based in Havana for three years. Most recently Nicolas was Resident Manager at Sofitel Auberge de la Vieille tour in Guadeloupe.
Nicolas Josi has been appointed General Manager of the Grand Mercure Hoi An in Vientam. This is a new hotel scheduled to open early 2007. Nicolas first worked with Accor in 2004 as General Manager, La Residence Hotel & Spa Hue in Vietnam. Prior to joining Accor Nicolas worked with other hotel groups in Vietnam and Switzerland.
Philippe Battle will be the new General Manager of the Novotel Nusa Dua Bali that is scheduled to open early 2007. Philippe started his career with Accor in 1997 working at the Sofitel Los Angeles. Following an assignment at Accor Paris Head Office, he relocated to Indonesia. Philippe is currently General Manager, Mercure Resort Sanur Bali.
Sebastien Menesguen is the new General Manager of the Ibis Arcadia in Jakarta, his first posting in Asia. Sebastien has worked with Accor since 2000 and was based in England with Accor Economy hotels. Most recently he was Deputy General Manager at Ibis Portsmouth.
Olivier Moies Devel is the new General Manager at Mercure Sanur Bali.
Olivier began his career with Accor in 1992 in Belgium and relocated to Indonesia in 2004 where he has been in charge of two Ibis hotels in Jakarta.
Nicolas Lerat has been appointed General Manager, Novotel Chumphon which is scheduled to open early next year. Nicolas has been with Accor for more than 20 years and most recently was in charge of the opening of the Garden Cliff Pattaya (managed by Sofitel).
Lars Alund has been appointed General Manager, All Seasons Pattaya which is schedule to open late 2006. Lars has worked for Accor over ten years starting with Accor Economy Hotels in Scandinavia. Prior to moving to Asia
Lars was General Manager Ibis Hotels Copenhagen in Denmark.
Arnaud Rouchon is the new General Manager of Mercure Chonburi in Thailand.
Arnaud has worked for Accor over 10 years starting with the Sofitel Hotel Montpelier in France. Most recently he was at the Sofitel Khartoum in Sudan prior to relocating to Asia.

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Rocco Forte's Villa Kennedy voted Top Business Hotel in Europe
Aug 25, 06 1:57 am
The September 2006 issue of CNBC European Business magazine has named Rocco Forte’s Villa Kennedy the number one business hotel in Europe. The hotel, which opened earlier this year on 1 March, has raised the benchmark for hotels not only in Frankfurt, but Europe as a whole. Villa Kennedy beat the George V in Paris, The Lanesborough in London and the Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan, as well as last year’s winner Hotel Adlon in Berlin, to take the top prize. Describing Villa Kennedy, CNBCEB wrote “From every angle, this hotel surpasses one’s expectations. Separating a great hotel from a merely good one are character and details. All Villa Kennedy’s rooms have unusually high levels of natural daylight, for instance, and the discreet provision of a dedicated workstation in every room does away with the need for a business centre. Such wi-fi wonderment lifts the standard for this sort of hotel to a new height”. Despite having been open for less than six months, Villa Kennedy has already won two other awards. The architectural design of Villa Kennedy claimed the prestigious Hotel & Tourism award at the MIPIM trade show in Cannes in March and in May the hotel was voted Best Business Hotel in Frankfurt by EURO magazine. CNBCEB’s award is a testament to Rocco Forte Hotels’ dedication to providing world-class service and facilities for the modern business traveller. For not only did Villa Kennedy come top of CNBCEB’s survey, but another four Rocco Forte Hotels were named in the top 20 European Business Hotels. They are Le Richemond in Geneva, Brown’s Hotel in London, Hotel Amigo in Brussels and The Balmoral in Edinburgh.
About Rocco Forte HotelsRocco Forte Hotels was established in 1996 to create a collection of luxury hotels in Europe. The hotels have individual styles, with each hotel reflecting its nationality and location. The collection is linked together under the Rocco Forte Hotels brand, which guarantees attention to detail, quality and service delivery. The Rocco Forte Hotels collection includes:
- Hotel de Russie, Rome
- Hotel Savoy, Florence
- The Balmoral, Edinburgh
- The St David’s Hotel & Spa, Cardiff
- The Lowry Hotel, Manchester
- Hotel Astoria, St Petersburg
- Hotel Amigo, Brussels
- Le Richemond, Geneva (currently closed for refurbishment)
- Brown’s Hotel, London
- Ch*teau de Bagnols, en Beaujolais (managed on behalf of Lady Hamlyn)
- Villa Kennedy, Frankfurt Future openings:
Hotel de Rome, Berlin ­ October 2006
Munich ­ June 2007
Prague ­ June 2007
Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sicily ­ 2008
For further information and online reservations, please visit the Rocco Forte Hotels

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InterContinental Hotels Group appoints new Area General Manager for Citystars Cairo
Aug 25, 06 1:58 am
InterContinental Hotels Group has promoted Thierry Perrot as the new Area General Manager for InterContinental Hotels Group Citystars, Cairo, Egypt. Perrot moves into his new role from his position as General Manager, InterContinental Citystars, where he was tasked with the challenging role of opening the lavish and luxurious hotel in 2005. The property won the Best Business Hotel in Cairo award at this year’s Business Traveller Middle East Awards.
As part of his new role, Perrot will be responsible for the group’s properties located within the Citystars development – Cairo’s largest retail and leisure complex.
Following his first role with the group in 1981 at InterContinental Geneva, Perrot moved into the position of Financial Controller, working in several locations including London and Nairobi. Perrot was then transferred and promoted to Director of Finance at the Carlton InterContinental Cannes in the South of France.
After six years, Perrot ventured to Asia where he took up the position of Regional Financial Controller for Indonesia, based at the Borobudur InterContinental Jakarta. Perrot then took on the joint role of Regional Finance and Resident Manager at the same property. Staying in Asia, he transferred to Seoul, Korea in 1999 to take up the role of Resident Manager at the Grand InterContinental Seoul, following which he then moved to the COEX InterContinental Seoul as Hotel Manager.
Perrot joined the group’s Middle East and Africa division in 2005 after being appointed InterContinental Citystars, General Manager.
Speaking about his promotion Perrot said, “I am extremely excited by the new role as I thoroughly enjoy working at InterContinental Citystars, particularly as I started out with the opening team for the launch of the property. I am now looking forward to building on this with the group’s other Citystars’ properties, including the Holiday Inn Citystars due to open in early 2007.”
Commenting on the Perrot’s promotion, Chris Moloney, Chief Operating Officer, InterContinental Hotels Group Middle East and Africa, said: “During his time at Citystars, Perrot has helped successfully develop the property into a leading business and leisure property in the market. He has proven himself to be an innovative and dedicated operator and with his expertise and knowledge we are delighted to announce his new role as Area General Manager of InterContinental Hotels Group Citystars.”
About IHG
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, almost 3,600 hotels and 539,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards.

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Camping check lists make every trip much more enjoyable in several ways:
First, the whole family gets involved together in making out your camping check list. Everyone's excitement and anticipation will increase. Making out your check list months ahead is one way of really starting your vacation early.Second, check lists help you organize and pack your camping gear. The check list reminds you what to bring, and where to pack it. When you are getting ready to go, you can easily see what errands you need to run in order to pick up those last few items.Third, check lists help you remember to take everything with you. No one likes to get to camp and find out they forgot some important item.Fourth, check lists help you remember what not to bring next time. Every trip is a little different, so make notes on your check list about what camping gear you used, what you didn't, and what you wished you had taken. This lets you plan to make your next camping trip even better.Finally, good check lists change continually. As your experience grows you will want different items. For instance, you might decide that a propane stove is better for your next trip than cooking over a fire. Other times, you might leave the stove at home and bring a dutch oven to use over the fire.These check lists are excellent starting points for your trip. Print them out, and then add or delete gear from the list as you plan your trip.
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Family Camping Gear provides tips on selecting, and organizing, the gear you will need to start taking your family on camping vacation trips. Family Camping Gear specializes in helping the new camper, but even experienced campers will find new information here, as well as great deals on camping gear at our online camping store.Build Close Family Bonds - Family camping is a great way to build a closer relationship between parents and kids.
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Memories and shared experiences from all the fun trips you've been on will help you communicate with your child (or parent) throughout your life. You´ll experience quality time for everyone involved.Start with Tent Camping - Most every camping family starts out doing what we call "tent camping". Tent camping includes car camping, canoe camping and backpacking. You can car camp at state and national parks, forest service campsites, and even national chains of commercial campgrounds. There are lots of places to go and stay.Some families move up to Recreational Vehicles - Tent camping is very popular, and is how most people start out. Some of us love tent camping so much we never do any other type of camping. Others become RV´ers and will try a pop-up tent trailer, then a camping trailer or a motor home. Even so, most of them still keep a tent handy for their younger guests.Master Maine Guides - Our camping tips and information come from two sources. First, from the best outdoor experts in the world - the famed "Master Maine Guide."A Master Maine Guide is licensed by the State of Maine to provide enjoyable and safe outdoor experiences while camping, canoeing, hiking, wildlife watching, fishing and hunting. Maine Guides are skilled in the outdoors, and know how to keep you warm, dry and comfortable in all weather conditions - sun, wind, rain or snow!Family Campers like You - Our second source of information is from campers like you, who love to share their experiences and encourage other families to get in on the action.


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