November 2012

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Editor’s Notes

This month in Recommend’s Hot Destinations & Tours issue, we highlight travel hotspots around the world that our editors deem to be the destinations to send your clients in 2013.

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Westin Hotels & Resorts

Naming the nine luxury resort brands under Starwood Hotels & Resorts is like trying to name all seven of Snow White’s dwarfs—the best way to do it is to recall the various personalities of each one in turn.

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Connections By Abercrombie & Kent

For over 50 years, Abercrombie & Kent (A&K) has been a pioneer in the development of luxury travel throughout the world, beginning with the concept of the first luxury safari product in the industry.

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Portugal Untapped Gem

Move over Spain, France and Italy. Portugal is making a name for itself as one of the most captivating tourism destinations in Western Europe with a flurry of new hotel openings, great value as compared to its neighbors, and a long list of unique cultural experiences.

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River Cruising Continues To Make Big Waves

The rising tide of river cruise travel is sweeping in as a mainstream vacation choice for Americans who enjoy a convenient and hassle-free way to travel at an unhurried pace.

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St. Barthelemy Avec Amour

Lunching at Tom Beach Hotel’s La Plage or Nikki Beach St Barth [sic], the sight of so many perfect bodies splashing in the surf between courses almost makes you ignore the artisanal pizza a stunning waitress has just served you. Welcome to St. Barthelemy—aka St. Barts, St. Barths, and St. Barth—where a disproportionate number of women are gorgeous and many of the men look either movie-star handsome or Wall Street rich. Or both.

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This Plane is Going To Cuba

Why are so many people hot to trot to Cuba? All sorts of reasons.

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Colombia Rising

Colombia is the gem of two oceans: 500 miles of Pacific coastline and another 700 along the Caribbean, the Emerald Coast where the first European adventurers landed in the 16th century in search of a New World full of riches.

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Viva Vallarta!!

It was a heated off-screen romance during a classic John Huston-directed movie that first thrust the sleepy fishing village of Puerto Vallarta into the international spotlight.