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Entire French village goes up for sale
The French village of Courbefy nestled in the Haute-Vienne in the Limousin countryside. For this price, you get 19 buildings, a swimming pool, a village hall, tennis courts and a swimming pool – all of which have been abandoned.
Buyers have until Friday to put in for the village, which is situated just under 30 miles from the city of Limoges, which has excellent rail and road links to Paris. Villagers started to move out during the 1970s when the farming industry took a downturn and plans to turn it into a holiday village in the 1990s also failed.
Nearby, a chapel and ruins of a castle attest to a more prosperous past. It is said that in the Middle Ages it had a population of 2,000. It is up for sale after the current owner went bankrupt and if it is not sold it will end up in the hands of the Credit Agricole bank.
Swiss ski chalet favored by the celebs is up for grabs
Many celebrities namely Madonna, British Royals- William and Kate as well as Italy’s Agnelli clan are noted to have vacationed in this exotic spot. Even you can be one of those who like pampering their own self to an impressive, 8,370 square foot chalet that accords to be a few available for purchase by non-citizens. Located in Swiss Alps, Chalet Zermatt Peak is a modern five-bedroom residence with a private entrance tunnel and elevator. It has a whopping 1,200 square feet reserved for balcony and outdoor entertainment space, overlooking the stunning views of the village and the Matterhorn. All the houses on the ground floor the wellness area that features an indoor-outdoor Jacuzzi, sauna, steam room and gym. The entire Chalet has more than six floors to its advantage with floor-to-ceiling glass windows and dressing area, seating area and en-suite bath for each bedroom. Other attractions are an open plan kitchen, large dining area, lounge, wine cellar, ski room and library.
The first island on The World Dubai
Nakheel, the exclusive resort, which could cost members up to $10,890 a year to join, is in a way looking forward to capitalize on the Dubai development’s potential as a tourism destination. Located around 30 minutes by water taxi from the Dubai shoreline, the island has a total area of 39,000 sq m, 17,000 sq m of which will be used to build the facilities and amenities. A restaurant for up to 100 diners, 50 beach loungers along the coast, eight cabanas and eight luxury log-cabin style changing rooms with showers, a lounge area and entertainment facilities will be included in the resort.
The perfect place for conducting functions, launches and weddings with a 24 sq m circular area for up to 500 people is the island. The island will also be fully licensed to serve alcoholic beverages. The water around the island can accommodate up to 40 medium-sized yachts off its coast and its pontoon can handle yachts of up to 80 foot in length.
Indian entrepreneur Wakil Admed Azmi, owned luxury resort, will be the first attraction on The World to open to the public after Dubai’s property crash dealt a blow to the development. The island of Lebanon and the construction work has hit $16.3 million. Nakheel plans to offer tourists day and dinner cruises around The World as it moves to reposition the project as a tourism destination. The island also has plans to create 500 artificial reefs around Dubai in an effort to regenerate marine life around the emirate’s coastline, and aid the local fishing industry.
British resort lure Chinese tourists with signs in Cantonese and Mandarin
In order to make sure that the Chinese visitors are wooed with their home away from home. Britain’s developers are building a million dollars in luxury holiday village. This particular complex will have 100-bed hotel and 80 holiday homes. Last year more than 110,000 Chinese visited Britian. All those visitors mean big business to the tune of approximately $277 million. The wealthy Chinese not only visit Britain for sightseeing, they are also very generous in regards to spending money on designer brands.
One of the developments in the works is the holiday center at Lianfynydd in West Wales which hopes to cater to 20,000 tourists and will go so far as display signs in Cantonese and Mandarin. They will also be staffed with employees specially trained in Chinese customs. Another developer Maxhart Ltd plans to build 25 Swiss-style log cabins with swimming pool and ten shops at the famed Pantglas Hall.
Worlds first aquarium-styled restaurant
Ittah is the world’s first all-glass, underneath the sea restaurant at the lavish and luxurious Conrad Maldives Rangali Island resort. I am sure it’s fascinating to dine 5 meters below the sea-level and marvel at the views of reef and marine life.
Apart from the uniqueness of the ambience, the spectacular Maldives restaurant offers delicious Maldivian-Western fusion cuisine. Being the world’s only aquarium-styled restaurant, both locals and travelers are engrossed in the architectural odyssey. Ittha is so popular that management recommends advanced reservations be made to ensure getting a table for lunch or dinner.
Aria Resort adds glamour to the lively city of Las Vegas
The Entertainment Capital of the World, Las Vegas is famous for the number of casino resorts and associated entertainment. And if you are always on the look-out for an ultimate resort experience, here’s something you’ll love. CityCentre urban complex located on the Las Vegas strip gets a massive centrepiece “Aria Resort and Casino’.
The contemporary architecture of the Aria tower is complemented by the resort’s lavish accommodations. Guestroom corridors streaming with natural light open to areas of enclosed glass, delivering spectacular city or mountain views. Within Aria’s 4,004 guestrooms, including 568 suites, panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows offer magnificent views of Las Vegas’ striking skyline. Aria’s tower is uniquely designed to deliver corner-window views from every guestroom.
A $500 million Amphibious 1000 resort will float in Qatar
Qatar is constantly making news these days. The latest is this amusing semi-submerged resort project aimed at protecting marine area in the country’s coast. Italian architectural firm Giancarlo Zema Design Group is set to work on the $500 million Amphibious 1000. It will be divided into two sections of land and sea and will accommodate residential buildings, offices, a central marine park, floating walkways and underwater marine galleries. A central tower will have a panoramic restaurant. The sea area will have four semi-submerged hotels, each having 75 luxury suites positioned around the perimeter of the building. The main lobby is centralized and will have a display of sea life featuring water exhibitions galleries, large aquariums, and a glass passageway leading to an underwater observatory.
It will also host 80 floating suites called Jelly-fish with underwater viewing decks looking out to an artificial reef bed. These can accommodate up to six guests and will have five levels connected by a spiral staircase. Levels feature a relaxation room, sleeping quarters and bathrooms, kitchen and bathroom, guest rooms and bathrooms and finally a private aquarium lounge.
A Wakaya Fiji island luxury resort
The Wakaya Island is one of the many small stretches of land in the South Pacific Ocean, that join together to form the island nation Of Fiji. Due to the tranquil surroundings and location in the resource-rich lap of nature, it becomes the ideal place to be in order to soak oneself in the beauties of nature and get the life much-needed refreshment. Amongst these islands, lies the Wakaya Island on which the Rai Ki Wai Estate is based. This sprawling and exclusive residential haven is now up for sale with a price tag of $8.95 million.
Included in the property would be the 20,000 sq ft of living space along with accommodation in 7 suites and 9 bathrooms, the estate also has the 200 degree view of the Pacific with its turquoise and green waters. The estate’s notable features include the polished wooden furniture and dcor, tennis court, volleyball court, and helipad to name a few. It is also a self sufficient resort place which is perfect for hosting get-together or a spiritually cleansing holiday retreat.
Resorts World Manila to add 4 hotels
Philippine casino operator Alliance Global plans to build another 6,500 hotel rooms over the next five years as it ramps up investment in the country’s tourism sector. The plan includes the launch by year-end of its 2,500-room Resorts World Bayshore project on Manila’s seafront, its chairman Andrew Tan said in a statement.
It also includes a previously launched $345-million project to build a 2,500-hotel room tourism estate called Boracay Newcoast on the central resort island of Boracay.
According to Tan said in a statement, they are extremely bullish about the prospects of the Philippine tourism industry. They have committed substantial resources to build up our capacity and be a major player in this sector.
Alliance Global, through a joint venture with Genting Hong Kong, runs the Resorts World Manila, built across the street from the capital’s newest airport terminal. The complex, launched in 2009, has the Philippines’ largest casino. Four more hotels will be added to the existing three at Resorts World Manila.
Resorts World Bayshore, to be built over 31 hectares (76 acres) of reclaimed land owned by the government, would be the second integrated tourism estate of the joint venture with Genting Hong Kong.
Banyan Tree opens Macau resort
The new Banyan Tree Macau has opened within the US$2 billion Galaxy Macau resort complex, providing a luxurious retreat for gamers. The all-suite resort offers such extras as a relaxation pool in every room and the brand’s signature villas situated beside the resort’s unique rooftop wave pool.
Macau has in recent years seen massive casino-resort developments along its Cotai Strip establish the city as the world’s undisputed gaming capital. With 25 million tourists entering the city last year it has become one of the world’s hottest destinations along the way.
But the opening of the Banyan Tree marks a change in tact as the property promotes itself as being distinct from the casino experience.
Banyan Tree Macau is designed for travelers looking to immerse them in the excitement of Cotai’s entertainment district, but who still desire their own private sanctuary in which to relax. Hilton has meanwhile announced that it plans to have 100 hotels open for business in China by 2014 “” four times the amount it currently has in a move that will make the country the company’s biggest market outside the United States.
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