Tagged: recreation

New Luxury Alps Resort

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If you love luxury mountain hotels, then take a look at the new Grand Tirolia Golf and Ski Resort in Kitzbühel.

In the Tyrolean Alps, this 5-star resort, which opened in late 2009, is becoming known for its “refined ambience and warm, down-to-earth hospitality” in the Austrian town.

Amidst a “wildly, romantic landscape”, the resort features luxury suites and rooms, gourmet cuisine and an exclusive Aveda spa.   The hotel’s interior style “blends an international atmosphere with the region’s great tradition of tourism and architecture.”

Says Ulrich Drewitz, chief executive:

“Our aim in developing the resort was to create a vibrant symbiosis between sports, recreation, relaxation and the lifestyle that is so characteristic of our marvelous Alpine surroundings. Our luxurious design, natural building materials and sophisticated choice of color and lighting are just a few of the ways in which we have realized a truly exclusive ambience of well-being.”

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Alive And Kicking In Canada

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One of  western Canada’s most popular ski and mountain biking destinations, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, is expanding.

The resort has announced a 40-year development plan which is aimed at making the resort a world-class ski destination.

Development plans include:

  • An expanded, controlled recreation area.
  • 20,000 bed units.
  • A 18-hole signature golf course.
  • A multi-use trail system with 11 proposed lifts.
  • 4,188 acres of skiable terrain.

Says Steve Paccagnan, President and CEO of Kicking Horse Mountain:

“This is an exciting time for Golden, Kicking Horse Country and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort has the natural assets to be one of the finest mountain resorts in North America. With this news we are excited to enter our next decade continuing to be a major economic contributor to our community and playing a key role in supporting the province`s goal of doubling tourism by 2015.”

For more info, check out Kicking Horse Resort online.

Image courtesy of Tourism BC.