After two weeks, we tallied up the nominations and selected the top vote-getters to compile our 12-15 finalists in each category. You answered our call for the best and the brightest in the Southeast in a big way, nominating thousands of wedding vendors for our 21 categories. To view the directory online, click here.Drumroll, please… After logging more than 50,000 votes from readers across Dixie and beyond, we are tickled pink to announce our 2017 Best of the South Wedding Award winners!īut first, a little history. Mii amo, a destination spa in Sedona, goes beyond traditional treatments by offering restorative therapies such as Reiki, a Japanese technique for stress reduction, while Clinique La Prairie in Switzerland is a pioneering medical retreat that combines cell therapy and holistic wellness.īest of the Best is being distributed to 150,000 of Virtuoso’s best clients, as selected by their advisor. It is expanding 50 percent faster than the overall tourism industry and hotels are responding accordingly. Wellness 3.0: The rapidly growing travel niche is expected to hit $680 billion this year. New additions include Ted Turner’s one-room Ladder Ranch in New Mexico, where guests have outstanding wildlife-spotting opportunities on the 156,000-acre property, and his 18-room Sierra Grande Lodge & Spa, also in New Mexico, where guests can enjoy outdoor hot springs first established by the region’s Native Americans as a healing tradition. Of the 40 properties accepted into Virtuoso’s collection since June 2016, 60 percent have fewer than 100 rooms. These include Amanera Resort, recently opened in the heart of Dominican Republic’s jungle, and the new Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba, based in Peru’s Sacred Valley of the Incas.īoutique Reigns: The desire for personalized travel experiences and Instagram-worthy design continues to drive the popularity of boutique hotels. Hotels immersed in the region’s terrain also play an important role in attracting travelers. Virtuoso has also responded to this demand by expanding Best of the Best to feature 76 pages of cultural itineraries, including sushi making with one of Tokyo’s top chefs, camel rides along Erg Chebbi – the largest dunes in the Sahara – and nighttime safaris in Laos. Hotels Bring Destinations to Life: To accommodate travelers’ growing desire for authentic and adventurous experiences, hotels are increasing on- and off-property activities. The new Four Seasons in downtown Manhattan offers lobby-specific amenities, such as laptops and interpreters for business meetings. The Palace Hotel in San Francisco offers a stunning historic court, with people on laptops gathering in a bar equipped with Wi-Fi and outlets. Hotel Lobbies that “Work”: Hotels are continuing to reinvent the functionality of lobby spaces by creating ultra-cool lounges as places to meet, network and conduct business. As a result, a new crop of luxury hotels and resorts are opening, including South Africa’s Tswalu Kalahari and Six Senses Douro Valley in Portugal. Top trends seen among recent additions to the Virtuoso Hotels & Resorts collection include:Įmerging Destinations’ Luxury Hotel Boom: According to the 2017 Virtuoso Luxe Report, South Africa, Portugal and Colombia are among the hottest up-and-coming destinations this year. Virtuoso’s 2017 Best of the Best: Who Made the Cut? | TravelPulse
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