The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection includes plans for three cruise ships to accommodate “the 1 percent of global travelers,” and is set to begin sailing in 2020. The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota (Fla.) has been sold for $171 million, while a nearby 22-acre plot was also sold for $9.7 million and is entitled for residential development. Last year,…
Southern Comfort
The golf maintenance staff at Reynolds Lake Oconee feels perfectly at ease with its equipment of choice to maintain six challenging courses.
Coming Up Fast
As management firms of all types and sizes continue to drive industry innovation and investment, an emerging group of key players bears special watching.
Bright Star in the Sunshine State
Tony Larsen, Executive Chef at The Country Club of Florida (CCF), in the town of Village of Golf in Palm Beach County, is just one of the many examples of young talent raising the level of cuisine in the club industry. Chef Larsen makes you think back to what club food used to be—and also…
They Serve Fire, and They Serve Wine
Golf carts are not usually thought of as the primary mode of transportation for a butler. But at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, the only oceanfront resort in the San Francisco Bay area, a “Fire & Wine Butler” can now be seen roving the property in a specially provisioned cart, to provide on-the-spot service to…
Marriott’s Restructuring Will Bring Ritz-Carlton into Corporate Fold
Marriott International is undertaking an ambitious corporate makeover that will split it into four autonomous geographic divisions around the globe and bring many formerly independent Ritz-Carlton brand operations into Marriott’s corporate offices, reports Travel Weekly. Currently, Marriott is split into four business-unit divisions. However, it will be reorganized into four geographic or “continental” divisions, Marriott…
The Ritz-Carlton Offers Club Membership for Vacationers
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, has unveiled of The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club, an equity-based private membership program that offers two choices – either a Home Club Membership (identical to the successful fractional ownership offering) which provides use of a titled residence at a property they can return to throughout the year, or a deeded, Portfolio Membership…