Looking for a spa service different than the usual massage, facial, or wrap? These three treatments, available in the Phoenix-Scottsdale area in Arizona, are just that.
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Arizona
Vermont and New Hampshire market their fall foliage as the most brilliant and ahhh-inspiring in the country. And it’s true: New England is a leaf-peeper’s paradise. But nature puts on this spectacular show all across the country. Get out and take a look.
Spa cognoscenti who have jet-setted around the globe have discovered a world-class destination right here in the USA–in Tucson, Arizona. The resorts are luxurious, and the spa food and drink are not the sprouts-and-wheat-grass-juice horrors you imagine; the fare is varied and sophisticated, and the drink du jour, Prickly Pear Cactus Margaritas, deserves the raves it is garnering.
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Ahhh, winter. Or maybe that should be Ugh, winter. Even those who embrace winter are pining for a bit of sunshine and warmth about now. Here are four U.S. destinations that provide relief for those weary of ice and snow.
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Many posts on Consumer Traveler are about problems, and airlines, hotels and car rental companies treating consumers and/or travel agents badly. But, this week I had a resort, Miraval Resort and Spa, make an exception that benefited both my clients and the agency. So figured I would share a good story for a change.
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Recession? What recession? Amangroupies take note: The newest in the ultra chic and haute, haute, haute chain of boutique resorts has opened just north of Page, Ariz., and Lake Powell, amidst 600 private, gated acres of rock canyons and plateaus. Like its siblings in the Amanresorts chain, the Amangiri, Sanskrit for peaceful mountain, is tricked [...]
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Long favored for its desert climate, championship greens, posh hotels, and tony shops, Scottsdale is also a top destination for art lovers. The resort setting combined with the number and assortment of top-notch galleries generates an artistic energy that’s rivaled only by Santa Fe, N.M.
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More than 300,000 gallons of water per second were released from Lake Powell Wednesday to flood the Grand Canyon — an act meant to mimic natural events that nourished the gorge’s ecosystem.
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