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Moira Fitzpatrick Presents Late Summer Offers
Dear Colleague,
We hope you are enjoying a fantastic summer, indulging in much deserved relaxation or active recreation – or both! For travelers still planning late summer or early fall getaways, you may be interested in the many special options our properties have to offer.
A special offer by Clayoquot Wilderness Resort will honor 2012 rates for guests who book their 2013 customized wilderness adventures with Moira Fitzpatrick before September 30, 2012.
How about some fine dining in the country? The Montreal Gazette’s fine dining critic Lesley Chesterman wrote about her escape to the country to check out Manoir Hovey’s fine dining. With rave reviews about the food she concluded,” This is an excellent restaurant, certainly worth the detour.” Travel Agents will receive 20% commission for all new nights booked from August through December 23, 2012, if you contact Moira Fitzpatrick for reservations at 1-866-322-7199 or 1-604-684-1282.
The Post Hotel & Spa, with its wine cellar of 25,500 bottles and more than 2,200 selections, has won a 2012 Wine Spectator Grand Award again. Only 75 restaurants around the world have received this prestigious status, and the Post has received it for an unprecedented 11th consecutive year!
Three of our R&C properties in Spain & Portugal have also recently been honored with Wine Spectator awards. The Atrio Restaurante Hotel in Caceres, Spain, has won the Wine Spectator’s prestigious Grand Award.
The restaurant at the luxury wine hotel The Yeatman, in Porto, Portugal, received the Wine Spectator 2012 Best Of Award of Excellence – one of only three restaurants in Portugal to receive this level of distinction. Opened in September 2010, this R&C hotel has also been named a Condé Nast Traveler “Hot List” hotel.
Fortaleza do Guincho’s Michelin starred restaurant in Cascais, Portugal, has won the Wine Spectator’s Best Of Award of Excellence from 2007 to 2012.
RELAIS & CHATEAUX HOTELS
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THE POST HOTEL & SPA (www.posthotel.com)
 This legendary hotel and spa in the Canadian Rockies offers a bounty of outdoor activities for late summer and early fall. Enjoy the vibrant fall colors of the mountains while hiking or horseback riding, hit the links at six scenic golf courses located within a one-and-a-half-hour radius of the Post Hotel or squeeze in some fishing or whitewater rafting before the first fall freeze. It is never too early to check out the two- and three-day winter ski packages offered by this award-winning ski resort and spa. The resort’s Romance, Spa and Gourmet packages are ideal for any season. Please contact Moira for a special amenity in the room.
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MANOIR HOVEY (www.manoirhovey.com)
 This award-winning, 5-star century-old Quebec manor offers a 2-night Biking & Relaxation Package, perfect for the cooler days of late summer. The package includes choice of room category, four dinners, full country breakfasts and a picnic for two for your day of biking. Low season rates start at $340 for two nights pp dbl and high season rates start at $430 for two nights pp dbl. To fully enjoy the spectacular fall colors of the Quebec countryside, the 5-day/4-night Bike Inn to Inn package includes two nights at Manoir Hovey and two at Ripplecove Inn & Spa, haute cuisine dinners, breakfasts, three gourmet trail lunches, insulated bag to keep and all gratuities. Costs start at $195 pp dbl per night during low season and $230 pp dbl per night during high season. Travel Agent Commissions are paid twice monthly. Please contact Moira for a special amenity in the room.
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Relais & Chateaux properties in Spain (19 hotels; 9 Grand Chefs) and Portugal (7 hotels; 1 Grand Chef) are sprinkled over different regions – each with its own traditions, cuisine and culture.
TORRE DEL REMEI (www.relais.com/torreremei)
 Set in Cerdanya, a region in the eastern Pyrennes along the St. James pilgrimage route to Compestela, this majestic palace, designed in Catalan art deco style during the Gaudi period, was restored in 1988. The 11-room/suite hotel, with its elegantly furnished rooms, nestles on spacious grounds in an 8- acre forest near the Cadi National Park. The hotel offers an outdoor swimming pool and restaurant that will serve meals on the terrace or in the garden. Activities include hot-air balloon rides, helicopter tours, golf, hiking, biking, watersports, and skiing in winter. Airport: Barcelona International. Please contact Moira for a special amenity in the room.
LA TORRE DEL VISCO (www.relais.com/torrevisco)
 Set in unspoiled rural surroundings, this estate house with its tower dating from 1449, includes an 89 hectare farm and romantic garden, bordered by a river and mountains. The owners grow their own organic fruit, vegetables and olive oil for the restaurant. The 17-room/suite hotel also offers a wine cellar and restaurant that serves meals on the terrace or in the garden. On site activities include olive oil and wine tasting, cooking classes, mountain biking and hiking. Nearby activities include wine cellar tours, guided hikes, biking, horseback riding, fishing and canoeing. Airports: Barcelona or Valencia International. Please contact Moira for a special amenity in the room.
NERI HOTEL & RESTAURANTO (www.relais.com/neri)
 Located in Barcelona’s romantic Gothic quarter facing the Plaza San Felipe Neri, this 12th century medieval palace and a stone house dating from the 18th century were joined together to make the current hotel which combines echoes of history with contemporary style. The 22-room/suite hotel offers a rooftop terrace with panoramic views of the city where guests can enjoy breakfast or an aperitif at sunset. The intimate Neri restaurant serves Mediterranean food using fresh local produce and fish, and offers a wine list that features fine wines and local cava, Spanish sparkling wine. Airport: Barcelona International. Please contact Moira for a special amenity in the room.
 This safari-style luxury tent camp and adventure resort offers customized wilderness activities, including close-up wildlife viewing, whale & bear watching, kayaking, hiking, climbing, biking, zip-lining, fishing, and a new adrenalin pumping River Raft. Inspired by the First Nations culture, which reveres elders, an Elders
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EXECUTIVE HOUSE HOTEL (www.executivehouse.com)
 This European-style boutique hotel offers a plethora of one-night packages: a guided Kayak Tour; self-guided Adventure Cycling, including bikes, helmets, maps, bike lock, water bottle and drop off; a Picnic in Beacon Hill Park with gourmet picnic basket; Perfect Date package with a carriage ride, bottle of red or white wine, and breakfast for two; Relaxation package with two 60-minute massages; plus a Bed & Breakfast package and Butchart Garden package. A two-night Whale Watching package offers a choice of covered inflatable boat with indoor and outdoor seating, or a speedy Zodiac. Please contact Moira for a special amenity in the room.
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SPARKLING HILL RESORT (www.sparklinghillresort.com)
 Treat yourself to a well deserved break with the girls – the Girl’s Wellness Getaway offers two nights’ accommodation in deluxe lakeview room, welcome cocktails for two, one 2-course dinner for two, resort & spa orientation tour, $100 Kurspa credit pp and access to 7 uniquely themed steam and sauna rooms, indoor and hot pools, outdoor infinity pool, Kneipp water therapy, fitness studio, Tea & Serenity relaxation rooms, plus a tote bag & water bottle. Rates are $425 pp dbl from Sept 1 to Oct 31, 2012. Commissions for travel agents are based on the cost of the total package. Please contact Moira for bookings and a nice bottle of Okanagan wine in the room.
VILLA LA VEDETTA (www.villalavedetta.net)
 This romantic 18-room/suite, five-star hotel offers an ideal base for late summer or fall travelers who wish to explore Florence during the day and spend the evenings relaxing in a quiet urban retreat with amazing city views. Hotel packages (min one-night) include the Romantic Escape with a candlelight dinner for two, sauna for two, bottle of sparkling wine. The Art & Culture package includes an entrance ticket to museum and fruit basket; Aperi Tuscany includes a dinner comprising appetizers with Tuscany wines and welcome gift. All packages include daily buffet breakfast and afternoon tea. Please contact Moira for best available rate and bottle of Chianti in room.
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