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TAMPA, Fla. (October 24, 2017) – The Epicurean Hotel in Tampa, Florida recently secured the #4 spot in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2017 Reader’s Choice Awards for “Top Hotels in Florida,” making it the only hotel in the Tampa Bay area to be listed in the top 10.  Selections were determined via questionnaire from a variety […]

TAMPA, Fla. (October 19, 2017) – Mainsail Lodging & Development, a Tampa-based hospitality company that develops and operates lodging products in the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean, was recognized with Marriott International’s Partnership Circle Award, the highest honor awarded by Marriott to its owners and franchise partners for hospitality excellence. Mainsail was also inducted […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 29, 2017) – On Friday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m., Mainsail Lodging & Development will break ground on the new Luminary Hotel & Co. on the waterfront in downtown Fort Myers. A groundbreaking event will begin at the Harborside Event Center, where guests will hear remarks from city officials and hotel […]

What: Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club announced today a “turtley” awesome contest on their Facebook page, “Where in the World is Eliza Ann?” This past June, in partnership with Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring (AMITW), Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club tagged and released a nesting female loggerhead sea turtle – Eliza Ann […]

TAMPA, Fla. (August 15, 2017) – The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously today to approve plans to develop a multiuse tourism sports facility on an approximately 224-acre County-owned parcel of land located in the Wesley Chapel area, including a Residence Inn which will be owned and operated by Mainsail Lodging & Development. […]

TAMPA, Fla. (June 28, 2017) – The Epicurean Hotel announced today the appointment of Kevin Scott as general manager of the 137-room boutique hotel. Scott will oversee the hiring of new staff and day-to-day operations of the Epicurean, located in the trendy Hyde Park historic district of South Tampa. Tom Haines, previous general manager of […]

WHEN: The Scrub Island Blue Marlin Invitational will take place Sept. 2-5, 2017. The event was originally scheduled for August.   WHO: Skip’s Tournaments and Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina.   WHAT: The Scrub Island Blue Marlin Invitational will now take place Sept. 2-5, 2017. This summer, saltwater sportsmen from around the world can experience the September […]

Island Conservation Partners Sponsoring Female Loggerhead in Annual Migration “Marathon” BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (June 20, 2017) – In partnership with Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring (AMITW), Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club is sponsoring a nesting female loggerhead sea turtle – Eliza Ann – in the 10th Annual Tour de Turtles. Created […]

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (June 8, 2017) – This summer, saltwater sportsmen from around the world can once again experience the August full moon in private island luxury at the second annual Scrub Island Blue Marlin Invitational, August 3-6. The event will be hosted at Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina, a luxury AAA Four Diamond […]

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (May, 2017) – Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina, the first luxury, private-island resort development to be built in the British Virgin Islands in more than 15 years, has added four new hillside villas to its inventory. With expansive views of the Caribbean’s turquoise waters and surrounding islands, these new private villa […]