Brian Kelly, better known as "The Points Guy," explained why business-class travel has taken off, and shared two tips for flyers on the "Rapid Response" podcast this week.
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The Cabot Collection, developer and operator of luxury resort and residential golf destinations, announces the portfolio addition of Golf Du Médoc Resort, a premier destination for golf and wine enthusiasts located in Bordeaux, France. The captivating property, now known as Cabot Bordeaux, is set across 400 acres of verdant landscape, tucked between rolling vineyards and picturesque French countryside. This marks a significant milestone for Cabot as it expands its international presence to include its first continental European location.
“Bordeaux holds a special place in the hearts of travelers worldwide, known not only for its rich history and stunning landscapes, but also for its remarkable culinary offerings and universally revered wine,” said Ben Cowan-Dewar, CEO and co-founder of Cabot. “We are thrilled to now have a presence in this iconic destination and look forward to offering guests unforgettable experiences that seamlessly blend exploration and cultural immersion with world-class golf.” Nestled in the enchanting region of southwest France, Cabot Bordeaux promises a harmonious blend of luxurious wine country sophistication and laidback charm. The property showcases two 18-hole championship golf courses designed by acclaimed architects Bill Coore and Rod Whitman. Both courses are lauded among the best in Europe by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest. The resort also includes a 79-room hotel, refined restaurant showcasing regional French cuisine and world-class spa featuring a heated indoor swimming pool, hammam, fitness room and variety of treatments. The Training Center is complete with golf simulation rooms, a practice course configuration, TaylorMade fitting room and more.
“Anyone playing Cabot Bordeaux is going to enjoy a distinctly French experience,” said Bill Coore, golf course architect. “Going from Cabot Cape Breton to Cabot Highlands to Cabot Saint Lucia to Cabot Bordeaux offers experiences that are as different and as varied as you could ever imagine.” To play at Cabot Bordeaux is to step back in time. Its courses beautifully showcase the essence of golf architecture in France, paying homage to what could have been. In the early 20th century, the world of golf course design believed France was the next frontier for exceptional work until World War I stopped this momentum. Nevertheless, architects like Tom Simpson successfully identified interesting pieces of land and created courses that were rich with strategy and celebrated the golden age of architecture. Bill Coore and Rod Whitman created their links in the 1980s to reconnect with this history. Over the coming year, Cabot will recapture the firmness of both courses, bringing back their undeniable character. Longtime General Manager
Brian Kelly, better known as "The Points Guy," explained why business-class travel has taken off, and shared two tips for flyers on the "Rapid Response" podcast this week.
The tonka bean, a wizened-looking South American seed, is beloved for its complex almond-vanilla scent, often appearing as an ingredient in perfumes. Outside the United States, it has also long been utilized by chefs, but studies have indicated that coumarin, a chemical compound in the plant, can cause liver damage in animals, and the Food and Drug Administration banned the bean in commercial foods in 1954. Now, with reports that the minuscule amounts used to impart big flavor are harmless (and the F.D.A. seemingly not particularly interested in enforcing the ban in recent years), tonka is showing up on dessert menus here. Thea Gould, 30, the pastry chef at the daytime luncheonette La Cantine and evening wine bar Sunsets in Bushwick, Brooklyn, was introduced to tonka after the restaurant’s owner received a jar from France, where it’s a widely used ingredient. Gould says the bean is an ideal stand-in for nuts — a common allergen — and infuses it into panna cotta, whipped cream and Pavlova. Ana Castro, 35, the chef and owner of the New Orleans seafood restaurant Acamaya, discovered tonka as a young line cook at Betony, the now-closed Midtown Manhattan restaurant. Entranced by the ingredient’s grassy, stone fruit-like notes, she’s used it to flavor a custardy corn nicuatole, steeped it into roasted candy squash purée and grated it fresh over a lush tres leches cake. And at the Musket Room in New York’s NoLIta, the pastry chef Camari Mick, 30, balances tonka’s richness with acidic citrus like satsuma and bergamot. Over the past year, she’s incorporated it into a silky lemon bavarois and a candy cap mushroom pot de crème and whipped it into ganache for a poached pear belle Hélène. “Some people ask our staff, ‘Isn’t tonka illegal?’” she says. Their answer: Our pastry chef’s got a guy. —
A flamboyance of flamingos was feeding on plankton in a reed-lined marsh. The water reflected their lithe bodies beneath clouds the color of their plumage, blushed by the setting sun. Suddenly, my guide told me to grab my binoculars: Black silhouettes of cows waded through the marsh like hippos in the Serengeti. I had never seen cattle so graceful in the water. This aquatic ballet perfectly summed up the Camargue.
Aug 9, 2024 • 8 min read
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Whenever I visit Saint-Rémy-de-Provence—which I do a few times a year to visit my parents, who retired here almost a decade ago—I roll out of bed every morning before 7 a.m., often feeling the effects of the rosé from the night before, and walk with my dad into town while the streets are still waking up. This is partly because it gets so hot here in the South of France, and partly because my dad is a creature of habit. The morning routine goes a little like this: a brisk stroll up the road to the Bar Tabac des Alpilles, where the owner Patrick brings out coffees (café express for my dad, café creme for me) and one of the other early morning regulars hands us a newspaper to thumb through.
The Skift Travel Podcast is continuing its series on the Paris Olympics. This episode features a discussion with Patrick Mendes, Accor’s CEO for Europe and North Africa. Accor is an official partner for this year’s Games, as well as Europe’s largest hotel group.
As Paris gears up for the Summer Olympics, the city has been a study in contrasts. Typically busy quarters like the Marais seem quieter than usual, while others, such as the areas around the Hotel de Ville and Notre Dame, hum with activity.
I've traveled around the world, but even after a dozen visits, Paris remains my favorite city. I never tire of its cafés, restaurants, parks, or opportunities to practice my French.
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