Aquapura Douro Valley, located in Douro Valley, Portugal, is celebrating the upcoming Christmas holiday with a “Tis the Season” package. The Douro region’s magical winter beauty and rolling hills lined with vineyards provides the perfect setting for a family holiday or a couple’s getaway.

In celebration of the New Year, Elegant Hotels Group-Barbados announced the “Suite Sale” at The House, featuring reduced rates on garden view, ocean view, and luxury ocean view one-bedroom suites.

Sandals Resorts will debut a new wedding initiative to connect with brides and honeymooners on a personal level, further enhancing the company’s current Wedding Moons program.

Sofitel Luxury Hotels revealed its strategic plan to elevate the brand into the premium-end of the international luxury hotel market. The brand aims to become a new global reference in international luxury hotels between now and 2010, and will become the first European luxury hotel brand.

Sandals Resorts is recreating the honeymoon experience for anniversary couples with the introduction of the Everlasting Honeymoon.

As the year winds down, The Reefs Resort in Bermudas is gearing up to expand its facilities as part of the celebrations to mark its 60th anniversary. A new kitchen and redesigned restaurants, Grill 56 and Ocean Echo, will be the result of the improvements.