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In the News (Fri 10 Jul 09)

  
  Tamarind Beach Hotel, Canouan Island, The Grenadines - main page. The Hotel and Yacht Club.
Canouan is one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean.
With a total of three square miles, Canouan Island is one of the larger of the 32 islands that comprise St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Canouan is accessible via regularly scheduled flights to and from St. Vincent on Air Mustique and S.V.G. Air.
www.yachtcharterclub.com /tamarind.htm   (596 words)

  
 Canouan Island, Heart of The Grenadines - Villa Monte Carlo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Canouan Resorts Development (CRD), the island’s project developer, contracted a 99-year lease with the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the development of 1,200 acres on the northern end of Canouan Island and began development in 1994.
The resort is scheduled to re-open in mid-2004 as the Raffles Resort at Canouan Island, The Grenadines.
American Airlines is already established with Canouan as part of its network, and for the best sailing facility, we sought out The Moorings as one of the top charter-yacht companies in the world.
www.canouan.com /casino/news   (694 words)

  
 Canouan Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A barrier reef runs along the Atlantic side of the dry Canouan Island.
It is outlined with rounded hills beneath the “Maho”, a 900-foot tall Mount Mahoult, which is, recorded the highest point on the island.
Two bays, Glossy and Friendship, separate the southern side of the Canouan Island.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canouan_Island   (376 words)

  
 Canouan
The community of Canouan also has plenty to say about the positive and beneficial results that have already been introduced and are excited about future plans.
The island of Canouan is about to become big news with the grand opening of Raffles Resort Canouan Island in July, and the unveiling of TRUMP Island Villas later in the year.
Canouan Resorts Development (CRD) has brought together a unique collaboration of high-profile partners to turn Canouan Island, one of the last undeveloped islands in the Caribbean, into a major, multi-faceted vacation destination.
www.svgair.com /canouan.html   (2475 words)

  
 Geographical Profile of Canouan: SVG
Canouan is a quiet, peaceful, crescent-shaped island located 25 miles south of St. Vincent.
The main anchorage is in Grand Bay, where the jetty is located, while the airport is about a mile to the west.
Canouan's main attraction is its exceptional long, sandy beaches, several of which are reef-protected, and good for swimming and snorkelling.
www.visitsvg.com /intro/isl/can.html   (100 words)

  
 Raffles signs agreement to operate a luxury resort on Canouan Island. ~ Thursday, 21st August 2003 from 4Hoteliers
The contract for Raffles Resort Canouan Island, The Grenadines is yet another important step in furthering the Group's strategic objectives of expanding its geographical footprint and pursuing asset light growth in gateway destinations.
Canouan Island, in the heart of The Grenadines, is an unspoiled and virtually undiscovered island in the Caribbean.
Canouan Resorts Development Ltd. ("CRD") is Canouan Island's project developer and owner of Raffles Resort Canouan Island, The Grenadines.
www.4hoteliers.com /4hots_nshw.php?mwi=764   (835 words)

  
 Beachfront Land For Sale in St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Canouan Island, Beachfront Lot, Trump Golf! - Viviun the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Canouan Island is a lush tropical paradise in the southern Caribbean with wide, white sandy beaches, crystal clear & calm blue waters, lush, green hilly terrain, and one of the longest natural reefs in the Caribbean that teems with brightly colored aquatic life.
Canouan is located directly south of Mustique Island, infamous retreat for rock stars & British royalty, and immediately north of the Tobago Cays, a marine park containing some of the most beautiful snorkeling and diving waters on the planet.
With its quiet exclusivity and world-class amenities, Canouan has also attracted the attention of the Trump Organization which recently signed a deal with the Island's primary developers to build and sell 130 luxury villas on the Raffles Resort’s grounds.
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 Raffles Makes Caribbean Debut With Grand Opening of Raffles Resort Canouan Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
CANOUAN ISLAND, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, Caribbean, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Raffles Resort Canouan Island held its official grand opening this weekend, introducing one of the world's most prestigious luxury hotel brands to the Caribbean.
Located in the heart of the Grenadines on the exclusive island of Canouan, the new resort is Singapore-based Raffles International's first venture in the Caribbean.
Unspoiled and virtually undiscovered, Canouan Island is located in the heart of the Grenadines, less than eight miles south of Mustique and 110 miles west of Barbados.
www.forrelease.com /D20041122/nym006.P2.11192004135411.04782.html   (982 words)

  
 The Grenadines
One of the most popular beaches on the island is on the eastern coast at Macaroni Bay, while the western coast is perfect for snorkeling at Lagoon Bay, Britannia Bay and Endeavour Bay.
TOBAGO CAYS: South of Canouan are the Tobago Cays, numerous islets guarded by some of the most spectacular reefs in the world.
CANOUAN: Canouan is a dry island of rounded hills with a barrier reef that runs along the Atlantic side of the island.
www.wiol.com /st-vincent/grenadines.html   (543 words)

  
 Caribbean Travel News - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Brad Beaty - Raffles Canouan
Raffles Canouan opened its doors on November 1 2004 and since then the resort has been firing on all cylinders.
Raffles Canouan is clearly the best spa in the Caribbean — not only in setting but also in intensity of the treatments.
“Canouan is the vision of Swiss-Italian banker Antonio Saladino - (the resort stretches 300 acres including the golf course) — initially he planned to develop on Mustique but as fate would have it he looked over and saw Canouan and saw more potential here.
www.breakingtravelnews.com /article/20050302163749924   (803 words)

  
 Canouan Island, St Vincent Cheap Hotels Motels - hotel and motel rooms and reservations available in Canouan Island, St ...
Canouan Island, St Vincent is a great place to stay in a hotel or rent a car.
Situated about one hundred miles west of Barbados, and nestled between St Lucia to the north and Grenada to the south, the string of islands known collectively as St Vincent and the Grenadines may be physically close together, but vary enormously in character, terrain and appeal.
Click on a hotel or motel name from the list of hotels and motels available in Canouan Island, St Vincent to find hotel and motel reservations that are available at this location.
www.eztrip.com /CANOUAN-ISLAND_VC_INTL.html   (391 words)

  
 Canouan Beach Hotel Canouan, St. Vincent & Grenadines - Canouan Beach Hotel Group Booking Reservation Meetings ...
The Canouan Beach Hotel is the perfect place to hold a corporate event such as; team building, sales meetings, board of director meetings, or just corporate hospitality.
A Canouan Beach Hotel conference center is one of many conference centers in Canouan, St. Vincent and Grenadines.
A Canouan Beach Hotel wedding reception is a party where guests come to celebrate the marriage of the bride and groom.
www.meetingforce.com /canouan-beach-hotel-22h535.html   (771 words)

  
 Luxury Hotels Of The World at The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd: Online Hotel Reservations, Leading Hotel Resort, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Raffles Resort Canouan Island is located on Canouan Island in the heart of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean.
The resort is set on 300 acres of a 1,200 acre private estate featuring three secluded white sand beaches, all surrounded by one of the world’s largest coral reefs.
A full range of activities, based around Canouan's miles of white sand and clear water will be available for the sports orientated guest.
www.lhw.com /property.aspx?propertyid=377   (979 words)

  
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Canouan is a small, dry island with fine beaches and a barrier reef with lagoon on the windward side.
Beaches at Glossy Bay and Friendship Bay in the south are fine white sand with a marvelous view over the remainder of the southern Grenadines.
Visitors to Canouan enjoy a quiet, secluded island holiday in one of the most beautiful surroundings in the Caribbean.
www.scubasvg.com /activ/activCanouan.html   (243 words)

  
 Travelogue from Canouan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Canouan is located only 11 miles south of the more famous MUSTIQUE, where friends of mine, like Mick Jagger, David Bowie and Raquel Welch have their "small but cousy" summer houses.
But, I didn't have time to visit all of them, so to avoid offending the rest, I skipped the whole island, and invited them to a long wanted re-union at the Tamarind Beach Hotel, Canouan.
The northern half of Canouan is bought by Italian developers.
www.home.no /aquata/wi_ww_canouan.htm   (166 words)

  
 Canouan Island's Carenage Bay Resort & Golf Club at grenadines.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
We will be taking the resort to a higher level in standard of facilities and services in keeping with the original vision for Carenage Bay.
We will miss not having your clients at Carenage Bay, but for your clients who want to return to Canouan or those that want to discover our island for the first time, I would like to recommend our sister resort Tamarind Beach Hotel.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and we look forward to welcoming your clients to Carenage Bay in the coming year.
www.grenadines.net /canouan/carenagebooking.html   (289 words)

  
 Canouan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Travel, Hotel, Restaurant and Activities Guide - Caribe Resource
Canouan is the location of the Raffles Resort (developed jointly by Raffles International and Trump Hotels and Casinos, which manages the casino at the resort).
Canouan has some really exceptional beaches and the high point of the island, Mount Royal (877 feet) provides a panoramic view.
Canouan Airport (CIW), located on the south coast, was extended to handle American Eagle service from San Juan and Barbados, SVG Air and Mustique Airways also provide inter-island service
www.cariberesource.com /stvincent/canouan.html   (333 words)

  
 Raffles International Opens Raffles Canouan Island, an Ultra-luxury Resort in Grenadines, W.I. / August 2004
Raffles Resort Canouan Island (formerly The Carenage Bay Club), located in The Grenadines, a hundred miles (161 kilometres) west of Barbados, is the perfect hideaway for a serious indulgent, romantic holiday.
Raffles Resort Canouan Island is set on 300 acres of a 1,200-acre private estate surrounded by green hills, secluded white beaches and the Caribbean Sea.
Mr Louis Sailer, General Manager of Raffles Resort Canouan Island added, “Raffles hotels and resorts are well-known not only for its excellent quality of service, but also the warm and generous staff who pay attention to every detail.
www.hotel-online.com /News/PR2004_3rd/Aug04_CanouanRaffles.html   (833 words)

  
 Canouan : Introduction | Frommers.com
Vincent and the Grenadines > The Grenadines > Canouan > Introduction
In the shape of a half circle, Canouan rises from its sandy beaches to the 240m (787-ft.) high peak of Mount Royal in the north, where you'll find unspoiled forests of white cedar.
Only 6km by 2km (3 3/4 by 1 1/4 miles), Canouan is surrounded by long ribbons of absolutely gorgeous powdery white-sand beaches and blue lagoons.
www.frommers.com /destinations/canouan/2398010001.html   (214 words)

  
 Canouan, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
When a hurricane devastated most of the plantation in 1921 and Henry Snagg died in 1924 the population of 700 was left to fend for itself by farming, fishing and some worked in the then only hotel, Canouan Beach Hotel.
Recently the north of the island has been sold to a development company which has done much to improve the infrastructure of Canouan and built the luxury Carenage resort, 18 hole golf course and casino.
The airport has been enlarged permitting easy access to the island by American Eagle.
www.islandtimeholidays.com /canouan.htm   (184 words)

  
 Raffles Resort Canouan, Canouan Island
Flights from major cities on American Airlines, Air Jamaica and Air Canada from Toronto with daily connections to Canouan on Mustique Airways and TIA.
British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and BWIA from London with daily connections to Canouan on Mustique Airways and TIA.
Canouan Airport transfers are provided and guests are met on arrival by a representative and escorted to the resort.
www.wiol.com /st-vincent/carenagebay/map.html   (138 words)

  
 Caribbean Net News: Canouan Island plays a Trump card
NEW YORK, USA: Donald J. Trump and Canouan Resorts Development Ltd. (CRD) have announced that Mr.
Trump will be developing luxury villas and estate properties on Canouan Island, and Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, Inc. (THCR) will manage the operations at the island's casino.
CRD, the island's project developer, contracted a 99-year lease with the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the development of 1,200 acres on the northern end of Canouan Island and began development in 1994.
www.caribbeannetnews.com /2003/11/22/trump.htm   (710 words)

  
 Canouan: Raffles Resort Canouan Island - Traveler Reviews - Heaven on Earth - TripAdvisor
I was on Canouan in early November '04 and enjoyed the facilities one afternoon for $85.00US.
While on Canouan I stayed with one of the original decendants of Mr.
Canouan: Raffles Resort Canouan Island: "Definitely #1 in the Caribbean"
tripadvisor.com /ShowUserReviews-g147379-d209609-r2870205-Raffles_Resort_Canouan...   (1347 words)

  
 Raffles Resort Canouan Island - The Grenadines, Carribean
One defining difference at Raffles Resort Canouan Island is the size of the accommodations.
Each of our guestrooms have an area of no less than 600 square feet and all have private covered patios or terraces with comfortable lounge chairs and views overlooking the beach and sea.
Designed to resemble the original colonial architecture of Raffles Hotel in Singapore, the single level luxury villa will also have a loft which can be used for recreation or as a work-area, open air corridors to each bedroom, and a butler pantry.
www.honeymoonislands.com /destinations/caribbean/luxury_resorts/canouan_grenadines/resorts/raffles/villas.htm   (371 words)

  
 SVG AIR: Specializing in flights to Mustique Barbados The Grenadines Canouan Bequia Union Island and any island in the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It is an island oriented to the sea, retaining age-old traditions of boat building, whaling and fishing.
Measuring 3 miles by 1 mile, Canouan claims some of the best beaches in the entire Caribbean - long ribbons of powder-white sands, wide shallows and coral.
Numerous islets south of Canouan, guarded by some of the most spectacular coral reefs in the world.
www.svgair.net   (480 words)

  
 .:: Worldwide Spa Review Magazine ::.
The new Raffles Resort Canouan Island, which held its soft opening this summer, weathered the storm with surprisingly little damage.
The reception area and hillside suite were finished in October, and the over-water rooms are expected to be completed shortly thereafter.
Raffles Resort Canouan Island is set on its own private 1,200 acres of land surrounded by green hills, secluded white beaches and the Caribbean Sea.
www.spareviewmag.com /04/skinny2.html   (3973 words)

  
 Newsletter OnCourse Living: News Item for Trump and Canouan Resorts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
NEW YORK, NY -- Donald J. Trump and Canouan Resorts Development, Ltd. (CRD) have announced that Mr.
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 Raffles Resort Canouan Island, Heart of The Grenadines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Raffles Resort Canouan Island's Raffles Amrita Spa and Trump International Golf Club has been named Best of the Best Spa and Best Golf Course respectively in the 17th annual Best of the Best list in Robb Report.
The Robb Report is a US magazine which is regarded as the foremost authority on the lifestyle that encapsulates all the elements of luxurious living.
The World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate the enormous achievements to be found in all sectors of the global travel industry.
www.rafflescanoan.com /news   (152 words)

  
 Canouan Resorts Development Turning The Island of Canouan Into a Major Destination Resort / February 2004
Canouan Resorts Development Turning The Island of Canouan Into a Major Destination Resort / February 2004
February 9, 2004 - The island of Canouan is about to become big news with the grand opening of Raffles Resort Canouan Island in July, and the unveiling of TRUMP Island Villas later in the year.
Donald Trump Joins Raffles Hotels in the Development of Canouan Island as a Luxury Destination / November 2003
www.hotel-online.com /News/PR2004_1st/Feb04_Canouan.html   (861 words)

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