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Two Island hotels make 'Gold List'
Advertiser Staff
Four Seasons Hualalai on the Big Island and Four Seasons Lodge Lana'i at Ko'ele are among Condé Nast Traveler magazine's annual "Gold List" of the world's 700 best places to stay. The Four Seasons on Lana'i earned perfect scores of 100 for food, activities, service and design. Four Seasons Maui at Wailea on Maui also won a perfect score for service.
The complete list, which is published in the magazine's January issue, was based on data collected for the annual Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Survey, which is conducted among the magazine's subscribers.
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www.cntraveller.com/GoldList/2007New Disney tours for 2007: Adventures by Disney has expanded its guided tours with 12 new itineraries for 2007.
Tours now go to Wyoming (includes whitewater rafting on the Snake River); the American Southwest; the mid-Atlantic (includes a tour of Colonial Williamsburg); Costa Rica (includes a zip-line tour of a rainforest); Britain and France; Ireland; Austria and the Czech Republic; and various destinations in Spain and Italy.
In London, the Disney tour visits Buckingham Palace and has backstage access to the production of "Mary Poppins"; in Vienna, there is a private marionette show, and in Spain, a flamenco performance.
The weeklong trips begin in March continuing through the summer, with a few in the fall. Rates: For two adults with two children, 14 or younger, the cost for the family of four to share one room is $8,000 to $12,000. Prices include accommodations, tours, activities, local transportation, and some meals, but do not include airfare. www.AdventuresbyDisney.com, (866) 242-8740 or (877) 728-7282.
New passport regulations: New rules will require all air travelers to the United States to have a passport by Jan. 23, including U.S. residents and citizens returning home by air from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. It normally takes six to eight weeks to obtain a passport, or about two weeks if you're willing to pay for expedited service. If you need to obtain or renew a passport, go to http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html or the Travel Industry Association's www.getapassportnow.com.
Passport fees are $97 for adults, $82 for children under 16. Processing normally takes six to eight weeks. Information: (877) 487-2778.
