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Lizard Island Resort Stockpiles Awards in First Half of 2012 Travel + Leisure, Forbes and various international groups have recognized the Delaware North-owned and -operated property

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Aug. 28, 2012) – Located off the northern coast of Australia, of the Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island Resort is a spectacular island setting not known to many. However, with all of the honors garnered so far in 2012, more and more travelers are learning about this ultimate getaway location owned and operated by Delaware North Companies.

Below is the recognition garnered by Lizard Island – and its pristine beaches, luxury accommodations and variety of offerings – so far this year.

Travel + Leisure – Every year, the hospitality industry anxiously waits for Travel + Leisure to publish its ‘World’s Best Awards’, which are chosen by T + L readers ranking their favorite hotels, destinations, and travel companies. In 2012, Lizard Island Resort made the prestigious ‘Best Hotels’ list, coming in at No. 25. The voters were clearly impressed with Delaware North’s residences and friendly service out on the Great Barrier Reef. ”Open-plan suites are done up in the blues and whites of the sea, with hammocks and decks discreetly hidden from view,” said the article. “Count on sunset cruises, torchlight beach dinners, and a staff that will do anything to please.”

Forbes – Hayley Bosch, an editor for Forbes Travel Guide, listed Lizard Island among her ‘Top 10 Beach Resorts around the World’ in July. The Australian destination stood out to Bosch for its “seemingly untouched” appearance, easy access to a multitude of beaches and world-famous diving sites such as Cod Hole. Lizard Island was called out in this article with a number of other luxury resorts, including the St. Regis Bora Bora and Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea.

Australian Gourmet Traveler – In the sixth year of the Australian Gourmet Traveler ‘Travel Awards’, Lizard Island was not only named reader’s choice for ‘Best Resort or Lodge’ but also received the most votes of any finalist. The property learned of this honor on May 29 during a dinner at the Park Hyatt Sydney. Lizard Island Resort is also a finalist in the annual HM Awards for Hotel & Accommodation Excellence competition. The HM Awards are the leading awards for the accommodation industry in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific region. This year, Lizard Island had to beat out a record 2300 entries just to make it as a finalist in the ‘Resort’ category. The Delaware North-owned and –operated property will find out if it is taking home the ultimate prize in its division on Sept. 7 at a gala dinner in Sydney, Australia.

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Amanpulo is an exclusive island-resort in the Pamalican Island in Palawan, Philippines. It is owned by 7 Seas Resort, Inc., a joint venture between the Aboitiz, Soriano and the Aman Resorts group. The resort is majority-owned by the Aboitiz and Soriano group and minority-owned by the Aman Resorts. The Philippine Constitution does not allow 100% ownership of foreigners on businesses in the Philippines. The name Amanpulo came from Aman which is Sanskrit for peace and pulo means island in Tag-alog. The twinning of the two words results in the coining of “Amanpulo “or” Peace Island in reference to the tranquil island of Pamalican.

Facilities

Airstrip
Access to the resort from Manila is through Ninoy Aquino International Airport where private charter airlines operate. The resort however is serviced by Island Aviation of the Soriano group. Private charter airline may however provide flight to the island through its private airstrip.

Villas and Casitas
The resort has luxurious villas and casitas for visitors, each with its own buggy for hopping on the island.

Popularity
The resort is popularly perceived as an expensive holiday destination exclusively for the elite travelers such as celebrities, businessmen, and politicians who wants total privacy on their vacations. Stars like Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and Robert De Niro have been reported to be on the resort. Resort management however, never confirm such reports though air transport officials would only say that international celebrities and well known businessmen fly to the private resort without confirming their names. The resort grabbed media attention when a construction worker died on the barracks of the resort and was flown to Manila without clearance and coordination from authorities. The resort refused to issue official statements on the incident. The media frenzy died without a clear picture of what had happened on the victim.

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Foreign Study

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN STUDY, INC. (AIFS) and its family of companies organizes cultural exchange programs throughout the world for more than 50,000 students each year and arranges insurance coverage for our own participants as well as participants of other organizations. The group, a privately owned U.S. corporation with wholly owned overseas subsidiaries, has annual revenues in excess of $130 million. Since our founding in 1964, more than a million students and teachers have participated in AIFS programs worldwide. The opportunity and need for enhanced global understanding is greater now than ever. AIFS is proud to serve this end through the programs described. Our programs teach young people from all over the world to understand each other’s qualities, their similarities and differences. AIFS program participants learn vital language skills as well as the ability to function in different cultures. We provide our program participants with the educational edge they need to succeed in a highly competitive, diverse and interdependent world. As we enter the 21st century, we look back proudly on nearly four decades of service to individuals and institutions concerned with educational and cultural exchange. We look forward to the future and to a world that shares a common global vision of peace and prosperity.