Dreaming About Owning Real Estate in Costa Rica? To those of you who have been dreaming of one day retiring here, owning real estate or simply spending more time in Costa Rica, the following is an informative and factual representation of life in this magnificent paradise. As one who has lived in many exotic destinations, I can […]

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Aqua-Aston Hospitality Adds Botánika Resort Costa Rica to its Management Portfolio Honolulu-based company signed management contracts for Crocodile Bay Resort and Botánika Osa Peninsula, Curio Collection by Hilton September 07, 2017 02:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time HONOLULU–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aqua-Aston Hospitality, a leading hotel and resort management group and an operating business of ILG (Nasdaq: ILG), announced […]

1,370 Hotels Will Now Participate, including All 750 Properties in Its All Suites Brands; Program Has Already Donated more than Four Million Bars of Soap This information originated in American English. Download Hi-Resolution Version for Print Media Photo Caption MCLEAN, Va. – Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced that all 750 properties across its All Suites […]

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Mark Wang, president and CEO of Hilton Grand Vacations, said the building will support Hawaii’s tourism industry by creating loyal travelers. “We will end up having more than 20,000 new owners and repeat travelers to Hawaii that will spend millions of dollars in food, beverage and retail,” Wang told Pacific Business News. “The state will […]

Sportfishing Calendar

January

Tuna, marlin and dorado taper off. Number of sailfish begins to increase.

February

Prime time for sailfish. Occassional marlin, tuna or dorado.

March

Prime time for sailfish.

April

Sailfish numbers drop mid-April and some marlin begin to appear.

May

Slower for billfish. Typically we start seeing schools of spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.

June

Slower for billfish. Spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.

July

Marlin begin to appear. A chance for black marlin as well as blues and striped marlin. A chance for tuna.

August

Marlin and tuna.

September

Slower for billfish. A chance for tuna and dorado.

October

Dorado begin to appear in numbers with marlin close behind.

November

A mixed bag of dorado, marlin and some big tuna.

December

Marlin, dorado, tuna and sailfish are all possibilities.