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HUKA LODGE Taupo’s exclusive Huka Lodge has yet again excelled
on the world stage, receiving global recognition as
SHINES ON the Number One Resort Hotel in Australia and New
WORLD STAGE Zealand in Travel & Leisure magazine’s 2018 World’s
Best Awards.
And as one of the globe’s most impressive and inspiring
properties, Huka Lodge has also been acknowledged
as Number 25 in the Top 100 Hotels Overall category.
Since Huka Lodge was founded in 1924, it has
been consistently rated as a favourite destination
for discerning travellers from every corner of the
globe. Over the years Huka Lodge has welcomed
over half a million guests into its 25 guest suites
and private cottages.
The property recently announced an all-new series
of unique experiences including exclusive dining
collaborations and ski packages.

THE ROYAL HAWAIIAN
INTRODUCES THE BAR
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Sixty-five years after bringing the It features three veteran mixologists, opened at the Royal Hawaiian in 1953.
original Mai Tai Bar to the world, The including Robert “Sully” Sullivan, Ryan Victor Bergeron, who is credited with
Royal Hawaiian, a luxury Collection Tanji and Alicia Yamachika. Among the inventing the Mai Tai in 1944, created a
Resort, continues to set the bar with the signature drinks served are the Daiquiri recipe for The Royal Hawaiian’s Mai Tai
introduction of The Bar at Azure. The made fromAzure’s own rum from Kō Hana Bar using pineapple juice instead of the
beachfront Pink Palace of the Pacific Rum near the north shore of Oahu, as original lime juice.
now features a renovated bar with an well as the new Royal Sunset made with In other Royal Hawaiian news, the
expanded seating area and an all-new a variety of ingredients such as Maker’s
cocktail menu that pays homage to the Mark, lilikoi (yellow passionfruit), citrus culinary excellence of the hotel is
underpinned by the appointment of
hotel’s exceptional history. and bitters.
Shingo Katsura, who has returned home
The Bar at Azure offers expertly mixed The Bar at Azure is a complement to to his native islands as chef de cuisine at
craft cocktails and private-label spirits. its older sibling, the Mai Tai Bar, which Azure Restaurant.

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