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...site opened under Wyndham's management wyndham.com in February after the owner's 15-year struggle against not-in-my-backyarders and the logistical challenges of building a 42-acre, 156-unit resort on a remote former sugar plantation. Located on the northern shore, the Wyndham is the only resort of its size on the island. It offers a conference and banquet room for 180 people and plans to add a casino, spa and dive shop. Rooms, which range from $250 to $500, are luxurious if scarcely distinguishable from what you might find, say, on Grand Cayman...
...touristy destination but you don't need to be oppressed by the numbers, particularly in the south. Committed party animals who flock to North Goa have a wide choice of places to stay, starting from a few dollars a night. There are also some beautiful resort-style bungalows, such as the Taj Holiday Village, tel: (91-832) 247 9123, near the moated ruins of Fort Aguada and overlooking the mouth of the Mandovi River...
...Park Hyatt Goa, tel: (91-832) 272 1234, on Arossim beach, South Goa, is one of the best new resorts in Asia. It takes an established vacation concept?the holiday village?and breathes sparkling life into it, with innovative architecture and an unusual array of activities. This is essentially a luxurious recreation of an Indo-Portuguese town, and is as colorful and entertaining as a Bollywood set, laid out around what the hotel claims is the largest swimming pool in India. Immediately adjacent to the Park Hyatt (and rather easier on the wallet) is the Kenilworth Beach Resort...
...something of an institution, setting the benchmark for opulence in Goa for many years before the arrival of slicker competition. Its palatial lobby is still impressive, though some say the standard of service has fallen off in recent times. Take note though: Aman, the Singapore-based resort chain, just took over the running of the property and has plans to upgrade...
...Chinese police have revealed details of what they are calling the largest theft of cultural artifacts in the history of the People's Republic?and the heist was allegedly an inside job. Li Haitao, who was head of security at the Waibamiao museum complex in the northeastern Chinese resort town of Chengde, has been accused of carting off 158 ancient relics, some of which ended up on the black market and at the Christie's auction house in Hong Kong, according to police. (Christie's says it researched ownership and found no evidence that the pieces were stolen...