The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, a glittering ensemble of more than 65 of the world's finest hotels and resorts in more than 26 countries around the world, launched the first ever Luxury Collection Collectors Club at the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open. Beginning today through April 6 in Key Biscayne, Florida, The Luxury Collection will host The Collectors Club, a 3,000 square foot world-class members-only VIP lounge, catering to the whims of the tournament's most discerning attendees, while taking guests on a global safari to some of hotel brand's spectacular global destinations.

Special Hotels of the World announced the opening of the luxurious new Elba Costa Ballena Hotel, in Costa de la Luz, southern Spain. Heralded as a paradise town in southern Andalusia, Costa Ballena is a purpose built resort surrounded by lakes and parkland which takes its name from an ancient story about a large whale (‘ballena’) seeking sanctuary. Now, following 22 months’ development, the luxurious Elba Costa Ballena Hotel provides a new type of sanctuary ready to welcome discerning guests to the region.