Global Connect Montenegro launches James Bond programme

Enjoy an evening of glamour & gambling at Casino Royale in Montenegro where guests will be served martinis by beautiful Bond Girls while bluffing their way to fortune at the card table. Absorb yourself into the world of sophistication as you mingle with spies and millionaires.

We prepare an active day for guests in the Bay of Kotor where they have to complete various missions, gathering items and money in preparation for an evening of high stakes gambling.

International attention and individual attraction are apparent within the tourism community and mainstream culture. This is evident in the newest installment to the James Bond franchise entitled Casino Royale, in which the intriguing and enthralling name of Montenegro is chosen for the main sequence of the film. Portraying it as a gambling paradise, untouched and unspoiled haven for the elite. Their views are on track with the direction Montenegro is taking.

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Boutique Hotel Bellevue opens in Dubrovnik

The recently renovated Hotel Bellevue, located in the vicinity of the Old Town of Dubrovnik, offers a completely new experience of glamour, luxury and authentic beauty. More than EUR 20 million has been invested in the transformation of this former two-star hotel into a luxurious five-star plus hotel. It has a spectacular cliff top setting 30 metres above the Miramare Bay, a secluded sandy cove between the Old Town of Dubrovnik and the Lapad peninsula. Below the property is their private beach - a corner of paradise in the Adriatic. The hotel has an unusual chic style with a discreet and unpretentious feel. It offers 93 luxurious rooms comprised of 80 standard, 12 exclusive suites and the 'Lovor' royal suite. Imaginative food and an outstanding international cuisine are the main features of the fine-dining restaurant Vapor.

In early December 2006, the luxurious Hotel Bellevue welcomed its first guests, thus commencing a soft opening period of operations.

Source: http://hotel-bellevue.hr/

Aman Resorts signs contract for city-hotel in Montenegro

After more than one year of negotiations on a long-term lease of hotels St. Stefan, Miloćer and Queen's Beach, Aman Resorts from Singapore has finally signed the contract in Podgorica this month. This luxury resort chain shall pay EUR 1.6 million rent for St. Stefan and Miloćer and EUR 500,000 for Queen's Beach, with investments of at least EUR 40 million. During the first year of reconstruction the annual rent will be EUR 1.96 million, then afterwards it will increase to 2.1 million. After several years it will rise further, not only as a result of harmonization with the inflation rate, but also because the contract stipulates for payment of ten percent of all income if that amount exceeds EUR 2.1 million.

Aman has agreed to take over all 220 employees from the three hotels. They also intend to reconstruct and modernize St. Stefan and Miloćer, while the hotel on Queen's Beach shall be torn down and a new, exclusive property built.

"Aman will return the former shine to Sveti Stefan and (give it) a leading position in the tourism of the Mediterranean", said Adrian Zecha, head of the Aman Resorts board of directors after the signing.

Source: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/

Visit us at IMEX 2007 in Frankfurt, stand F480

Global Connect Ltd. will be exhibiting this year at IMEX in Franfurt Germany, under the Montenegro National Tourist Office (NTO) pavilion. The growing importance of this worldwide exhibition is apparent within the C&I industry, and we wish to make our presence in Montenegro known as this is the first time marina; and an 18-hole golf course. Porto Mariccio Resort, which is being developed by the real-estate investment firm AB Maris, will be situated between the town of Rovinj and Pula, and near the archipelago of the Brijuni Islands.

The Croatian government applauded such investment and encourages other investors with a multiple-approach, such as golf courses combined with hotels and other facilities.

Montenegro has been within our scope for many years now, since first establishing our company in Croatia in 2002. Now that the infrastructure has improved, high quality service providers are available, new hotels properties are completed and more planned; we feel its the right time to promote, sell, and deliver the newest destination in the world to our discerning clients. For full sample proposals, images and general information about Montenegro, please feel free to contact us.

Source: http://imex-frankfurt.com/

Jack Nicklaus to design his first course in Croatia

Jack Nicklaus and the world's leading golf course design firm were chosen to bring to life the first integrated resort in Croatia to consist of a luxury hotel that will include a spa, wellness center and meeting facilities; a variety of residential offerings totaling more than 460 units; a 350-berth marina; and an 18-hole golf course. Porto Mariccio Resort, which is being developed by the real-estate investment firm AB Maris, will be situated between the town of Rovinj and Pula, and near the archipelago of the Brijuni Islands.

The Croatian government applauded such investment and encourages other investors with a multiple-approach, such as golf courses combined with hotels and other facilities.

There are 23 golf courses planned in Croatia, 14 of which will be in Istria. The head of tourism in Istria, Denis Ivošević, sees great development to the country's future and emphasizes that those 14 courses are either being planned or developed.

Source: http://nicklaus.com/