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November 05, 2009

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Benjamin A. Loomis

I couldn't agree more. As President of a new resort development firm, our entire company concept is based on serving the customer values of environmental and social responsibility, and that getting close to nature is actually a luxurious customer benefit. Our company blog has lots of posts on this subject: www.islapaleque.com/blog.

Design Workshop is working on the site plan for what we think is a perfect example; our new resort project, The Resort at Isla Palenque. Detailed site plans will be available early next year, but you can get an pretty good idea of what we're planning here: www.IslaPalenque.com.

Thanks again for the great piece.
Ben Loomis, President
Amble Resorts

Daniel Cranney

This is a compelling article that articulates the current trend in tourism. Something caused a shift in the marketplace for vacationers to prefer "experience-rich" locations over traditional sexy beach destinations. Sometimes less is more--great sentiment!

Our project (in Panama) has had to pursue a strategy that focuses on natural amenities like hiking and learning about tropical gardens; as well, we started a low-cost surf lodge accommodation. A few years ago, mixing high end Villas with a surf lodge would have been strange, things have changed. The trend is that travelers prefer culture, socializing, community, activity and volunteer opportunities over those traditional luxury amenities of the past.

Daniel Cranney
Vice President
Red Frog Beach
Bocas Del Toro Panama
www.redfrogbeach.com

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