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The event, part of the Forbes Five Star, AAA Five Diamond Inn’s monthly “Wines of the World” series, begins at 6:30 p.m. with a 12-wine tasting and a large cheese and charcuterie selection.

Innisbrook, a Salamander Golf & Spa Resort and a Preferred Hotel member since April 2009, received Preferred’s prestigious Pineapple Award and was additionally singled out for exemplary efforts in not one qualifying category, but all three: community, philanthropy and the environment.

Woodlands Inn has once again retained the highest awards bestowed on the travel and dining industries. The Forbes (formerly Mobil) Travel Guide bestowed upon Woodlands its Five Star Award for both accommodations and dining for the seventh consecutive year. The American Automobile Association has again awarded Woodlands its Five Diamond rating for lodging and dining for the 14th consecutive year.

Salamander Hospitality has increased its travel agent commission program to 20 percent at Woodlands Inn near Charleston, SC, and Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club near Tampa Bay, FL. The offer is applicable to the best available rates on new bookings that stay before April 30, 2010.

Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club invites area families to enjoy its new Halloween event – The First Annual Haunted Hollow. This new experience, which helps raise money for area schools, will take place at the resort’s popular Loch Ness Monster Pool complex from 6-10 p.m. on the evenings of Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31.

LPGA and World Golf Hall of Famers Amy Alcott, Pat Bradley, JoAnne Carner, Betsy King and Patty Sheehan will headline the Legends Tour Open Championship November 20-22, 2009. In addition to the five Hall of Famers, 34 other LPGA Superstars such as Rosie Jones, Nancy Scranton and Jan Stephenson are confirmed to tee it up on Innisbrook Resort and Club’s Island Course to compete for a $300,000 purse in The Legends Tour’s first major.

Press Release: Although slight consolation for missing out on the 1999 British Open Championship, the Frenchman has claimed top spot in an online poll about famous sporting mishaps. The tongue-in-cheek contest was created by Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club to celebrate National Mulligan Day on October 17, a zany holiday that honors the unofficial but regular practice of golfers hitting two shots but counting only one.

Press Release: The 36-hole tournament, the first major featured on The Legends Tour, will feature a $300,000 purse and host some of the greatest female golfers of all time. Player commitments are scheduled for release later in October.

Press Release: Anyone looking to score points with their mother-in-law should consider sending them to Woodlands Inn in October. The property, near historic Charleston, is offering a Mother-in-Law Day package to celebrate a quirky October 25 holiday.

Press Release: To celebrate the zany holiday, Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, managed by Salamander Hospitality, is offering its guests their very own mulligan. On October 17, anyone playing one of the resort’s four golf courses – including the PGA TOUR Copperhead Course – will get to play the same course again for free.