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Fairmont Catches Our Greek Island Fever

We figure you can't go too wrong opening a hotel on pretty much any Greek island. It looks like the Fairmont Hotels gang think the same because they've just announced a new property called the Fairmont Corfu Resort & Spa. No prizes for figuring out it's on the island of Corfu, okay?

Riots or not, we have faith that Greece is a great place for a relaxing vacation. Just imagine this for the setting of a resort:

Bordered by olive groves, cypress-forested areas and sandy beaches with views of the Ionian Sea and the surrounding mountains.

That's what the new Fairmont Corfu is promising and we've got to say, it sounds like something for us. The resort will be a 240-roomer with a large spa center and a choice of six spots for drinks and eats.

Only drawback? It's not even slated to open before 2012, which is a long way off. But if you're really hankering for an exotic Fairmont location, hit up the Fairmont Cairo which will open in 2010.

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