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luxury travel

By: One&Only Palmilla

AN EXCLUSIVE HIDEAWAY FOR FILM STARS AND JET SETTERS, THIS
LAVISH MEXICO RESORT IS A HAVEN OF REFINED TRANQUILITY WITH

             A PLAYFUL TWIST OF ENERGY AND INNOVATION.

One&Only Palmilla is a verdant oasis at the       primary characteristic is its legacy, and for   Upon taking the helm at One&Only Palmilla,
tip of the Baja Peninsula where mountain and      many, ‘the sense of coming home’ comments       Bowling created a new department of Guest
desert greet the sea. The idyllic setting of Old  Peter Bowling.                                  Experiences to enhance guest fulfillment. He
Mexico with its red-tiled roofs, whitewashed      Bowling is the Managing Director of             notes Palmilla is ‘not just so cookie cutter that
walls, and spectacular fountains is quietly       One&Only Palmilla. He comes to the area with    you check in and check out’, adding, “here,
nestled amidst swaying palms and tropical         26 years of experience in international luxury  it is whatever you want when you want it.” It
blooms that kiss the air with their fragrance     service. His exquisite skills have been honed   is where wishes are indulged with exquisite
amongst meandering paths to the seashore.         in England, Barbados, Mustique and Antigua.     perfection and dreams are fulfilled.
One of the original escapes for the rich and      In Los Cabos, he spent five years with Capella
famous since the 1950’s, One&Only Palmilla’s      prior to arriving at One&Only in 2012.

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