Meetings & Events: What’s New Across Opal for 2025
With exciting expansions and a focus on creating memorable retreats, 2025 is the year to plan your transformative gathering at one of Opal’s 28 resorts and hotels.
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A Tale of Two Historic Hotels & Their Unique Reinventions
On opposite coasts, two new Opal Collection additions are taking opposite approaches to history. One reinterprets the past through new construction. The other preserves a storied legacy through thoughtful reinvention.
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Best Family Beach Resorts in Florida
Planning a family beach vacation to Florida? From morning splash time to sunset s’mores, Opal Collection offers a variety of beach resorts up and down the coast that take the hassle out of family vacations.
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Why Mount Desert Island Was Voted America’s Favorite Island
It wasn’t a tropical escape that scored number one in the “Top 15 Islands in the Continental U.S.” list in Travel + Leisure’s 2025 World’s Best Awards. It was a lobster-claw-shaped piece of land off the craggy coast of Downeast Maine.
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A Coveted Coastal New England Road Trip
The beauty of a multi-day, 220-mile road trip up the craggy coast from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Bar Harbor, Maine isn’t just the plethora of enticing pit stops along the route – from high culture to scenic coves. It’s also the way that Opal properties serve as your easy and convenient overnight waypoints for piecing together one epic coastal cruise.
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Must-See Clearwater Florida Attractions You Never Knew About
Think you’ve experienced all of Clearwater Beach? This list of hidden gems might make you think again.
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6 Best Crystal-Clear Water Beaches in Florida that Rival the Caribbean
You don’t need a passport to frolic in the blue waves identical to what you’d find in everyone’s favorite tropical sea. You just need these favorite Florida beaches.
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10 Experiences to Level Up Your Next Opal Escape
Opal Collection resorts and hotels are more than just luxurious places to lay your head. From private chef-led culinary events to hands-on outdoor adventures you’ll be raving about for years to come, here’s how our collection can craft and connect you to indelible experiences that discerning travelers covet.
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The Top Annual Key West Festivals You Won’t Want to Miss
Here's a look at the conch-blowing contests, Hemingway lookalikes, and mind-blowing masquerades to frame a Key West vacation around.
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Key Largo Diving: Best Dive Sites by Skill Level
Using Reefhouse Resort & Marina as your launch point, here are some of the best dives to experience in Key Largo by skill level.
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Outdoor Team-Building Activities That Go Beyond the Tired Trust Fall
If you’re looking to level up your next corporate outing, we’ve got eight outdoor team-building activities across Opal destinations that swap tired indoor trust exercises in favor of fresh air, bold experiences, and the kind of bonding that actually sticks.
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Top Fireworks and Celebrations for the Fourth of July
From southern Florida’s largest display to a Fourth set in an Americana time warp, here are seven fresh ways to celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks this year.
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Your (Non-Stop) Ticket to Paradise: Direct Flights to Florida
Dreaming of a Florida getaway, but dread the layovers that often come with getting there? Think of this as your cheat sheet to top Florida destinations with daily non-stop flights from major US cities.
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A First-Timer’s Guide to Sunset Key Cottages
Considering a stay at Sunset Key Cottages? As one of Opal’s most unique properties (it’s located on an island!), here are six essential things you should know before you go – including how you get there, the layout of the property, on-site amenities, and more.
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Romantic Getaways That Will Sweep You Off Your Feet
If you’re looking for romantic getaways in the United States, we got five worthy – and diversly different – picks in Opal East Coast destinations, just for the two of you.
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A Day Trip to Dry Tortugas National Park
Full of marine life and one spectacular fort, the Dry Tortugas is one of the least visited national parks in the US…but a truly worthy day trip from Key West.
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Top Festivals & Events to Travel for in January & February
After the hecticness of the holidays, you deserve a much-needed getaway. So why not orient it around a notable festival or event for an added air of excitement? Here’s your curated list, from a month-long wine celebration in New England to a four-day side-splitting comedy fest on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
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