Celebrate New Year’s 2008 in Luxury and High Style at the World-Famous Rio de Janeiro New Year’s Celebration on Copacabana Beach

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil – September 7, 2007 — The New Year’s Eve Celebration on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro is one of the most famous New Year’s parties in the world. It goes above and beyond Paris and New York’s celebrations in ritual and intimacy, while providing music, dancing and plenty of revelry to ring in the New Year in Rio’s glamorous tropical style. Intelligent Leisure Solutions, an internet-based luxury travel solutions company, now offers a 6 days / 5 nights Rio de Janeiro New Year’s luxury travel package for travelers from around the globe to be a part of the largest and most peaceful street festival in the world. Luxury accommodations are provided at the world-class Copacabana Palace Hotel, which has been hosting the rich and famous since 1923.

Due to limited quantities and high demand, this luxury vacation package is available for pre-booking only until September 30th. Accommodations for the New Year’s celebration in Rio de Janeiro at the Copacabana Palace Hotel book up months in advance.

During this unique celebration, revelers throw champagne and roses into the ocean as good luck offerings to the Afro-Brazilian goddess of the sea, Yemanja. Dazzling fireworks light up the night and people take to the beach and the street in celebrating the promise of a new year. Watch the crowd and the celebration on Copacabana Beach from a private veranda, taking in the fabulous fireworks; all the luxury hotels and residences along the beach try to outdo one another in their colorful displays. As the clock approaches midnight, descend into the streets to join the entire city in welcoming the New Year with music, dancing, champagne, roses, and enough joy and excitement to last throughout the year.

The Luxury Rio de Janeiro New Year’s Package begins on December 28th in the “Cidade Maravilhosa” (Marvellous City) of Rio de Janeiro. First stop is the Copacabana Palace Hotel, South America’s most famous luxury hotel, where travelers will enjoy five nights of luxurious service and accommodations. Choose between three types of luxury rooms- City View Standard, Beach View Deluxe, and Ocean View Suites on the Top Floor of the Hotel. The Copacabana Palace Hotel boasts two of the best restaurants in Rio, The Cipriani Restaurant and The Pergula Restaurant. The Hotel Cipriani Restaurant,
which serves Italian dishes, is one of the most sophisticated in the city and is frequented by the jet set of Rio. The Pergula Restaurant is situated by the pool and offers breakfast, lunch and alfresco dining. When clients are not enjoying the opulence of the Copacabana Palace, Intelligent Leisure Solutions provides private sightseeing journeys throughout the city in a
air-conditioned Land Rover with an English-speaking guide. The tour visits the most famous and unforgettable sights of Rio de Janeiro: Mirante Dona Marta (Dona Marta Lookout) point, featuring a wonderful panoramic view of Rio de Janeiro, Mesa do Imperador (the Emperor's Table), and the Vista Chinesa (Chinese Lookout point). The tour will end at Sugar Loaf Mountain with the magnificent sunset over the city and the bay. Visits to the Corcovado (the Christ statue) can be made upon request during your stay. The climax of this travel experience in Rio occurs on December 31st. Spend the day relaxing at the Hotel’s spa or pool preparing for the greatest New Year’s celebration of a lifetime. At midnight, feel the romance and the magic of Rio on the white sand of Copacabana Beach. After the party, return to the Copacabana Place Hotel for one more full day of pampering and luxury, joyful and ready to take that jubilant feeling home to make 2008 the best year of your life.

All transfers are provided in luxury, private, and air-conditioned vehicles with professional English-speaking guides. Photos and more extensive information regarding this luxury New Year’s experience, as well as the Copacabana Palace Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, and Brazil can be found on Intelligent Leisure Solutions website, www.ils3.com. Click on the Travel Vacation Packages link, then choose South America, Brazil, and then the Carnival and New Year’s link. Contact Intelligent Leisure Solutions by phone to speak with their Rio de Janeiro luxury travel specialists, all native speakers and fluent in English: 1-888-ILS-COM (457-3266) in North America, (55)(71)3113-4203 in South America, (86)(755)3332-9412 in China, (33)(1)7061-0367 in France, (852)3051-9866 in Hong Kong, (39)(06) 9926-8176 in Italy, (81)(3) 4580-2196 in Japan, (351) (211) 451-486 in Portugal, (61)(2) 9037-2988 in Sydney, (34)(912) 918-755 in Spain, and (44)(207) 100-9296 in the United Kingdom.

Intelligent Leisure Solutions has been nominated as South America’s Leading Travel Agency, Central America’s Leading Travel Agency, and South America’s Leading Travel Management Company for the World Travel Award’s 2007, sponsored by the ASTA. Intelligent Leisure Solutions and the Discover Travel Group is a web-based Destination Management Company (DMC) for Latin America that offers luxury, custom-made trips from pre-selected destinations, accommodations, packages and tours to travelers and MICE (Meeting, Incentives, Conventions and Events) clients seeking differentiated travel experiences. Intelligent Leisure Solutions and the Discover Travel Group has been selected by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism as an Affiliate Member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization. They are also Authenticated by the Tralliance Corporation and the .Travel Registry.

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