Relais & Chateaux, the internationally acclaimed luxury hospitality association announced its official India launch at a press briefing last week. The briefing was addressed by Mr. Jaume Tapies, International President and Jacques-Olivier Chauvin, CEO, Relais & Chateaux.
RIMOWA, the renowned German luxury luggage-maker, has been voted "best luggage" by Travel & Leisure Magazine for the new Salsa Deluxe Multiwheel case.
Clearwater Lodge at the Pit River, a historic, full-service fly fishing destination in northeastern California and an Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Lodge, announces its 2010 fly fishing school schedule. From introductory lessons in fly fishing to more advanced topics in nymphing, dry fly fishing, and guiding to programs just for women taught by women, the lodge's multi-day fly fishing schools offer something for everyone.
The luxury all-inclusive Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort Riviera Maya has been awarded the exclusive and coveted Virtuoso status for 2010. Approximately a year after opening, Grand Velas Riviera Maya was accepted as a Virtuoso Resort and premier vacation destination by the company, which specializes in the art of travel and employs more than six thousand luxury travel professionals in North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand.
The Beach House Maldives has joined Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts. The luxury resort was renamed -- The Beach House Maldives, The Waldorf Astoria Collection. Located on the pristine, lagoon-ringed Haa Alifu Atoll which is fringed by powder-white beaches and has unspoilt leafy jungle at its centre, the 35-acre resort comprises 83 Maldivian-style villas, three restaurants, four bars and a luxurious spa. Each villa comes complete with a private pool and butler.
Conrad Koh Samui Residences, setting a new benchmark for luxury resort living on the idyllic Thai island of Koh Samui, will launch in Hong Kong at the Conrad Hotel on March 6th and 7th 2010. The 32 residential pool villas are part of the new Conrad Koh Samui opening in late 2010.
Chile suffered an 8.8 quake in the early morning hours of Saturday February 27, 2010. The cities closest to the epicenter, including Concepcion, Talcahuano and Temuco as well as a number of small towns along Chile's central coast were most affected by the quake.
The Hotel Plaza Athenee, New York, located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, announced the completion of a multimillion-dollar refurbishment project. The renovation includes new decor for the majority of the guestrooms and all suites, the re-design and enlargement of bathrooms, the addition of four premier luxury suites, a new lobby look, updated business and fitness centers, and the addition of a new spa, scheduled to open early spring 2010.
When the JW Marriott Marquis Miami opens in mid-2010 it will be home to Florida's first db Bistro Moderne, a French-American restaurant by Chef Daniel Boulud, three time James Beard Foundation winner. The DB Bistro will be a sister restaurant to the New York City version named one of Manhattan's top five French Bistros by the Zagat Survey.
A conversation with Dan Priano, General Manager of the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, California. Post Ranch Inn is a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World and is recipient of endless awards and accolades from Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Andrew Harper, SpaFinder, TripAdvisor...
Chef Alain Ducasse is opening his first restaurant in the Caribbean, miX on the beach, the signature restaurant at the new W Retreat & Spa, Vieques Island located eight miles off the east coast of Puerto Rico. The restaurant, which opens March 25, will offer a menu prepared with the finest technique, exploring Latino-Caribbean flavors with an artful French twist.
Capri Palace Hotel & Spa announced that their Capri Beauty Farm was named #3 in the world's best medical, thermal and natural spas during the 2010 Condé Nast Traveller Readers Spa Awards.
Airing on Monday, March 1st, this season's finale of "The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love" took place on the Celestial Terrace of the iconic Jade Mountain Saint Lucia, a Caribbean luxury resort where Jake proposed to Vienna.
Located along San Juans fashionable Isla Verde district, El San Juan Hotel & Casino, The Waldorf Astoria Collection – already known for its hip lobby scene that comes to life at night with bars, lounges and a casino – unveils the new Rose Ultra Lounge.
Thompson Hotels, the luxury, design-driven brand of elite hotels, announced that its first international property, Thompson Toronto, will open in May 2010.
