Luxury Travel Gift Guide 2009

Luxury Travel Gift Guide 2009

Pondering the perfect gift for your favorite traveler? Luxury Travel Magazine has some "first-class" suggestions. Our Top 12 List gives you some creative ideas for the "12 Days of Christmas."

The Ritz-Carlton Highlands Lake Tahoe Opens

The Ritz-Carlton Highlands Lake Tahoe Opens

The Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe is the first new-build resort development in the Lake Tahoe area in decades.

Luxury Travel Frontiers: New Destinations to Discover in 2010

Luxury Travel Frontiers: New Destinations to Discover in 2010

Be the first to explore these luxury frontiers! The ten destinations on our 2010 Must-see List are this year's travel trophies. Most of these new hotels, resorts and lodges are found in destinations that haven't previously had luxury accommodations. These are travel experiences of a lifetime!

Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel Opens Vanity Nightclub

Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel Opens Vanity Nightclub

The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas will open Vanity nightclub in its new HRH Tower on Dec. 31 to ring in 2010, followed by the official grand opening party Jan. 2 hosted by Diddy.

Experience Scottsdale in Winter

Experience Scottsdale in Winter

Scottsdale's sunny skies and warm winter temperatures create the perfect setting for a robust calendar of special events. From holiday light spectaculars and celebrations of Native American culture to the FBR Open, the PGA TOUR's "Greatest Show on Grass," winter in Scottsdale is a most eventful season!

Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas Opens with Dazzling Debut

Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas Opens with Dazzling Debut

The luxurious Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas opened its doors on Friday, December 4, bringing the hotel group's modern elegance and legendary service to the vibrant city.

Spa at Cape Grace Reopens With New Signature Treatments

Spa at Cape Grace Reopens With New Signature Treatments

Following the 2008 year-long Cape Grace refashioning, The Spa has undergone a facelift of its own. Now incorporating a sense of place more than ever, the existing Spice Route theme has been expanded so that guests can truly indulge in the mysteries of the spices.

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Opens a Trio of New Resorts

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Opens a Trio of New Resorts

From the snow-covered slopes of Lake Tahoe to the foothills of Arizona's Tortolita Mountains, and across the Pacific to the lush forests of southern Thailand, these luxury resort hotels offer the exceptional settings and extraordinary guest service which The Ritz-Carlton is known for around the world.

Interview with Luxury Hotelier Sir Rocco Forte

Interview with Luxury Hotelier Sir Rocco Forte

A conversation with Sir Rocco Forte, Chairman of The Rocco Forte Collection, a family of 13 luxury hotels and resorts in Europe, with four new properties due to open within the next three years in Northern Africa and the Middle East.

Cap Juluca Manages Anguilla's First Golf Course

Cap Juluca Manages Anguilla's First Golf Course

Cap Juluca will reopen and manage on Dec. 19 Anguilla's first and only golf course, a $50 million creation of Greg Norman, the Temenos Golf Course.

Shanghai's Zendai Hotel Yin Joins Leading Hotels of the World

Shanghai's Zendai Hotel Yin Joins Leading Hotels of the World

Zendai Hotel Yin, an ultra luxury city retreat set to open in Shanghai in autumn 2010, has become the first small luxury hotel in China admitted to The Leading Small Hotels of the World.

The Estates at Keswick Hall Unveil Exclusive Robert A.M. Stern Architects Designs

The Estates at Keswick Hall Unveil Exclusive Robert A.M. Stern Architects Designs

Orient-Express Hotels, Ltd, developer of The Estates at Keswick Hall, a country estate community in Charlottesville, Virginia, today announced a new design direction with the addition of five stunning estate home designs by Robert A.M. Stern Architects.

Thompson Hotels Adds Hotel Sax Chicago to its Stylish Portfolio

Thompson Hotels Adds Hotel Sax Chicago to its Stylish Portfolio

Thompson Hotels, a collection of luxury hotels in major urban centers, has proudly announced its further North American expansion with the addition of the management of Hotel Sax Chicago.

Actress Eva Longoria Parker to Open Las Vegas Restaurant

Actress Eva Longoria Parker to Open Las Vegas Restaurant

Eva Longoria Parker will introduce her Latin steakhouse Beso and her new nightclub, Eve, with a New Year's Eve grand opening celebration at the CityCenter complex in Las Vegas.

Ngerende Island Lodge Opens Luxury Spa in Kenya's Masai Mara

Ngerende Island Lodge Opens Luxury Spa in Kenya's Masai Mara

The Masai Mara's newest luxury boutique lodge, Ngerende Island Lodge, has opened a traditional Masai thatch hut spa. Offering indulgent pampering through a range of therapeutic massages and treatments, the stilted hut offers excellent holistic treatments in beautifully wild scenery.