Mövenpick Resort & Spa Jimbaran Bali hosted a stylish dining event on Tuesday, 3 April 2018 to celebrate 70 Years of Culinary Excellence for the Mövenpick brand. Key travel partners and media representatives were invited to experience an evening of delicious wining and dining that perfectly showcased the balance between local hospitality and Swiss flair. The dinner was part of a global culinary programme to mark the 70 Years of Culinary Excellence. Established in Switzerland in 1948, Mövenpick was initially launched as a restaurant/bar concept that was ahead of its time and went on to modernise Europe’s dining scene. Cocktails and small bites served in the social ambience of Katha Lounge got the event kicked off to a fine start as the sun went down. Sultry saxophone music set the mood as guests mingled and enjoyed a video presentation highlighting Mövenpick’s pioneering culinary journey. Upon moving downstairs to Anarasa...

In a recent article by XXL Mag, the music and culture magazine reported that global musicians Nipsey Hussle and DJ Khaled are part of a bid to acquire a famous Los Angeles hotel. The syndicate’s bid is said to be led by leading real estate developers David Gross and R. Donahue Peebles. Also in on the act is real estate company Bracket VC and ex-Chicago Bulls basketball star Luol Deng. The hotel in question is the 4* Santa Monica Viceroy, California. And if the deal for the leasehold goes through, then it is reported that this will be the first time a “minority group will own a high-end hotel in the coveted Santa Monica area, according to journalist Lindsey India’s news article, the announcement has already started to create buzz in the region, and would be without doubt one of the most well known collectives to have ever joined forces to obtain a hotel in recent times. The hotel is a very popular high-end retreat for celebrities and...

In anticipation of the wedding of 2018, Hotel Café Royal is offering guests the opportunity to live like Harry and Meghan through two noble Royal Wedding packages. The one-of-a-kind regal experiences are complete with an overnight stay and offer a suitably majestic break for connoisseurs of all things British and a first-hand insight into living like a royal. Situated in the heart of London, the most prestigious location from which to enjoy the royal festivities, Hotel Café Royal guests will be able to partake in the regal spirit with a Blue Badge Tour Guide enabling VIP and behind the scenes access of the capital’s finest landmarks. Turning royal dreams into realities, the package also features a private tour of the official wedding venue, Windsor Castle, including the Chapel and State Apartments where Prince Harry and Meghan are expecting to spend the days surrounding their nuptials. Additional activities include VIP London shopping...

The Luxury Collection® Hotels & Resorts has announced that The Langley, a Luxury Collection Hotel, will open in summer 2018 in the heart of the Buckinghamshire countryside. The Langley will join a growing ensemble of over 100 Luxury Collection hotels and resorts around the world. Owned and managed by City & Country Hotels Ltd., The Langley is the sister hotel to The Wellesley Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection Hotel, London which overlooks Hyde Park. Located in the Langley Park estate, a 40-minute drive from the heart of London, The Langley is an exquisite 41-room boutique hotel and 25,000 square-foot spa set within 500 acres of idyllic Buckinghamshire countryside. The hotel is comprised of two buildings, a historic mansion that was once the former estate of the Duke of Marlborough and a Grade II-listed 18th century building that was formerly used as a stables and brew house. In partnership with the award-winning interior...

Luxury safari specialist Sanctuary Retreats will launch the exclusive new Sanctuary Kichakani Serengeti Camp in Tanzania in December 2017. This extraordinary new escape, which will be based in three set locations across the Serengeti, offers guests an unrivaled, front row experience of the movement of a million-plus wildebeest and zebra as they follow the fresh grasses across the Serengeti plains during the annual migration season. The launch is the latest in an extensive investment program taking place across the Sanctuary portfolio. Kichakani is a Swahili word meaning ‘in the bush’ and Sanctuary Kichakani Serengeti Camp will offer ten luxury tents which can be packed up and moved along in a style evocative of the pioneering explorers of the 19th century, yet with all modern comforts. An elegant and contemporary take on the classic camp style, the new five-star tents will offer distinct and stylish accommodation under canvas....

LISBON, Portugal, April 5, 2017 Making its debut into Europe, Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas brings its authentic luxury to southern Portugal’s picturesque Algarve coast with the launch of Anantara Vilamoura Algarve Resort. Nestled amongst orange grove trees and undulating wetlands, the resort brings to life Anantara’s ethos of connecting modern travellers with authentic destinations and ensures the brand’s signature Thai hospitality is paired with indigenous style and flavour. Just a 15-minute drive from Faro International Airport, Anantara Vilamoura is located close to the ocean, marinas and beaches of the Algarve and boasts stunning views of the Arnold Palmer- designed Oceânico Golf Course. All of the resort’s 280 newly upgraded guest rooms boast soft touches reflecting the natural woods and fibres of the region creating a chic and comforting place to relax and unwind. Anantara Vilamoura has teamed up...

‘A World Journey: Four Chefs from Four Corners’ Dining Event – Exclusively designed menu features sophisticated dishes by chefs from Armani/Ristorante in Milan, Dubai, Tokyo and New York – Third in a four-event culinary series, following inaugural event in Milan and the second one in Tokyo Jakarta, October 2016 In the third event of the series, Armani Hotel Dubai will welcome chefs from Armani/Ristorante in Milan, Tokyo and New York for the 2016 installment of ‘A World Journey: Four Chefs from Four Corners’– an exclusive dining event showcasing the very best from the tetrad of cities in Dubai, on November 23 and 24. Chefs Filippo Gozzoli from Milan, Francesco Mazzi from Tokyo and Michele Brogioni from New York, will join Chef Alessandro Salvatico in his resident Armarni/Ristorante Dubai kitchen to serve a mouthwatering seven-course degustation menu, which reflects the elegance synonymous with the Armani brand. The chefs...