Friday Summary: This Week’s Luxury Travel News

St. Regis Bal Harbour, Florida

As compiled from Andrew Harper’s twitter feed, @HarperTravel:

Thomas Keller headlines Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival next month:  ow.ly/9yPW8

Stalled Ritz-Carlton Napa project may start soon: http://ow.ly/9yN6O

Further European expansion for Jumeirah: http://ow.ly/9yMMg

Amanresorts to Open Amanzoe (its 25th property) in this summer on Greece’s Peloponnese Peninsula.

Pictures from the new Marc Jacobs Louis Vuitton exhibit in Paris: ow.ly/9xq6j

After the St. Regis Bal Harbor opening in January, several more luxury hotels coming to Miami: ow.ly/9xp0I

The newly re-opened Park Hyatt Sydney’s green initiatives reduce its energy usage by up to 30%: ow.ly/9xopM

Momofuku Milk Bar Chef will be teaching cooking classes at the Arizona Biltmore: ow.ly/9xoaP

Lehman to unload stakes in Ritz-Carlton Kapalua after $639 billion bankruptcy: ow.ly/9xnm0

Four Seasons St. Petersburg set to debut in May: ow.ly/9xn2g

Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance runs this weekend: ow.ly/9xmRo

Ritz-Carlton San Francisco expected to go on the market :ow.ly/9xmC2

Las Alamandas completes major renovation: ow.ly/9xgMA

Continental now fully merged with United Airlines :ow.ly/9uzz2

Spotted – Peninsula Hong Kong’s Rolls Royce Phantom II: ow.ly/9urED

Starwood exploring luxury hotel possibilities directly across from NYC MOMA (and above 21 Club): ow.ly/9urfy

Video: Inside a residential suite at the Four Seasons Seattle:  ow.ly/9uqXh

Happy 100 to the Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows:  ow.ly/9uqyz

Fairmont Hotels reveals new upgrades: ow.ly/9uqqO

Mandarin Oriental will be taking over Atlanta’s Mansion on Peachtree from Rosewood: ow.ly/9teg3

Joie de Vivre Hotels and Thompson Hotels join to form “Commune”: ow.ly/9tbBj

Lufthansa partners with St. Regis Bangkok chef for new menu: ow.ly/9sKf9

Rosewood Sand Hill to host upcoming Bloomberg Tech special: ow.ly/9sGsD

Four Seasons Washington D.C. renovates their restaurant: ow.ly/9sFQ5

New Travel Channel video of Winvian: http://ow.ly/9qgVp

Silversea hopes to cut fuel costs by 3% with new technology: ow.ly/9qgCJ

Pierre Gagnaire Returns to Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas’ Twist March 22-30: ow.ly/9pEnL

Banyan Tree Kerala opening December 1, 2012: ow.ly/9pE3v

CEO: More than 50% of Mandarin Oriental’s business is leisure travelers: ow.ly/9pDar

The Rittenhouse is bought by Philadelphia-based Hersha Hospitality Trust: ow.ly/9pCcR