Luxury Hotels: This Week’s News, October 26, 2012

Admiralty Arch, London

As compiled from Andrew Harper’s twitter feed, @HarperTravel. Please note that news about upcoming properties does not constitute endorsement from Andrew Harper.

London’s Admiralty Arch to be turned into a luxury hotel http://goo.gl/2aeGS 

Gilt puts luxury site Jetsetter up for sale http://goo.gl/EgNx4 

Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman auction price set at $177.5 million http://goo.gl/l9bm5 

Paris’s Crillon postpones closing for renovations http://goo.gl/c6Ex0

Alain Ducasse to close Adour at St. Regis New York http://goo.gl/74AUx 

Malaysia’s Desaru Coast project (Amanresorts, Starwood, Ernie Els, Troon Golf) launching in 2015 http://goo.gl/9As2Q 

The newly remodeled Hotel Alfonso XIII in Seville http://goo.gl/IbYRT 

More on the Tata Orient-Express bid http://goo.gl/bxSkU 

Amangiri, Utah has essentially been sold out for the last 2 years http://goo.gl/i8pHh 

There may be too many luxury hotels in Baku  http://goo.gl/rcR7M

SF Bay Area Michelin winners & losers http://goo.gl/ZbXJK 

Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa re-opens after $30 million renovation http://goo.gl/1PlCC 

Silversea names new expedition ship Silver Galapagos http://ow.ly/eKfyO 

JetBlue starting flights from JFK to Samana, Dominican Republic next month http://goo.gl/TUwtY 

Symposium for Professional Wine Writers at Meadowood, February 19-22, 2013 http://goo.gl/dB0MM 

Hotel Majestic, a newly renovated 1930s-era Kuala Lumpur hotel http://goo.gl/Tbm5O 

Hackers finding ways to compromise hotel security http://goo.gl/IB5ds 

Dorchester group looks to expand with smaller, more intimate properties http://goo.gl/FkUtg 

The Dowager’s Makeover: Redesigning the Polo Lounge http://goo.gl/8hDlL 

EU Court rules that European airlines must compensate passengers for delays over three hours http://goo.gl/V4ups 

Peru sees “tremendous growth” in luxury & boutique hotels http://goo.gl/bj8PV 

Video: The new Capella in Washington DC http://goo.gl/6CBXu 

Piaget launches Asia flagship at Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong http://goo.gl/i3k3e 

59-villa Banyan Tree coming to Kerala, India http://goo.gl/RUkW1 

London’s worst luxury hotel WiFi offenders http://goo.gl/IvH1G 

The Guardian’s favorite boutique hotels in Austin http://goo.gl/5yX2m 

USA’s most expensive hotels: The Ranch at Rock Creek, The Point, Brush Creek Ranch, Twin Farms, Mii Amo http://goo.gl/S1mjU