Luxury Hotels: This Week’s News, October 5, 2012

 

Four Seasons Toronto

Four Seasons Toronto

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

New Four Seasons Toronto opens today: http://www.fourseasons.com/toronto/

Monte Carlo’s grande dame Hotel de Paris to receive a face lift http://goo.gl/ZVA3U 

El Encanto, new Orient-Express property in Santa Barbara, opens March 2013: http://www.orient-express.com/collection/hotels/el_encanto.jsp

“83 per cent of luxury brands would choose Facebook if forced to choose only one social media account.” http://goo.gl/j0Oco 

Why aren’t there more luxury hotels in Perth and Sydney? “Not a matter of if, but when.” http://goo.gl/yXQNR 

New GHM Chedi coming to Swiss luxury development project Andermatt http://goo.gl/6Jm00 

Park Hyatt expands portfolio in India with Chennai property http://goo.gl/VxNWk 

Vietnam is a fast growing, high-end holiday destination for Britons http://goo.gl/zD1yR 

A day in the life of the Driskill http://goo.gl/Crmbb 

Banyan Tree Hotels opens Shanghai On The Bund property http://goo.gl/GKtQH 

“Why It’s Hard to Trust Anything Michelin Says” – John Mariani http://goo.gl/O05lb 

Reader Reader Comments: The Ritz London, Hotel Splendido, Smith Fork Ranch, Bardessono http://goo.gl/Ot1r2 

Chef Eric Briffard of Le Cinq at Four Seasons George V debuts a new book of recipes http://goo.gl/4CUaC 

“Rosewood Beijing will be the precursor to 10 Asian resort properties in operation or development.” http://goo.gl/RBhPc 

“The three most misused words in travel – Ecotourism, Volunteerism and Sustainability.” Peter Greenberg at first ever ILTM Americas in the Mayakoba Complex http://goo.gl/S7nYS 

Rosewood Mayakoba debuts $1.6 million renovation http://goo.gl/Xhbaw 

Mandarin Oriental debuts new web site http://ow.ly/ebX5h 

Who is Andrew Harper? http://goo.gl/uexKh 

Americans turning to more upscale-oriented leisure travel http://goo.gl/93Ior 

The Andrew Harper Collection: The Ultimate Luxury Travel Reference http://goo.gl/bfDCP 

October 2012 Hideaway Report: Laos, Bangkok and Virginia http://goo.gl/xJv5s 

Virgin America expands flight service to Palm Springs http://goo.gl/Uv63i 

21-suite Beach House Turks & Caicos opening later this month http://goo.gl/R3e4B 

Designer Paul Smith curates Rizzoli Books selection for One Aldwych http://goo.gl/IildG 

Abercrombie & Kent launches A&K International Estates http://goo.gl/72knK 

Lovely Restaurant at Meadowood flickr set http://goo.gl/QYeMF 

October Hideaway Report: Laos, Bangkok and Virginia http://goo.gl/HJplI 

Andrew Harper’s Paris App – A personal guide to the best of the City of Lights http://goo.gl/6Cc7G 

Harper Blog: Boats & Trains Along the Mekong http://ow.ly/earyc 

“How much for your village?” The rise of the “fu er dai” – the second generation of wealthy Chinese families http://goo.gl/jgNqz 

Survey: 40% of leading travel agencies report increase in luxury bookings http://goo.gl/dHPUI 

Silversea Silver Cloud to undergo “major stem-to-stern refurbishment” http://ow.ly/e7PAr 

The Dorchester unveils 22 new “eclectic” suites http://goo.gl/mdNC9 

Singapore’s Banyan Tree has invested nearly $1 billion in eco-tourism projects in Hue, Vietnam http://goo.gl/9wZ9J 

Peninsula eyes reinvention, not expansion http://goo.gl/IdkDU 

Small Leading Hotels introduces its first property in Vietnam http://ow.ly/e7OGB 

18 new deluxe hotels coming online in UAE http://goo.gl/bdCZj 

 

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