This Week’s Luxury Travel News: July 20, 2012

 

Auberge du Soleil

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

New reception area at Auberge du Soleil: http://goo.gl/4Ny24 

Small Luxury Hotels of the World adds 13 properties: http://ow.ly/cnSic 

Most of the 210 new Four Seasons Beijing residences are sold: http://goo.gl/CsNdw 

No place like home – Pritzkers are planning on opening a luxury boutique hotel in Chicago: http://goo.gl/spwJd 

Safari-Style Tented Camp opening in Colorado’s Dunton Hot Springs: http://goo.gl/Xbuhm 

Four Seasons George V introduces new penthouse suite: http://ow.ly/cmGm6 

Seabourn’s guest speakers for their World Cruise 2013 include Christopher Buckley: http://goo.gl/3NgSj 

Harper Blog – Three Irish Classics: Donegal Tweed, Bushmills Whiskey and Belleek Porcelain: http://goo.gl/kww7m 

Annual Skytrax rankings of the world’s best airlines: http://goo.gl/AlKsB 

Four Seasons Lion Palace in St. Petersburg looks remarkable: http://goo.gl/1U9Sf 

Virgin Atlantic now running direct flights from London to Cancun (cue Mr. Branson in a mariachi hat): http://goo.gl/8Qrlo 

Copenhagen’s Noma restaurant is moving to Claridge’s (for a short while, anyway): http://goo.gl/NkIsx 

Small Luxury Hotels achieved a 6% rise in room night sales and a 7% increase in revenue for the first half of 2012: http://ow.ly/ckVHT 

As always, wonderful photos of the Garden & Gun retreat at Blackberry Farm: http://goo.gl/TC20J 

Park Hyatt coming to St. Kitts in 2015: http://goo.gl/VQ6Hc 

New Lanesborough video: http://goo.gl/FDp7C 

Photos – Helicopter Departure Lounges of Peninsula Hotels:  http://goo.gl/4vnNi 

The secret to the success of the Blackberry Farm esidences? No sheetrock: http://goo.gl/I9Mw4 

Lively discussion of GM change at Mandarin Oriental Bangkok over at FlyerTalk: http://goo.gl/W5rbz 

Harper Blog: Tswalu Kalahari, South Africa: http://goo.gl/FgeiA 

“I am one of only two female GMs who work for the St. Regis.” San Francisco GM Toni Knorr interview: http://goo.gl/YwuN1 

Kahala Resort hosting a Julia Child centennial tribute next month: http://ow.ly/ciUTy 

New Paul Gauguin cruise ship launching this December – The Tere Moana: http://goo.gl/T4Gpo 

Twin Farms expanding number of family weeks: http://ow.ly/ciULY 

Trump Aberdeen Golf Course opens in Scotland (hotel very much delayed): http://goo.gl/e9VYx 

Amanresorts’ Adrian Zecha launches new China-based Ahn Luh hotel & residences brand: http://goo.gl/0R7ZZ 

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Gets New Executive Chef: http://goo.gl/fTOCr 

Four Seasons’ new Toronto flagship to have iPads in every room: http://goo.gl/6vBjX 

New York Times In Transit Blog: Andrew Harper’s App Points the Way in Paris: http://goo.gl/pGdu6 

 

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