If you are a whisky enthusiast don’t lose the opportunity to attend to Nth 2012 Show where you could mingle with collectors, high-end connoisseurs and aficionados of whisky and could taste top brands finest and rarest premium whiskies in the tasting session. The second annual Nth is scheduled for March 2nd and 3rd of this year at Wynn resort Las Vegas. You could experience whisky tasting at the event where you will share the thrills with great distillers and blenders.
Ticket Price of High roller package is $1995 per person, which is targeted at entire categories of tasters and expert connoisseur. You could participate in whisky tasting, hi-tea event in the exhibit hall, later dinner, tasting glass with cigar, a gift bag, and entry to the prize draw with added benefit of participating in a group of4+ and 8+ with incentive tickets of $1,795.50 and $1695.75 respectively.
Even as you start scouting for the best Valentine’s Day package of the year, turn your attention to this champagne dream – a lavish champagne bath to celebrate the most romantic day of the year. The Cadogan Hotel in London is offering an elaborate Valentine’s Day package with a “champagne bath menu”. If you want to spend Valentine’s Day in “celebrity style”, this is the pick of the lot.
It is rumored that Marilyn Monroe had once bathed in 350 bottles worth of champagne. Guests at the Cadogan Hotel, however, will be practicing some restraint. Staff at the Cadogan will fill bathtubs with 120 bottles of champagne. The plus is that guests get to choose which champagne they wish to bathe in. That is where the champagne bath menu enters the picture.
India is widely known for its aromatic sandal wood trees. Now the oil has to be obtained by the states like Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu due to the insufficient production of sandalwood. The premium soap, Mysore Sandal Millennium is a bit pricy and has been launched by the Karnataka soaps & Detergent limited (KS&DL) recently.
This is the most expensive soap sold in India and the ingredients used for the millennium soap are pure sandal wood oil, Jojoba Mimosa, vitamin-E, moisturizer and conditioners are used. The sandal oil present in the soap is said to improve the skin texture and complexion retaining the glow. The hydrolyzed milk protein with high quantity amino acid rehydrates the skin and maintains the elasticity of the skin. The Glycerin in the soap prevents dehydration of the skin with anti-aging properties. KS&DL plans to sell the soap in major stores, super bazaars, hyper malls and five star hotels as well as to export the soap to West Asia, Malaysia, U.S., and UK.
The New York Post reported that real estate agents have been seeking potential occupants for PH17-18 at 785 Fifth Avenue, the home of Denise Rich a songwriter and ex-wife of Marc Rich. The asking price of the mansion in the market is $65 million which makes the property the city’s most expensive apartment in New York. The co-op has hit the market as she does not need this type of space for a single woman.
According to the agents Chezz Levi, Noble Black and Bonnie Evans, the duplex penthouse in 12,000-square-foot, is the largest penthouse on Fifth Avenue ever offered. It is on the corner of 60th street designed by Emery Roth. Per square-foot it would cost $5,400.The penthouse has three outdoor spaces, a smaller wrap-around terrace has attention commanding view of central park and the other terrace could accommodate two hundred people, The third one was converted by Rich once into an ice-skating rink for the people who gathered there for pleasure, according to the Post. The rooms have marble flooring with 11’ceiling,and mahogany doors. It boasts that it consists of a full gym overlooking Central Park, a library with fireplace, a media room, three kitchens, eleven bathrooms, seven bedrooms, and a professional recording studio. The luxurious co-op features dining room with twenty two seating, a billiard room and an upper level grand salon.
The impact of the Chinese Year of the Dragon is being felt as far as New York City where a Dragon Week NYC is being organized. A group of wealthy Chinese has been invited and is being given the luxury treatment including private fashion shows and designer mingling. The dragon Week is being organized by Affinity China which is a private network. It invites wealthy members for luxury lifestyle events and unique travel opportunities. The group attending the weeklong event consists of 70 tourists both from China and the United States.
The exclusive and private event kicked off on Sunday evening with a cocktail party at Yue-Sai Kan’s townhouse in Sutton Square. The party was attended by some important personalities including Bill Brobston, Victor Luis, Bruce Hoeksema and Luo Zilin, who competed for China in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant. Monday morning was the time for some designer mingling and the group received a private tour of J. Mendel’s atelier by Gilles Mendel. There was a cultural and musical side of the event as the group attended a performance by Chinese pianist Lang Lang in Montblanc on Madison Ave.
Bloomberg Markets has created a large base of affluent readership and is striving to consolidate it further. The latest initiative in this direction is coming in the form of a luxury lifestyle magazine called Bloomberg Pursuits that will focus on luxury automakers, homes, wines, fashion and boats. It will go out as a supplement with the original Markets issue twice this year. The first issue will be released next month in February and the second test run edition will come out in November 2012. The target of this luxury lifestyle magazine is the most affluent audience.
Mike Dukmejian, publisher of Bloomberg Markets and Bloomberg Pursuits believes that their readers are looking forward to more lifestyle editorial content. Bloomberg Pursuits is being offered to serve that need. The magazine is designed to add value to the personal life of the readers who are among the wealthiest people in the world and hold the most important jobs in the world. Some of the top luxury brands like Hermès, Cartier and Ulysses Nardin advertise regularly in the Bloomberg Markets and according to Dukmejian are open to the idea of advertising in Bloomberg Pursuits as well.
There is no end to what a hotel guest can demand. But the best part is that the hotel is generally ready to provide the service. The trend is growing and the hotels are now expected to cater to their guest’s smallest needs. There are hotels now that provide a custom playlist for the guest’s iPod. There are others that provide a choice of eight pillows to their guests. Rosewood, an established luxury brand has added a unique feature to its service in some of their properties.
The new amenity added to the service list of Rosewood hotels is perfumes and they have developed specific list for each property. From this month itself eight of Rosewood properties are supplying guests with the services of a fragrance butler who is trained about the nuances of different scents. The guests have to call the concierge and the fragrance butler is there in the guests room within five minutes with a tray full of perfumes and colognes. Guests can browse through the fragrance menu and spiritz themselves.
Luxury Link, the leading luxury vacation website has celebrated its 15thanniversary most constructively. It unveiled a freshly designed website which has additional features and functionalities. The highlight however is the ‘Inspire Me’ button. The database of the website is also enhanced as it now features more than 250 new luxury hotels and resorts. The website has a very clean and contemporary look and has many more photographs. Another feature called the ‘Luxury Lounge is a much improved luxury travel community which helps travelers plan their luxury vacations and sharing memories of similar vacations.
Luxury Link has a reputation as a platform where a traveler can find inspiration and look for properties at exotic and amazing destinations. It has been formalized under the Inspire Me function as it highlights the world’s top-rated hotels and resorts at destinations a traveler may have never before considered. It is a browsing option for users looking for ideas and guidance. It also provides recommendations by in-house experts who sift through luxury properties from across the world.
The Valentine’s Day is approaching and the hotels and resorts are busy creating romantic packages for couples who want to make it a memorable occasion. Hotel Valley Ho seems to be the first off the block with some swell offerings. ZuZu, their restaurant will be featuring specially mixed drinks and a-la-carte menu for a three course meal exclusively created for the evening. The spa also has special packages for the big day and above all the hotel is offering the Romance Package for the couples.
The guests under the Romance Package will receive a Red Flower aromatherapy candle as a gift on arrival. Half a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Campagne with fresh seasonal fruits will be offered as complimentary turndown service. The package includes a complimentary in-room movie and breakfast in bed. The room service will offer unique and exclusive items on the occasion including chocolate-covered strawberries, Champagne, and handcrafted truffles.
Udaipur is called the city of lakes and its hotels have regularly featured in the list of best luxury hotels in India. The Leela Group of Hotels have come up with an opulent hotel located on the banks of Lake Pichola. The Leela Palace Udaipur has been built by architect Bill Bensley and interior designer Jeffrey Wilkes. The palace like design is very modern and contemporary in all aspects. The hotel features a total of 80 luxurious rooms and suites fit for royals. The location on the lake Pichola surrounded by the Aravalli Mountains makes it very picturesque.
Everything about the Leela Palace Udaipur is luxurious and unique. There are lavish private boats that ferry the guests to the hotel. As soon as the guests arrive, they are taken to the rooms directly and the check in process is completed there. There is a dedicated butler for each floor who takes care of every detail. There is nothing in the hotel that is a compromise, not even the size of the rooms. The rooms are large with an average space of 580 square feet.
The largest royal suite in the hotel is appropriately called the Maharaja Suite and measures a royal 3,552 square feet. All the rooms are laid out in such a way that they all offer obstructed picturesque views of the Lake Pichola. Various traditional elements have been used in the interiors but they have been combined well with the comforts of modern living. The hotel boasts of two restaurants and they have been lavishly decorated and designed. The hotel also features a lounge bar and the ESPA. The spa treatments are conducted in the traditional Rajasthan style domed spa tents. You can visit the hotel’s site for more information and bookings.
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