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■ Fashion House Hotel opens in Athens
Athens is gaining another designer hotel with the
opening this month of 2 Fashion House Hotel in
the city’s Monastiraki district. The hotel has 155
rooms, each individually decorated by Greek
designers, photographers and artists. It is the
latest opening from Classical Hotels (part of
Grecotel), whose hotels include King George
Palace and the Baby Grand Hotel both in Athens.
■ Kiwi Collection offers agent rates for hotels
Ski market shows its resilience
Luxury hotel website Kiwi Collection is to launch a
dedicated travel agents programme this month,
offering preferred rates for those booking
April Hutchinson.
our customers, so we have high hopes for it.” through the site. Kiwi Collection includes 2,100
LUXURY ski operators seem to be defying Meanwhile, Jonny Cassidy, general manager of properties that are on the site by invitation only
the credit crunch with new entrants, luxury Ski Dream, said: “The credit crunch doesn’t seem and claims to generate about 100,000 unique site
properties and increased year-on-year sales. to have impacted on our bookings. We had a visits per day. Agents who book via Kiwi Collection
Carrier has launched its first dedicated strong season over 2007-08 and bookings to the are currently entitled to 10% commission.
ski brochure following demand from agents and US and Canada formed a big part of that.” ■
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customers. Ski Dream reported a 30% year-on-year
Its move follows that of Seasons in Style, rise in bookings to Canada and the US. ■ Food and wine celebration at Gehry hotel
which launched its first dedicated ski brochure Catherine Morris, Kuoni’s ski product manager, The Hotel Marques de Riscal, the Luxury Collection
last year, and Kuoni unveiling a huge increase in said: “There is a trend towards four and five-star hotel designed by Frank Gehry, is to host an
its luxury ski range. accommodation so we have included more of the epicurean event to celebrate 150 years of the
Neilson has added “Super Service” luxury resorts where that is available.” Vinos de los Herederos del Marques de Riscal,
chalets to its second-edition brochure, while The latest Crystal Ski Industry Report said the the vineyard on which the hotel is located. The
Crystal has trebled its range of luxury properties last decade had witnessed consistent growth in weekend (October 24-26) will include the sale
featured in its Finest programme for 2008-09. the ski market including a 3% increase last year by auction of rare vintage wines from the
Louise Ross, Carrier’s marketing director, to 1.22 million skiers. vineyard, orchestrated by Christie’s.
said: “The launch and expansion of the
programme is based on demand from agents and For the full article see ttgluxury, out this week ■ Mandarin Oriental opens in Boston
The Mandarin Oriental Boston is due to open on
October 6, with rates from £327. The hotel,
designed by Frank Nicholson, offers 148 rooms
and is said to boast the largest average room size
in the city. All rooms feature views of Back Bay
and the hotel is near luxury shopping area
Newbury Street and the newly restored South
End. The hotel has a 16,000-square-foot spa,
while dining at Asana is overseen by executive
chef Nicolas Boutin.
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ttgluxury is out now!
The autumn issue of ttgluxury
features luxury ski, Mexico’s
up-and-coming luxury hot
spot Mayakoba, premium
CARIBTOURS hosted 100 agents at its Agency Awards & Gala Dinner at London’s Man- economy and an interview
darin Oriental Hyde Park. Standing, from left, are: Linda Dwan and Janet Forward, both with hotelier Gordon Campbell
Baldwins Travel; Jaye Cowle, Caribtours; Shenda Dixon, Sevenoaks Travel; and Linda Read, Gray. To sign up for your copy, or read the
Baldwins Travel. Seated are Jemma Storey, Sevenoaks Travel, and Kim Lacey, Baldwins digital version, go to
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Travel. Baldwins Travel, which owns Sevenoaks Travel, won best small group award.
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