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WOW Travel The online luxury magazine edited by Mary Gostelow http://www.kiwicollection.comNews Events - So Long, Farewellhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=624/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/newsevent/1267651368-van_olympics_use.jpg" alt="" /> With the 2010 Winter Olympics coming to a close, Canadians have their heads held high after winning the most gold (ever!) When Dr. Jacques Rogge declared the Winter Olympics closed, on Sunday February 28, 2010, a distinct moan arose from the assembled crowd. Dr. Rogge paused briefly, and held a hand, palm upward, as if to say “Sorry, but we knew this great Vancouver Olympic Games had to end some time.” By: Jim Toblerhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=624/Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTNews Events - miX on the beachhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=626/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/newsevent/1267652684-mix_on_the_beach_use.jpg" alt="" /> Alain Ducasse announces the opening of his first restaurant in the Caribbean, miX on the beach Alain Ducasse is known the world over for his intrepid, innovative, approach to food. By: http://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=626/Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTAround World - Oberoi Zahra Luxury Nile Cruiserhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=451/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/aroundworld/1267815030-Oberoi_Zahra_use.jpg" alt="" /> It allows guests the opportunity to discover the Egyptian culture Even if the Abu Simbel temples were ‘nothing’ it would be worth going to see them, because of the engineering required to remove them. As it is, this pair of Egyptian beauties is truly one of the wonders of the world. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=451/Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTAround World - Learning of Luxorhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=449/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/aroundworld/1267655057-nile_atw_use.jpg" alt="" /> You may know a bit about Ancient Egypt, but a week-long Nile cruise can leave you hungry for more. Day One, Luxor, with visits to Karnak Temple and the Luxor Museum. Adel Moukhtar Ashour comes by to introduce himself. He is from Aswan, Upper Egypt, and doing a doctorate in Egyptology in Geneva, Switzerland. He is subsiding his costs by guiding in the United Nations headquarters there, and on a few select Nile cruises, here. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=449/Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTNews Events - Experience culture with Four Seasonshttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=628/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/newsevent/1267654357-FS_budapest.jpg" alt="" /> This year cultural events all over the region are celebrating what Europe is all about. Throughout Europe, Four Seasons’ newly launched Cultural Capitals programme offers plenty of ideas. By: http://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=628/Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTAround World - Young Hoteliers Summithttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=448/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/aroundworld/1267465544-wtMar10atwYoungHot_use.jpg" alt="" /> Jubiliant winners at the first-ever Young Hoteliers Summit, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 28-29, 2010. A highly-contested competition saw the winning presentation, ‘Stay the Way You Truly Feel’, put forward by a team of Abhay Bishnoi, Institute of Hotel Management Aurangabad, India... By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=448/Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTAround World - Exploring Machu Picchuhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=447/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/aroundworld/1267465463-wtMar10atwMachuPicchu_use.jpg" alt="" /> Machu Picchu, the glory of Peru's Andes, one of the wonders of the world, re-opens April 2010. A landslide on January 27th, 2010, completely blocked the vital rail link between Cusco and Aquas Calientes, the station for Machu Picchu. Since then, the two most important hotels for Machu Picchu, the Koechlin family’s charming Pueblo, and, high up by the entrance to the ruins, Orient-Express’ Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, have been closed. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=447/Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTConfidential - WOW Confidential March 2010http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=91/ Hello from Berlin, Germany, where Kiwi Collection leaders have gathered from all over the world for the biggest annual travel fair, ITB. Yes, we are here to find out what and where is worth YOUR time…http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=91/Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTNews Events - Egg Taster at the Rib Roomhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=625/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/newsevent/1267722070-egg_use.jpg" alt="" /> To celebrate Easter the exclusive “Egg Taster” hits The Rib Room for two weeks only To celebrate the arrival of Easter, the Rib Room Restaurant at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in Knightsbridge is introducing a seasonal “Egg Taster” dish to its impressive breakfast menu, featuring eggs both large and small. By: http://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=625/Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTNews Events - Celebrate the Balinese Day of Silencehttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=627/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/newsevent/1267653059-Tugu_bali_use.jpg" alt="" /> What better way to celebrate than at Hotel Tugu Bali? In celebrating the famous Balinese Day of Silence, the Nyepi Day, on March 16, what better way than to reconnect with your loved one in your own private retreat, watching the Indian Ocean sunset from your beach "bedroom" at Hotel Tugu Bali. By: http://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=627/Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTInsider - Fashion Insiderhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=105/VIP=67/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/insider/1267642342-IMG_2173.jpg" alt="" /> During my over 20 years in fashion in New York, I came across many interesting Argentinians, including beautiful model Yamila Diaz (the hottest new supermodel is now Clara Ibarguren). By: Angelina Jolinhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=105/VIP=67/Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTAway Nights - Cruise the Nile with Oberoihttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=58/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/awaynights/1267815254-cruise_cabin_use.jpg" alt="" /> The Oberoi Zahra Luxury Nile Cruiser offers the highest standards of hospitality Those great A-listers of the luxury cruising world, namely Roman Abramovich and Paul Allen, must feel as if they’re staying in Walmart compared with the quality of the all-inclusive Oberoi Zahra Luxury Nile Cruiser. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=58/Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTNews Events - Experience the drama at 21c Museum Hotelhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=614/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/newsevent/1265241435-21museum_use.jpg" alt="" /> 21c Museum Hotel, Louisville KY, hosts the drama Heist! March 11-28, 2010. Louisville’s 34th annual Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival of New American Plays runs until March 28th, 2010. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=614/Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTAround World - The lights of Octavio-Frias de Oliveirahttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=446/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/aroundworld/1265235191-wtFeb10atwSaoPaulo_use.jpg" alt="" /> Thanks to Philips LED lighting, it changes colors and patterns at night - making it a colorful sight to see! São Paulo’s Octavio-Frias de Oliveira bridge, over the Pinheiros River, is a highlight as you are driven the sometimes-long route between airport and city center, or vice versa. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=446/Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTConfidential - WOW Confidential February 2010http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=90/ Hello from me, Mary Gostelow, in Barcelona (what a glorious city in which to start a new month). I have so much to share – read WOW.confidential, below.http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=90/Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTNews Events - Of Love And Warhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=607/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/newsevent/1265223884-wtFeb10tcAustralia_use.jpg" alt="" /> The Australian War Memorial in Canberra, has an exhibit, Of Love And War, that runs until May 5th, 2010. The building was jointly designed by John Crust and Emil Sodersten, and it was completed in 1941: www.awm.gov.au. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=607/Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTAway Nights - Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, Francehttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=55/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/awaynights/1265302653-GH_Facade03low_use.jpg" alt="" /> Hidden away on the tip of the lush secluded peninsula, the Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat exudes grandeur galore with modern luxuries. To show that anti-ageing is working, the 101-year old palace, a member of Leading Small Hotels of the World, is now as youthful as a prima ballerina. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=55/Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTNews Events - Stella McCartney Poolside Shopping at Ojaihttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=608/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/newsevent/1265225190-Image1_use.jpg" alt="" /> Ojai Valley Inn & Spa hosts a Stella McCartney Poolside-Shopping Event and Benefit Brunch on April 25th, 2010. This is part of the Arts and Leisure Series at Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, designed to accentuate the vast and essential interests of passionate living, offering rare, immersive and authentic experiences found at the Inn. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=608/Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTInsider - Insider Tip: Book in advance!http://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=103/VIP=67/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/insider/1265313028-Peter-Bates_use.jpg" alt="" /> The industry needs to educate consumers that they cannot have everything at the last minute. To get the hotel you want, and the actual suite you prefer – the one with the perfect view, and the bigger bathtub, that kind of thing – the consumer needs to book in advance. By: Peter Bateshttp://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=103/VIP=67/Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTNews Events - Venice: Canaletto and his Rivalshttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=609/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/newsevent/1265234070-wtFeb10tcCanaletto_use.jpg" alt="" /> The exhibition Venice: Canaletto and his Rivals, will run in the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery London The exhibition starts October 13th, 2010, and will run until January 16th, 2011. It will be the first assembly of Venetian views since the much-celebrated display in Venice in 1967. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=609/Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTAround World - Experience the new luxury at Wolgan Valleyhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=445/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/aroundworld/1265132809-wteb10atwWolgan_use.jpg" alt="" /> Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Australia's most environmentally responsible tourist destination Australia is home to the oldest living culture in the world – and also to one its newest and most forward-thinking resorts, Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=445/Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTNews Events - ARTPARIShttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=610/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/newsevent/1265732754-ARTPARIS_use.jpg" alt="" /> ARTPARIS takes place at Le Grand Palais, Paris, France, March 18-22, 2010. This year, what is billed as ‘the’ artistic event of Spring 2010, is concentrating on ARTPARIS+GUESTS, says Strategy Director Lorenzo Rudolf. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/news_events_detail/ITEM=610/Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTSeven Sensations - Landing Pads - February 2010http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=90/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/topten/1265391776-landing-pad_use.jpg" alt="" /> Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE Federer and Agassi famously played tennis on the 1,060-ft hotel’s 28th floor cantilevered landing pad, a memorable place to start Heli Dubai’s over-city tour, or your trip back to the airport. The colorful hotel, under GM Heinrich Morio, offers 202 suites, and some say best views are from the -22 series, though others prefer the blue and gold Royal Suites, with canopied beds that revolve to reveal all-mirrored walls behind.http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=90/Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTAround World - Visit Koh Kood Islandhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=443/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/aroundworld/1264198381-wtFeb10atwKohKood_use.jpg" alt="" /> An unforgettable luxury experience in Thailand Koh Kood Island, to the east of the Gulf of Thailand, is so close to the Cambodian coast you think you could swim over there (in fact it is 40 minutes by speedboat). By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=443/Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTAround World - Kiwi Collection at ILTMhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=441/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/aroundworld/1262224202-wtJan10atwILTM_use.jpg" alt="" /> International Luxury Travel Market is the leading annual business to business event for the global luxury travel community. Kiwi Collection RVP Europe Middle East and Africa Daniel Szelenyi held court on Kiwi Collection-Visa’s glorious outdoor terrace adjacent to the indoor exhibition stand at the supreme International Luxury Travel Market ILTM, held in Cannes, France, December 8-10, 2009. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=441/Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTAround World - Elephants of Namibiahttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=435/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/aroundworld/1262217178-wtJan10atwNamibia_use.jpg" alt="" /> Would we see any elephants today, here in Damaraland, in the Brandberg Mountains of Namibia? That was my first thought as I awoke at 6am at Damaraland Camp, in the Torra Conservancy, a public-private partnership that covers 2,316 sq miles of the Huab River Valley area, 100 miles inland from Namibia's Skeleton Coast. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=435/Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTInsider - 'The Key to Great Leadership'...http://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=102/VIP=67/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/insider/1262629550-wtJan10insider_use.jpg" alt="" /> Peter Burwash International (PBI), the top global tennis management company, is at over 60 of the world's best hotels and resorts. By: Peter Burwashhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=102/VIP=67/Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTConfidential - WOW Confidential January 2010http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=89/ Welcome to 2010, and WOW.travel, the online magazine of Kiwi Collection, for those who care where they stay. This month we have Seven Sensational Hotel Beds and so much more – but first, enjoy WOW.confidential, below.http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=89/Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTSeven Sensations - Best Hotel Beds - January 2010http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=89/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/topten/1262709238-Ritz-Carlton-Moscow.jpg" alt="" /> The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow, Russia When Tom Cruise woke up in the Sealy bed of the 2,285 sq ft Presidential Suite he could not believe the view, to the left, of Red Square and the Kremlin. The bed comes with a gilded headboard topped by two golden cherubs, and there are clouds of Frette linens. The suite comes with a grand piano and highest-level security. The hotel comes with the must-visit rooftop 02 Bar.http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=89/Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTAround World - Wild Things are happening in Londonhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=434/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/aroundworld/1262219488-wtJan10atwLondon_use.jpg" alt="" /> Wild Thing, at the Royal Academy, London, runs through January 24th, 2010. Over a period of 10 years from 1905 to 1915, three outstanding young sculptors emerged in the UK; Jacob Epstein, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and Eric Gill. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/around_world_detail/ITEM=434/Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTAway Nights - InterContinental Hong Konghttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=54/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/awaynights/1262632410-Infinity-Pool_use.jpg" alt="" /> The standing red lights by the outside pool of InterContinental Hong Kong welcome you to 'new Asia' I was working away in the adjacent gym, grinding away on a treadmill and looking out through the all-glass wall. Suddenly, at 5:45 pm, the ten rather-dull red poles, about four feet high and each encased in a black bird cage, sprang to life as their batteries were turned on. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=54/Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMTAway Nights - Gala Opening of La Mamounia, Marrakechhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=53/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/awaynights/1259944860-wtDec09awayMarrakech_use.jpg" alt="" /> The legendary Park of La Mamounia is more than a mere green oasis in the heart of city The ‘new’ La Mamounia, Marrakech, was only five weeks old – but the 209-room icon was full, with a guest list that included Secretary of State Hillary Clinton... By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=53/Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMTSeven Sensations - New Years Bars - December 2009http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=88/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/topten/1259775837-Beverly-Hills-Hotel_use.jpg" alt="" /> The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows, Los Angeles, California, USA The New Year's Eve party in Nineteen12, designed by Glenn Texeira, will be orchestrated from 9 pm by deejay Lo. Bar manager Philip Spee recommends a Prickly Pear Margarita, which blends Prickly Pear Purée with Cazadores Tequila, Cointreau and a lime-lemon-syrup margarita mix. WOW.travel loves the hotel’s discreet bungalows.http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=88/Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMTInsider - Travel & Tourism is one of the most dynamic industrieshttp://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=101/VIP=67/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/insider/1259785271-wtDec09insider_use.jpg" alt="" /> Liu Jinping, Vice Chairman, The China Tourism Association, and Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President & CEO, WTTC at the announcement of the 2010 WTTC Summit, May 25-27, 2010, in Beijing. By: Ufi Ibrahim, COO World Travel & Tourism Councilhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=101/VIP=67/Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMTConfidential - WOW Confidential December 2009http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=88/ Hello, and happy December. As always so much has been happening in the world of WOW.travel – read about some of it, below. Elsewhere in this authoritative online magazine we have Seven Sensational New Year Bars, and share the style of international restaurateur David Yeo and so much else. And read on, confidentially, below.http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=88/Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMTConfidential - WOW Confidential November 2009http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=87/ Hello from Marrakech, which you can read about next month. For now, we already have much of the world covered – read below for quick bites. You can also click straight through for Seven Sensational Hotels for Faces, for Insider thoughts from the Executive Chairman of the Jumeirah Group, Gerald Lawless, and style from Marcel Levy. Away-nights take us to England. Here, too, below, you have WOWconfidential.http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=87/Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTInsider - Jumeirah - Stay different is our promisehttp://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=100/VIP=67/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/insider/1257277118-wtNov09insiderLawless_use.jpg" alt="" /> Every one of our hotels and resorts is unique and I truly believe that today’s top-end luxury travelers want different experiences as they traverse the globe. By: Gerald Lawless - Executive Chairman, Jumeirah Grouphttp://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=100/VIP=67/Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTAway Nights - The Cliveden Hotelhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=52/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/awaynights/1257441133-wtNov09away_use.jpg" alt="" /> You gasp, audibly, as your vehicle, at no more than 15 mph, turns the bend in Cliveden's front drive and you see the main house in front of you. You come in through ceremonial stone gates, drive half a mile through woodland and, at a massive round Careera sculpture Fountain Of Love, by American sculptor Thomas Waldo Story 1855-1915, you turn sharply to the left and see the vista of Cliveden ('valley among cliffs') in front of you. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=52/Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTSeven Sensations - Hotels for Faces - November 2009http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=87/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/topten/1257290153-palmbeach_use.jpg" alt="" /> Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, Florida, United States The 50-minute Gentleman's BABOR facial cleanses, exfoliates, masks and purifies. Hey girls, you will love Kate Somerville’s 90-minute super-hydrating and DermaLucent youth-enhancing treatments, and you can even buy Happytails’ products for your pooch in the tempting boutique.http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=87/Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTInsider - Ring out the old and ring in the newhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=99/VIP=67/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/insider/1254780131-wtOct09insider[1]_use.jpg" alt="" /> Make way for the affluentials, the new leading edge in global leisure travel. This is the perfect bed - anywhere… Ring out the old and ring in the new; regroup, reinvent or POOF… Luxury branders all, do not run for the exits, luxury lives… By: Hershel Sarbinhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=99/VIP=67/Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMTAway Nights - Spa at Icon Brickellhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=51/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/awaynights/1254427141-wtOct09away_use.jpg" alt="" /> Where else in the world do you find a day-glo yellow chandelier, and real books reaching to the 30-foot ceiling, in a spa's reception? Philippe Starck, who apparently has no idea of practicality, has designed the Spa at Icon Brickell, which is integral with Viceroy Miami. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=51/Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMTConfidential - WOW Confidential October 2009http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=86/ As always Kiwi Collection is covering the world for you – see below, some of the places we have been (and right now Philippe is in Vancouver, Erik is in Beijing, Bradley is in Sydney and Mary is in the English countryside, in the rain). Read below for quick bites - you can also click straight through for Seven Sensational Hotels for kids, for insider thoughts from Hershel Sarbin and style from Jacques and Ineke Hamburger. Away-night takes us to Miami. Here, too, below, you have WOWconfidential.http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=86/Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMTSeven Sensations - Hotels for Kids - October 2009http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=86/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/topten/1254762224-boca-beach-club_use.jpg" alt="" /> Boca Raton Resort, The Waldorf Astoria Collection, Florida, USA With golf clinics from six years up, and tennis from four, and sandcastle building and inner tube races, and beach tennis and volleyball, and kite flying and ocean trampolines – wow, this is the place for action. For relaxation, nothing beats floating in the pool, watching kids’ movies and eating s’mores. Parents will love the new-look of this ageless resort.http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=86/Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMTAway Nights - Park Hyatt Shanghaihttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=50/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/awaynights/1251998330-wtSep09away_use.jpg" alt="" /> You feel on top of the world at Park Hyatt Shanghai, which many say is the best hotel, anywhere. The plane arrived and Elite Service, an outsourced facility, met me and escorted me landside to the Hyatt representative, who in turn walked me to the car, already waiting outside the terminal door. I sank into the black Mercedes S-class. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=50/Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMTConfidential - WOW Confidential September 2009http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=85/ Hello from Paris - yes, as always Kiwi Collection is covering the world. Read below for quick bites - you can also click straight through for Seven Sensational Hotels to Eat Local, for Insider thoughts from hospitality environmentalist Colin Bell and style from designer Glenn Pushelberg. You have a concierge's ideas for Los Angeles, our restaurant is in the English countryside and Away-night takes us to Shanghai. Here, too, below, you have WOWconfidential.http://www.kiwicollection.com/confidential/ITEM=85/Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMTSeven Sensations - Eating Locally - September 2009http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=85/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/topten/1251832777-Mollies_use.jpg" alt="" /> Mollie's, Auckland, New Zealand This 13-room hotel is probably unique in offering theatrical dining with spontaneous arias (owners Stephen Fitzgerald and his wife Frances Wilson are, respectively, professional set designer and opera singer). Lance Tripp's menu includes tempura quail and oven-baked hapuka with puy lentils and miso beurre blanc. Try the house red, Ransom Mahurangi Merlot Blend 2005, Matakana.http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=85/Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMTInsider - Conserving and Expanding Habitatshttp://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=98/VIP=67/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/insider/1251842568-wtSep09insider_use.jpg" alt="" /> It was one of those pivotal moments in life. We were far away from civilization, gazing into the camp fire, stars blazing overhead, with hippos snorting and lions roaring in the background. By: Colin Bellhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=98/VIP=67/Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMTSeven Sensations - Hotel Sky Bars - August 2009http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=84/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/topten/1249510130-Habita-Mexico-City_use.jpg" alt="" /> Habita Hotel, Mexico City, Mexico AREA, the daily 120-person rooftop bar, atop the six-floor hotel in the Polanco area is open until 2am on weekends. Designers Enrique Norten and Bernardo Gómez Pimienta have added a jacuzzi and 45-foot lap pool for extra theater - in winter, there are patio heaters and a working fireplace, and football matches may be projected on to a neighboring building. Apple and mango martini is current bestseller. http://www.kiwicollection.com/sensations_section/ITEM=84/Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMTInsider - Today's key word is 'because'http://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=97/VIP=67/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/insider/1249603707-wtAug09insider_use.jpg" alt="" /> Why because? Because all travelers need to justify spend, says Simon Cooper, President and COO of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. By: Simon Cooperhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/vip_insider/INSIDER=97/VIP=67/Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMTAway Nights - The Merrion, Dublinhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=49/<img src="http://www.kiwicollection.com/thumbnails/upload/awaynights/1249513179-25-Swimming-Pool_use.jpg" alt="" /> The Merrion, Dublin, has a nicely-warm 18-yard indoor pool with a trompe l'oeil wall at one end showing an allegorical classical country house, parterre garden, drapes and a monkey. What a way to start a day. There were two of us in the pool of The Merrion's Tethra Spa and there was plenty of room. By: Mary Gostelowhttp://www.kiwicollection.com/away_nights_detail/ITEM=49/Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT