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VIP Luxury Travel Articles from August 2009 (18) |  HOTEL SEARCH |
 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | 'Today Show' Wedding
Track stars Nick Cordes and Leigh Daniel's wedding July 15th, 2009, was seen by millions on MSNBC's TODAY show - as was the reception, at The Plaza. The honeymoon in Australia is by Swain Tours.
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | President Sarkozy visits the French Academy
President Sarkozy with his newly-appointed Minister of Culture, Frédéric Mitterrand, at the French Academy in the Villa Medici, Rome, where Mitterand was previously director. On July 19th, 2009, the Academy hosted the wedding party of American...more | | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | The first annual Filipino Fiesta at Makati Shangri-La
Imelda Marcos, no less, launched the first Filipino Fiesta at Makati Shangri-La, Manila: she is seen with her hosts Reto Klauser, to the right, with his wife Margreta, and Amit Oberoi. | | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Sacha Baron Cohen in Brüno
Sacha Baron Cohen - dressed by designer Jason Alper - stars as Brüno in Universal Pictures' new movie of that name, directed by Larry Charles. Baron Cohen, born into an Orthodox Jewish family in London, England, cites the late Peter Sellers as his role model.
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Cristiano Ronaldo trains at Carton House
Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid soccer colleagues trained at Ireland's 1,000-acre Carton House, County Kildare (when Queen Victoria was coming to visit Carton House, its then-owner the Duke of Leinster apparently built a lake but apparently it rained and Her...more | | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Am Anfang premieres at Paris Opera
Geneviève Bovin, with Rubble Women, in Anselm Kiefer's Am Anfang (In the Beginning), which premièred at Paris Opera July 7th, 2009. Paris Opera's director Gérard Mortier now moves to Teatro Real, Madrid. | | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Kates Moss escapes to Naladhu Maldives
Supermodel Kate Moss escaped the glare of paparazzi for a few days' retreat at Naladhu Maldives (when WOW.travel was there, we loved villa 11, all of 3,200 sq ft, including a big deck and private pool). | | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Follow the Fashion of Mrs.O
Michelle Obama, in a Jason Wu frock, at St. Dmitriy Nursing College of Sisters of Mercy, Moscow, July 7th, 2009. What to know what the fashionable Mrs O wears? See http://mrs-o.org/, started by 28-year old math grad Mary Tomer. | | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Five star shopping in Park Lane
Helen Peters displayed Bicester Village luxury retail (www.valueretail.com) at the Gulf Luxury Fair, InterContinental Park Lane, London, July 25-27, 2009. Other exhibitors included Annick Goutal, Land Rover, Jaguar, Swarovski and Temperley London.
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | United Breweries Group top new drink brand!
Indian entrepreneur Vijay Mallya saw his United Breweries Group listed among Wolff Olins' top new food and drink brands to dominate tomorrow's world. Also listed are Almarai, ChangYu wine, Juan Valdez Café and Patchi chocolate. | | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Anthony Ross treks Mount Kilimanjaro
Anthony Ross, GM of The Opposite House luxury urban resort in Bejing's ultra-trendy Sanlithun area, made it to 19,340.55 feet up Mount Kilimanjaro - six days up, one day down, and 'never again'. | | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Tour de France 2009 comes to an end
Brit Mark Cavendish, of Team Columbia-Highroad won the final stage of the Tour de France, which finished at Champs Elysees July 26th, 2009 (the entire winner was Spain's Alberto Contador, who will undoubtedly - judging by the reaction of one Lance Armstrong to Cont...more | | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Turnberry, A Luxury Collection Resort, reopens!
18 year old Japanese golf star Ryo Ishikawa - Hanikami Ōji, "Bashful Prince" - at Turnberry's Ailsa course. The 2009 Open, July 16-19, 2009, marked the re-opening of the historic Scottish resort after a full redo by designer Mary Fox Lint...more | | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | James McBride new President of YTL Hotels
WOW.travel joined in congratulations to the incoming President of YTL Hotels & Properties Sdn Bhd, James McBride, left. Also seen at Claridge's, London, is the luxury hotel's GM Philippe Leboeuf - and note, behind, great-great Englishman, Winston Churchi...more | | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Groundbreaking at site of Shanghai World Expo
At the July 17th, 2009 groundbreaking of the US Pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, from left, the USA's Consul General Beatrice Camp, Pavilion Commissioner General Jose Villarreal and Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke; plus Shanghai's Executive Vic...more | | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Journey of Meaning Tour with Anna Breytenbach
Anna Breytenbach, a professional animal communicator (whisperer) trained at the Assisi International Animal Institute in Oakland CA, is working with Orient-Express Safaris in Botswana. | | Email this article to a friend |
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Paco Saldańa wins Faces of Travel Contest
Mexico City-born Paco Saldaña, director of guest services at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, has been declared as the winner of the Faces of Travel Contest.16,000 votes were cast online at meetingsmeanbusiness.com.
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 | | | On Location - August 2009 | | VIP | Saturday, August 08, 2009 | Orient-Express meets at Hotel Cipriani
Orient-Express Hotels Ltd held its regional MDs' meeting at the luxury Hotel Cipriani & Palazzo Vendramin, Venice: at the final dinner, July 29th, 2009, VP Italy Maurizio Saccani, left, and group President/CEO Paul White flank Jennifer White.
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