Ekorian’s Mugie Camp opened in Kenya’s Mugie Sanctuary, which is located near both Mugie Dam and Mount Kenya. Situated on 22,000 acres, the sanctuary is home to over 70 species of mammals and many kinds of birds, providing abundant wildlife viewing. Named—like the sanctuary and the dam—after the olive tree …
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Sneak Peek: Fairmont the Palm, Dubai
Fairmont the Palm is the latest hotel to land on the Palm Jumierah, Dubai—the world’s largest artificial island, in the shape of a palm tree. The property features 381 rooms and suites, many with extended balconies with sea views. An array of dining options ranges from Frevo, an authentic Brazilian …
Sneak Peek: Fairmont the Palm, Dubai
Fairmont the Palm is the latest hotel to land on the Palm Jumierah, Dubai—the world’s largest artificial island, in the shape of a palm tree. The property features 381 rooms and suites, many with extended balconies with sea views. An array of dining options ranges from Frevo, an authentic Brazilian …
Anantara Sanya Resort and Spa, Hainan Island, China
Anantara Sanya Resort and Spa has opened on the southernmost tip of China’s Hainan Province situated between a lush mountain region and the South China Sea. The seaside property has 122 rooms and suites, including a number of pool villas, each inspired by East Asian and Thai design. It has …
A Sensory Gateway to the Maldives
From February 11 to 14, Huvafen Fushi will host a one-of-a-kind sensory experience led by the world-renowned French perfumers Nicolas and Isabelle Maillebiau. Guests will explore the history of perfume and the tools and ingredients used by the father-and-daughter duo in work for Nina Ricci, Boucheron, Céline, Dior, Guerlain, Lalique, …
Romancing the City
For the month of February, the Mandarin Oriental, Paris, is offering a “Love in Paris” lovers’ retreat. The package (from $1,770 per night) includes a stay at the hotel with breakfast delivered to your door, an 80-minute couple’s spa treatment, a romantic surprise to welcome you, and gifts to take home. …
Sneak Peek: Raffles Makati, Philippines
Raffles Makati has opened in the thriving business district of Makati—part of the Metro Manila region of the Philippines—with three different components within a 30-floor tower: 32 Raffles hotel suites on two levels; 237 one- to four-bedroom Raffles Residences condominiums; and the Fairmont Makati, another hotel with 280 spacious deluxe …
Chewton Glen’s New Treetop Accommodations
Relais & Chateaux’s Chewton Glen, a 58-room country hotel in Hampshire, England, is bringing guests closer to nature with a set of six new tree-house lodges lining New Forest National Park. Each of the elevated eight-person accommodations is divided into two suites, which may be reserved by a single group …
The West Coast Fishing Club Combines Fishing, Cooking, and Adventure
The West Coast Fishing Club, which has four resorts located in prime fishing territory, is partnering with chef David Hawksworth of Vancouver’s Hawksworth Restaurant at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia for a five-day culinary and fishing adventure in the North Pacific Haida Gwaii region, known for some of the world’s best …
Sneak Peek: Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort, St. Lucia
Following a three-year, multi-million-dollar renovation, the former Jalousie Plantation on St. Lucia reopened as Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort after its original incarnation as an 18th-century sugar mill. The resort has 59 villas and eight beachfront bungalows, as well as 11 revamped rooms, priced from $350 per night. New dining …