The best cruise ships on which to get married

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents The best cruise ships on which to get married.

 
If you’re planning a wedding on the high seas, some options are better than others, according to one cruise specialist.

Miami-based cruise company Landry & Kling released its top ten ships for group events and business meetings this week, naming vessels from a variety of lines for the suitability of hosting a special event.

The travel agency, which specializes in organizing large events at sea ranging from business meetings to theme cruises and reunions, picked ships with between 56 and 2,700 cabins, including the enormous Allure of the Seas.

Many were chosen for the excellent range of on-board activities — Sea Dream II’s water sports marina platform, for instance, or fact-finding tours on board National Geographic Endeavor — although all offer superior service, state-of-the-art function space and private group dining, says Landry & Kling.

Cruise lines are used to planning weddings, and many employ specific members of staff to assist with the details of such events, with larger vessels also offering chapels on board and services such as cake, flowers and music.

However, the list of ships who have captains that can officiate ceremonies (a popular request) is more limited as there are considerable legal restrictions.

According to popular cruise website CruiseCritic, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises and Princess Cruises are among those with captains available to marry passengers.

Top ten ships for events and meetings

- SeaDream II (SeaDream Yacht Club)
- Liberty of the Seas (Royal Caribbean)
- Celebrity Millennium (Celebrity Cruises)
- Silver Spirit (Silversea Cruises)
- Pride of America (Norwegian Cruise Line)
- Seven Seas Navigator (Regent Seven Seas)
- MSC Splendida (MSC Cruises)
- Allure of the Seas (Royal Caribbean International)
- Carnival Dream (Carnival Cruise Lines)
- National Geographic Endeavor (Lindblad Expeditions)

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Porsche Panamera Turbo S revealed

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Porsche Panamera Turbo S revealed.

 
Porsche has released details on its new high-power Panamera sedan, set to go on sale this summer.

The new Panamera Turbo S provides a power boost to the Panamera Turbo’s engines, delivering 37 kW more with increased torque from the 4.8 liter, V8 engine, which has been treated to improved turbochargers and modified engine control.

Using the Launch Control feature, it can manage 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds and a top speed of 306 km/h, despite a fuel consumption similar to that of the Panamera Turbo — 11.3 l/100km using Michelin tires.

Other features added include Dynamic Chassis Control to stabilize the vehicle and Torque Vectoring Plus, which applies a variable torque split to the rear wheel to improve traction and agility in variable driving situations.

It is priced at $173,200 in the US and €167,076 in Germany. The model is set to be on show at the New York International Auto Show this April.

Source: AFPrelaxnews

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World’s largest Rolls-Royce showroom unveiled

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents World’s largest Rolls-Royce showroom unveiled.

 
The world’s largest Rolls-Royce dealership has opened in Abu Dhabi as the luxury brand continues its expansion in the Middle East.

Spanning a massive 9,687 square feet, the showroom includes just five Rolls-Royce cars, but also houses a coffee bar, “customer configuration lounge,” and is linked to a new on-site Rolls-Royce service facility.

To mark the opening of the new facility, Rolls-Royce launched a Spirit of Ecstasy Centenary Collection Phantom Drophead Coupé, which forms part of a collection of 100 highly bespoke Rolls-Royce Phantom models.

The Middle East region continues to be an important driver in RR’ global growth, contributing over 15% of the company’s global sales in 2010.

This makes the eigth Rolls-Royce dealership to be built in the Middle East, which is now home to nearly 10 percent of all of the brand’s 82 dealerships worldwide.

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Audemars Piguet Millenary Tour Auto 2011

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Audemars Piguet Millenary Tour Auto 2011.

Serving as Official Timekeeper of the Tour Auto for the sixth year running, Audemars Piguet is launching a limited edition watch to commemorate the event.

With its distinctly retro touch, the 2011 Audemars Piguet Millenary Tour Auto Chronograph masterfully captures the vintage spirit of the Tour Auto race.

The new watch is available with a 47 mm case, fashioned from steel. Its back side is embossed with the Tour Auto logo.

Housed in the case is a black dial, with its circular-grained surfaces reminding of the finish on certain historical cars.

It is circled by a flange with a tachometric scale. The display features a three-hand layout. Moreover, it is equipped with silver-toned hour, minute and seconds counters. The date indication is arranged between 4 and 5 o’clock.

The functions, provided by the new Audemars Piguet Millenary Tour Auto 2011 watch, are driven by an in-house manufactured automatic AP caliber 2385 movement.

It operates at a frequency of 21,600 vibrations per hour and offers a 40-hour power reserve.

The new Audemars Piguet watch is accompanied by a hand-sewn black leather strap with a lozenge-pattern stitching.

The model is issued in a limited edition of 150 pieces and is delivered in a presentation box.

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New interactive Chanel beauty site launches

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents New interactive Chanel beauty site launches.

 
Following the release of the highly successful short film Animating Chanel earlier this year, the brand’s beauty director Peter Philips has launched new interactive site, Chanel Makeup Confidential.

Linking back to the luxury house’s main shopping page, the new destination features exclusive video content, backstage beauty looks and tutorials on how to recreate them, interviews with Philips, and of course lots and lots of information on the products, which this season center around Chanel’s signature pearls.

The site sets new standards not only for other combined fashion and beauty houses such as Dior, but also for the social media-savviest of beauty brands such as MAC Cosmetics or Lancôme.

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Aston Martin & Mobiado Luxury Phone

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Aston Martin & Mobiado Luxury Phone.

Aston Martin and luxury mobile phone maker Mobiado have announced that they have teamed up to produce a collection of luxury mobile handsets.

Their first concept phone is called CTP002. It is basically one big, transparent sapphire glass with two titanium edges on the left and right.

This phone shares a special connection with the Aston Martin. It functions as a key that automatically unlocks the doors as owners approach the vehicle.

FourSquare will show your current location as well as the location of your friends and nearby venues all integrated on a GPS map of the Aston Martin car display.

 

Better control over safety deployments like airbag sequence, timing and seatbelt stiffening will be achieved with the accelerometer data being passed from the CPT002 to the car.

Cameras in the vehicle may also be set to update FaceBook and Twitter with pictures, videos or information of passing cities and landmarks.

The Mobiado CTP002 concept will be shown off at BaselWorld, the world watch and jewelry show in Switzerland.

 

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Estee Lauder Celebrates All Women with New Campaign

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Estee Lauder Celebrates All Women with New Campaign.

Estee Lauder hosted an event recently to unveil their latest campaign, Every Woman Can Be Beautiful. Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer, Estee’s granddaughter and global creative director of the Lauder brand, introduced the campaign and a few videos documenting past Lauder campaigns, commercials that will air on TV, and a discussion about beauty among female leaders in various fields were shown. The most memorable quote came from Aerin who remarked in one of the videos that her grandmother always said, “there are no ugly women, just lazy women.” Of course this couldn’t have been more tailor made to suit a beauty brand, but nonetheless they're refreshing words of wisdom.

Photographed by Craig McDean, the new campaign is inspired by seventies and eighties Lauder ads and takes a multi-cultural approach by featuring current spokesmodels Hilary Rhoda, Liu Wen, Constance Jablonski, and Joan Smalls. With the philosophy that “every woman can be beautiful” (just as long as she's not lazy!), I was hoping Estee Lauder would go out on a limb and present un-Photoshopped advertisements to truly hit their message home, but alas this is a still a welcome first step.

The new images, which will start appearing in June, were presented in tandem with the unveiling of the brand's newest innovations from their Idealist line: Even Skintone Illuminator and Cooling Eye Illuminator. The Illuminator addresses redness, discoloration, acne scars, and other skin issues that the Lauder research team found were present in all ethnicities. Results, according to their tests, were seen in two weeks. The Cooling Eye Illuminator is intended to address dark circles and puffiness and there too, results were seen in just two weeks. Both products will hit beauty counters June 2011.

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Jimmy Choo staying true to his roots

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Jimmy Choo staying true to his roots.

 

World-famous designer Jimmy Choo may have come a long way since working in his family’s humble shoemaking business in Malaysia, but he never forgot his dad’s dedication to perfect footwear.

In fact, the Penang-born Choo, whose Haute Couture shoes are coveted by royalty and the likes of Madonna and Michelle Obama, says that shoemaking is in his blood.

“I felt destined to be in the shoemaking business,” he told AFP during a recent interview in Hong Kong, where some of his shoe sketches were auctioned off to raise money for poor students in China.

“I was 11-years-old when I made my first pair of shoes — they were a pair of flat sandals and I made them for my mother under my father’s guidance… (He) was never satisfied until a shoe was made perfectly.

“If it weren’t for him, there would be no Jimmy Choo today.”

After selling his share of an eponymous ready-to-wear line in 2001, the London-based designer now markets a couture line to deep-pocketed clients, particularly the growing number of newly rich mainland Chinese customers riding high on the country’s booming economy.

“We are seeing a lot of wealthy Chinese interested in our designs,” he said.

“Business has been affected somewhat by the recession — people are postponing weddings for example, spending less. But a lot of our clients have huge spending powers, so it hasn’t really impacted business too significantly.”

Choo is convinced that tailor-made fashion is the only way to go, despite the success of his ready-to-wear label.

“Clients come to me because we cater to their needs… Once you go couture, you never go back,” said Choo, clad in a fitted Armani suit.

“A person should never have to fit a pair of shoes, the shoe should be able to fit the person.”

True to his artistic roots, Choo has a bolt of inspiration midway through the interview, sketching a pair of women’s heels inspired by a floral centerpiece on the nearby coffee table.

“Shoe-designing is an art form,” he said.

“It comes from everyday life, but it must be architecturally sound and aesthetically pleasing.”

After working in restaurants and cleaning shoe factories, Choo earned his way into the Cordwainers Technical College, a venerable London shoemaking school which is now part of the London College of Fashion.

“It was important for me to work whilst studying to help ease my parent’s financial burden,” he said.

He opened up his own London workshop in the late 1980s, gaining recognition and international exposure after being featured in Vogue Magazine, but his star soared to new heights after Princess Diana was photographed wearing one of his creations, which now start at an eye-watering 850 pounds ($1,350).

Choo, these days a British citizen, remained tight-lipped on relations with his former business partner Tamara Mellon, who now controls the label they started, amid reports the pair had a falling-out.

“We once worked together, we parted ways — that’s it,” he said.

“I don’t speak ill of old partners. I wish them well… If you have the skills and talent, there’s nothing to be afraid of.”

Source: AFPrelaxnews

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Hermes iPad 2 cases

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Hermes iPad 2 cases.

 
French luxury brand Hermes is cashing in on the popularity of the iPad 2 with cases that cost more than the tablet itself.

The Hermes Swift (left) is a slipcase made from calfskin leather that costs a whopping $820. It comes in 10 different colors.

The Hermes Station (right) is a book-style cover, made from fine calf-skin leather , that doubles as a stand. Available in four colors, the Station will cost about $1,400.

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McLaren S-Works Venge Bicycle by Specialized

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents McLaren S-Works Venge Bicycle by Specialized.

 
McLaren has teamed up with US bicycle manufacturer Specialized to create an aerodynamic road bike called the Venge.

The racing road bicycle has been designed by Chris D’Aluisio and features an aerodynamic frame built entirely out of carbon fibre.

The launch took place at the Formula One team’s HQ, two days ahead of Milan-San Remo, where Mark Cavendish will ride the bike for the first time in competition.

The frame weighs only 950g, while the complete module (frame, fork, seatpost and crankset) tips the scales at 2.07 kg. Additionally, the model benefits from an electronic gearshift.

“We can optimise a bike to levels that have never been achieved before,” said McLaren Applied Technologies’ design director Duncan Bradley.

The bike will be available from about $9,000 later this year.

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TAG Heuer Gulf Meridist

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents TAG Heuer Gulf Meridist.

 
The TAG Heuer Gulf Meridiist is the brand’s latest luxury cell phone that is inspired by Michael Delaney, Steve McQueen’s character in the 1971 film “Le Mans”.

His character, Michael Delaney, drove for the Gulf team; he got behind the wheel of a speed machine that featured the iconic Gulf light blue and orange racing livery.

He also wore the original Heuer Monaco Chronograph on his wrist, and thus the legend was born.

the TAG Heuer’s Gulf Meridiist a limited edition mobile handset series of only 400 pieces, which has been splashed with Gulf’s famous corporate racing colours.

 
It features a soft touch black body finish, applied by a high”technology PVD surface treatment that is nearly impossible to scratch.

The rear battery cover is black rubber, lined with two stripes each in the signature Gulf colours of orange and light blue.

The classic Gulf logo is above the rear camera shutter, while the TAG Heuer logo, in signature orange, marks the bar below the front crystal sapphire screen as well as on the chiselled side keys.

 
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Trump: I’d Pay $600 Million for White House

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Trump: I’d Pay $600 Million for White House.

 
Billionaire business magnate Donald Trump is ready to shell out $600 million of his own cash to become President.

He told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Thursday that his name recognition would probably save him “hundreds of millions of dollars” compared with other candidates.

The 64-year-old, who held the interview aboard his private jet, said he’d announce his decision by June.

Trump’s net worth is $2.7 billion, making him the 137th richest person in the U.S., according to Forbes magazine.

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Keira Knightley’s full ‘Mademoiselle’ fragrance ad

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Keira Knightley’s full ‘Mademoiselle’ fragrance ad.

 
Following on the heels of Blake Lively’s handbag campaign for Chanel, Keira Knightley is starring in a video for the commercial of the brand’s Mademoiselle fragrance.

The commercial was directed by Joe Wright and shows the actress channeling an elegant superhero, wearing a beige catsuit and riding a motorcycle to her shoot at Chanel’s Paris apartment.

Knightley has fronted the Mademoiselle fragrance ads since 2007, taking over from Kate Moss, who currently stars in Dior’s Addict beauty ads.

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Gucci and Chanel win at Italian fragrance awards

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Gucci and Chanel win at Italian fragrance awards.

 
On the occasion of the Cosmoprof fair running in Bologna, Italy, which wraps up March 21, the Italian fragrance foundation Accademia del Profumo has announced the winners of its annual awards.

Its two main prizes, best women’s and men’s perfume, are yearly chosen by consumers and were won by Gucci Guilty and Bleu de Chanel respectively.

The juried awards for olfactory creations went to Love, Chloé in women’s and Voyage d’Hermès in men’s perfumes.

Maison Martin Margiela Untitled and Zegna Forte were named best niche fragrances.

 

Here are the full lists of Italian consumers’ finalists for the best perfume of the year:

Women’s

Acqua di Gioia by Giorgio Armani
Attimo by Ferragamo
Balenciaga Paris
Belle d’Opium by YSL
Bergamotto di Calabria by Acqua di Parma
Gucci Guilty
Lady Million by Paco Rabanne
Love, Chloé
Vanitas by Versace
Womanity by Thierry Mugler

 

Men’s

Bleu de Chanel
Bvlgari Man
Colonia Essenza by Acqua di Parma
Davidoff Champion
The One Gentleman by Dolce & Gabbana
He Wood Ocean Wet Wood by Dsquared²
Gucci by Gucci Sport pour Homme
John Richmond For Men
Bang by Marc Jacobs
Voyage d’Hermès

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New cruise ship includes a bar to sip over the sea

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents New cruise ship includes a bar to sip over the sea.

Princess Cruises gave fans a sneak preview of its new ship March 15, revealing some interesting new features which will debut when it sets sail in 2013.

The Royal Princess weighs in at 141,000 tons and can carry 3,600 passengers, making her slightly bigger than this year’s major debuts, the Disney Dream, Carnival Magic and Celebrity Silhouette.

Among the highlights for passengers is likely to be the SeaWalk, an over-water enclosed walkway on the ship’s starboard side which extends more than 28 feet (8.5 meters) beyond the edge of the vessel.

Cool, but not as cool as the SeaView bar, which offers the same experience of looking down onto water, but with a cocktail in hand.

On the top deck, there will be a new adults-only pool and other new pools which surround a tropical “island” that offers sunbathing by day and an outdoor nightclub in the evenings.

Princess also said that several elements of its previous ships, such as The Sanctuary spa and the Piazza atrium, will be expanded on board Royal Princess, as will the poolside theater, which will be revamped to offer HD movies.

This year is set to be a big one for the cruise industry, as the world recovers from its economic headache and vacationers can spend more on cruises, which tend to be more expensive than traditional vacations.

At last week’s ITB Berlin travel show, the Cruise Line Industry Association said that it believed 16 million people would take cruises in 2011 (up 6.6 percent), with the most popular destinations likely to be Alaska, Europe and the Caribbean.

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Luxury resort opens in Morocco

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Luxury resort opens in Morocco.

 
Sofitel has opened a luxury property in the new Moroccan resort of Essaouira Mogador on the country’s Atlantic coast.

The Mogador resort is set in some 600 hectares of forest along 4 kilometers of coast line, boasting a 36-hole Gary Player golf course and a number of exclusive villas.

The villas are all designed to be eco-friendly thanks to features such as energy-efficient lighting and water recycling systems.

As of this week, it’s also home to the massive Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf and Spa, a spectacular resort property which offers 147 rooms and 28 villas with private pools.

Designed to blend in with its natural surroundings, the hotel is built around a huge stone reception area which offers a view over the golf course and out to the ocean, as well as being home to the Tea Lounge and a cocktail bar.

For gastronomes, the hotel offers live cooking shows on the terrace in the Kasbah Cafe or a more formal restaurant Atelier aux Aromes, which serves a blend of French and Moroccan cooking.

Two of the resort’s villas have been designed by fashion brand Lacoste and Sofitel has also partnered with Clarins and 5 Mondes to equip the property’s 1,300 square meter So SPA.

Accor‘s new property is one of four top-end properties slated to open in Mogador, with Thailand-based Anantara also planning to open a luxury getaway featuring 40 rooms and 60 villas in 2012.

 

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Blake Lively’s Chanel Mademoiselle Ads Revealed

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Blake Lively’s Chanel Mademoiselle Ads Revealed.

 
We brought you Blake Lively’s debut Chanel ad earlier in the week and now we’ve got our fingers on the full campaign for the Mademoiselle handbag line.

Karl Lagerfeld personally chose Lively for the campaign, calling her “an American dream girl,” and shot the photographs himself at Chanel’s Parisian headquarters.

The New York Times reports that Lively passed on other modeling opportunities, saying, “Thank you so much, but I am holding out for Chanel.”

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The BMW New 6 Series Coupe Unveiled

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents The BMW New 6 Series Coupe Unveiled.

 
BMW has unveiled the production version of the 6 Series coupe ahead of the car’s debut at Auto Shanghai 2011.

To be released in 2012, this car has a 4.4 litre, twin turbocharged V8 engine. It goes from 0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds.

Designed to be the ultimate “dream car,” the coupe features a “shark nose” front-end with bi-xenon headlights and a forward-slanting grille.

Pricing information hasn’t been released, but the redesigned model will go on sale in the United States this fall.

 

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Venice launches virtual tour of canals

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Venice launches virtual tour of canals.

 
Internet users can now travel along the canals of Venice from the comfort of their own homes to prepare their trips, with a new website called veniceconnected.it.

The website is made up of 360-degree HD photographs snapped by a camera mounted on a boat travelling the length and breadth of Venice’s famous canals.

“It’s another part of a project that is well suited to the specificity and uniqueness of Venice, which has to be visited in an intelligent way,” Roberto Panciera, a tourism official at Venice city hall, said in a statement.

The virtual tour also offers advice on interesting tourist sites and local shopping and allows visitors to walk city streets, including some of its famous narrow alleyways that are not reachable by car.

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Jobs Unveils Apple’s iPad 2

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Jobs Unveils Apple’s iPad 2.

Apple‘s ailing chief executive Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance at a company event here on Wednesday to unveil a new version of the iPad that is thinner, lighter and features video cameras.

“We’ve been working on this product quite awhile and I just didn’t want to miss a great day,” said Jobs, who appeared gaunt but energetic.

The new iPad 2 features front- and rear-facing video cameras to enable video chat and is thinner than the previous version.

It weighs 1.3 pounds, down from 1.5 pounds, and will come in black and white models.

“2010 turned out to be the year of the iPad,” said Jobs, who was dressed in his trademark black turtleneck and blue jeans.

 

“We sold almost 15 million iPads in 2010 from April to December,” Jobs said. “It generated a little shy of 10 billion dollars in revenue for Apple.

“We’ve never had a product that got off to that fast a start,” he said. “We have 90 percent of the market.

“Our competitors were just flummoxed,” he continued. “They went back to their drawing boards, tore up their designs.”

Jobs, 56, went on indefinite medical leave on January 17, turning over day-to-day operations at Apple to chief operating officer Tim Cook.

Jobs underwent an operation for pancreatic cancer in 2004 and received a liver transplant in early 2009.

Jobs also announced that major publisher Random House would be making electronic books available for Apple’s iBook store.

 

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iPad 2 checks into InterContinental hotels

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents iPad 2 checks into InterContinental hotels.

 
InterContinental has become the latest hotel chain to connect its customers to its staff via videoconferencing.

They have introduced a new chat feature which allows guests and future guests to connect with its concierges via Apple’s FaceTime videoconferencing service.

Nine InterContinental hotels around the world have equipped their staff with the new video-capable iPad 2 tablet, allowing them to answer questions and give advice to travelers via video calls before the guests arrive.

Anyone who has booked to stay at InterContinental can use the service by logging onto a designated website and selecting a timeslot to discuss their stay further using the FaceTime video calling service.

InterContinental’s initiative with iPads follows the introduction of FaceTime customer service calls by rival chain Starwood, which owns brands such as Westin, Le Meridien, Sheraton and W Hotels.

In January, Starwood announced that members of its Starwood Preferred Guest loyalty program would be able to talk face to face with its customer service staff using FaceTime, to complete transactions such as bookings, checking account balances or getting further details about hotels.

It was reported earlier this month that the company is looking to expand the service to users in other geographic regions and across different video calling platforms.

However, InterContinental already has a reputation as something of an early adopter — last year, it equipped its concierge teams with first-generation iPads within days of their release, promising to use the tablets’ display technology to bring destinations to life for guests.

It also offers an iPad-specific concierge app which includes videos produced by the concierge teams at each destination along with walking routes and recommendations and suggested itineraries.

Source: AFPrelaxnews

 

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Hotels.com uncovers the world’s strangest hotel jobs

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Hotels.com uncovers the world’s strangest hotel jobs.

 
It is hard to imagine when staying at a hotel that it’s actually someone’s job to warm the bed for guests or read them a good night story.

However, Hotels.com, the global hotel booking website, has found that in some hotels around the world, these jobs do in fact exist.

Hotels.com’s list of unusual hotel jobs

Job: The Bed Warmer
Hotel: Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, 4*
Destination: London, UK

Last year, the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum in London offered its guests an exclusive service – a human bed warmer.

A member of staff donned a special head-to-toe suit and hopped into guests’ beds on request.

For five minutes before guests wanted to retire, the Bed Warmers would move around in the bed to create an ideal sleeping environment for their guests.

Job: The Coin Polisher
Hotel: Hotel Westin St Francis, 4*
Destination: San Francisco, USA

In 1935, the Hotel Westin St Francis’ director noticed that the white gloves of female guests were getting dirty when touching coins.

To ensure guests’ gloves remained in pristine condition, he decided to employ someone to clean coins every day.

This tradition is still alive and well today at the hotel and the Coin Polisher has maintained the important role of keeping coins passing through the hotel clean and shiny.

Job: The Pigeon Chaser
Hotel: Rambagh Palace, 5*
Destination: Jaipur, India

At the luxurious Rambagh Palace in Jaipur, India, they employ two people who are tasked with keeping the pigeons out of the hotel’s courtyard.

The ‘Pigeon Chasers’ wave a large flag to keep the birds at bay for nine hours a day.

 

Job: The Fairy Godmother
Hotel: Barnsley Gardens Resort, 4*
Destination: Georgia, USA

The Barnsley Gardens Resort has its own in-house Fairy Godmother who spends her time making guests’ romantic wishes come true.

From proposals to birthday celebrations the Fairy Godmother is employed to help guests create unique and long-lasting memories.

Job: Bedtime Storyteller
Hotel: Hotel Andaz, 5*
Destination: London, UK

The Hotel Andaz in London recently took customer care to a new level when it hired someone to read guests a bedtime tale.

Guests could call for the Bedtime Storyteller, who would come to their room and read the book of their choice.

Job: Duck Master
Hotel: The Peabody Hotel, 4*
Destination: Memphis, USA

The Peabody Ducks and their Master have made The Peabody Hotel in America world-famous.

The Duck Master is in charge of training and looking after the ducks that perform a twice-daily show for the hotel’s guests.

The only disadvantage is every evening the Duck Master has to clean the fountain!

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Odyssey unveil £100K diamond-encrusted putter

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Odyssey unveil £100K diamond-encrusted putter.

 
Odyssey Golf have unveiled a stunning one-off 2-Ball putter encrusted with rubies and diamonds to be sold in world-renowned department store Harrods.

The putter comes complete with an 18-carat white gold head, 240 rubies and 378 diamonds – as well as a price tag of £100k.

The idea to create this gem-encrusted putter was initially conceived following a social game of golf involving renowned jeweller Theo Fennell and Odyssey & Callaway’s EMEA marketing director, Nick McInally.

 

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Christophe Claret’s 21 BlackJack Watch

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Christophe Claret’s 21 BlackJack Watch.


One of the highlights of Baselworld 2011 will be the 21 Blackjack by Christophe Claret, a watch that is specially created to allure casino lovers.

Massively complicated, the 21 Blackjack has a brand new Christophe Claret movement in it called the BLJ08.

But what really matters is that in addition to the time it lets you play three games: dice, roulette and cards.

The luxury watch features a pair of really small dice (1.5mm each side), a card game (including the bell ring) and a roulette on the back, with a visible rotor as its wheel.

The whole thing is powered by an automatic movement featuring 40 jewels, 501 parts, 7 double ceramic ball bearing mechanisms and a power reserve of 72 hours.

A total of 21 Christophe Claret Blacjack watches will be made (in 3 a variety of titanium black PVD, white gold, rose gold, platinum).

The Christophe Claret Blacjack watch price is $200,000 – $225,000, depending on the metal.


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Hermes Mahogany and Leather Valet Stand

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Hermes Mahogany and Leather Valet Stand.

Hermès has come out with the ultimate well-dressed gentleman’s accessory – a valet stand in solid mahogany, fine leather and brass with ebony detailing.

The luxe piece is a limited edition re-issue of a classic item created for Hermès in 1930 by famed French decorator and designer Paul Dupré-Lafon.

It features a calfskin hangar for a suit, a calfskin tray for one’s watch and cufflinks, a mahogany shoe rack, and brass hooks and rods for ties, belts and braces.

At over $3,000 the luxurious item costs as much as a bespoke suit itself.

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Baccarat for Guerlain

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Baccarat for Guerlain.

Guerlain teamed again with Baccarat to manufacture a massive flacon for the ultra-exclusive flacon of their new perfume called L’Abeille de Guerlain.

It is meant to look like a gigantic bee with its wings faceted like precious diamonds.

The bee has been a symbol of Guerlain since founder Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain came to fame crafting perfumes for Empress Eugénie of France, who reigned from 1853 to 1870; the bee was the emblem of France’s Second Empire.

There are only 47 bottles of “l’Abeille de Guerlain” (the bee of Guerlain) perfume in the world, priced at €12,500 ($17,400) each.

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Luxury game controller is hand assembled in Paris, overkill everywhere else

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Luxury game controller is hand assembled in Paris, overkill everywhere else.

Feeling ostentatious, are we? This luxury game controller (yes, you read that right) is hand assembled in a Parisian workshop and features a lacquered oak wood joystick, ostrich leather covering, and electronics courtesy of Sanwa. We have no idea how much this will cost (and we're quite frankly afraid to ask) although we should know when this becomes available on the 18th of this month. Compatible with the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, it's being brought to the world by a French company called Hoon. Hit the source link to start wasting money.

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Paul Smith Limited Edition Chess Set

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Paul Smith Limited Edition Chess Set.

 
Paul Smith has released a limited edition hand made chess set ($900) including board storage case and pieces box.

It features the multi stripe leather trim around the base – the top of the board has a leather black and white check with red outline and white contrast stitching.

The top is embossed with the Paul Smith signature, and the bottom is covered in purple suede.

The Chessboard can be stored in the black leather envelope case, with a padded purple interior, magnetic fastening and Paul Smith signature embossment on front

The wooden Chess pieces are all handmade and lacquered in both black and purple, with felted bottoms.

The pieces are stored in a black lacquered Sycamore veneer box with purple suede lining and multi stripe leather trim on divide.

The box features polished hardware with magnified fastenings, and is finished with a purple suede bottom and the Paul Smith signature embellishment on front.

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