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Blog archive - November, 2011
Festive Fun in London this Christmas
30 Nov 2011
Categories: Travel News Tags: Christmas, Theatre, London, Markets, Lights, Festive, Ice Skating, Music
Categories: Travel News Tags: Christmas, Theatre, London, Markets, Lights, Festive, Ice Skating, Music
With Christmas creeping up on the nation, OMOTG have put together a special list of charming city activities to help you embrace the festive spirit!
Whether you want to indulge in some present buying, catch a Christmas show, get your skates on or take a late night winter walk, there are many activities to choose from.
Christmas Shopping in London or Party in an Italian Villa?
Fancy celebrating Christmas in style? Here are two offers of a very different kind from London and Florence.
The InterContinental Park Lane is offering special VIP Shopping packages from £299 per night. The hotel has put together a very special package in association with the wonderful hidden gem that is Marylebone Village.
On a quite different note, the wonderfully luxurious Villa Il Salviatino is available for exclusive hire.
Celebrate the Christmas Season in Bordeaux
Bordeaux’s luxury Palace Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux & Spa is celebrating Christmas in style with a unique Repetto Christmas Tree.
The tree is covered with little Repetto touches including pink and black satin ballet shoes, golden medals and Repetto-wrapped presents. Repetto ballet slippers has had some famous followers such as Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve and more recently Kate Moss.
The Rotunda Lounge Winter Warmers
I got the opportunity last Friday evening to sample the new ‘Winter Warmer’ cocktail list at The Rotunda Lounge in the London Marriott hotel which is situated in the old County Hall building on the South Bank.
The quite wonderful 2512 (Christmas Day), is the most advanced cocktail on the list! This is Molecular Mixology at its best.
Sell out at the first Gin & Jazz Evening at InterContinental Park Lane
Thursday night saw the successful launch of The InterContinental Park Lane’s first monthly Gin & Jazz Evening featuring the amazingly talented Benoit Viellefon & His Orchestra and two specially prepared taster cocktails.
Gin & Jazz Night Launches at InterContinental Park Lane
Starting this coming Thursday 17th November, the InterContinental London Park Lane will be hosting a monthly Jazz evening accompanied by a celebration of classic cocktails to compliment the golden age of Jazz.
This Thursday’s event will see the critically acclaimed Benoit Viellefon and his Orchestra.
Cruising Into New Waters
While the economic climate may be experiencing some heat right now, all is cool and plain sailing when it comes to the luxury yacht business – with the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey Group (LVMH) today announcing their yacht business ‘Princess’ has formally docked in the Indian market.
London Jazz Festival Week 11th to 20th November
Today kicks off the 19th London Jazz Festival Week and it promises to be bigger than ever with 80 gigs and some 700 artists set to play. It will be running over 10 nights.
If you weren’t aware London in fact has one of the biggest Jazz scenes in Europe with clubs all around the London area.
New Croatian hotel inspired by Yugoslav-era design
An exquisite hotel, Hotel Lone, has just opened in the coastal town of Rovinj, Croatia.
This hotel is a definite must for the weary business traveller, as it is the first design-inspired hotel in the region to achieve the perfect balance of life and work!
The World’s Travel Industry gathers in London
The annual World Travel Market (WTM) takes place this week at the Excel Exhibition Centre in the Docklands through until Thursday. Today (Monday) was the Press and VIP Day and tomorrow the show opens up to other visitors in the industry. With some 5,117 exhibitors and 100 events it is a huge show.
LOT plane does near perfect emergency landing
For those of you who have not seen the incredible emergency landing two days ago of the LOT Airlines Boeing 767-300 do take a look at this video clip of the pilot doing an almost perfect landing on a foam filled runway with no undercarriage.
Lord Forster’s New Thames Hub
Distinguished architect Lord Forster has recently unveiled his plans to design a new airport in the Thames Estuary on the Isle of Grain in Kent.
The grand scheme, which has been branded a ‘pie-in-the-sky’ will not come cheaply, costing at least £50 billion!
Luxury AYADA Maldives is Now Open
This brand new 112 villa luxury resort has just opened its doors and is located on the island of Maguhduvaa in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll.
AYADA Maldives is a family friendly resort with seven restaurants, bars, cafés and an amazing 3,500 sq m AySpa managed by world renowned ESPA.
