Coming Soon Diary
by: Ella Braidwood 1
31 APR MAR 2017
Field of Light Uluru
Uluru, Australia The exhibition’s biggest outing yet, with 50,000 stems crowned with frosted-glass spheres illuminating Uluru as night falls; artist Bruce Munro was inspired to create the project while camping at Uluru,
ayersrockresort.com.au
23 24 APR APR
8 24 APR APR
Budapest Spring Festival
Budapest, Hungary Hungarian and international artists alike will perform during this two-week event across 32 venues in the city. This year, Franz Liszt’s oeuvre and Chinese culture will be in the limelight,
btf.hu
Shakespeare celebrations
Stratford-upon-Avon To commemorate 400 years since the death of Shakespeare, who died on his birthday, The Royal Shakespeare Company will provide a free acrobatic display, while Shakespeare’s schoolroom will open to the public for the first time,
shakespeares-england.co.uk
12 APR APR
Cape Town International
Jazz Festival Cape Town This music festival is the biggest in sub-Saharan Africa. More than 40 global artists perform over two nights, including American singer- songwriter Erykah Badu,
capetownjazzfest.com
46 APR APR
ILTM Africa Cape Town, South Africa
This year’s event anticipates more than 4,500 business appointments to be made, with African exhibitors set to show the best of the continent’s high-end travel experiences to buyers from across the globe,
iltm.com
Ones to watch…
Some hotel openings to mark in the diary for the coming months
Spa quality With the arrival of the impressive new Miraggio Thermal Spa & Resort, Greece will be getting its
first true thermal retreat in May. Set on the Kassandra peninsula
in Halkidiki, it has a marina and 300 rooms. The main draw will be the huge thermal spa, with a large thalassotherapy pool and four thermal pools fed by thermal waters. There will be a host of treatments, and children can enjoy kids’ clubs by experts Worldwide Kids,
medsea.gr
Phoenicia rising Malta will get a fashionable new address on June 1 with the reopening of The Phoenicia, now under the CampbellGray Hotels portfolio and a new member of Leading Hotels of the World. Its 136 rooms have been upgraded by designers Peter Young Design and Mary Fox Linton,
phoeniciamalta.com
Wanders never cease Iberostar is dipping its toe into high-end luxury in Majorca by collaborating with Dutch designer Marcel Wanders to open its first Grand Collection hotel on the island in July. The adults-only Iberostar Gran Hotel Portals Nous (pictured) in Portals Nous cove will open in May with a spa and 63 rooms,
thegrandcolletion.com
What’s in the next issue:We take a look at what’s new in Mauritius, see what summer in the Mediterranean has in store, plus an insider’s guide to South Africa, Pulse visits Melbourne, and incredible private islands ideas
84
TTGLUXURY.COM SPRING 2016 COMING SOON
A very fine vintage The 49-room Vintage House Hotel in Pinhao in Portugal’s Douro Valley has reopened with a revamp by Adrian Bridge; he created The Yeatman in Porto, which can now be twinned with Vintage via a road opening in April that cuts travel time to an hour. Built in the 19th century for the Taylor’s Port family, it became the Douro’s first luxury hotel in 1998; a wine school will be added soon,
csvintagehouse.com
DEC
6 16 JAN
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes, France The 69th annual outing of the festival showcases the best of cinema over 11 days. Visitors can soak up the atmosphere at one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals,
festival-cannes.com
54 APR SEPT
Exhibitionism Saatchi Gallery, London The first international exhibition of The Rolling Stones covers the band’s history, including collaborations with Andy Warhol, Alexander McQueen and Martin Scorsese,
saatchigallery.com
23 29 MAY MAY
London Wine Week London
London Wine Week returns to celebrate the capital’s thriving wine scene. Wristband wearers can sample wine tours, special offers and tasting events, drinkup.london/wineweek
10 12 JUN
JUN
Chicago Blues Festival
Chicago Top-tier musicians perform on five stages to an expected audience of 500,000 people over three days during the largest free blues festival in the world,
cityofchicago.org
PS... The name says it all at Tartufo, where a delicious truffle- based menu is designed by Alexis Gauthier – just one reason to send clients to 11 Cadogan Gardens. The flower-inspired afternoon tea and 56 redesigned rooms give this Chelsea address further staying power,
no11cadogangardens.com
Editor’s pick
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86