2013 is going to be a big year for luxury lovers with some of the best names in the business opening a classy clutch of new and exciting hotels and resorts. Our aim is to stay in every one. Twice.
Branson's Virgin Limited Edition, which already has Ulusaba in South Africa, continues the safari journey with the opening of Mahali Mzuri in the Kenya's Motorogi Conservancy in the northern region of Maasai Mara.
LVMH Hotel Management will go from mountain to beach with the opening a tropical instalment of the stylish showy and snowy Cheval Blanc with Cheval Blanc Randheli.
In April stay in a revived Russian imperial palace when Four Seasons Lion Palace opensin the former 19th century Lobanov-Rostovsky residence in the historic Admiralteysky district.
It pierces the clouds above London like a giant splinter of glass and Londoners either love or hate this lofty (at 1016 feet/310 metres) addition to the city skyline designed by Renzo Piano.
While Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong celebrates its will be celebrates 50 fantastic years throughout 2013 (naturally TLTB has been invited to be there to help them celebrate), Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai is expected to debut in March.
Banyan Tree started in Thailand when its innovative and energetic founder, Ho Kwon Ping, one of Singapore's most respected business leaders wanted to do something with 600 acres of land he owned in Phuket .
Orient Express will open in El Encanto in Santa Barbara in March.The old El Encanto hotel, long dormant, was once a beacon of glamour for Santa Barbara and the iconic hotel is being meticulously restored to capture all the original romance.
