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MOUNT NELSON HOTEL LEADS THE WAY IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BY USING EARTHWORMS TO COMPOST IT’S WASTE
01 August 2006: The Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town became home to thousands of hungry new guests last month with the establishment of an on-site worm farm, or vermiculture, to process leftover food and other organic matter.  As well as being a novel new way to dispose of waste, the end-product, called vermicast, is rich in nutrients and will be used by the gardening team as a fertiliser and soil conditioner for the nine acre garden.
TAKE A CULINARY TOUR OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS - NEW COOKING CLASSES OFFERED BY LILIANFELS
21 July 2006: Despite being only a 90 minute drive from the metropolis of Sydney, the fresh mountain air and invigorating vistas of the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains range make visitors feel a world away.  What the Blue Mountains do share with Sydney is a passion for fantastic food and Hugh Whitehouse, executive chef of Darley’s restaurant, is opening his kitchen this autumn for an entertaining and interactive three day cooking class celebrating local mountain produce and suppliers. 
GRAND HOTEL EUROPE COMPLETES FIRST PHASE OF RENOVATION PROGRAMME
14 June 2006: The historic Grand Hotel Europe in St Petersburg has just completed the first phase of its renovation programme. The US$9 million project includes the refurbishment of 110 guest rooms to create the atmosphere of a private Russian aristocratic residence and the installation of Wi-Fi Internet access throughout the hotel.
MEETINGS THAT MATTER - WINDSOR COURT HOTEL ANNOUNCES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND CHARITY INITIATIVES
As New Orleans continues to re-build, and its attractions, restaurants and hotels welcome back meetings and group business, one of the grand hotels of the city, The Windsor Court, is offering a series of initiatives that give back and also provide an opportunity for those who want to contribute to the rebirth of one of America’s favourite cities. 
REDISCOVER THE NEW REID’S PALACE
14 April 2006: Reid’s Palace has reopened today on completion of an €8.5 million renovation and spa building programme.  The hotel has been closed since 16 January.
BECOME A HOLISTIC ‘NUTRISHIONISTA™’ AT THE HOTEL CIPRIANI
05 April 2006: This May, the Hotel Cipriani in Venice is teaming up with certified nutritionist Mary Kent Hearon and fashion expert Elisa Rusconi, to offer guests the opportunity to become a ‘Nutrishionista™’ with a three-day course designed to enlighten guests on how looking good and feeling good are inextricably intertwined.
LATEST NEWS TO ENCHANT AT THE VILLA SAN MICHELE
31 March 2006: The Villa San Michele in Florence, has just reopened after its annual winter closure, with two new suites located by and below the ‘Limonaia’, the former orangerie of the monastery, as well as garden enhancements and the refurbishment of the Michelangelo suite. There is a new calendar of gastronomy courses available at the hotel’s School of Cookery with classes by guest chefs such as Jun Tanaka and Giuliano Hazan and an enticing selection of activities for children, shopping and art lovers, including the chance to have your own scent created.
UNUSUAL GREAT RAINS TRANSFORM THE OKAVANGO DELTA
21 March 2006: There is much excitement in the air in Northern Botswana and at the three camps of Orient-Express Safaris due to the recent dramatic summer rains which have already transformed much of the area into a water wonderland. The good news is that these rains are set to continue for the rest of March, according to satellite imagery of cloud cover over Southern Africa.
MAROMA RESORT & SPA REOPENS WITH EIGHT NEW “HOUSE OF HEAVEN” SPA VILLAS
26 February 2006: 21 February 2006 - The Maroma Resort & Spa on Mexico’s Riviera Maya reopened this week with eight new beach front spa villas.  The 64 room boutique hotel and spa had been closed for repairs following Hurricane Wilma, which hit the coast in October 2005.
LA RÉSIDENCE PHOU VAO, LUANG PRABANG OPENS NEW YTSARA SPA
13 February 2006: La Résidence Phou Vao in Luang Prabang, has just opened its new Phou Vao spa by Ytsara. It is the first purpose built spa in Laos and offers unique indigenous treatments, a traditional Laotian steam room with an adjacent relaxation deck and an infinity edge plunge pool.
GRAND HOTEL EUROPE OPENS FIRST ICE BAR IN ST PETERSBURG
07 December 2005: As temperatures plummet below freezing in St Petersburg, the Grand Hotel Europe has just unveiled the city’s first open air Ice Bar. Located on the corner of Nevsky Prospekt and Mikhailovskaya Ulitsa, the bar offers a luxurious selection of bracing drinks including Louis Roederer Champagne, fine Russian vodkas and mulled wine, as well as three different kinds of black caviar and oysters. 
BOTANICAL PAINTING COURSES IN 2006
03 November 2005: 19 September 2005 – Orient-Express Hotels has announced new dates for its worldwide programme of Botanical and Flower Painting Master Classes with six courses in five inspiring locations during 2006, including Cape Town, Australia’s Blue Mountains, Charleston, South Carolina and Venice.
CONDÉ NAST TRAVELLER READERS’ TRAVEL AWARDS
03 November 2005: 6 September 2005 – In a glittering awards ceremony in London last night, the legendary Hotel Cipriani in Venice was voted Condé Nast Traveller’s best hotel in Europe, Asia Minor and the Russian Federation in the ‘Overseas Leisure Hotels’ category, whilst on an international scale the hotel was placed 6th in the ‘World’s Top 100’ list, covering all categories. Hotel Cipriani rated highly with scores of 99.78 for location, 98.99 for ambience and 97.65 for standard /comfort of accommodation. Its overall score was 95.67.
HOTEL CIPRIANI CONCOCTS NEW COCKTAIL IN HONOUR OF CLOONEY’S NEW FILM
07 September 2005: On returning to the Hotel Cipriani after a special screening of his new film ‘Good Night, Good Luck’ at the 62nd Venice Film Festival, George Clooney asked his old friend and head barman of the hotel’s Gabbiano Bar, Walter Bolzonella, to mix him a cocktail.
THE COPACABANA PALACE IN RIO DE JANEIRO ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO RESTORE AND REOPEN HISTORIC CASINO ROOM FUNCTION SPACE
02 August 2005: Orient-Express Hotels Ltd has announced that it has reached agreements over permits for the reconstruction and refurbishment of the famed “casino” rooms in the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro.  
PANSEA ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS ANNOUNCES OPENING OF UBUD HANGING GARDENS IN BALI
14 July 2005: Orient-Express Hotels has today announced the opening of a new resort property, Ubud Hanging Gardens, on the Indonesian island of Bali. This is the sixth property in the Pansea Orient-Express Hotels’ portfolio and sister to the beachfront property, Jimbaran Puri Bali.
HOTEL CARUSO REOPENS
21 June 2005: Orient-Express Hotels is delighted to announce the reopening of Hotel Caruso in Ravello, on Italy’s Amalfi coast, following a US$30m restoration programme instigated in 1999 when Orient-Express acquired the property and its land. The hotel joins the company’s stable of chic, upmarket hotels in Italy’s most elegant destinations, which include Hotel Splendido in Portofino, the Villa San Michele in Florence and Hotel Cipriani in Venice.
GRAND HOTEL EUROPE SETS WORLD RECORD WITH 130M CAVIAR TOAST
12 May 2005: At 7pm local time (4pm in the UK), the Grand Hotel Europe today celebrated its 130th anniversary by creating a world record for the longest caviar toast, at 130 metres.
MIRAFLORES PARK HOTEL IN LIMA REOPENS AND ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS ANNOUNCES FURTHER INVESTMENTS IN PERU
03 May 2005: Orient-Express Hotels today announced the reopening of the Miraflores Park Hotel in Lima following a US$4.6 million (approx £2.4m) renovation.  At the same time, the company revealed its plans to convert the convent building next to the Hotel Monasterio in Cuzco into a 32 room annexe with spa and pool.
LA SAMANNA IN THE FRENCH WEST INDIES INTRODUCES THE ULTIMATE IN BEACH PRIVACY AND COOL CARIBBEAN DINING
07 March 2005: La Samanna, the exclusive Caribbean hideaway on the island of St. Martin in the French West Indies, begins the 2005 season with several exciting new services on offer to discerning sun worshippers craving privacy, including wooden beach cabanas for two, a fast-track airport service fit for a movie star and private dining in the wine cellar.
LA RESIDENCIA REOPENS ITS DOORS AND CELEBRATES ITS 21st ANNIVERSARY
01 February 2005: La Residencia, the idyllic hideaway in the north west of the Spanish island of Mallorca, enters into its 21st anniversary this year and has just reopened its doors following a three month closure. During this period, light refurbishment works throughout the property were carried out, including expansion to the bar area and the installation of a new lift linking the main manor house to the pool, at an investment of €1.5 million.
0RIENT-EXPRESS SAFARIS INTRODUCES HELICOPTER EXCURSIONS AT EAGLE ISLAND CAMP IN THE OKAVANGO DELTA
24 January 2005: Orient-Express has added to its unique safari experiences on foot, by jeep and on the water in Botswana’s Okavango Delta by being the first operator in the region to introduce ‘Source of the Delta Helicopter Excursions’ at its water based Eagle Island Camp.
ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS INTRODUCES PERUVIAN ORCHID PAINTING ITINERARY IN 2005
18 January 2005: Peru conjures images of ancient cultures, buried treasures and wide smiling faces. The recent discovery high in the Andes of a remarkable new orchid in this remote and untouched corner of South America has sparked the interest of a new kind of visitor, orchid enthusiasts and botanical artists, who are travelling to Peru to combine a once-in-a-lifetime vacation with a learning holiday.
BLACK RHINO SPOTTED NEAR EAGLE ISLAND CAMP
19 October 2004: For the first time in many years it is now possible to track and observe Africa’s Big Five in Northern Botswana, following the exciting news that a black rhino has been spotted near Eagle Island Camp in the central area of the Okavango Delta.
‘21’ CLUB CELEBRATES 75 YEARS AT THE HEART OF NEW YORK - Historic Timeline and Fun Facts
23 August 2004: Two years after the Eighteenth Amendment, or Prohibition as it is more commonly known, came into effect, two New York cousins set up a Speakeasy in order to raise money for night school fees - the legend of '21' is born.
REID’S PALACE GAIN MORE ‘FUN AT REID’S’ FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION
02 July 2004: Reid’s Palace in Madeira, has just completed an exciting new expansion to its ‘Fun at Reid’s’ children’s club, that aims to make the holiday experience for its younger guests an even more magical experience. The new custom built facility features a traditional Madeiran styled Santana house equipped with TV/DVD, computer games, toys and a separate children’s swimming pool with play area.
THE WESTCLIFF INTRODUCES AN “IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF FREEDOM” PACKAGE FOR VISITORS TO JOHANNESBURG
02 June 2004: According to Oscar winner Charlize Theron, “there is simply no finer city resort in the whole of South Africa than the Westcliff”, and with Johannesburg celebrating 10 years of democracy with the opening of the new Constitutional Court, there has never been a better time to explore the nation’s capital.  The Westcliff has introduced a new In the Footsteps of Freedom package giving guests access to the cultural vibrancy of the city.
STYLE ICONS – HOTELS AS ART GALLERIES
04 May 2004:  In a world where luxury can often equate to bland interiors and repetitive design, it is reassuring to know that some hotels still recognise the need for taste and individuality. 
BORA BORA LAGOON RESORT REOPENS WITH NEW TREE-HOUSE SPA AND PRESIDENTIAL VILLA
04 March 2004:  The Bora Bora Lagoon Resort in Tahiti, French Polynesia, will re-open today following a three month closure during which Orient-Express Hotels has invested over US$4 million in upgrades and renovations and appointed a new general manager.  Located on a small island 150 miles north-west of Tahiti in the Leeward Society Islands, the resort has a new tree-house spa which opens in April, an enlarged pool, a new presidential villa and a bungalow style meeting pavilion. 
MOUNT NELSON HOTEL LAUNCHES PLANET - CAPE TOWN’S FIRST CONTEMPORARY CHAMPAGNE BAR
08 January 2004:  Cape Town’s legendary Mount Nelson Hotel has this month created a stylish and contemporary new bar called Planet where fashionable Capetonians and international visitors can gather to sip champagne under a twinkling fibre optic Milky Way, the fascinating orrery or alfresco beneath the African night sky.  The reception and lounge areas of this South African landmark have also been completely renovated.
 
 
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