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On Location - November 2009

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Emily Blavatnik‘s

Ivanka Trump marries

birthday at Villa San

Jared Kushner this

Michele

month

Maestro Andrea Bocelli sang

Ivanka Trump and Jared

at Emily Blavatnik‘s birthday

Kushner, real estate mogul

party at Villa San Michele,

and publisher of The New

Fiesole. Her husband is husband Len (Leonard) Blavatnik, Harvard-educated Founding

York Observer, married October 25th, 2009, at the Trump National Golf Club NJ.

Chairman, Access Industries.

Awesome Irish

Grand Hotel Europe’s

entertainment at The

Charity Foundation

Gleneagles Hotel

donates trees

The Gleneagles Hotel

Thomas Noll, left, GM Grand

entertained Virtuoso’s

Hotel Europe, St Petersburg,

Chairman’s Club October 21-

plants one of 70 fruit trees donated by the Grand Hotel

23, 2009. Seen from left, Patrick Elsmie, Matthew Upchurch, Bernard Murphy.

Europe’s Charity Foundation to celebrate 60 years of the SOS Kinderhof International Charity Organisation. Read more about St Petersburg events here.

Ballet evening in St

Dorchester Hotel wins

Petersburg

Profile Regatta

On October 24th, 2009, in St

The Dorchester Hotel team

Petersburg, from left, Tania

won the third Profile

Noll, Vladimir Kekhman,

Regatta, organized by

Jenny and Paul White,

Britannia Events off Cowes,

Thomas Noll – read about the

Isle of Wight, England,

incredible ballet evening in St Petersburg here.

September 22-23, 2009, were followed by a Springboard charity dinner at the Royal Yacht Squadron. Entrants also included the Eton Collection and Small Luxury Hotels.

Russia & CIS Hotel

Sarah Ferguson

Investment Conference

celebrates her 50th!

CEO of the Corinthia Hotel

No longer the multi-million

Group Tony Potter, right,

ambassador for Weight

hosted the vital Russia & CIS

Watchers, Sarah Ferguson,

Hotel Investment Conference

former Duchess of York, has

at the splendid Corinthia St

plenty of style. Flanked by

Petersburg Nevsky Palace (run by GM Asaad Farag, left). Read more

daughters Eugenie, left, and Beatrice, she arrived to celebrate her

about the Russia&CIS Hotel Investment Conference here.

50th birthday, October 15th, 2009, at the luxury, The Lanesborough, a St. Regis Hotel.

Masters of Food & Wine,

The Duke of York in Abu

Seoul

Dhabi

Daniel Chambon was among

HRH The Duke of York – seen

the stars at Park Hyatt

here with Fairmont Bab Al

Seoul’s Masters of Food &

Bahr Abu Dhabi GM Michael

Wine, November 2-6, 2009.

Kaile – opened the hotel’s

Chambon runs the Michelinstarred Le Pont de l’Ouysse, Lacave, France.

Frankie’s and Marco Pierre White Steak House restaurants October 28th, 2009, The just-opened 369-room hotel is owned by RMAL Al Fattim.

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George Clooney at

Princess Michael of Kent

London Film Festival

at Bulgari-Vogue party

George Clooney was in

Princess Michael of Kent,

London for the premiere of

seen with Francesco Trepani,

Fantastic Mr Fox, which

CEO Bulgari, was one of the

kicked off the London Film

guests at the Bulgari-Vogue

Festival, October 14-29,

party for Save The Children,

2009. He was with his girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis, the Sardinia-born

at the Saatchi Gallery, London, October 13th, 2009.

model-actress currently co-hosting Italian television’s Total Request Live.

Underwater meeting in

Carme Ruscalleda heads

the Maldives

MOments restaurant

Led by President Mohamed

Barcelona Mandarin

Nasheed, the Government of

Oriental’s MOments will be

the Maldives held a cabinet

run by Spain’s only 3-star

meeting underwater October

female chef, Carme

17th, 2009. This was to highlight the threat of global warming.

Ruscalleda of Sant Pol de Mar Sant Pau – with her son, Raül Balam, in the kitchen (Carme Ruscalleda, a farmer’s daughter who studied charcuterie and business management before marrying a grocer, also has 2 Michelin stars for her Tokyo restaurant).

Society Café at Encore

Gustavo Dudamel flavor

at Wynn Las Vegas

of the month

Kim Canteenwalla’s Society

28-year old Venezuelan

Café at Encore at Wynn Las

Gustavo Dudamel is serious

Vegas is one of John

music’s flavor of the month.

Mariani’s 20 best new

The conductor and violinist,

restaurants in the USA (read

who made his name when

about one more of the best restaurants here). The 168-seat

appointed director of Venezuela’s Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar at

restaurant, designed by Roger Thomas, is a partnership with Elizabeth

aged 18. In addition, he is Principal Conductor of the Gothenburg

Blau and Sean Christie. Best sellers include Mac ‘n Cheese Bites with

Symphony and Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Truffle Dipping Sauce, and Braised Kurobuta Pork Short Ribs with corn succotash.

Dinner with

The Pierre, Again

Moet&Chandon

evening

On October 20th, 2009, Hyatt

Heiko Kuenstle, a would-be

Regency Johannesburg’s

banker who is now GM of The

NdaU Private Dining Room

Pierre – a Taj Hotel, one of

was turned into an exclusive

New York’s best-loved hotels,

"bubbling" dinner showcasing

hosted The Pierre, Again, a

all Moet&Chandon champagnes including Brut, Rose, Vintage and

celebration evening October 19th, 2009, in honor of the historic

Nectar. WOW.travel, by the way, loves the hotel’s Zafferno restaurant.

hotel’s re-opening.

L’Acqua makes deal

This one's for the whisky

with W Hotels

lovers

The amazingly-named

Richard Paterson, The

Michaelangelo L’Acqua,

Dalmore’s Master Distiller,

Teaneck NJ-born co-founder

has unveiled 12 decanters of

of Onda, has scored and

1951-vintage Sirius vintage

licensed music for nearly 200

single malt whisky, selling at

commercials (clients include Karl Lagerfeld, Old Navy, Revlon and,

£10,000 each. The Dalmore, part of Whyte & McKay, belongs to India’s

now, W Hotels), www.music2management.com.

Kingfisher Airlines and United Breweries magnate, Vijay Mallya.

Valentino now offers

‘Road to Awareness’

seven-day boutiques

bike ride

Valentino seen with Gwyneth

Eighteen cyclists from

Palltrow, now has divine

Starwood Hotels & Resorts

seven-day boutiques - for

completed the second annual

fashionistas, and their men -

‘Road to Awareness’ bike ride

at the Ritz, Paris HYPERLINK

- a three-day, 240-mile

TO SEVEN. We adore Valentino’s perfect-travel handbags - and must-

journey through some of the most legendary climbs in the Pyrenees in

have book, Valentino Garavani: Une Grande Histoire Italienne,

aid of UNICEF’s Egyptian street kids initiative. The team was led by

www.taschen.com.

hotels’ President EAME Roeland Vos.

Bobbi Brown opens new

Mikhail Gorbachev

Paris studio

addresses the UN

Bobbi Brown - Michelle

On October 5th, 2009, former

Obama's favorite facial

President Mikhail Gorbachev

specialist - has a Paris studio

addressed the United

where fashionistas are

Nations’ Nuclear

flocking for make-up lessons.

Disarmament Agenda and

It's a stone-throw from Place des Vosges, so pop in first for a Carita

went to the 1,000-strong German Day of Unity party at Grand Hotel

makeover at the Pavillon de la Reine's new spa.

Kempinski, Geneva (this busy hotel was also a main sponsor of the International Tribunes Cinéma Vérité, October 6-8, 2009 - one of the many movies was the Montreal overall winner, Two Men’s Classroom).

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