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Design Hotels is now presenting options for combining travel with shopping. From the fashion capitals of Paris and London to Helsinki, four members of Design Hotels cater to guests with specials offerings, gifts and insider knowledge. Whether it’s the Bel Ami or the Artus Hotel in the heart of Paris, the Metropolitan London or the Klaus K in Helsinki, these individual hotels will put fashionistas, trend-mavens and design-label diehards on the direct path to shopping paradise.

With Mayfair, Bond Street and Knightsbridge within walking distance, the Metropolitan London is poised for shoppers. With the exclusive “Tote to Toe Shopping Experience,” guests can have a day of non-stop shopping in London.

This package includes a £50 ($81) voucher to spend in nearby Selfridges & Co., one of London’s premier department stores. On top, guests receive companions such as the store guides Independent London and VERY styleguide, as well as a tote shopping bag.

Upon return, there await various après-shopping additions, from a bottle of chilled pink champagne, to COMO Shambhala aromatherapy oils. For dinner, guests have priority reservations in the hotel’s Michelin star-rated restaurant Nobu and access to the members-only Met Bar.

Neighbor to French and international fashion brands in the Latin Quarter of Paris is the Bel Ami. The Bel Ami hotel is offering a “Personal Shopping Experience.” Guests are welcomed with a VIP gift from a luxury brand such as Ferragamo or Montblanc.

The experience starts with the arrival of Anne Régent Nataf, their personal shopper from My Paris Coaching. She prepares the tour according to clients’ preferences and shows them all the best boutiques in the district of Saint-Germain-des-Près.

A relaxing sauna bath or a special “Return from Shopping” foot massage tops off the day.

The Artus Hotel in Paris’s Saint-Germain-des-Près offers guests to discover the Latin Quarter through two shopping routes, which lead to a hand-picked selection of shops.

The Glamour Route leads through narrow streets with little boutiques and finishes at Place St. Germain, home to brands like Armani and Dior. The Perfumes and Flavours Route gives guests a chance to taste French wines as well as sample perfumes.

All boutiques will deliver the purchases to the hotel for free.

The “Bon Vivant” package at the Artus Hotel offers unlimited use of the sauna, a bottle of wine upon arrival, a welcome gift, a chocolate tasting experience a selection of chocolates from Cacao et Chocolat, as well as a 10 percent discount in their boutique, just across from the hotel.

Home to some of the most forward thinking Scandinavian designers, Helsinki has established an exciting shopping scene and the hotel Klaus K is in the middle of it all offering the “Urban Getaway Package.” At the lifestyle stores My o My and Rehab, they can book their personal shopping time and buy the latest fashion lines of Scandinavian and international designers such as House of Dagmar, Lagerfeld and Tom Ford.

To start into the night, guests can have a glass of champagne and then head to Klaus K’s Toscanini Restaurant for an Italian-style dinner, which is part of the shopping package.

For more information,

call 800-337-4685

or visit www.designhotels.com/shopping