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The Radisson Royal Moscow, a five-star hotel that opened this summer in an architectural landmark, is offering a Holiday Weekend Package.

The package includes two nights in a Superior Room, with upgrade to Deluxe pending availability; daily Super Breakfast Buffet for two in Veranda Restaurant; a two-hour private sightseeing cruise on the Moskva River in the hotel’s custom river yachts; access to the Royal Wellness Club and its Olympic-sized indoor swimming pool; Sunday Brunch in Veranda Restaurant; early check-in and late check-out, pending availability; complimentary Internet access; and an in-room holiday welcome gift.

Rates start at RUB 10,400 per night ($350), based on double occupancy.

The package is valid any Friday or Saturday arrival, Dec. 5 to Jan. 16.

Located in a landmark “Seven Sisters” building in the city center, Radisson Royal Moscow opened this summer after a three-year renovation to Moscow’s historic “Hotel Ukraina.”

Over 1,200 original, Soviet-era artworks from Hotel Ukraina were restored and are now located throughout hotel guestrooms and public spaces.

For more information, visit

www.radisson-hotels.ru/royal-moscow

From now through Jan. 31, guests who book the penthouse suite overlooking Green Park at Dukes Hotel in London can see a rare showcase of handcrafted china, as the suite provides the setting for a private display of Herend porcelain.

Guests of the Penthouse Suite will also receive free admission to the Royal Academy of Arts’ Treasures of Budapest exhibition during its run.

Dukes is honoring the collaboration by renaming the suite The Herend Penthouse, and is the only hotel in the U.K. to display the world’s most collectible porcelain artifacts, exclusively on loan by Thomas Goode, London’s shop featuring the finest bone china, glass and silverware.

Herend, founded in Hungary in 1826, is the world’s largest manufacturer of porcelain, featuring more than 4,500 different patterns and 16,000 different shapes, none of which are ever discontinued.

Each Herend piece is individually hand-painted, so no two pieces are the same.

The Royal Academy of Arts is located a five-minute walk from the hotel. Herend pieces will be on display as a part of its Treasures of Budapest exhibition through Dec. 12.

The 700-square-foot Penthouse Suite includes a large sitting room with dining table for four, a private balcony with views of Green Park, a large double bedroom and guest cloakroom.

Rates for the Penthouse Suite start at £1,150 ($1,830) per night, not including tax.

For more information, call 800-381-4702 or visit www.dukeshotel.com

Royal Shakespeare (RSC) and Swan theaters have reopened on time and on budget following a three and a half year, £112.8 million ($178 million) transformation.

Through April 3 will be a preview period, inviting people in to explore and help test the building with events, exhibitions and activities, leading to full performances by long ensemble from current repertoire.

From April 14 to Nov. 5, the RSC will celebrate its 50th birthday season with two companies of actors playing across both theaters.

Besides numerous plays from “Macbeth” to the Young People’s Shakespeare production of “The Taming of the Shrew,” there will be such events focused on the company’s history, the transformation, exhibitions directed at young people and more.

The transformed Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) has a new thrust stage and a 1,040-seat auditorium, which brings actors and audiences closer together, halving the distance of the furthest seat from the stage.

New spaces include the Rooftop Restaurant with a double-height ceiling and views over the River Avon, a Riverside Cafe and Terrace, a Colonnade linking the Royal Shakespeare and Swan theaters for the first time, the PACCAR Room exhibition space, a high tower which provides much-needed circulation and outstanding views from its viewing platform, a new public outdoor space, Weston Square, to connect the theater with the old medieval town to the west, and a riverside walk which stretches from the Bancroft Gardens, past the theatres, to Holy Trinity.

The building retains the best of its original Art Deco and Victorian features, which have been refurbished and restored, while introducing new architectural themes.

For more information, visit www.rsc.org.uk

Following the news last week that Prince William and his long-term girlfriend, Kate Middleton, are getting married, a date and a place for England’s royal wedding was announced.

The nuptials will take place on April 29 at Westminster Abbey, where Prince William’s grandparents and great-grandparents were also married.

VisitEngland, the tourism body for England, is recommending their top 10 spots around the English countryside as alternative locations for destination weddings.

In London, the HMS Belfast can accommodate 350 guests with plenty of space on the quarterdeck for speeches and dancing and views of Tower Bridge and the London skyline.

The Eden Project offers eco-friendly weddings with food sourced from local suppliers. Couples can choose from a ceremony among the lush foliage at the very top of the Rainforest Biome or in the gallery overlooking the grounds; in the evening the Mediterranean Biome can be lit with low lights that create the illusion of thousands of stars across the biome canopy.

The Brighton Pavilion, built for the extravagant George IV, offers weddings in the Red Drawing Room, while photos can be taken outside in the Regency gardens.

The Fleece Inn, a 15th century inn in the Cotswolds, offers a ceremony in a 16th century thatched barn, with a traditional English pub for the reception.

The Holy Island in Northumberland and the castle of Lindisfarne can serve as a backdrop for any ceremony, steeped in history and once owned by Sir Edward Lutyens.

A wedding located at Highclere Castle in Kent offers the options of either a marquee in the grounds, or a ceremony inside the house with a dramatic staircase for the bride to sweep down.

Denbies Vineyard, in the Surrey hills, can arrange weddings surrounded by 265 acres of vines, with pre-reception drinks held in the atmospheric candlelit cellars.

Pendennis Castle was built in the 1540’s on the orders of Henry VIII, and has protected the Cornish coast from invasion for five centuries.

The circular fort is a spectacular wedding location, set high on a headland with views across the sea and several different room options, holding up to 160 people.

Dungeness Lighthouse in Kent is an unusual venue for a wedding, with space for 30 people at bridge level and just 10 in the Gallery.

At the Royal Horticultural Society’s flagship Wisley in Surrey, wedding guests can have a private tour of the garden and an evening reception in the Conservatory.

For general destination information, visit www.visitengland.com

Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris’ Snow Bar winter lounge returns this year for the second holiday season.

During the month of December, the deluxe Art Deco hotel will also celebrate the holidays with three enticing packages.

From Dec. 2 through Christmas Day, Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris’ 8,600-square-foot Andalusian Patio is transformed with a winter-theme.

Completely redesigned by Philippe Model, the open-air patio offers a chalet ambiance. The designer is known for his work with fashion houses such as Dior, Hermès, Lanvin and Jean-Paul Gaultier.

Hostesses dressed in fashion-forward Mrs. Claus outfits will greet guests and offer them canapés and a variety of drinks.

Special holiday happy hours are available Tuesday to Sunday nights from 6 p.m. to midnight.

This year, the patio will offer special children animations, face painting and cookie varieties for young guests on Wednesdays.

Themed nights such as a Russian Night and a Mountain Evening will be featured throughout the festive period and will include limited edition menus.

Every night will offer activities for guests and Parisians alike to celebrate the season.

The hotel is also offering three holiday season packages.

The Festive Package features complimentary access to Spa Mosaic’s Hydro Zone, which includes a hydro-tonic bath, steam room or sauna. The package also includes accommodation at the 1930s-themed Art Deco hotel, buffet breakfast, VIP gift in room, a drink at the Snow Bar upon arrival, and a room upgrade (based upon availability).

The Festive Package will be available from Dec. 2 through Jan. 3. Nightly rates for the package begin at 300 euros ($418).

Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris is also offering a Christmas Eve package for Dec. 24, which includes the same amenities as the Festive Package, as well as a special holiday dinner for two at Le Safran restaurant. Package rates begin at 360 euros ($502).

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As a third seasonal package, the hotel is offering a New Year’s Eve package for Dec. 31 including the same amenities as the Festive Package, plus a special New Year’s Eve dinner in the Normandie ballroom.

Package rates start at 605 euros ($843).

For more information, call 011-33 1 58 36 67 16 or visit

www.hiltonarcdetriomphe.com

The Paris Tourist Office is heralding the city’s new hotels.

The Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris is a 1928 hotel that transformed and now features 85 rooms, 54 suites and 10 apartments.

In a few months it will also open a new swimming pool, a spa, an art gallery and a designer fashion boutique by l’Éclaireur.

The hotel’s cinema auditorium also offers its guests 100 seats.

For more information, visit www.leroyalmonceau.com

The Konfidentiel is a new luxury hotel-restaurant on the rue de l’Arbre-Sec, near the Louvre.

The Konfidentiel’s restaurant is run by Chef Akrame Benallal.

Its culinary specialties, mixing tradition and modernity reflect the décor concepts on each of the six floors that make up this 15th-century, completely renovated building.

The style of each of the six suites, designed by the Kazi brothers, owners of the establishment, evokes the history of France revisited in a very contemporary way by painter and designer Robert Clévier in his first Parisian hotel project.

The kings of France, Marie Antoinette, Molière, the French Revolution or Gustave Eiffel are portrayed in each of the rooms.

The hotel offers a concierge, 24-hour room service, in-room spa, broadband Internet, iPod dock, a safe and more.

For more information, visit www.konfidentiel-paris.com

The Citizen, the first boutique hotel along the Saint-Martin canal, has been completely renovated and offers 12 standard rooms, as well as a five-person apartment.

It has complete disabled access, and puts an emphasis on environmental responsibility as well as the proximity between its guests and the local residents.

The property features four-star bedding, sound-proofing, filtered water, choice of materials where wood is dominant, the latest technology, and each room is equipped with an iPad.

For more information, visit www.lecitizenhotel.com

The concept hotel Le Pavillon des Lettres celebrates writers.

The concept of this new hotel establishment, dedicated to art and writing can be summarized in a few words: 26 rooms, 26 letters, 26 authors and 26 texts.

The writers are major ones too and include Andersen, Baudelaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Voltaire and Zola.

They are evoked in each of the bedrooms as well as in the hotel’s public areas.

This policy of promoting leading classic writers from French and foreign literature makes the hotel one of the first Parisian literary hotels.

The selected texts are displayed and printed on the walls by the decorator Didier Benderli.

A lounge area serves as a breakfast room or bar depending on the time of day, and the library offers a range of books and magazines.

For more information, visit www.pavillon-des-lettres.com

, For general destination information, visit www.parisinfo.com

London’s Athenaeum, a family-owned five-star hotel, now through Jan. 4 will offer the Winter Magic package to guests staying for two nights or more.

They will receive complimentary family-friendly amenities geared toward the holiday season.

If they book one of the hotel’s one- or two-bedroom apartments, the second apartment is available for 50 percent off the price of the first.

Winter Magic guests will be welcomed to the Athenaeum with complimentary tickets to London’s largest ice rink, Hyde Park’s “Winter Wonderland,” a short walk from the hotel.

The Athenaeum also will arrange for them to have exclusive after-hours access to Hamley’s, London’s iconic toy store.

At Hamley’s, they will have a holiday shopping experience without the crowds. Back in the hotel, the children are welcome to play in the special Winter Magic Playroom — stocked with Hamley’s toys.

Athenaeum guests will receive four hours of complimentary babysitting by the hotel’s resident nannies.

The recently appointed nannies, chosen after a thorough nationwide search, will be available every weekend and in the evenings to look after and entertain guests’ children.

In addition, the Athenaeum’s dedicated Kids Concierge can design a bespoke itinerary to ensure that every family makes the most of their stay in London.

Winter Magic includes two tickets for the “Winter Wonderland” ice rink per room, Hamley’s after-hour private shopping available Sunday mornings before noon until Dec. 19, nanny babysitting and more.

Clients who stay three nights will get a free one-way car transfer from any London Airport; bookings must be made 48 hours in advance.

Those who stay five nights will get a roundtrip car transfer from any London Airport. Prices exclude VAT.

During the Christmas holiday period, the Athenaeum has accommodations starting from $450 per night for a superior room.

Spacious one- and two-bedroom apartments, suitable for families of four or more and set in adjoining Edwardian townhouses, start at $799 per night.

A second apartment can be reserved for 50 percent off the price of the first.

For more information, call 011 44-20-7499-3463 or visit www.athenaeumhotel.com

The InterContinental Carlton Cannes is offering an incentive for meeting planners.

Currently available through March 31, and applicable for any meeting booked with accommodations, if it rains or snows for more than two consecutive hours during the meeting, the InterContinental Carlton Cannes will deduct the daily delegate package by 65 euros ($87) per person.

The offer applies to any new reservation of more than 40 rooms booked for a minimum of two nights.

The offer is not valid during the Cannes International Film Festival and Congresses.

The InterContinental Carlton Cannes features 12 meeting rooms, each suited with air conditioning and natural lighting.

The rooms can accommodate anywhere from 10 guests for a private meeting to 1,400 guests for a gala reception.

The Grand Salon, in its Belle Epoque style, is a listed historic landmark.

The Salon Zéphyr, with its traditional and sophisticated décor, is often sought-after for large-scale meetings and receptions.

For more information, call 011 33 (0)4 93 06 40 12, email virginie.gautier@ihg.com  or visit www.intercontinental.com/cannes.

This Christmas, the luxury five-star hotel Sofitel London St. James has teamed up with two of France’s most exclusive luxury brands, Baccarat, the world’s finest crystal house, and Louis XIII, Grand-Champagne Cognac, to unveil its Noël celebrations.

At the center of the collaboration is a 16.5-foot-tall Christmas tree adorned with 200 miniature bottles of Louis XIII, the world’s premier luxury cognac.

Each crystal bottle, handmade by Baccarat, is created by a minimum of five expert craftsmen and finished with 24-carat gold.

At the top of the tree, Baccarat displays its Zenith Midnight Chandelier for the first time in the U.K.

To mirror the smoky midnight-blue denim-finished chandelier, the frame is covered in matching denim material, giving a trendy-chic and innovative flair to the tree.

This most unusual Christmas tree will be unveiled in the lobby of Sofitel London St. James on Nov. 30.

With the decorations costing more than $55,000, it is probably London’s most expensive Christmas tree.

Starting Dec. 1, guests and visitors are invited to participate in a series of exclusive offers at Sofitel London St. James: The hotel’s spa, So SPA by Sofitel, offers for $4,586 a spa package in which guests receive a piece of jewelry from Baccarat, the Psydelic Crystal necklace, as well as a Zenith Signature treatment with Baccarat. It is done with rock crystal.

So SPA by Sofitel also offers a more affordable alternative at $300, which pairs the Zenith Signature treatment with Baccarat with a Baccarat Galet necklace.

Rare pieces of Baccarat jewelry will be on display throughout the hotel’s public areas, along with an exhibition of images from the Louis XIII archive.

Not far from the display, Mathieu Bruno, manager at the St. James Bar, has captivated the essence of the festive period and created the Shim Merry Quintet for $46 — a signature cocktail presented in a frozen shooter, accompanied by a double shot of Rémy Martin X.O.

A trio of miniature desserts made of truffle and chocolate macaroon, chestnut mousse, and Coeur de Cognac ice cream complement the drinks, encapsulating on one plate five distinctive flavors.

For more information, visit

www.sofitel.com

Turnberry, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scotland, has so much confidence in its unusually mild climate that it is offering a guarantee to golfers staying in the hotel this winter.

AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND, November 15, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ — Turnberry, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scotland, has so much confidence in its unusually mild climate that it is offering a guarantee to golfers staying in the hotel this winter.

Situated just 50 miles from Glasgow on the breathtaking Ayrshire coast, Turnberry basks in warmer air from the northern extension of the Gulf Stream, so rarely sees the snow and prolonged ground frost during the winter months that can hold up play.

It is therefore guaranteeing rounds of golf on the Championship Ailsa and Kintyre courses, for individuals pre-booked prior to any course closure notification, against closure from 1 November 2010 to 31 March 2011.

If, due to the weather the course is closed and residents of Turnberry Resort with pre-booked golf are unable to play during their stay, they will receive a complimentary night’s stay with a round on the course originally booked plus an additional round on the Kintyre course.

The legendary Ailsa course hosted the 2009 Open Championship which saw Tom Watson almost re-live Turnberry’s finest Open moment, the famous ‘Duel in the Sun’.

The Ailsa, consistently ranked as the UK and Ireland’s number one course by leading golf publications Golf World and Golf Monthly, underwent a number of enhancements in advance of hosting The 2009 Open.

The course has increased in length to 7,211 yards and the new layout features six new Championship tees and 21 new bunkers.

To book or to view full terms and conditions please telephone 01655 331 000 or visit http://www.turnberryresort.co.uk/golf

For more information on Turnberry, a Luxury Collection Resort Scotland, please visit

http://www.luxurycollection.com/turnberry

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Turnberry, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scotland

Turnberry is located on the stunning Ayrshire coast, offering elevated views over the Irish Sea, Ailsa Craig and mountains of Arran and Kintyre.

First opened in 1906 as the world’s first golf resort, Turnberry quickly established itself as the premier destination for social and sporting events.

The five red star resort underwent a multi-million pound renovation programme prior to hosting the 2009 Open on its legendary Ailsa golf course and becoming part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts much acclaimed Luxury Collection.

The 198 luxuriously appointed guest rooms include four lavish ocean-view suites and offer a perfect blend of Edwardian tradition and timeless design.

The iconic Ailsa Course is currently ranked as Britain’s number one golf course by leading golf publications and consistently rated within the world’s best.

For golfers, there is also the Championship Kintyre Course and the Arran Course, as well as The Colin Montgomerie Links Golf Academy.

Turnberry is the perfect setting for food lovers, with a choice of unique dining experiences, including the signature restaurant 1906, led by Executive Head Chef Ralph Porciani, which offers classic dishes with a modern twist and a unique Chef’s Table experience.

There is also the elegant Grand Tea Lounge, Ailsa Bar & Lounge, Duel in the Sun bar and Tappie Toorie restaurant overlooking the links golf courses and sea beyond.

Turnberry has a well-established reputation for top class meeting and events facilities, specialising in bespoke boardroom experiences.

There is also a luxurious spa offering a range of ESPA treatments. The onsite Outdoor Activity Centre offers guests a variety of distinguished outdoor activities including quad biking, horse-riding, fishing and off-road driving.

For more information, please visit http://www.luxurycollection.com/turnberry