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LUXGetaway Announces Top 10 Hottest Luxury Travel Brands for 2012
Our panel of travel experts has chosen the top luxury travel brands of 2012 within each respective category. We call this list the LUXList. And our winners are…
The 2012 LUXList
1. Domestic Airline: Virgin America
Virgin America’s inflight experience continues to be unparalleled by the competition.
2. International Airline: United Airlines
The merger with Continental Airlines is complete, and now provides one of the most complete global route networks in the world.
3. Hotel Company: Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Starwood has had strong growth in new and existing markets within 2011, and continues in 2012 with its luxury brands including St. Regis, W Hotels, Le Méridien, Westin, and the properties within The Luxury Collection.
4. Rental Car Company: Hertz
In a industry with lots of choice, and highly drive by price Hertz themselves with it’s customer service and Hertz #1 Club rewards program.
5. Luxury Travel Reward Card: Platinum Card® from American Express
Lots of travel reward cards promise exclusive access, but the Platinum Card® from American Express delivers allowing you to bypass arrival lines at most U.S. airports when returning from intentional travel, and free access for 3 at airport lounges around the world.
6. Fractional Ownership Network: Timbers Resorts
Timbers Resorts now has 12 properties in their collection luxury boutique resorts. Each one uniquely positioned and engrained within the culture and community of its destination.
7. Vacation Club: Exclusive Resorts
The 10-year-old vacation club has reinvented how luxury travelers view vacation home ownership. Members have access to properties in 40 of the most desired luxury destinations throughout the world.
8. Luggage: Tumi
Tumi continues to design the world’s most attractive and practical luggage for frequent travelers.
9. Travel Accessories: Bose
Bose’s recent additions of their SoundLink wireless mobile speaker & OE2 headphones make Bose an even better companion while traveling.
10. Rookie of the Year: Inspirato
Inspirato, the new travel club already has an impressive 40 destinations within its portfolio. In their first year they have become the fastest growing club in the world.
Come Home to One Steamboat Place at Steamboat Springs
If you’re looking for a resort in Steamboat Springs with small town charm and big time hospitality, One Steamboat Place is your place to call home. This resort is located in the heart of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, at the foot of Mt. Werner. Located steps from the gondola, you have immediate access to the ski slopes during the winter season. During the spring and summer you have access to golf at a nearby course designed by 16-time PGA winner, Tom Weiskopf.
The property exudes the Steamboat Springs lifestyle with contemporary mountain-lodge finishes. Inside each residence, reclaimed timber, weathered metals, unique art, and design adorned throw pillows combine to create a rich and colorful ode to the Old West. The centerpiece of the entire resort is The Gathering Room. The room has a breathtaking chandelier, fireplace, and floor to ceiling windows. Employees at One Steamboat Place are tastefully dressed in denim, giving the resort an authentic western feel that fits with their friendly and accommodating attitude.
Elite Destination Homes: Your Destination Home in Paradise
If you’re like most people, you’ve dreamed of a vacation home in a favorite destination. Perhaps it’s a beach side home in St. Barth’s, a luxury downtown apartment in Manhattan, or even a sun drenched villa in Los Cabos. Unfortunately, for many it’s not practical to own 2 homes, especially when you consider the financial investment of maintenance and upkeep on a property you only visit a few weeks per year.
If this sounds like you, then you should consider Elite Destination Homes. Elite Destination Homes is a property management company with an incredible portfolio of luxury destination homes. It was founded in 2005 by world traveler and real estate investor Bill Bisanz as a means of providing fractional ownership opportunities and home rentals for discriminating travellers who desire the very best. The company’s 65-property portfolio currently includes beachfront villas, cozy mountain retreats, and up-scale European apartments.
Exclusive Interview With Timbers Resorts CEO David Burden
Timbers Resorts, the developer and operator of boutique, private resorts and residence clubs have been impressing guests with breathtaking properties since 1999. The Timbers Resorts have 9 popular luxury destinations across the globe (see destinations).
We recently caught up with CEO of Timbers Resorts, David Burden. In our interview, we asked what the vision of Timbers Resorts was when it launched, as well as what the future vision of the company is. Enjoy!
LUXGetaway: What other destinations are on your radar?
David: We continue to keep our options open for other partially developed or completed opportunities in what we think are enduring established destinations, but that need a re-positioning, capital, etc. Additionally we are working on a site along the Mexican Punta de Mita coast. We are hoping to find a property in New York, Hawaii, another in the Napa/Sonoma area, south of France, London, Paris …
LUX: In 1999 when Timbers Resorts opened the first resort how many resorts were envisioned? 1?10? 20? 100?
David:1
The Ritz-Carlton Club, Vail: Destination Club & Private Residences
The Ritz-Carlton has opened its 10th Destination Club, with Private Residences in Vail, Colorado. Vail is well known for its world-class skiing and now becomes home to a new level of luxury with The Rtiz-Carlton.
The Bavarian-style architecture houses 71 private residences and 45 fractional residences. The Ritz-Carlton Vail is located at the base of Vail Mountain on the banks of Gore Creek and is walking distance from the famous dining and shopping at LionsHead.
When you pull into The Ritz-Carlton Vail you will quickly be greeted with their 5-Star valet service and then be escorted into their lobby where you can quickly access the Great Room, which has a beautiful fireplace and a view of the mountain. The Great Room also has a bar with a light menu available for snacks throughout the day. It’s the perfect multi-use space; guests and private residents often use this space for grabbing a drink with friends and family, relaxing with a book, or even working.
The Sebastian Hotel & Residence Club Adds a New Vibrant Twist in Vail
As the latest Vail resort destination, The Sebastian Hotel & Residence Club unveils lavish hotel suites and exclusive residence membership lodging, a new fine cuisine restaurant, getaway health spa, neighborhood hot spots, a gourmet coffee shop, and 8,000 square feet of meeting and convention space.
As one of the latest Vail resorts, The Sebastian is situated with a view of the breathtaking Rocky Mountains. The 100 guest rooms and 7 suites inside the lodge provide relaxed, personal quarters in one of Colorado’s most famous resort towns. All rooms exhibit comfortable style and are equipped with custom-designed fixtures. The first thing you will notice upon entering the resort is the grand fireplace in the lobby. It provides heat, and more importantly a great centerpiece. Accommodations at the resort include things like welcome drinks, luxurious bathrobes, house slippers, nightly laundry service, natural cotton Italian sheets, HDTVs, iHome docking stations and other convenient appliances.
Special features like “The Library,” make The Sebastian special. The Library allows for a great place for family to gather, or individuals to read or work in a elegant and peaceful and contemporary setting. Another feature that differentiates The Sebastian from its competition is the pool area, which features 4 hot tubs, 2 being uniquely for adults only. The pool features an underwater bench with a waterfall feature.
