The Luxury Network International Magazine Issue 03

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ALL STOPS

Many people travel the world to go skiing without ever knowing that it is not skiing they are after.

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A F A RI S N O

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JOHNNY CASH on the Alaskan Frontier

By Chris Booth Photos Reuben Krabbe

“Me and a couple of buddies, we had a syndicate for years. Then in 2008 we won $34.1 million dollars.” I’m sitting at the Bitter Creek café in Stewart, a small Canadian town on the Alaskan Frontier.

Sitting across from me is Mike, a semibald, heavy-set guy from Kelowna.

Wearing an old BC Hydro jacket, he kind of looks like a logger. Mike finishes his beer, looks at it, then looks at me and says, “When I found out I tried calling my parents to tell them, but I couldn’t get through. So I put on a Chuck Berry record and danced around my house in my underwear.” He orders another pint of Honey Brown, “I didn’t blow it all though like most people. I still have my share, I still work, I still have the same house and everything, but now I can afford to go heli skiing every year.”

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ike is not the kind of guy I expected to meet at a heli ski operation. But then again, none of this is what I expected. When I was given the chance to go on a Heli Safari with Last Frontier Heli, located up in the far reaches of Northern BC, Canada, I had figured it would be the classic Canadian heli/lodge experience, the experience the Canadian reputation is built on. But from the moment I arrived in Stewart – the first stop on our Safari – I had to rethink all of it.

Stewart is a town built to support a mining industry that no longer exists. Situated at the end of the Portland Canal, Stewart sits about a half-mile from the border. A clear-cut through the forest separates it from neighbouring Hyder, Alaska, population 87.

The wheels of industry turned here for almost 100 years. There was a time when the town swelled to many tens of thousands and business was good, a time when men from all over Canada flocked to work the silver mines, drink whisky and make more of themselves. But the landscape was harsh and unyielding. Giant glacial plateaus plunged into icy ocean fjords. Avalanches engulfed teams of men working the valleys below. Man, they must have tried. They carved tunnels through rock, they shored up massive slipping hillsides, they cut trails through deep pine and hemlock forests, and they

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laid tracks along the shorefront to set up a goods line down south. But this was rough country, nobody got rich, and when the mines closed down and moved to more profitable locations the workers left with them.

Today the town is all but dead. But the spirit of frontier life remains in the buildings that continue to line Main Street. Some are artfully restored in Pastel timber, like the Ripley Creek Inn and the Bitter Creek Café, with their cosy kitsch interiors and bric-a-brac from the silver rush, others less so.

Down the road an original ‘57 Chevrolet Bel Air in jet blue sits in an old warehouse. It looks like it’s been driven once and then just left to sit.

But where most would see only history, two salty old Swiss skiers and an Englishman saw something else. Like the miners of the early 20th century, George Rossett, Franz Fux and Mike Watling saw opportunity where others saw nothing but wilderness. For the miners it was the rich silver veins in the upper Salmon River Basin, for Rossett, Fux and Watling, it was the 9,500km2 of available tenure, packed with expansive glaciers, steep fallline forests and epically skiable peaks, making it the biggest single heli ski operation on Earth. In the middle of this skiing Nirvana, Last Frontier Heli was born.

My arrival coincided with an Arctic outflow

causing sub-arctic temperatures starting at minus 25 degrees. Tundra-like conditions made the first two days unbearable. It was cold, it was dry, and it was hard. But then it snowed. After being sucked into the slipstream of the outflow, this low pressure dropped 50cms of the driest snow imaginable in a single night, lighter than Utah, lighter than Hokkaido, lighter than anything. I’ve never seen anything like it. I figured being a heli operation we couldn’t fly during a storm system, and that we would have to wait for the next blue bird to go up, but that very next morning we were out there in the field. What we saw was a landscape transformed; from an empty frostbitten Yukon to a deep winter wilderness. Pow. We couldn’t believe it. None of us, not even Watling himself had ever skied snow like that.

It was all there in front of you, but there just wasn’t any resistance, there was no feedback, you couldn’t feel a single flake. It was so deep and yet so fast that even making simple turns through it was strange; less like skiing and more like moving through a medium, like being a ghost.

“Having good tree line skiing is so important for a heli operation,” said Watling as we waited to drop the next run, “Otherwise you just don’t get to ski days like this.” I wasn’t at all accustomed to flying around in a helicopter in the middle of a

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IN SKIING AS IN LIFE, NATURE’S BEST GIFTS ARE SAVED FOR THOSE WHO ARE PREPARED TO SEEK THEM OUT. IF YOU GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE YOU WILL GET REWARDED. LAST FRONTIER ISN’T THE CLOSEST TO THE AIRPORT, AND THAT’S WHY IT’S WORTH IT.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: AFTER THE STORM THE SUN RISES, A RARE MORNING MOMENT IN THE COAST MOUNTAINS. THE GLACIERS ARE HUGE, IT’S NOT HARD TO IMAGINE YOU’RE ON THE MOON SOMETIMES. THE ROUTE HOME, THE ‘IFR’ PRINCIPLE IN EFFECT. WHISTLER SKIER SUZ GRAHAM WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY SKIERS TO SCORE A SEAT IN THE HELI FOR THE WEEK. LUCK PLAYS A BIG PART IN SUZ’S LIFESTYLE – SHE’S ALSO AN AVID BASEJUMPER. THE BELL 2 LODGE BAR, COMPLETE WITH BAR CHICK FROM MYRTLEFORD ON MANDOLIN.

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We’re flying at treetop elevation and the windows are thick with condensation. It’s minus 22 degrees outside and dumping.

storm system, but at Last Frontier you average four out of five days on the hill. That’s an unbelievable

Watling said as he piled the backpacks into the ski box. “The weather’s really coming in so it’s time to

strike-rate for a heli ski operation.

move.” And so it went, feeling like I had only just returned to Earth, now it was time to leave it again.

With each lap it seemed we would ski into snow that was even drier and even deeper than the

We’re flying at treetop elevation and the windows

last. At one point we skied the left side of a long bending bowl. I watched as the others dropped into the bowl and disappeared somewhere into the tree line, long-veiled ghosts leaving monochrome

are thick with condensation. It’s minus 22 degrees outside and dumping. Visibility is low. Through the front window I watch as the Alaska Highway files out ahead, trucks carrying natural gas and

vapor trails lingering in the frigid white air before me. I filled my lungs with cold air, and dropped.

logs pass underneath. It’s our map from Ripley Creek to Bell 2 Lodge. “We go by the IFR principle here,” yelled Mike over the drum of the heli, “I Follow Roads.” Roads (and rivers) are the lifelines when the weather gets bad in the area; they are what the pilots use to stay oriented when the clouds really come in.

The next part was something I’d never experienced before. All you could really do was just point your skis fall line and let the snow – now up to your chest just below armpit level – engulf you completely. It was like being at the eye of your own personal snowstorm, catching only momentary glimpses of the run before the next turn washed over you. And with snow so light it got in everywhere; in the seams of your hood, in between your goggle lenses, through the powder skirt in your jacket and up your back and up and inside your beanie – while you were wearing it. It was just unbelievable.

“You think you have something to write about yet?” said Watling as he handed me a sandwich and a cup of coffee back at the helicopter. I sort of nodded and smiled. I wasn’t settled and didn’t really have anything to say. I had only just stopped and I hadn’t caught my breath. Part of me was still up in that bowl somewhere. I took the sandwich into my hands and saw that it was squishy and real.

I spilled some coffee onto my gloves, pulling me back into the present. “You ready for Bell 2 now?

It’s completely different all over again, you’ll see,”

We soon land at Bell 2 Lodge, located 360km north-west of Smithers and deep into the Canadian Wilderness. Originally a service station for travellers of the Stewart-Cassiar Highway on their way to Alaska and the Yukon, Bell 2 Lodge is now the beating heart of Last Frontier’s Drop City – a smattering of log chalets surrounding the main lodge. While I spent the day skiing, the crew at Last Frontier were busy transporting my luggage from Stewart to Bell 2, and it was already packed away in my cabin by the time we landed.

Bell 2 is remote but with satellite communication and state-of-the-art environmental facilities, it offers the comforts of a first-class hotel with a rustic touch of the Canadian wild. The dining room, lounge and bar act as the focal point for skiing stories to be shared, while the hot tub, massage rooms and yoga studio offer all those other modern comforts one would expect from a fancy hotel.

But it’s no hotel. It’s much more personal than that.

Because Last Frontier is foremost about skiing, the lodge looks like it’s been tinkered on over time.

There is no overall design scheme, it’s not like a designer rolled out a floor plan and went, “Let’s build a customer experience.” Each room in the lodge is different. When you walk in through the entrance the first thing you see is a sign that reads, What would Johnny Cash do? I’m not sure what it means, but I like it. Bell 2 has something distinctly personal about it, perhaps a materialisation of who Watling is as a person. “This has been my life, this place,” he said. “I’ve put everything into it.”

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he next day there isn’t a cloud in the sky. The early sun shines bright, blocked only by crisp white peaks casting soft morning shadows across the valleys. As the helicopter lifts off from our first drop it whirs cold snow into a cloud above us, glittering in the morning sun. We are feeling humble after yesterday, and today the mood is pure gratitude. This is a harsh and unrelenting part of the world, but today the mountains are kind. We ski bluebird pow till dusk, stopping only to collect a chunk of glacier ice for the bar – it’s Watling’s thing. “It’s dense so it lasts incredibly long in the glass,” he says with a grin as he shoves it into the rear hatch. I guess he who owns the place can do what he wants. But before we head back, Watling has one last run he wants to show us.

“This isn’t a place we usually take guests,” he says, “but it’s the coolest area I’ve seen around this whole place.” We land atop a long, steep ridge where the alpine meets the treeline. The early evening light catches it beautifully, casting everything in a pinkish alpenglow. “I’d usually let the guide and guests drop first, but it’s my birthday today,” says Watling

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LEFT TO RIGHT: NORTHERN BC HAS BEEN LABELED ‘THE NEW KOOTENAYS’ BY SOME FOR ITS CHEAP LIVING AND CORE SKI COMMUNITY. FLYING IN SNOWSTORMS HAS A REALLY DISTINCT FEEL ABOUT IT. NOT SURE IF IT’S UNNERVING OR JUST REALLY EXCITING. WATLING IN HIS HAPPY PLACE ON HIS BIRTHDAY.

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as he pushes off, quickly disappearing over the rollover. I crank my boots then take a brief moment to look around. What a place.

I make a few turns into the rollover but can’t see much below, it seems to keep rolling. So I go a little further and track right around an island of trees. And then it reveals itself – the full enjoy, a 2000ft apron of pow that ran steep down off the ridge all the way to the heli below, bathed in the last light of the day. I ski a few turns into it then stop, I think to myself, turns are nice and everything but I’m just going to let go here. This is the moment you spend all year working for, the moment you picture in your head at 3pm on a Wednesday when you’re wondering why you are in an office surrounded by grey plastic electronics responding to emails. This is the reason you get up every day and wade through the abrasiveness of life and all its vicissitudes; the monotony, the subservience, the inescapability of gravity and the whole stupid, ridiculous everything. This is the moment you keep in your head to help you through that. Now that I was finally there I threw myself into that moment completely. I put everything on autopilot. I could feel my skis turning and moving, but relinquished

all control over them. I stopped bothering with pole plants and let my arms go wherever. Snow was flying up everywhere around me, terrain was coming at me

My feet are wet but I don’t care. I toast the week with them. Watling comes over and pours me another glass of Forty Mile. “You think you have something to

quickly, trees were flying by, but in the middle of it was calm. I started to breath. I became entranced in my own motion, allowing every movement to occur naturally, to respond to what the mountain gave me, but without a single thought as to its existence. And in that moment, that little moment just there, I began to discover paradise.

write about yet?” he says again. Watling and I cheers glasses. There’s an Aussie chick behind the bar. She’s from Myrtleford and plays mandolin. When she later pulls it out and starts playing everyone stops what they’re doing and watches. She’s impressive. One of the guides picks up a guitar and plays along. Watling pours me another glass of Forty Mile. I notice that the glacier ice in my glass hasn’t melted. “So what’s the deal with this place?” I ask. “Why would you come here to heli ski instead of other places?” He takes a sip and gestures closer to me, “Stuff the heli skiing,” he says, “You know what it’s about? It’s about F-U-N. That’s what we do.”

I was on a one-man party-wave of emotion, ghosting through magical frozen ether on my orange hover planks. With arms stretched out, I pointed straight down the mountain and, lifting my head to the sky, I thanked the Universe. I had entered a transformational vortex into a visceral infinity. I had become Pow Jesus.

Later in the Base 2 Lodge bar the mood is lifted. The guests are at the tail-end of their week and making the most of it; too early to think of the real world that awaits them, and still tucked far enough away from the world to pretend that it doesn’t exist, they toast to a week without compromise. I’m still in my ski boots.

I finish my drink and gesture my thanks to Watling across the bar. He’s over pouring someone else a drink and entertaining some guests and doesn’t see me. I let it go. On the way out I pass the Johnny Cash sign at the entrance. I stop there for a moment.

“What Would Johnny Cash do?” it reads. Now I think I understand.

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It`s the most wonderful time of the year-celebrating it with family and friends. The holidays are more festive this year with many activities and events, ice skating , concerts, window displays, Christmas shows and shopping. Have we missed any? Plan your holiday with our world`s top Christmas destinations, for a wishy-washy Christmas, take a sneak peek!

1- New York Yes, we`re not only talking about the festive holiday events, but we are also talking about crucial ways to have fun in the city that never sleeps.

Away from work, busy streets, and long hours drive. Holidays represent Fun…Fun…Fun. Don`t forget to go ice skating at the Rockefeller Center ring or some carriage ride in the central park or some New York see-sight or Music Hall events and concerts.

2- Amsterdam Speaking of the devil, some of us need a break every once in a while.

Especially for those who are looking for an inspirational travel. The perfect destination to see the legendary Santa Clause town, where 16th and 17th century houses are strung with lights in early December.

Consider lingering through New Year`s Eve for champagne and fireworks in the Nieuwmarkt or Dam squares.

3-Munich December is the perfect season for tourists who are visiting Munich for the first time. Winter in the Bavarian capital means a hundred-foot-tall Christmas tree in the Marienplatz, about two dozen Christmas markets with mulled wine and gingerbread, served on a tram that crosses the old city.

Don`t forget to attend the live holiday music on the balcony of the town hall. Worth seeing!

4- Provence, France If you`re looking for a fairy tale Christmas with sparkling trees and enjoying the cheering Christmas Jingle bells beats, you are in the right place, The villages have live music from medieval churches that fill the cobblestoned street, women crowd around market stalls to sniff out the freshest foie gras. Try to pass by the region`s grand hotels-couvert des Minims Hotel&Spa, the Terre Blanche Resort, pull out all the stops for the season.

Don’t forget to book at the Chateau d` Estoublon`s Bistrot Mogador which is a traditional supper.

5- Venice Why travel the world, when you can travel to Venice? When you dream, try to dream big, you can have the moonlit Piazza San Marco all for yourself.

Try to book at the opulent Cipriani Hotel that is available during the holidays. For more intimate experience, consider Ca` Pisani, a boutique hotel with a vaguely futuristic look.

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This brand-new Sunseeker luxury 86 yacht could be your ticket to a new way of life. Fancy taking it for a spin?

A taste of the high life Ever wondered what it would be like to own a luxury motoryacht?

Well, now you can try one on for size, thanks to the Sunseeker Experience

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CCORDING to the uninitiated, there are only two types of boat owner—those who pretend they enjoy getting cold, wet and sea sick, and those that are too busy tearing up £50 notes to notice. The reality couldn’t be further from the truth. A modern Sunseeker motoryacht has more in common with a top-spec Range Rover or a handcrafted English shotgun than the crude boats of yesteryear. Built in the UK by skilled craftsmen and equipped with everything from underfloor heating to powerful stabilisers that keep the boat steady, regardless of sea conditions, it’s a true home from home.

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more Sunseeker customers are forsaking holiday villas and weekend country cottages in favour of life afloat, either in the UK or the Mediterranean. And now, thanks to Sunseeker London, COUNTRY LIFE readers have the chance to sample that lifestyle for themselves.

The Sunseeker Experience isn’t a conventional boat charter—it’s an opportunity to put yourself in the shoes of an actual Sunseeker owner. Whether it’s to impress business clients as you wine and dine your way around the Isle of Wight on a beautiful new Sunseeker 86 yacht, or an unforgettable means of celebrating a special birthday or anniversary with friends and family in the Channel Islands, on board the

latest Sunseeker Manhattan 52, perhaps, the experience can be tailored to your exact needs. Sunseeker can even organise helicopter transfers to and from the yacht, arrange world-class chefs to cook for you and put the yacht’s extensive fleet of jet tenders and watersports toys at your disposal. You can have it all. You just have to decide where and when.

The reason this experience gives such a unique insight into actual ownership is because it’s the brainchild of Sunseeker yacht owners Nigel and Gemma Harris.

They had originally planned to by a second home after years of hard work. The trouble was that they both had very different ideas about what to buy and where.

Above: Farewell, Blighty. From the Isle of Wight and straight on ’til morning. Right: Nigel Harris bought his first Sunseeker yacht last year and has never looked back. Below right: James Brooke of the Sunseeker Academy, Lymington. Below: Sunseeker will even organise a worldclass chef, so you can give your family and friends the trip of their lives

‘You can have it all. You just have to decide where and when’ ‘Gemma wanted a classic thatched cottage and I wanted a modern glass box,’ explains Nigel. ‘We couldn’t even decide whether we wanted to be in Cornwall, Devon or Lymington. But the one thing we both agreed on is that we wanted to be near the sea.’

To overcome the impasse, Nigel suggested they consider buying a boat instead; that way, they could enjoy an even closer connection with the sea and explore the whole of the British coastline rather than being restricted to one location. After some research, they ended up at Sunseeker Poole’s office to investigate the options.

‘The broker, James Lumley, took us through the range starting with the

Portofino 40, then moved up to the Manhattan 55 and 66,’ says Nigel. ‘I fell in love with them all. The only one he wouldn’t show us was the 76 yacht, which he said would be too big for the UK. From that moment on, I was determined to prove him wrong, even if it took some convincing just to show me the 76, let alone sell it!’

Far from being daunted by the prospect of owning such a large motoryacht, Nigel threw himself into learning everything he needed to know to run it safely. Regular sessions with James Brooke at the Sunseeker Academy in Lymington brought him up to speed with driving, handling and maintaining it so that, by the time their new 76 yacht was delivered, in May 2016, he and Gemma were able to cruise from Weymouth to London with confidence.

By that stage, Gemma was pregnant with their first child, but despite some initial

concerns about how they’d cope with a baby on board, it soon became apparent their new daughter was just as happy at sea as on land.

In fact, their decision to buy a boat rather than a second home proved so successful that, before the year was out, they’d already traded up from the 76 to a brand new 86 yacht, delivered in May this year.

Now, having enjoyed their own conversion to boating, they are keen to entice others.

Those interested should discard any preconceptions they may have had about owning a boat and give Sunseeker London a call to discuss a perfect day out on the water. It could be the start of something beautiful.

Call today on 020–7355 0980 Email: experience@sunseekerlondon.com www.sunseekerlondon.com

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he Luxury Network UK celebrated the British Grand Prix in style at The Grand Prix Ball, a glamorous black tie affair at Hurlingham Club. The event was held in support of Wings for Life, raising tens of thousands of pounds to support spinal cord research.

Guests were welcomed with a champagne reception followed by a live demonstration of a Red Bull Racing F1 car and Red Bull’s Team Principle Christian Horner hosting proceedings alongside former F1 racing legends David Coulthard and Tiff Needle.

The night was topped off by a live performance from the Gypsy Kings and later, DJ Seb Fontaine.

The Luxury Network UK was delighted to support Wings for Life by purchasing a table as well as donating prizes for the auction.

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Exclusive wine tasting by The Luxury Network Germany with the prestigious French vineyard Barton & Guestier

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overs of excellent wines gathered in early October in a strictly limited circle during the Happy Hour in the palatial ambiance of the Kameha Suite in Frankfurt to discover the secrets of the famous French vineyard Barton & Guestier. Founded in 1725, this wine maker produces some of the finest wines in France.

To start the event in style, the guests enjoyed an exquisite glass of Pommery Champagne before Maxime Hosteing, member of the Barton

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& Guestier team, introduced the history and tradition of the vineyard. His very interesting insight views were accompanied by tasting various award-winning whites and reds and sharing the passion for extraordinary wines.

The evening culminated in a delicious dinner, which was prepared with the extra touch of finesse and rounded perfectly the culinary experience amongst a group of the likeminded.

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he Luxury Network New Zealand in collaboration with CBRE and RJB Design invited members and guests to an evening of Dress & Design.

Auckland’s harbour and twinkling city lights was the perfect backdrop for guests to enjoy the spectacular views from CBRE’s stunning show suite, The Pacifica. The Pacifica will create a vertical community that will dominate the Auckland Skyline and elevate apartment living as described by Gavin Lloyd, National Director at CBRE. Guests enjoyed a range of wines from Akarua, whilst listening to New Zealand top designer Adrian Hailwood decipher the event dress code for women at a Formal, Cocktail and Black-Tie event.

We learnt that it is never ok to wear white high heels, as that is in his view one of fashions biggest faux pas.

Ronald from RJB Design followed with advice for the gentlemen on how to dress to ensure you compliment the lady on your arm – his advice – “you can never be over dressed for an occasion” and every man should own a black dinner suit as it is not appropriate to wear a business suit to a night time event.

The evening concluded with 4 lucky guests winning prizes from The Luxury Network Members Akarua, RJB Design and Montblanc. Adrian also donated backstage passes to his NZ Fashion Week show.

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he Luxury Network Russia supported one of the most memorable golf tournaments of the year.

The White Cup PRO AM united the best professional players and golf enthusiasts on the field of Links National Golf Club.

The tournament lasted four days from the 2nd to the 6th of August. During this time the tournament members were fighting for the grand prize of 1,000,000 Rubles (equivalent to 17000$).

At the end of tournament there was a gala dinner for all the guests. The winners in different nominations received special gifts from TLN members: Foster Group, Enhel and Avrora Clinic.

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TLN News The Luxury Network Australia Q&A Evening With Property Expert Chris Gray

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he Luxury Network Australia members and guests were treated to a Q&A evening with Property Expert Chris Gray who is a leading Australian property commentator and the CEO of Property Buyers agency Your Empire. The event was at the exclusive members only Work Club in Sydney where our guests were treated to Archie Rose Gin & Tonics from Work Clubs Alchemist Ken, alongside a Cheese and Charcuterie from Simon Johnson.

Chris who is a long standing member of The Luxury Network Australia and avid enjoyer of Luxury goods and services provided a unique and enjoyable outlook on the

Australian property market and how you can make sensible property investment decisions.

Guest were provided with

a copy of Chris’s book the Effortless Empire, for your copy and further information on property investing please visit Your Empire Learning Centre

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he Luxury Network Queensland hosted their Partners Evening at the stunning boutique of Xennox Diamonds on Thursday, 28th September 2017.

Guests were greeted by red carpet stylishness, with Henschke sparkling wine and Urbane’s premium catering. Guests also got to experience first-hand education on pink diamonds, a behind the scene look of the production team and an educational masterclass. The energy, atmosphere and calibre of guests at Xennox Diamonds was quite impressive.

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Xennox Diamonds is renowned as Brisbane’s premier bespoke diamond engagement ring and wedding ring specialists. They are passionate about helping couples in love to create their dream ring.

Xennox Diamonds showroom is located on Queen Street Mall and is designed with an all encompassing memorable experience from start to finish. Whatever the occasion maybe, Xennox Diamonds are dedicated to helping create special memories.

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unich, October 2017 ,12 – The members community came together for their annual Autumn Meeting to discuss their forthcoming Affinity projects and to join forces with the network partners.

This time the elegant Villa Kennedy in Frankfurt served as an excellent seminar location. As one of the founder members of The Luxury Network, The Rocco Forte group was once again the perfect co-host.

After a first “Hello“ with coffee and tea, the Members Get-together programme was kickedoff with an inspirational “Leadership” speech by Carsten Rath. The keynote speaker, entrepreneur and Grand Hotelier Carsten Rath unites in his speeches the topics service and leadership to one unique philosophy and important know-how for every decision maker. Thereafter the interactive project workshop was complemented by lunch, including ongoing intense networking talks.

Given the forthcoming plans and also previews for the new year, the top clients of the members may already look forward to further exciting experiences. The Luxury Network will endeavour to do their utmost for a continuous successful realization of the projects together with their members.

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TLN Australia Members Host VIP Launch Party For Sydney International Boat Show

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he Luxury Network was delighted to host our members and their VIP guests on board Gulf Craft’s Majesty 122 Super Yacht Ghost II for the first night of the Sydney International Boat Show.

Being the largest yacht ever to take part in 50th Anniversary Sydney International Boat show, Ghost2 held a prominent and prestigous position and certainly became the “Main Event” of the show.

Unique Estates and Australian Superyachts have formed an ongoing partnership across a number of platforms and this event was one of several that were hosted with these partners and other The Luxury Network members across the duration of the boat show.

Guests enjoyed Pommery Champagne, an exclusive Caviar Bar from Simon Johnson and catering from Elite Chefs Sydney and a wonderful Chocolate Sculpture from Sisko Chocolate.

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Hapag Lloyd Cruises Hosts The Luxury Network UK’s Autumn Seminar

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he award-winning MS Europa 2 hosted 30 luxury brand members who met to discuss future potential partnership projects. To give an insight of it’s awards; in the 29th edition of Stern’s Guide to the Cruise Vacation 2018, the EUROPA 2, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ international luxury ship, took top ranking with the highest distinction, -6stars-plus for cruise ships worldwide. The EUROPA was also honored in

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the latest edition with -6stars.

The EUROPA 2 is highlighted on the cover and back of the 2018 edition.

Members were invited for a tour of the impressive cruise liner prior to new members; Beau Han Xu, Sportgate International, and HPA Luxury presented their brands and ways in which other members could collaborate with them. Following the presentations members enjoyed a 6 course meal lunch at the

French restaurant, Tarragon.

There are seven restaurants on board that provide the most pleasurable gourmet expectations of a wide variety cuisines.

The Luxury Network holds quarterly B2B seminars at differing locations, for decisionmaking representatives from member brands to build relationships and plan unique partnerships, as part of their annual membership.

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Angelo Accardi Exhibition Launch Supported by The Luxury Network Russia

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n 29th of September, Tolstoy Art Gallery opened an exhibition by Italian contemporary artist Angelo Accardi, at the new exhibition space of OKO Business center. This exclusive event attracted a lot of wealthy guests from the event partners: Alfa Private Banking and Capital Group. Also, there were many contemporary art collectors, famous artists and friends of the gallery owner.

The guests were highly impressed by the bright and lively paintings and expressive sculptures of the Italian artist.

Afterwards, Angelo Accardi told the press and the audience about his art and inspiration. The main theme of his works are magical compositions of contemporary life, including ironic and surreal city scenes.

The Luxury Network members including Rolls-Royce Moscow, Enhel Group, Casa Ricca Club and LisChannel supported the event.

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The Luxury Network Singapore Member Small Luxury Hotels of the World Seek Luxury Partners

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with like-minded brands to offer these small luxuries to the movers and shakers of the luxury travel industry.

They believe that small hotels really do deliver bigger experiences, and they want to celebrate small luxuries at ILTM Cannes with a novel way of gifting agents, travel industry heavyweights and international media.

They will use your company’s branding, as well as have an active social media strategy that makes the most of their time at ILTM. On top of this, ILTM has a list of media partners they work with to ensure global media attend, with over 170 luxury publications descending upon Cannes for the week. Here is a list of some of the publications they work with – http://www. iltm.com/en/cannes/news/Media-Partners1/.

mall Luxury Hotels of the World offer a brand of more than 500 hotels in over 80 countries, each independently owned with an independently spirited way of hosting guests.

They want to gift their ILTM audience with small luxuries using a fun, inventive game, really engaging with the luxury travel market in a way that is memorable and that breaks up the monotony of their day of meetings.

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They would love to hear from brands who would like to assist them on this marketing initiative, so please get in touch with the CEO of The Luxury Network Singapore at irene@ theluxurynetwork.sg if you are interested to explore.

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The Luxury Network Australia Members Launch The World’s Finest High Resolution Player Piano

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n August 31st at Mirvac’s Tullamore display suite in Doncaster guests enjoyed a superb musical experience with the Steinway Spirio, the world’s finest high resolution player piano along with with Champagne and canapés. Mirvac launched their prestigious ‘8 Edition’ homes, Tullamore’s most luxurious development yet.

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Arrive in Style with Qatar Airways’ Luxury Global Chauffeur Service

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he Luxury Network Australia member Qatar Airways has announced a new premium global chauffeur service offering seamless door-to-door transfers for customers in all cabin classes. The convenient new luxury service is designed to take the stress out of passengers’ travel plans.

This new service provided by Qatar Airways is bookable for a fee online through qatarairways. com and the Qatar Airways app. Qatar Airways passengers, no matter what cabin they are flying in, can choose from a wide-range of high-end vehicles, provided by top auto manufacturers including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Cadillac to take them to and from their chosen airport.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “We are delighted to launch this new premium global chauffeur service for all Qatar Airways passengers, bringing a personal luxury service to their doorsteps. Our partnership with Blacklane is an innovation that we know our passengers will value. Offering luxurious door-to-door transfers will enhance their overall travel experience when they fly with Qatar Airways.

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“We are always looking at ways to improve our unrivalled five-star service, both on the ground and in the air. We are confident that this new seamless chauffeur service will be quick, convenient and in line with our company ethos to keep our customers at the heart of everything we do.”

The new chauffeur-driven service is available for passengers at more than 85 Qatar Airways destinations around the world. Blacklane is also available in over 500 airports worldwide, including the majority of destinations served by the airline’s codeshare and interline partners.

Benefits of the new global chauffeur service include access to Blacklane’s modern fleet of high-end vehicles, and highly professional drivers, to ensure a safe, comfortable journey.

Customers can choose Business Class, business vans, SUVs or First Class cars.

The global chauffeur service features allinclusive highly-competitive rates – including all taxes, tolls, fees and gratuities – which are confirmed before booking online. Customers also receive up-to-date SMS and email updates and confirmations, which include the driver’s name and phone number.

MEMBERS Affairs Passengers can take advantage of a generous complimentary wait time of up to an hour for airport pickups. Payments are cashless, which means there’s no need to carry cash or worry about having the correct local currency.

Credit cards are only charged after customers finish their ride. There is also a free change and cancellation policy of up to an hour before for one-way journeys. Customers can reach Blacklane’s customer care team 7/24 over phone, email and social media for any urgent needs.

Luxurious door-to-door transfers are just the latest in a range of innovations unveiled by the airline to enhance it’s unrivalled five-star service.

It also recently launched a new bespoke preselect dining service for premium passengers flying in First Class and Business Class.

Named 2017 Airline of the Year, as awarded by Skytrax, Qatar Airways also has a host of exciting

new destinations planned for the remainder of this year and 2018, including Canberra, Australia; Chiang Mai, Thailand and Cardiff, U.K, to name just a few.

Qatar Airways has received a number of major accolades this year, including Airline of the Year by the prestigious 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards, which was held at the Paris Air Show.

This is the fourth time that Qatar Airways has been given this global recognition as the world’s best airline.

As well as being voted Best Airline by travellers from around the world, Qatar’s national flag carrier also won a raft of other major awards at the ceremony, including Best Airline in the Middle East, World’s Best Business Class and World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge.

Family Collection Will Present Exclusive Books to New Rolls-Royce Clients

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n September Family Collection will be offering a luxurious gift to new clients of RollsRoyce Moscow. An exclusive edition of “The Interpretation of Dreams” by Sigmund Freud. This book has remained a best-seller for more than 100 years.

Family Collection recently has become a part of TLN Russia. The company produces rare and antique handmade books with the leather covers or contemporary unique collection editions. The special features of these books are individual design, natural leather decoration, gold and silver lettering and beautiful present boxes.

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n 7th of September The Luxury Network Russia supported the third womens business breakfast of IWC Schaffhausen.

In the morning IWC invited its women clients to the first La Duree restaurant in the center of Moscow. Among the special guests were the male dietitian from the Swiss Clinique La Praire and the founder of the diet program GetLean.

During the event the guests made new acquaintances in the informal atmosphere and learned useful information from the specialists.

At the end of the event another TLN participant AVRORACLINIC, which is the only Russian member of The Leading Dental Centers of the World, presented gifts to the guests.

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he Luxury Network UK members, Hapag Lloyd Cruises and Envestors, celebrated their recent partnership with an exclusive Summer Party held at Cornflake’s award-winning smart apartment. The event was also partnered with another Luxury Network Member; Linn Audio. Guests were treated to a Linn Lounge through the ages as well as a bespoke Gin tasting bar from the Liquid Collective.

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he Reef House Resort and Spa is delighted to offer a 3 day package for complete detoxification, relaxation and self rejuvenation – PRICE: 494.00$ per person.

Combined with a special room rate from 11 Oct – 21 Dec 07 & 2017 Jan – 29 Mar 2018 – Brigadier Room (Twin/Double) 180.00$ AUD or Verandah Room (Twin/Double) 225.00$ Inc. Continental Buffet Breakfast

Beginning – Day 1: Body ritual – full body exfoliation followed by a detoxifying marine wrap and de-stressing scalp massage… Followed by a warm vichy shower to rinse away toxins and stress… Ends with a delicious effleurage massage… 90 minutes

Balance – Day 2: Purifying body ritual – revitalising full body detoxifying massage with combination warm stones alternating with manual massage using gentle drainage movements… helps relieve aches and pain, improves circulation and metabolism… 75 minutes.

Calm – Day 3: Visage rejuvenation – a rejuvenating facial (his & hers) with deep cleansing… This face lifting massage provides gentle lift of facial muscles, relieves tension in the jaw and temples with gentle drainage… Treatment is preceded by relaxing back massage, includes orange hair and scalp masque with pressure point massage… 75 minutes Each treatment includes relaxing in our lounge or by the poolside with mineral water and fresh fruit, sample our daily fresh fruit sorbet.

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Luxury Goods Conference Supported by The Luxury Network Russia

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n 10th of October French Russian Chamber of Commerce, supported by The Luxury Network Russia, organized the 4th Annual Conference of The Luxury Goods Market.

Arina Shabanova (head of Longchamp) and many others.

During this conference famous experts gave their insights into the luxury market in Russia and its perspectives.

The main topics of the conference were the global trends in the luxury sector, regional purchasing power and new luxury brands.

Among the speakers there were Dmitry Eremeev (CEO of Richemont Russia), Alexander Chetverikov (vice-president of LVMH Russia),

This year the experts expect %11 market growth with Russia remaining one of the main luxury regions.

Many TLN Russia members visited the event including Sky Club, Foster Group, Acciaro and Family Collection.

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MEMBERS Affairs The Luxury Network Australia Members preview the $7 million 1955 Jaguar D-Type

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n Monday, October 9, The Luxury Network together with Mossgreen and Brighton Jaguar hosted an exclusive preview of the 1955 Jaguar D – Type which was expected to sell for in excess of 7$ million at the Motorclassica auction. CEO of Mossgreen, Mr Paul Sumner is an Ambassador for Brighton Jaguar, a partnership facilitated through The Luxury Network.

Members of The Luxury Network together with VIP clients of Mossgreen, Australia’s first combined Auction House and Art Gallery, and Brighton Jaguar enjoyed Pommery Champagne along with fine wines and canapés.

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Q & A WITH VIS ION ADVIS ORY CE O

TONY CHENG

Why and how did you get into financial industry?

Ever since I graduated from Polytechnic, I aspired to be an entrepreneur. After assessing my option at age 21, I took my first step. I decided to take the insurance path back in January 1992 and never looked back. Since then, I am constantly motivated by my clients’ appreciation for my financial advice and personalized solutions.

Over the years, the financial industry has evolved along with more stringent regulations to enhance the professionalism of the financial planning career; I, too, evolved by continuing my professional education through the Financial Planning Association of Singapore (FPAS) in the financial planning industry to achieve the highest professional qualification, Certified Financial Planners (CFP) qualification in Y2005.

After years of agency building, I have a group of more than 110 Financial Planners and Agency Leaders under the brand name of Vision Advisory Group providing financial advice and holistic range of financial solutions to cater to the needs and wants of our clients for wealth protection, accumulation, management and distribution at different stages of life.

Vision Advisory CEO Tony Cheng What is Lifestyle Financial Planning and why it is better to build a financial plan around the lifestyle that you desire?

How can you help your clients and what makes Vision Advisory Lifestyle Financial Planning is about creating, building,

qualified?

managing one's wealth over time, and most importantly, the wealth must be able to sustain the desired lifestyle of one's

Most of our financial planners have been successful in the

choice, for as long as they live by passing on the same lifestyle

industry for many years and attained their professional

to their future generations. My objective is to partner with

qualification to serve the targeted individuals for their

Wellness & Lifestyle providers for value-added service to our

lifestyle financial planning. Our financial planners constantly

clients and to support our valued client's lifestyle desires with

progress in their career through our in-house conducive

privileges. These profile of the clients are generally the mass

training and further education so as to ensure their

affluent, high net-worth (HNW) or even the Ultra HNW as

knowledge and skill competency is ahead of the market

they will generally qualify as a target group in lifestyle

changes to cater to the changing needs of different

financial planning.

individuals.

Vision Advisory Web: visionadvisory.sg

Email: enquiry@visionadvisory.sg

Phone: 0288 6807 65+

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Dubai Marina Yacht Owners Luxury Rally Season Opening Party and Showcase Event

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he Luxury Network UAE with The Emaar Hospitality Group, hosted The Dubai Marina Yacht Club Rally Programme Opening Party.

This prestigious Business to Constumer event, luxury showcase and Networking evening took place on the amazing 68m Lotus Super Yacht last Wednesday, 13th of September 2017, for VVIP guests.

Over USD 15,000 were given in luxury gifts and all event partners and their guests enjoyed the evening in the most luxurious way.

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The Luxury Network Australia Celebrates 6 Years

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The Luxury Network has enjoyed 6 years in Australia and to celebrate they hosted an exclusive evening for their members and special guests.

Arriving at Pier One Sydney, they were welcomed into a VIP area courtesy of Pier One Sydney where the champagne was already flowing.

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The stage was then set for them to step on board the private luxury Superyacht Vegas. For this VIP experience, they were hosted in style by LK Group and Capitol Grand. Members and guests on-board enjoyed an exclusive Caviar Tasting with Caviar Ambassador Lisa Downs, an amazing cheese and charcuterie platter from Simon Johnson, Cocktails from Archie Rose, Champagne from Pommery Champagne and wonderful canapĂŠs by Matt Bates from Elite Chefs Sydney.

It was an amazing evening and a fitting way to celebrate The Luxury Network Australia`s 6th anniversary.

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