<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	>

<channel>
	<title>globorati &#187; X02. Breaking News</title>
	<atom:link href="http://globorati.com/departments/breaking-news/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.globorati.com</link>
	<description>travel.beautiful.</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2</generator>
	<language>en</language>
			<item>
		<title>Four Seasons makes a dazzling splash in Russia</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/four-seasons-to-make-a-dazzling-splash-in-russia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/four-seasons-to-make-a-dazzling-splash-in-russia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5638</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just two blocks from the Winter Palace and the Hermitage Museum, the Four Seasons St. Petersburg has opened, not only as one of the brand&#8217;s most stunning properties, but as the first Four Seasons in Russia. Within the restored 19th-century &#8220;Lion Palace&#8221; — immortalized in Alexander Pushkin&#8217;s poem The Bronze Horseman — the hotel features [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/four-seasons-to-make-a-dazzling-splash-in-russia/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cruise the Croatian Islands on Anouska Hempel&#8217;s private yacht</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/cruise-the-croatian-islands-on-anouska-hempels-private-yacht/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/cruise-the-croatian-islands-on-anouska-hempels-private-yacht/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5649</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you ever longed to follow in the footsteps of Kate Moss, and cruise the Adriatic on your private luxury gulet, then we&#8217;ve got news for you. Anouska Hempel, the first lady of boutique hotels and designer to the stars, is renting out her personal yacht, Beluga, exclusively through the charter company Dalmatian Destinations. For [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/cruise-the-croatian-islands-on-anouska-hempels-private-yacht/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A new identity for a Ravello favorite</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/a-new-identity-for-a-ravello-favorite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/a-new-identity-for-a-ravello-favorite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5640</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the Amalfi Coast&#8217;s grandest hotels, Palazzo Sasso, reopens this week under new branding. Perched high atop Ravello&#8217;s cliffs, the 12th-century palace-turned-hotel is now Palazzo Avino, named after the founding family that restored and reopened the abandoned hotel in 1997. (Sasso was the name of the family who made the very first renovations to the palazzo [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/a-new-identity-for-a-ravello-favorite/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Latin America gets its first Waldorf Astoria</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/latin-america-gets-its-first-waldorf-astoria/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/latin-america-gets-its-first-waldorf-astoria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5636</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the opening of the Waldorf Astoria Panama, Hilton&#8217;s exclusive collection inspired by the New York original has planted its first flag in Latin America. Located in Panama City, in the tony Calle Uruguay neighborhood, the hotel brings 248 guest rooms and suites, four restaurants and bars, and a spa. &#8220;Qualified guests&#8221; will be assigned [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/latin-america-gets-its-first-waldorf-astoria/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hotel-in-a-garden opens in Singapore</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/hotel-in-a-garden-opens-in-singapore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/hotel-in-a-garden-opens-in-singapore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5617</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Vertical gardens, reflecting pools, waterfalls&#8230; This is not a typical list of amenities at a city hotel, unless you&#8217;re staying at ParkRoyal on Pickering. Just open, the Singapore hotel brings serious green cred, including mechanisms for rain harvesting and water recycling, as well as the state&#8217;s first solar-powered sky-gardens. Greenery spills off the terraces of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/hotel-in-a-garden-opens-in-singapore/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New package gets you into one of the world&#8217;s most incredible art collections</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/new-package-gets-you-into-one-of-the-worlds-most-incredible-art-collections/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/new-package-gets-you-into-one-of-the-worlds-most-incredible-art-collections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5615</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the new Barnes Foundation opened in Center City, Philadelphia, it&#8217;s been the hottest ticket in town. Timed tickets are necessary to gain access to this extraordinary collection, which includes 181 Renoirs — more than any other collection in the world — arranged in the way that founder Albert Barnes hung them in his home.
Fortunately, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/new-package-gets-you-into-one-of-the-worlds-most-incredible-art-collections/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Knights raid The Plaza in imaginative new Tower Suite package</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/knights-raid-the-plaza-in-imaginative-new-tower-suite-package/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/knights-raid-the-plaza-in-imaginative-new-tower-suite-package/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5578</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At The Plaza in New York, Eloise has always ruled the roost — from a dedicated Eloise Suite to her very own boutique. Now, she&#8217;s got to make room for the boys with the hotel&#8217;s new &#8220;Knights of The Plaza&#8221; package.
Young &#8220;knights&#8221; — male and female alike (these are knights of the modern era) — [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/knights-raid-the-plaza-in-imaginative-new-tower-suite-package/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sofitel expands its Moroccan empire</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/sofitel-expands-its-moroccan-empire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/sofitel-expands-its-moroccan-empire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5548</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sofitel already has a clutch of hotels throughout Morocco, but they&#8217;re not resting on their laurels. The newly-open Hotel Sofitel Agadir Thalassa Sea and Spa joins Sofitel&#8217;s RoyalBay Resort in the seaside city of Agadir, about 2.5 hours southwest of Marrakech.
Thalassa Sea and Spa sits on its own private beach and has 173 rooms, including [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/sofitel-expands-its-moroccan-empire/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Paris gets its first W</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/w-hotels-debuts-in-paris/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/w-hotels-debuts-in-paris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5544</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[W Hotels just opened its first property in Paris, right in time for Fashion Week. W Paris - Opera occupies a heritage 1870s building near the Opera Garnier. It&#8217;s a prime location — steps from Le Cafe de la Paix in the 9th arrondissement — and the hotel delivers on classic French style with an [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/w-hotels-debuts-in-paris/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Top New Orleans hotel completes $22-million renovation</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/top-new-orleans-hotel-completes-22-million-renovation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/top-new-orleans-hotel-completes-22-million-renovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5538</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Windsor Court Hotel, near the French Quarter in New Orleans, is one of the city&#8217;s most lauded hotels — and a recently completed renovation is meant to keep them on top. The $22-million project saw all 316 guestrooms and suites thoroughly redecorated (think: Italian marble bathrooms and aristocratic furnishings). Le Salon, home to one [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/top-new-orleans-hotel-completes-22-million-renovation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Balmoral introduces a &#8220;Tartan Butler&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/the-balmoral-introduces-a-tartan-butler/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/the-balmoral-introduces-a-tartan-butler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5536</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From bath butlers to romance butlers, you thought you&#8217;d heard it all. Nope. Now, The Balmoral wants to help you trace your Scottish heritage with its new &#8220;Tartan Butler.&#8221;
Guests of Edinburgh&#8217;s grand dame hotel, a Rocco Forte property, can enlist the Tartan Butler&#8217;s services in tracing their lineage back to find their original family tartan. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/the-balmoral-introduces-a-tartan-butler/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hotel Missoni heads to Mauritius</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/hotel-missoni-heads-to-mauritius/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/hotel-missoni-heads-to-mauritius/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5519</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After opening in Edinburgh and Kuwait, Hotel Missoni continues its entry into warmer climes with the announcement of a new hotel to open on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius in 2014. The hotel will follow scheduled Missoni openings in Oman and Brazil (both slated for 2012), and will bring its partner The Rezidor Hotel [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/hotel-missoni-heads-to-mauritius/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Legendary Ritz hotel in Paris to close for two years</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/legendary-hotel-ritz-of-paris-to-close-for-two-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/legendary-hotel-ritz-of-paris-to-close-for-two-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5476</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The writing was certainly on the wall. After being overlooked by the French tourism authority when it announced Paris&#8217;s official &#8220;palace&#8221; hotels earlier this year, the Ritz has finally planned an expansive renovation that will close the hotel for 27 months, starting next summer. The traditional style of the hotel is slated to be preserved, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/legendary-hotel-ritz-of-paris-to-close-for-two-years/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Only remaining Frank Lloyd Wright hotel reopens</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/only-remaining-frank-lloyd-wright-hotel-reopens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/only-remaining-frank-lloyd-wright-hotel-reopens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5460</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After an $18.5-million renovation, The Historic Park Inn Hotel in Mason City, Iowa, has reopened as the only remaining Frank Lloyd Wright-designed hotel in existence. (The 20th-century architect designed six, including the former Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.) Originally opened in 1910, the hotel now offers 27 rooms, a restored &#8220;ladies&#8217; parlor&#8221; and a billiard room.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/only-remaining-frank-lloyd-wright-hotel-reopens/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Victorian masterpiece becomes a Renaissance in London</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/a-victorian-masterpiece-becomes-a-renaissance-in-london/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/a-victorian-masterpiece-becomes-a-renaissance-in-london/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 17:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[London]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5436</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a roughly $245-million renovation, the old hotel inside London&#8217;s historic St. Pancras station celebrated its grand opening last night as a Renaissance property. St Pancras is the showpiece of King&#8217;s Cross, a once rough neighborhood that has transformed since the arrival of Eurostar a few years ago, not to mention some trendy bars and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/a-victorian-masterpiece-becomes-a-renaissance-in-london/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cipriani to debut hotel brand in Los Angeles</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/cipriani-to-debut-hotel-brand-in-los-angeles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/cipriani-to-debut-hotel-brand-in-los-angeles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5415</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Cipriani family, known for its star-studded restaurants in New York, London, Venice and elsewhere, can add hotelier to the resume this spring with the launch of Mr. C in Los Angeles. Currently scheduled to open in April, the property will have 138 rooms, including 12 suites, each with a private balcony. Five bungalows will [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/cipriani-to-debut-hotel-brand-in-los-angeles/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Capella opens a glam New York hotel on Fifth Avenue</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/capella-opens-a-glam-new-york-hotel-on-fifth-avenue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/capella-opens-a-glam-new-york-hotel-on-fifth-avenue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5399</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s get one thing straight first: the newly opened Setai Fifth Avenue is not a sister (or even a cousin) to The Setai in Miami, a GHM property. It is, instead, managed by Capella, the boutique brand begot by former Ritz-Carlton head Horst Schulze. That makes the Setai Fifth Avenue not only New York&#8217;s newest [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/capella-opens-a-glam-new-york-hotel-on-fifth-avenue/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New JW Marriott Marquis Miami redefines the hotel fitness room</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/new-jw-marriott-marquis-miami-redefines-the-hotel-fitness-room/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/new-jw-marriott-marquis-miami-redefines-the-hotel-fitness-room/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If the Miami Heat need a spare court to practice on, they can find one at the new JW Marriott Marquis Miami. Opening today, the 313-room hotel will offer an NBA-approved basketball court as part of a two-story entertainment complex that also includes a tennis court, a golf school (with putting greens and golf simulators) [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/new-jw-marriott-marquis-miami-redefines-the-hotel-fitness-room/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Landmark Paris hotel debuts Philippe Starck design — and a rather curious amenity</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/landmark-paris-hotel-debuts-philippe-starck-design-%e2%80%94-and-a-rather-curious-amenity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/landmark-paris-hotel-debuts-philippe-starck-design-%e2%80%94-and-a-rather-curious-amenity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5381</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a two-year-plus renovation, which started with a rather glamorous demolition, Le Royal Monceau reopens Wednesday as the first Raffles property in Europe. The 1920s Parisian landmark, just a short walk from the Arc de Triomphe, debuts a Philippe Starck design inspired by the hotel&#8217;s heritage as a nexus for artists and intellectuals. (Everyone from [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/landmark-paris-hotel-debuts-philippe-starck-design-%e2%80%94-and-a-rather-curious-amenity/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>London&#8217;s Savoy Reopens with a Split Personality</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/londons-savoy-reopens-with-a-split-personality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/londons-savoy-reopens-with-a-split-personality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5377</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been nearly three years since The Savoy, the grand dame of The Strand, closed its doors for a soup-to-nuts overhaul. Finally, this Sunday, the London hotel reopens to the public with a design that celebrates, and preserves, two periods of glory for the property: Edwardian and Art Deco. The split-personality aesthetic was overseen by [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/londons-savoy-reopens-with-a-split-personality/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Annual French marathon fuels runners with wine</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/annual-french-marathon-fuels-runners-with-wine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/annual-french-marathon-fuels-runners-with-wine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5354</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the fall marathon season gets underway (building up to the New York City marathon, November 7), serious runners need not apply to this weekend&#8217;s race in France&#8217;s southwest Aquitaine region. The Marathon du Medoc, a 26-miler celebrating its 26th year, September 11, is characterized not by the quality of its run but by the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/annual-french-marathon-fuels-runners-with-wine/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Betsey Johnson punks up, er, perks up The Plaza with Eloise</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/betsey-johnson-punks-up-the-plaza-with-eloise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/betsey-johnson-punks-up-the-plaza-with-eloise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5318</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New York&#8217;s Plaza Hotel has a new suite: it&#8217;s pink and black, and fabulously irreverent. That means it was either inspired by naughty, fictional resident Eloise, or it&#8217;s been styled by fashion designer Betsey Johnson. In this case, it&#8217;s both.
Perched on the 18th floor, the Eloise Suite is a little bit sweet, a little bit [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/betsey-johnson-punks-up-the-plaza-with-eloise/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Atlantis reinvents summer camp</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/atlantis-reinvents-summer-camp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/atlantis-reinvents-summer-camp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Forget roasting marshmallows on an open fire, or building tepees in the mosquito-infested forest. Atlantis, a Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas, has a whole new way to entertain your kids — excuse us, &#8220;edutain&#8221; your kids — this summer. With the opening of a brand new, 8,000-square-foot kids club this year (think: touch-screen walls, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/atlantis-reinvents-summer-camp/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>London&#8217;s only rooftop spa becomes a midnight movie theater, too</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/londons-only-rooftop-spa-becomes-a-midnight-movie-theater-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/londons-only-rooftop-spa-becomes-a-midnight-movie-theater-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5304</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What better way to watch Anna Wintour pout through The September Issue than with a martini in one hand, a manicurist pampering the other, and the starry night sky above? The Berkeley hotel in London — one in a trio of posh Maybourne Group properties — will transform its rooftop spa into an intimate midnight [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/londons-only-rooftop-spa-becomes-a-midnight-movie-theater-too/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sicily&#8217;s most glamorous town just got a bit more polish</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/sicilys-most-glamorous-town-just-got-a-bit-more-polish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/sicilys-most-glamorous-town-just-got-a-bit-more-polish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not an exaggeration to say that Orient Express has some of the loveliest, most romantic hotels in Italy — have you seen the Hotel Caruso? Well, add two more to the list: the Grand Hotel Timeo and Villa Sant&#8217;Andrea, both located in the ridiculously idyllic hilltop town of Taormina, Sicily.
After acquiring the properties earlier [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/sicilys-most-glamorous-town-just-got-a-bit-more-polish/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Who wants to spend summer in the city? You do.</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/who-wants-to-spend-summer-in-the-city-you-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/who-wants-to-spend-summer-in-the-city-you-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 14:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5282</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This Memorial Day weekend the annual exodus begins: when city folk flee the concrete inferno for breezy, sandy shores. They will repeat this every weekend thereafter through Labor Day, creating traffic jams on beach-bound highways across the eastern seaboard. But there&#8217;s a happier consequence, too: shorter lines and a little more sidewalk space in the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/who-wants-to-spend-summer-in-the-city-you-do/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Giorgio Armani opens his first hotel</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/giorgio-armani-opens-his-first-hotel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/giorgio-armani-opens-his-first-hotel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Leave it to one of fashion&#8217;s biggest names to choose the world&#8217;s tallest building for his first hotel. The debut property in the new Armani Hotels &#38; Resorts collection opens tomorrow at the Burj Khalifa in downtown Dubai.
With 160 rooms, the hotel also offers the first Armani-branded spa, a 12,000-square-foot wellness haven with thermal suites [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/giorgio-armani-opens-his-first-hotel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Storied Palm Court reopens at New York&#8217;s Plaza Hotel</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/storied-palm-court-reopens-at-new-yorks-plaza-hotel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/storied-palm-court-reopens-at-new-yorks-plaza-hotel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5239</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A New York tradition is renewed today as The Plaza Hotel&#8217;s Palm Court opens once again to the public. Serving breakfast, lunch and, of course, afternoon tea, the Palm Court now features a leaded glass lay light that recalls the original, which was lost to decay long ago and covered over for the installation of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/storied-palm-court-reopens-at-new-yorks-plaza-hotel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Trump hotel opens in time for Tribeca Film Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/trump-hotel-opens-in-time-for-tribeca-film-festival/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/trump-hotel-opens-in-time-for-tribeca-film-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the film industry prepares to descend on lower Manhattan for the Tribeca Film Festival, April 21 to May 2, the Trump Hotel Collection opens its latest property tomorrow: a 46-story glass tower on Spring Street in downtown New York. globorati got a sneak peek at the Trump SoHo&#8217;s neutral-toned interiors: the style is business-chic [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/trump-hotel-opens-in-time-for-tribeca-film-festival/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A season of openings begins in Chicago</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/a-season-of-openings-begins-in-chicago/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/a-season-of-openings-begins-in-chicago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5209</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hotel Palomar in Chicago opens today in River North, just a couple blocks from the shopping mecca that is Michigan Avenue. Crowned with a heated and enclosed rooftop pool, the Palomar heralds the beginning of an eventful spring in the city: Chef Stephanie Izard, winner of Top Chef&#8217;s fourth season, will helm the Mediterranean-inspired [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/a-season-of-openings-begins-in-chicago/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>What financial woes? Greece gets a new touch of glamour</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/what-financial-woes-greece-gets-a-new-touch-of-glamour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/what-financial-woes-greece-gets-a-new-touch-of-glamour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5204</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Amid the worldwide uncertainty of Greece&#8217;s economic future, a piece of its glamorous past steps back into the spotlight today. After a five-year renovation, the historic Poseidonion Grand, a Cote d&#8217;Azur-style hotel on the island of Spetses, reopens as Poseidonion Grace — the newest member of the Athens-based boutique hotel group Grace Hotels.
Roughly 60 miles [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/what-financial-woes-greece-gets-a-new-touch-of-glamour/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Melbourne redefines the art hotel</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/melbourne-redefines-the-art-hotel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/melbourne-redefines-the-art-hotel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abha Malpani</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne&#8217;s hotel boom continues with the opening of the second property in a clutch of art-themed hotels planned by Art Series Hotel Group. Named after Australia&#8217;s most celebrated contemporary artist, The Olsen hotel showcases eight original works by John Olsen and peppers 229 rooms with his digital reprints. However, the masterpieces in this hotel are [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/melbourne-redefines-the-art-hotel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Kick-start your travel memoir</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/kick-start-your-travel-memoir/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/kick-start-your-travel-memoir/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[resort]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5180</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re an aspiring travel writer looking for some guidance (or a way to kill a bout of writer&#8217;s block), then you may want to clear a few days in your calendar this spring. The Inn on the Alameda, an award-winning hotel in historic Santa Fe, is hosting a three-day, four-night workshop, &#8220;Writing your Travel [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/kick-start-your-travel-memoir/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Teenagers: are you the next Four Seasons film star?</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/teenagers-are-you-the-next-four-seasons-film-star/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/teenagers-are-you-the-next-four-seasons-film-star/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to YouTube, every teenager is a budding filmmaker. Now, with a visit to the Four Seasons Canary Wharf in London, teens can cultivate their talent in a more positive direction (less Johnny  Knoxville and more Anthony Bourdain, at least). The new Gen Y package offers teens a private tour of London&#8217;s hip hangouts [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/teenagers-are-you-the-next-four-seasons-film-star/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Shangri-La wants you to take a chance on them</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/shangri-la-wants-you-to-take-a-chance-on-them/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/shangri-la-wants-you-to-take-a-chance-on-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Celebrating its first anniversary next month, the Shangri-La hotel in Tokyo has announced a &#8220;Surprise package&#8221; for its guests. Now through May 31, guests checking into a deluxe room (at $553 per night) will be asked to draw an envelope harboring a free experience or hefty room upgrade. Think: spa treatment for two; lunch for [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/shangri-la-wants-you-to-take-a-chance-on-them/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Compete in your own Olympic biathlon</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/compete-in-your-own-olympic-biathlon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/compete-in-your-own-olympic-biathlon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of us who aren&#8217;t in Vancouver skiing, curling or luging for the gold, there&#8217;s still a way to bask in Olympic glory. The Blue Boar Inn, which hosted athletes and officials for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, is now offering guests a chance to compete in their own Biathlon Challenge. You&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/compete-in-your-own-olympic-biathlon/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>British Virgin Islands welcome first new-build resort in 20 years</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/british-virgin-islands-welcomes-its-first-private-resort-in-20-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/british-virgin-islands-welcomes-its-first-private-resort-in-20-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5114</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the first time in 20 years, a new resort has been built in the British Virgin Islands, and it opens its doors this week. Scrub Island Resort is a private island resort featuring 52 ocean-view rooms with verandas, and even more exclusive ocean-view  villas with private pools and tropical terraces.
Scrub Island counts a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/british-virgin-islands-welcomes-its-first-private-resort-in-20-years/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New Turks &#038; Caicos resort gives Gansevoort a run for its money</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/new-turks-caicos-resort-gives-gansevoort-a-run-for-its-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/new-turks-caicos-resort-gives-gansevoort-a-run-for-its-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since it opened last year, Gansevoort has become the place to see and be seen in Turks &#38; Caicos. But if you&#8217;re looking for an alternative to the scene, there&#8217;s the just-open Veranda  Resort, also on Providenciales. A sister property to the Grace Bay Club, the new resort is set on 11 acres and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/new-turks-caicos-resort-gives-gansevoort-a-run-for-its-money/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Which new restaurant has given London more Michelin stars than ever before?</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/which-new-restaurant-has-given-london-more-michelin-stars-than-ever-before/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/which-new-restaurant-has-given-london-more-michelin-stars-than-ever-before/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5080</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Lanesborough Hotel, one of London&#8217;s most prestigious and storied properties, has entered the Michelin history books. Within just five months of opening, the restaurant at the Lanesborough, Apsleys, a Heinz Beck Restaurant, has snagged its first  Michelin star and set the record for the fastest London restaurant to earn the distinction.
It is the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/which-new-restaurant-has-given-london-more-michelin-stars-than-ever-before/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mexico City&#8217;s newest boutique hotel is high on design</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/mexico-citys-newest-boutique-hotel-is-high-on-design/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/mexico-citys-newest-boutique-hotel-is-high-on-design/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5063</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Designed by  Yabu Pushelberg, boutique hotel Las Alcobas has just opened in Mexico City&#8217;s Polanco district. Meaning &#8220;The Alcoves,&#8221; the 35-room property has a contemporary design informed by traditional Mexican influences. The latter is at work in the hotel&#8217;s Aurora Spa, too, where treatments feature local ingredients (think: agave, maize and vanilla).
But you&#8217;ll have [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/mexico-citys-newest-boutique-hotel-is-high-on-design/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Take a tour of NYC&#8217;s &#8216;hoods in Manhattan&#8217;s newest hotel</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/take-a-tour-of-nycs-hoods-in-manhattans-newest-hotel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/take-a-tour-of-nycs-hoods-in-manhattans-newest-hotel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5047</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York-themed hotels just keep on coming. Opening today in midtown-west is the 155-room Distrikt hotel — purposefully spelled with a &#8220;k&#8221; in deference to New York&#8217;s original Dutch settlers. At check-in, look closely at the wood carving behind the desk — it&#8217;s a map of Manhattan&#8217;s streets. And to navigate the city&#8217;s infamous underground, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/take-a-tour-of-nycs-hoods-in-manhattans-newest-hotel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Which Paris newcomer is steeped in history?</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/which-paris-newcomer-is-steeped-in-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/which-paris-newcomer-is-steeped-in-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=5023</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several incarnations of the storied Majestic hotel in Paris have appeared since its opening in 1907. But the latest may fit the name best. The reconstructed and re-envisioned Villa &#38; Hôtel Majestic just opened in the swanky 16th arrondissement. Run by the same family behind the sophisticated Hotel Raphael, the Majestic is a stone&#8217;s throw [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/which-paris-newcomer-is-steeped-in-history/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Would you like that cocktail on ice, or in ice?</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/would-you-like-that-cocktail-on-ice-or-in-ice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/would-you-like-that-cocktail-on-ice-or-in-ice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4991</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Host to countless stars including Victoria and David Beckham (who set up house in the Royal suite), Hotel Principe di Savoia is already Milan&#8217;s most glamorous hotel. But that hasn&#8217;t stopped the property from continuing to ratchet up the sex appeal. A slate of new suites featuring mosaics and Murano glass accents debuted last fall. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/would-you-like-that-cocktail-on-ice-or-in-ice/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>English hotels resort to human bed warmers</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/english-hotels-resort-to-human-bed-warmers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/english-hotels-resort-to-human-bed-warmers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4996</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In light of the arctic chill that has gripped the UK, Holiday Inn has come up with an alarming unusual way to keep guests toasty. Instead of hot water bottles or roaring fireplaces, a few properties are offering human bed warmers.
Upon request, a staffer will suit up in a fleece onesie and &#8220;move around&#8221; in a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/english-hotels-resort-to-human-bed-warmers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New Wall Street hotel offers guests &#8220;stocks&#8221; and &#8220;shares&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/new-andaz-wall-street-offer-guests-stocks-shares-and-a-bailout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/new-andaz-wall-street-offer-guests-stocks-shares-and-a-bailout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4977</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There will be little doubt where you&#8217;ve arrived when you check into Andaz Wall Street. Opening today, the hotel screams New York from Brooklyn-brewed beer served at Bar Seven Five to metal artwork forged in Queens that outfits all 253 rooms.
Andaz also nods more than once to Wall Street. Treatments in the spa are divided [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/new-andaz-wall-street-offer-guests-stocks-shares-and-a-bailout/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Which luxury hotel brand has landed in Beirut?</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/which-luxury-hotel-brand-has-landed-in-beirut/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/which-luxury-hotel-brand-has-landed-in-beirut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4967</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gordon Campbell Gray has already staked his claim on Lebanon&#8217;s capital with the boutique Le Gray. This week, Four Seasons brings its own brand of luxury to Beirut. Set on the city&#8217;s seaside Corniche, the Four Seasons Beirut offers 230 Mediterranean-view guest rooms designed by Pierre Yves Rochon, plus the city&#8217;s highest skybar, Club 26.
Read [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/which-luxury-hotel-brand-has-landed-in-beirut/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Loews Vanderbilt redefines Elvis mania</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/loews-vanderbilt-redefines-elvis-mania/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/loews-vanderbilt-redefines-elvis-mania/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4953</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though Elvis Presley made his home in Memphis, it&#8217;s the Loews Vanderbilt hotel in Nashville who&#8217;ll be pulling out the stops to fete the The King&#8217;s 75th birthday tomorrow. Available through August 16, the &#8220;Elvis in Music City&#8221; package is meant for only his truest fans (no, seriously). During your two-night stay at Loews, a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/loews-vanderbilt-redefines-elvis-mania/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Scots to celebrate New Year with an icy plunge</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/scots-to-celebrate-new-year-with-an-icy-plunge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/scots-to-celebrate-new-year-with-an-icy-plunge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One night of black-tie galas and champagne toasts sounds so humdrum compared to Edinburgh&#8217;s New Year celebration. The annual five-day street festival, Hogmanay, begins tonight with a torch-lit procession through the Scottish capital. Over 20 more events will follow, including tomorrow&#8217;s &#8220;Winter Light&#8221; performance by electronic avant-garde artists in St. Giles&#8217; Cathedral, and &#8220;Dark Night,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/scots-to-celebrate-new-year-with-an-icy-plunge/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New ship sets sail for Silversea</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/new-ship-sets-sail-for-silversea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/new-ship-sets-sail-for-silversea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4925</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, Silversea&#8217;s new ship the Silver Spirit departs Barcelona on its inaugural journey. The Silver Spirit&#8217;s 270 suites — offering teak verandas, panoramic windows and butler service — are the largest in Silversea&#8217;s fleet. And so is the 8,300-square-foot spa, which includes nine treatment rooms and a ceramic-tiled thermal suite. Guests can choose among six [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/new-ship-sets-sail-for-silversea/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ritz Carlton introduces a whole new brand</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/ritz-carlton-introduces-a-whole-new-brand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/ritz-carlton-introduces-a-whole-new-brand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ritz-Carlton introduces a new brand next week with the opening of Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, in the southern Thailand province of Krabi. The new Reserve collection promises ultimate luxury in stunning destinations and bespoke experiences tied to local culture.  At Phulay Bay, that could mean meditation classes with area monks.
All such experiences are arranged [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/ritz-carlton-introduces-a-whole-new-brand/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tonight, tonight: West Side Story raids the bar at W Times Square</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/tonight-tonight-west-side-story-raids-the-bar-at-w-times-square/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/tonight-tonight-west-side-story-raids-the-bar-at-w-times-square/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4891</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight, the Broadway cast of West Side Story will be guest bartending at the W New York Times Square, 7-9 p.m. The actors&#8217; one-time appearance is the start of the W&#8217;s Broadway Monday series in which different theater casts will take turns behind the bar. If they&#8217;re good enough to earn tips, all money will [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/tonight-tonight-west-side-story-raids-the-bar-at-w-times-square/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ritz-Carlton takes to the slopes in Lake Tahoe</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/ritz-carlton-takes-to-the-slopes-in-lake-tahoe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/ritz-carlton-takes-to-the-slopes-in-lake-tahoe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While Waldorf Astoria and Starwood compete for slope supremacy in Park City, Ritz-Carlton has gone north to Lake Tahoe. The brand&#8217;s newest property, Ritz-Carlton Highlands, opens this week offering 170 guest rooms with fireplaces and an army of de rigueur ski valets to assist guests skiing into (and out of) the resort. A gondola also [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/ritz-carlton-takes-to-the-slopes-in-lake-tahoe/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Kyoto&#8217;s newest hotel takes minimalism to a new level</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/kyotos-newest-hotel-takes-minimalism-to-a-new-level/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/kyotos-newest-hotel-takes-minimalism-to-a-new-level/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4873</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Claustrophobics, beware: Kyoto&#8217;s hottest new hotel offers no more room than a space capsule — literally. Open this week near the city&#8217;s geisha districts, 9h is the Japanese city&#8217;s first capsule hotel, offering 125 sleeping pods tricked out with Panasonic light control systems&#8230; and not a whole lot else.
This is not necessarily the new chill-out [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/kyotos-newest-hotel-takes-minimalism-to-a-new-level/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New &#8220;apres-skate&#8221; bar in New York City</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/new-apres-skate-bar-in-new-york-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/new-apres-skate-bar-in-new-york-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4859</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For a limited time only, there&#8217;s a new midtown bar right in the heart of New York&#8217;s holiday scene. Set near the ice rink at Rockefeller Center, Igloo Bar is an &#8220;après-skate&#8221; retreat that welcomes skaters and non-skaters alike (and which lives up to its name in design). Open through January 7, the heated bar [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/new-apres-skate-bar-in-new-york-city/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Abercrombie &#038; Kent auction back by popular demand</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/abercrombie-kent-auction-back-by-popular-demand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/abercrombie-kent-auction-back-by-popular-demand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4855</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After hosting its first ever online auction of &#8220;Once-in-a-Lifetime&#8221; trips, luxury tour operator Abercrombie &#38; Kent will host another this Thursday. The auction will offer some of the same itineraries as the last one — touring the pyramids of Egypt, safaris in East Africa — in addition to new destinations including Chile, Eastern Europe and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/abercrombie-kent-auction-back-by-popular-demand/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Sex and the City meets the Fashion District</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/sex-and-the-city-meets-the-fashion-district/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/sex-and-the-city-meets-the-fashion-district/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4832</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New York&#8217;s Fashion District just got some stylish new digs: the glass-and-steel Strand Hotel, and the latest property by Atlantic Stars Hotels and Cruises, the Newport-based company that also keeps the Park South Hotel near Madison Square Park.
With a nod to its location, the Strand&#8217;s 177 rooms are curated with vintage Conde Nast fashion prints, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/sex-and-the-city-meets-the-fashion-district/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Starwood gives Waldorf Astoria a run in Park City</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/starwood-gives-waldorf-astoria-a-run-in-park-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/starwood-gives-waldorf-astoria-a-run-in-park-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Waldorf Astoria gets new competition this week in Park City with the opening of the St. Regis Deer Crest Resort. The Starwood resort offers exclusive ski-in, ski-out access to Deer Valley, while ski butlers are on hand to store equipment and warm boots. Full butler service — a St. Regis signature, of course — only [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/starwood-gives-waldorf-astoria-a-run-in-park-city/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Watch out Ducasse, Robuchon and Savoy — a new French chef is in town</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/watch-out-ducasse-robuchon-and-savoy-%e2%80%94-a-new-french-chef-is-in-town/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/watch-out-ducasse-robuchon-and-savoy-%e2%80%94-a-new-french-chef-is-in-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4781</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mandarin Oriental opens its first ever LEED-certified hotel this week in perhaps the unlikeliest of destinations: Las Vegas. Sans casino, the 47-floor Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas is set right on the Strip with 392 rooms offering floor-to-ceiling windows and stunning city vistas. A two-level spa offers 17 treatment rooms and 1930&#8217;s Shanghai-inspired decor.
Meanwhile Michelin-starred, experimental [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/watch-out-ducasse-robuchon-and-savoy-%e2%80%94-a-new-french-chef-is-in-town/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Makeover is an understatement for Antigua&#8217;s Jumby Bay</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/makeover-is-an-understatement-for-antiguas-jumby-bay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/makeover-is-an-understatement-for-antiguas-jumby-bay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jumby Bay, Rosewood&#8217;s private island resort just off Antigua, reopens tomorrow after a $28-million makeover. This wasn&#8217;t just a nip-and-tuck: many guestrooms were razed to the ground and rebuilt. Now, you&#8217;ll find 28 new suites, 12 updated suites and two new estate homes (each valued at $22 million). The resort also debuts an ocean-view spa [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/makeover-is-an-understatement-for-antiguas-jumby-bay/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Former Hotel du Vin head opens new hotel</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/englands-country-lodges-catch-up-to-londons-tony-hotels/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/englands-country-lodges-catch-up-to-londons-tony-hotels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[resort]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hotel du Vin meets the English manor this week with the opening of the Lime Wood, southwest of London in Hampshire. Robin Hutson, a founder of the British boutique mini-chain Hotel du Vin, now chairman of the Lime Wood Group, has transformed the former site of a 13th-century hunting lodge in New Forest National Park [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/englands-country-lodges-catch-up-to-londons-tony-hotels/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mandarin Oriental dazzles Barcelona with Michelin-star Power</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/mandarin-oriental-dazzles-barcelona-with-michelin-star-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/mandarin-oriental-dazzles-barcelona-with-michelin-star-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Enlisting celeb chefs to helm hotel restaurants is now de rigeur (hello Jose Andres and Jean-Georges Vongerichten). But the new Mandarin Oriental Barcelona has scooped up one of the world&#8217;s best chefs you&#8217;ve probably never heard of. Carme Ruscalleda, who counts five Michelin stars among her two restaurants (the only woman in the world to hold that [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/mandarin-oriental-dazzles-barcelona-with-michelin-star-power/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New hotel marks Philippe Starck&#8217;s Italian debut</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/new-hotel-marks-philippe-starcks-italian-debut/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/new-hotel-marks-philippe-starcks-italian-debut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4738</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[He&#8217;s done Paris, L.A. and Miami. This week, Philippe Starck conquers Venice with the opening of Palazzina Grassi (literal translation: &#8220;fat mansion&#8221; — and proof that everything sounds better in Italian). Each of the hotel&#8217;s 26 rooms are outfitted with furniture of Starck&#8217;s own design — but only the suites come with private elevator access [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/new-hotel-marks-philippe-starcks-italian-debut/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Another legend reborn in New York City</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/another-legend-reborn-in-new-york-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/another-legend-reborn-in-new-york-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4722</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Manhattan&#8217;s multimillion-dollar makeovers keep on coming: Following The Pierre and The Mark, the next luxurious lodging to celebrate a grand reopening is The Surrey. On Thursday the hotel debuts its $60-million overhaul across 190 &#8220;salons&#8221; and suites. Pony up for the Penthouse Suite to get private access to the rooftop garden, or the Presidential Suite [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/another-legend-reborn-in-new-york-city/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Styrofoam beats rock in Berlin celebration</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/styrofoam-beats-rock-in-berlin-celebration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/styrofoam-beats-rock-in-berlin-celebration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4654</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Berlin has been commemorating the anniversary of the fall of the Wall all year. But the celebrations will culminate November 9 with the toppling of a brand new wall at the Festival of Freedom.
This wall, however, isn&#8217;t made of concrete — it&#8217;s constructed of nearly 1,000 eight-foot-tall Styrofoam blocks painted by young Berliners, including more [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/styrofoam-beats-rock-in-berlin-celebration/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Jamaica&#8217;s Royal Plantation takes fresh fish to a new level</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/jamaicas-royal-plantation-takes-fresh-fish-to-a-new-level/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/jamaicas-royal-plantation-takes-fresh-fish-to-a-new-level/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4672</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the Royal Plantation resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, you can catch your fish and eat it, too. With their new &#8220;Fresh Catch&#8221; package, guests take to the sea for an early morning jaunt with one of the resort&#8217;s chefs. Once you&#8217;ve reeled in your catch (or, for the unlucky, dipped into the chef&#8217;s backup [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/jamaicas-royal-plantation-takes-fresh-fish-to-a-new-level/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Gordon Campbell Gray puts his stamp on Beirut</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/gordon-campbell-gray-puts-his-stamp-on-beirut/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/gordon-campbell-gray-puts-his-stamp-on-beirut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4644</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lebanon&#8217;s borders are suffering from fresh unrest, but the country&#8217;s capital is marching on toward a more luxurious future: Ahead of the Four Seasons, the 87-room Le Gray hotel is the first of two new luxury properties set to inject Beirut with a healthy dose of glam. Opening Friday in the central district (the city&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/gordon-campbell-gray-puts-his-stamp-on-beirut/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Vienna brings opera to the masses</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/see-opera-in-vienna-for-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/see-opera-in-vienna-for-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4460</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever dream of attending an opera in Vienna?  Well, now you don&#8217;t even have to buy a ticket. Starting tomorrow, and lasting through the end of the year, the Vienna State Opera presents works by Verdi and Mozart for free.
Sixty opera and ballet performances will be broadcast live to the public on a 540-square-foot LED [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/see-opera-in-vienna-for-free/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cornwall&#8217;s new Scarlet sees green</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/cornwalls-new-scarlet-sees-green/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/cornwalls-new-scarlet-sees-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4404</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year, Cornwall got a stylish new sleeper train. Tomorrow, with the opening of The Scarlet, Europe&#8217;s premier surf destination gets a touch of eco-luxe. The 37-room boutique hotel promises to operate using green techniques that include rainwater harvesting and a pool filtered with natural reeds. But they&#8217;re equally focused on the &#8220;luxe&#8221;: guestrooms have private [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/cornwalls-new-scarlet-sees-green/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New treetop view in Philadelphia</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/new-treetop-view-in-philadelphia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/new-treetop-view-in-philadelphia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4551</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, so it&#8217;s not like &#8220;skywalking&#8221; over the Grand Canyon. But, the new &#8220;Out on a Limb&#8221; exhibit at the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia is like strolling among the treetops. A 450-foot walkway is suspended five stories above ground in the canopy of a temperate forest. At the end of the swaying bridge is a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/new-treetop-view-in-philadelphia/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Paradise found in Chicago hotel</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/paradise-found-in-chicago-hotel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/paradise-found-in-chicago-hotel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4518</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Elysian Hotel has just opened in Chicago&#8217;s tony Gold Coast neighborhood. The hotel aims to make good on its name (think: paradise) by keeping things intimate and discreet — only 10 rooms per floor (there are 188 rooms total), each outfitted with a fireplace, furnished terrace and marble bathroom with soaking tub.
A mosaic-tiled pool [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/paradise-found-in-chicago-hotel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tattoos — the new hotel amenity?</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/tattoos-%e2%80%94-the-new-hotel-amenity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/tattoos-%e2%80%94-the-new-hotel-amenity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4508</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re free-spirited and have a high tolerance for pain, then there&#8217;s a boutique hotel in Venice Beach that&#8217;s just for you. Joie de Vivre&#8217;s Hotel Erwin has a new &#8220;Ink &#38; Stay&#8221; package offering guests a $100 voucher to get inked by the Erwin&#8217;s own in-house tattoo and graffiti artist, NORM. That&#8217;s the guy [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/tattoos-%e2%80%94-the-new-hotel-amenity/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mexico City meets the St. Regis</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/mexico-city-meets-the-st-regis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/mexico-city-meets-the-st-regis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After making its Mexico debut on the shore of Punta Mita, St. Regis goes urban this week with a new property in Mexico City. Guests can expect a Jean-Georges Vongerichten steakhouse on site, plus 189 rooms with traditional Mexican decor.
Read more about the St. Regis Mexico City (opening tomorrow) — and other luxury properties set [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/mexico-city-meets-the-st-regis/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Build your own private safari with &#038;Beyond</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/build-your-own-private-safari-with-beyond/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/build-your-own-private-safari-with-beyond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4375</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Luxury tour operator &#38;Beyond is offering customized safaris at its newest property The Homestead, opening tomorrow. The four-suite private villa, located on the company&#8217;s South African game reserve, can accommodate up to eight guests. A private butler and chef are on hand to indulge your indoor whims, while a personal ranger and tracker will take [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/build-your-own-private-safari-with-beyond/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Waldorf-Astoria skis into (and out of) Park City</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/waldorf-astoria-skis-into-and-out-of-park-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/waldorf-astoria-skis-into-and-out-of-park-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4350</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, Park City, Utah, welcomes the Dakota Mountain Lodge, the Waldorf-Astoria Collection&#8217;s first ski in/ski out property. While it&#8217;s too early to hit the slopes, a summer gondola ride will bring you to hiking and biking trails.
Back at the lodge you&#8217;ll find 175 rooms outfitted with fireplaces and private balconies. There&#8217;s also a Spruce restaurant [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/waldorf-astoria-skis-into-and-out-of-park-city/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New Maldivian resort claims two firsts</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/new-maldivian-resort-claims-two-firsts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/new-maldivian-resort-claims-two-firsts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4267</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shangri-La&#8217;s new Villingili Resort can claim two firsts: it&#8217;s the brand&#8217;s first outpost in the Maldives, and the first luxury property in the Maldives south of the Equator. The 142-villa resort, dotted with 17,000 coconut trees and lined with white sand beaches, lets you choose your setting: select an ocean-front villa or a tree house [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/new-maldivian-resort-claims-two-firsts/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hit the beach in Paris</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/hit-the-beach-in-paris/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/hit-the-beach-in-paris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4241</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although New York City transformed Central Park into a beach earlier this summer, Paris can still claim to be the city-beach trendsetter. Now in its eighth year, Paris Plages (that&#8217;s français for &#8220;beaches&#8221;) turns the banks of the Seine into a sandy retreat. The oasis begins this week and lasts through August 20.
Three stretches of the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/hit-the-beach-in-paris/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Mark makes a comeback</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/the-mark-makes-a-comeback/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/the-mark-makes-a-comeback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4260</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Closed since January 2007, The Mark in New York soft-opens today after a sweeping renovation. Although the restaurant and bar won&#8217;t come on line until the fall, you don&#8217;t have wait to get your massages and facials: all spa treatments are now done in the privacy of your room. Read more about the new Mark [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/the-mark-makes-a-comeback/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Meet the original Lucy, long before there was Linus</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/meet-the-first-lucy-long-before-there-was-linus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/meet-the-first-lucy-long-before-there-was-linus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This summer, along with the usual tidal wave of tourists, New York City welcomes one very unique visitor: Lucy, the 3.2-million-year-old skeleton of the world&#8217;s most famous human ancestor. She&#8217;s taking Manhattan as part of her six-year U.S. tour — and her first trip outside Africa (the Ethiopian public has only seen Lucy&#8217;s bones twice). [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/meet-the-first-lucy-long-before-there-was-linus/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Capella&#8217;s newest resort sits at land&#8217;s end</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/capellas-newest-resort-sits-at-lands-end/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/capellas-newest-resort-sits-at-lands-end/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Capella Resorts already made their Mexico debut in Ixtapa, but now they&#8217;ve gone to land&#8217;s end for a new Cabo San Lucas property, Capella Pedregal. Situated at the southernmost tip of the Baja Peninsula, near Cabo&#8217;s famous rock formations called Land&#8217;s End, the Mediterranean-style beachfront resort is reached through a 1,000-foot-long torch-lit tunnel. Each of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/capellas-newest-resort-sits-at-lands-end/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Celebrities lead New York Central Park tours</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/celebrities-lead-new-york-central-park-tours/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/celebrities-lead-new-york-central-park-tours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This summer, celebrity encounters in New York City will be as common as a walk in the park. Literally. The Central Park Conservancy has just introduced free audio tours of Manhattan&#8217;s nature oasis, narrated by famous New Yorkers including Yoko Ono, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jerry Seinfeld and others.
You won&#8217;t have to listen to a crackly [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/celebrities-lead-new-york-central-park-tours/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Learn the secrets of King Tut from Egypt&#8217;s leading expert</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/learn-the-secrets-of-king-tut-from-egypts-leading-expert/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/learn-the-secrets-of-king-tut-from-egypts-leading-expert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4053</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fairmont Hotels and National Geographic have teamed up for the first time to offer the Global Explorer Series, a clutch of worldwide tours led by National Geographic experts and with accommodations at Fairmont properties. Programs range from this month&#8217;s Monte Carlo excursion — including a gala with Prince Albert and an outing on his private yacht [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/learn-the-secrets-of-king-tut-from-egypts-leading-expert/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Which brand has staked its claim in South Beach?</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/which-brand-has-staked-its-claim-in-south-beach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/which-brand-has-staked-its-claim-in-south-beach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[resort]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4037</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following the recent opening of a W hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Starwood heads deeper south to Miami&#8217;s hottest strip. W South Beach opens this week with 312 rooms, each featuring glass balconies with ocean views. Come August, the hotel will offer Miami&#8217;s first outpost of the celeb-favorite eatery Mr. Chow.
Read all about the W&#8217;s sister [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/which-brand-has-staked-its-claim-in-south-beach/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Manhattan&#8217;s new MAve Hotel fuels NoMad-ness</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/manhattans-new-mave-hotel-fuels-nomad-ness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/manhattans-new-mave-hotel-fuels-nomad-ness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kgoodin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The upper fringes of New York&#8217;s Flatiron District, just above Madison Square Park (call it NoMad, if you will), welcomes a new hotel today that&#8217;s embracing the nickname game:  The MAve Hotel. The 72-room boutique hotel located on Madison Avenue is celebrating with the Rock &#8216;n Roll Package — book any room category and receive [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/manhattans-new-mave-hotel-fuels-nomad-ness/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Croatia&#8217;s Dalmatian Coast scores its largest resort</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/croatias-dalmatian-coast-scores-its-largest-resort/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/croatias-dalmatian-coast-scores-its-largest-resort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4067</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Radisson Blu Resort &#38; Spa opens today in Dubrovnik — hailed as one of the most stylish cities in the Mediterranean. With 201 guest rooms whose balconies overlook the Adriatic, the property is billed as the Dalmatian Coast&#8217;s largest resort. The &#8220;Spa&#8221; part of its name is not to be overlooked, either: the Radisson Blu [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/croatias-dalmatian-coast-scores-its-largest-resort/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Waldorf-Astoria revives iconic New Orleans hotel</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/waldorf-astoria-revives-iconic-new-orleans-hotel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/waldorf-astoria-revives-iconic-new-orleans-hotel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4049</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Closed since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the storied Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans reopens today as part of the Waldorf-Astoria Collection — and after a $100 million renovation. Read more about The Roosevelt, and the Big Easy&#8217;s revival, here.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/waldorf-astoria-revives-iconic-new-orleans-hotel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Only two spots remain for a private stay at Ferragamo&#8217;s Tuscan villa</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/only-two-spots-remain-on-bocelli-ferragamo-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/only-two-spots-remain-on-bocelli-ferragamo-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=4078</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If the names Bocelli and Ferragamo make your heart skip a beat, then you&#8217;ve got to move fast: Only two spots remain on a &#8220;privileged access&#8221; tour by AuthentEscapes, July 18-26, that gets you VIP treatment at an Andrea Bocelli concert and lodging at a private villa belonging to fashion&#8217;s Ferragamo family.
After the open-air Bocelli [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/only-two-spots-remain-on-bocelli-ferragamo-tour/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Which hotels are hooking up guests with high-tech toys?</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/which-hotels-are-hooking-up-guests-with-high-tech-toys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/which-hotels-are-hooking-up-guests-with-high-tech-toys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3993</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Toothpaste, shoe polish — hotels have long supplied guests with easy-to-forget items. But now you can even leave your high-tech amenities at home.  Five Rosewood properties in the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean have begun offering guests the use of high-definition digital camcorders. Instead of an instruction manual, your concierge will give you a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/which-hotels-are-hooking-up-guests-with-high-tech-toys/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Name your price at a luxury Palm Beach hotel</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/name-your-price-at-luxury-palm-beach-hotel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/name-your-price-at-luxury-palm-beach-hotel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ The  Brazilian Court Hotel, a Small Leading hotel in Palm Beach, is offering a discount on their room rates — but you&#8217;ll have to do a little haggling to get it. As part of the hotel&#8217;s &#8220;Let&#8217;s Make a Deal&#8221; package, now through September 30, simply name what you&#8217;d like to pay for [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/name-your-price-at-luxury-palm-beach-hotel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Missed Roberto Benigni in New York? Here&#8217;s your chance.</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/missed-roberto-benigni-in-new-york-heres-your-chance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/missed-roberto-benigni-in-new-york-heres-your-chance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3940</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What do a few Shakespearean plays, West Side Story and Roberto Benigni have in common? They&#8217;ll all be at Madrid&#8217;s 24th annual Summer in the City festival, a 60-day fiesta of concerts, plays, film screenings and performances (over 1,000 in all) that&#8217;s just underway. From June 30 to July 2, Benigni will perform his one-man show  &#8220;Tutto [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/missed-roberto-benigni-in-new-york-heres-your-chance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Spend the night &#8220;culture camping&#8221; at a Copenhagen museum</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/spend-the-night-culture-camping-at-a-copenhagen-museum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/spend-the-night-culture-camping-at-a-copenhagen-museum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3977</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First the Guggenheim did it. Now Copenhagen&#8217;s contemporary art museum Kunsthal Charlottenborg is taking it to another level: For the price of admission, visitors can stay overnight in the museum as part of its &#8220;Works at Work&#8221; exhibition. Every Friday through August 31, eight guests will shack up together as part of a social experiment [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/spend-the-night-culture-camping-at-a-copenhagen-museum/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dine 27 stories over Chicago</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/dine-27-stories-over-chicago/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/dine-27-stories-over-chicago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3942</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As city dwellers begin to flock to rooftop bars, two of Chicago&#8217;s sexiest hotels are opening new sky-high hideaways. The Trump International Hotel &#38; Tower Chicago debuts its seasonal terrace today — oh so cleverly dubbed The Terrace at The Trump. Located on the 16th floor, The Terrace allows 165 guests to take in views [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/dine-27-stories-over-chicago/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Seabourn&#8217;s newest luxury ship sets sail</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/seabourns-newest-luxury-ship-sets-sail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/seabourns-newest-luxury-ship-sets-sail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3931</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Seabourn Odyssey makes its maiden voyage today as the first of three new ships set to triple Seabourn&#8217;s fleet by 2011. Accommodating 450 guests, the Odyssey is Seabourn&#8217;s largest yacht (as they insist on calling their vessels). Seabourn is also hailing the Odyssey as the first new luxury ship to launch in six years [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/seabourns-newest-luxury-ship-sets-sail/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Explore the Galapagos with a descendent of Charles Darwin</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/explore-the-galapagos-with-a-descendent-of-charles-darwin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/explore-the-galapagos-with-a-descendent-of-charles-darwin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3713</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If there&#8217;s a time to visit the Galapagos, it&#8217;s 2009. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, the British naturalist who developed the theory of natural selection on his visit to the islands. It&#8217;s also been 150 years since Darwin&#8217;s The Origin of Species was published — the book that [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/explore-the-galapagos-with-a-descendent-of-charles-darwin/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Go to the beach this weekend — in New York&#8217;s Central Park</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/go-to-the-beach-this-weekend-%e2%80%94-in-new-yorks-central-park/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/go-to-the-beach-this-weekend-%e2%80%94-in-new-yorks-central-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3804</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re having dreams of Mediterranean beaches, then Tel Aviv may be calling you. Still, if you&#8217;re stuck in New York this Sunday, Tel Aviv will come to you.
For one day only, the Central Park Mall, near the bandshell, transforms into a beach like one would find in Israel&#8217;s second largest city — which, not [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/go-to-the-beach-this-weekend-%e2%80%94-in-new-yorks-central-park/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tour India with Gandhi&#8217;s grandsons</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/tour-india-with-gandhis-grandsons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/tour-india-with-gandhis-grandsons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Socially-conscious tour operator GoPhilanthropic has announced a December trip to India with a special pair of guides: doctors Arun and Tushar Gandhi, grandsons of Mohandas Gandhi. The itinerary focuses on visiting organizations committed to India&#8217;s social and economic development and humanitarian efforts. You&#8217;ll visit a migrant workers&#8217; camp, for instance, and an HIV/AIDS prevention program.
You&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/tour-india-with-gandhis-grandsons/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New Acropolis Museum opens amid international controversy</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/new-acropolis-museum-opens-amid-international-controversy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/new-acropolis-museum-opens-amid-international-controversy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3797</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, the new Acropolis Museum opens about 650 feet from Athen&#8217;s ancient Acropolis. The glass-and-steel museum includes 4,000 artifacts from the Greek landmark, including many that have returned home from museums around the world.
They do not include, however, the famous Elgin Marbles, which remain in British custody (controversially, we might add). Those missing pieces [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/new-acropolis-museum-opens-amid-international-controversy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>First resort for Rocco Forte</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/first-resort-for-rocco-forte/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/first-resort-for-rocco-forte/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3647</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rocco Forte unveils his first resort this week, Verdura Golf and Spa Resort, on the southern coast of Sicily. Read more about Verdura — plus the next property to grace Sicilian shores — here.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/first-resort-for-rocco-forte/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Jerusalem lights up</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/jerusalem-lights-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/jerusalem-lights-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3794</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, Jerusalem will look a little brighter. Literally. Illuminating the city&#8217;s historic sites, the Festival of Lights starts today (through June 16) and is billed as the first of its kind for Israel. Expect street shows, light &#8220;sculptures&#8221; and lighted paths that visitors can follow throughout the city. Locations include Safra Square, the City of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/jerusalem-lights-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Carlyle offers private Met tours</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/carlyle-offers-private-met-tours/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/carlyle-offers-private-met-tours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3784</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Get an insider&#8217;s tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art with The Carlyle&#8217;s new &#8220;Art of Discovery: World Tour&#8221; package. Located steps from the New York museum, the hotel hooks you up with a private tour tailored to your art interests, or with the &#8220;Homage to Bacon&#8221; package, a personal visit to the museum&#8217;s new [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/carlyle-offers-private-met-tours/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Missoni debuts first hotel</title>
		<link>http://www.globorati.com/missoni-debuts-first-hotel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globorati.com/missoni-debuts-first-hotel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Breaking News</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[X02. Breaking News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.globorati.com/?p=3826</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first hotel by the Missoni fashion house opens this week in Edinburgh. Read more about Hotel Missoni&#8217;s stylish Scottish debut — plus plans for future properties — here.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.globorati.com/missoni-debuts-first-hotel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Dynamic Page Served (once) in 0.757 seconds -->
