Sunday 27 May 2012

Nights in Monaco

Last week I attended a glamorous Charity Gala Evening in Monaco,'Nights in Monaco' benefiting The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation & The William J. Clinton Foundation. The Grand Gala was held at the Hotel de Paris





The evening started with coctails
Here posing with Bill Clinton and my new friends. From left; Praful Patel, Rene and Albert Bertini, Bill Clinton, Ciro Orsini, me, Sagine Archer-Hammond and Christine Bertini


 



Here I'm taking a picture with more friends posing with Prince Albert.

 


My new friend Ployjutha from Thailand studying law at Harvard University



 


Seated with Praful Patel, next to the royal table. Praful is a lawyer and a great person working with Mr Albert Bertini in Sydney.

 



The star and the conferencier of the night; Billy Zane


 


Prince Albert giving his speech


 



Bill Clinton giving his speech
Amazing lady Krystle Hill is showing her profile, in our table




Select Collection donated one week at Soneva Fushi, Maldives

 



This necklace that Sagine is presenting was auctioned for 100.000 euro, all due to her charm and gorgeous smile

 



My new lovely friends Sagine and Bill Hammond.


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Sunday 20 May 2012

Follow Up

After the beautiful Beachcomber Spa Event... On Sunday we deceided to have some serious get together with my friends and business partners.






Posing in front of the area where I live. Together with Tord, Guillaume and Wesley. Micheline is taking the picture.






After the champagne at my place we settled at Sturehof enjoying a lovely dinner with some beautiful Bio Pinot Noir from Central Otago in New Zealand ( def the best district)






This is absolutely the favorite dish of Micheline; the Swedish caviar ( löjrom )

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Wednesday 16 May 2012

Magic Hands in Stockholm

Once again we have had the wonderful massage therapist Wesley at our Select Collection Spa as guest therapist. He works at Dinarobin Resort & Spa in Mauritius, a long time partner for Select Collection.

We took the opportunity to invite some very special guests to an event where they were inspired by fantastic spa treatments as well as Mauritius as a wonderful travel destination.


Wesley to the right, ready to perform test treatments on our guests. To my left is Guillaume Tyack, Commercial Manager for Paradis & Dinarobin in Mauritius.



Fredrik with our event partner representatives for the evening, from SEB



Makes you want to go swimming!


During the presentation Guillaume showed beautiful images of the two Beachcomber resorts Dinarobin & Paradis.




Our skilled sales consultant Tommy talking to guests about the wonderful destination Mauritius.



Hanna with the winner of a massage treatment at our spa from the evening's lucky draw



Organizers of the evening, from my Select Collection staff



Monday 14 May 2012

Happy Clients

I just received a very nice mail from happy clients who had a beautiful vacation and
celebration in Thailand.
Excursion and Thai massages during the day and a special designed private birthday dinner on the beach in the evening.


Hej Leija och Linda!

Vi är sedan en vecka hemkomna från en strålande semester i Thailand.

Jag vill passa på att rikta ett stort tack för att ni ordnade så att hotellet arrangerade en fantastisk 30-årsdag för mig!
Hela dagen, och framförallt kvällen, var enastående!


Än en gång – Stort tack!!

Mvh
André

Sunday 13 May 2012

Boston - here we come!

I was visiting Boston for the first time and it was such a pleasant experience. I can also recommend the fast train from New York that takes you right into the city of Boston in 3.5 hours. If you travel first class you can buy the meal package which was pretty good.





Meeting up with Julia's lovely daughter Irina and her wonderful friends Henriette and Marit. They are all studying at the Boston University.


Best place in town!


I had an American meat loaf as main (so good) and who can resist an American Hot Fudge Sunday for dessert...( 5 spoons)



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Wednesday 9 May 2012

Great Restaurants

New York is full of excellent restaurant and here comes a few located close to my favorite hotel Peninsula.




Maya, casual Mexican (cross over) restaurant with atmosphere
10 min walk from Peninsula


Restaurant Armani, good Italian food and great service. Excellent for confidential meetings as tables are placed privately.



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Sunday 6 May 2012

Women in Focus

Women - Leaders in the 21st Century, getting together in New York. This unique conference brings together highly accomplished women from both sides of the Atlantic for some inspiring days of discussions and meaningful connections.




Renee Lundholm, the President of SACC New York and Founder of the Swedish-American Executive Women's Conference welcomed us to the 11th Conference.

I'm talking about Select Collection, with a focus on innovative leadership


The overall theme of this year's conference, "New Trends and Innovative Business" was addressed in three panel discussions with many distinguished speakers


Renee Lundholm is not just doing a great job but is a truly
lovely person.


 
Our Swedish top jewelry designer Efva Attling


 
Girl Power


 
Alexandra Charles, Founder and President 1.6 & 2.6 Million Club


 
We were honored to have H.R.H.
Princess Madeleine of Sweden, representing The World Childhood Foundation as ita charity partner.




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Friday 4 May 2012

MOMA

Visiting the Museum of Modern Art, just a few blocks away from Peninsula. I can also recommend
their lunch restaurant, where food is very tasty and an other artist impression































 

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Tuesday 1 May 2012

Lunch Date

It's great to be back at Peninsula NY and catch up with the management and staff. It's like coming home.






Lunch with lovely Nancy Getlan, the Global Director of Sales and the Sales Manager Fabien Odry





A warm welcome by Jonathan Crook, the General Manager




Welcoming lobby





Wonderful view from the Roof Top Bar


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