Open Your Eyes

To be in travel is not only about communicating about beautiful places around the world but also about communication within your own organisation; the team that makes us so successful.

We have had two days of very good meetings in Helsinki and I think we all have opened our eyes.

There is a saying that we as a team are as strong as our weakest link in the chain. I think we all in the Select Team agree that the chain is getting very solid.

Transperancy is a key word for my organisation

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An Evening with SHA

Fusion of Eastern & Western medical practices are combined at SHA to make into one of the leading and award winning health centres in Europe

Select in association with SHA held a ladies evening at our Helsinki office last Wednesday with tremendous success. SHA offered one luck person two nights stay with meals and treatments included. The lucky winner was Eeva Pyysiäinen

Alejandro Bataller, the Director of Marketing for SHA

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American ideal

The 'American Woman' is celebrating a new show at New York's Metropolitan Museum.

The show Fashioning National Identity roams over various fantasies of the emancipated American woman from 1890 to 1940

The flights go every day and my favorite hotel The Peninsula always welcomes you with our very special deal.

Marilyn Monroe in 1950

Judy Garland as Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' (1936)

Pictures from FT 24/25 April

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Lunch at Hotel Skeppsholmen

Daniela Steiner and her family had a beautiful sunny day in Stockholm. They have seen most of the famous sights, both by boat and car.

Daniela and me are talking about a future coorporation. Select Collection is opening the SPA very soon at Norrlandsgatan 18, the same place where we have our Select Collection Travel and our Lifestyle Boutique. The products and treatments of Daniela Steiner seem very interesting for us.

Daniela is not just a lovely person but also very innovative and intelligent.
http://www.steinercosmetics.com/
Tells it all...

Business and pleasure

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A Lovely Evening

A lovely evening not only with my favorite cosmetic line, but with Daniela, her family and eight of my closest friends. I tell you more tomorrow.

Rose Idol skin cream makes my day

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Luxury Living in Oslo

The Luxury Living Fair in Oslo started today with a VIP Party. The fair will be open from tomorrow and during the weekend.

Select Collection is there with a cosy corner of ambience, wonderful products and lovely service-minded staff.

Welcome to visit our stand

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A Wonderful Sunshine Story

Today one of our managers got a wonderful message from two happy clients cruising with Celebrity Cruises;
'This is one of our most fantastic holidays ever and we are so greatful to your suggestion'

Due to the vulcanic chaos these two valued clients were stranded in Florida. Our manager in Oslo who also is a great fan of cruises used his imagination and suggested the couple to return to Europe by a ship!

He had success and got the last luxury cabin on M/S Celebrity Equinox cruising from Ft. Lauderdale to Rome via Azores Islands, Lisbon, Sevilla, Barcelona and Corsica. A trip of their lifetime! Two weeks!

We can always promise you attractive solutions if you are not in a hurry to get home.


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The sky's the limit

I feel very positive about all the new requests of bookings coming in for the summer. This means our valued clients look forward to travelling. Only the sky's the limit!


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Team Work

As you all understand, we are working more than full time to find solutions for our valued clients. So far we feel everyone is very understanding and helpful. Great teamwork.

The sky is very blue where I live so I'm praying to see the same on CNN very soon.

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Mercurius Award 2009

Select Collection Finland has received the prestious Mercurius Award 2009. The award is a recognition for being the number one in category Business to Consumers. This means great service to clients. It shows the standard of excellent service my colleagues in Finland provide to our loyal existing and new clients.






Well done team


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No Questions

Today I am invited to be in Helsinki at 4 pm for a special reason. I'm very excited!

Tomorrow you will know all about the happening...


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These boots were made in Texas

It's the return of the cowgirl that's in fashion at least if you follow the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana.

Those in search of a more authentic fashion experience should visit the Houston Livestock and Rodeo in March. It runs for three weeks and it's perhaps the most famous cowboy equivalent of a catwalk show that exists.

Let us know if you want to travel 'Wild West' and we can create the program for you.

Inspiration

Anne Hathaway in 'Brokeback Mountain'

(2005). Picture from FT 10/11 April

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Cabra al Romero

Cabra al Romero is one of my favorite Pecorino cheeses. It has a piquant taste of goatcheese and herbs - and you can buy it at my neighbourhood store Daglivs




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Shares Up

One of our favorite Swedish companies H&M, are doing very well! What a success and as an entrepreneur, I'm always happy reading about great enterprises. Also happy knowing we are heading for brighter times.

Happy smiles meeting spring at H&M

Stefan Persson, today the 2nd richest man in Sweden. Here in picture; his son

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A Lovely Message

Almost every day we get feed back from our valued clients from their trips. Most of the time it's very positive and that's so encouraging as we work so hard to make people happy. We do like to hear if something was less satisfiying as well because honesty and communication are the key words for us.

I just got a lovely message from my friend Arja Saijonmaa who has spent two weeks in Thailand



Arja has been to one of our SPA Resorts, Kamalaya in Koh Samui for two weeks. She just loved it and she still has this heavenly feeling.

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Gossip

The Royal Swedish Gossip Magazine is one of it's kind in Sweden and published every week. The circulation is huge as many Suedes want to read not only about the Royalties but also what's happening among celebrities and other party people.

Select Collection was also in focus when we had the huge Catalogue Launch Party for our valued clients at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm some weeks ago.


The Celebration of the 475 page Select Collection Catalogue was taking place at Vinterträdgården together with 300 of our valued clients and 35 participating preferred Partners (Hotels, Airlines and Cruises)

The Royal Wedding will take place in Stockholm 19 June 2010

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Farewell

Farewell and Thank You to the Dolomites and the charming Hotel Rosa Alpina.

We will be back again to enjoy the stunning view and the skiing...

..and the great service of the wonderful staff. Here are the always smiling Laura and Simone

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Buene Pascqua

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Feeling Young

I think the sport of skiing and after...makes you feel young and my hotel has a few nice signs that make sense.





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Open up

After a full day on the slopes it feels really good to open up your skii boots!

And then to relax at the pool area at Rosa Alpina.

Please let me know if you ever plan to visit the village of Cassiano (40 min from Cortina) and I will ask the owners to really spoil you. It's a beautiful place with many activities even in the summer.

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