Select Collection Open 2011

Last week our yearly golf tournament Select Collection Open was held at Svartinge Golf club in Sweden. It was a beautiful day with great weather and positive players.

Fantastic day for golfing!

Ice Hockey legend Kjell Svensson

Select Collection's Sales Manager and most enhusiastic golfer Ulrika Thelander (who arranged the tournament) together with the Winner Anders Björkstedt. To the right is Tord Magnuson from Air Mauritius. Anders won a trip to Mauritus and stay at beautiful Paradis Hotel & Golf Club

2 nd runner up Jan Eric Ramberg and 3 rd runner up Anette Johan surrounding winner Anders. Jan Eric and Anette both received gift cards for massages at Select Collection Spa.

Right: GI expert and writer Ola Lauritzon who is soon coming out with a book about Carl Eric Björkegren. With him in the photo, Daniel Procheus.

Sigun Björkstedt, Veronica Bane & Per Jettman

Lunch break at Svartinge

Celebration

The Queen of Helsinki, Marjukka Nyberg was celebrating her birthday with lots of lovely friends and also customers to Select Collection.

Marjukka had a beautiful speech to all of us, telling us we were her closest friends and wishing us a great evening.

Marjukka and Kaj Nyman

Bambi Nyman with Marjukka and Kim's son Joakim

I was seated next to Riki Sorsa. Riki is a popular Finnish singer. He started his career in 1975. He represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 and has published several albums during the years.

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10 Years Anniversary

Our lovely Country Manager in Finland, Ilse Nyman has worked 10 years at Select Collection. We opened in Finland 12 years ago and can you imagine that all staff in Helsinki have been there more than 10 years! It's an unbeatable experience they have...

Ilse is highly appreciated not only by me and her colleagues but also our most valued clients just love her. We did have a lovely afternoon with cold champagne and a gift of course. The picture is taken in our beautiful office on Bulevardi in Helsinki.

The signature gift from Gucci that all the Select ladies in Finland wear.

PS. I will be in Oslo shortly to celebrate Astrid!

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Early Winter?

This morning when walking to the office in Stockholm the weather was sunny 20 C, so I needed to look twice if I was reading correctly...

It says: Warning for ice and heavy snow falling

Did you know that Select Collection organize high end luxury Polar Excursions

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Ship visit

Last Saturday Select Collection and International Women's Club organized a ship visit on the Silversea ship Silver Whisper. The inviation was for lunch and a tour of the beautiful ship.

Two of our staff members, Pernilla second from the right on top row and Mariana in the very front. Behind Mariana is IWC president Kanthi Beck.

Fun Evening

I had a nice experience in Paris that I would like to share. It was recommended to me by the newly opened stunning Mandarin Oriental hotel in Paris. Perhaps you have read in the previous blog posts about my days in Paris and this lovely propety where Select Collection will have a unique contract with great added values to our clients.

I went to the Restaurant Mini Palais. This is the entrance!

This is the beautiful interior. The restaurant is quite big but still has a cozy and nice ambiance. You can choose between indoor or outdoor seating but please make sure you have a reservation.

The food is just great and they have my favourite dish Vitello Tonnato - Veal with tuna sauce.

I met with great people

The people and the service at Mandarin Oriental in Paris is very personal and outstanding.




Edmund was serving very tasteful breakfast every morning. He is a wonderful person with great humor.

Egg with truffle

Egg Benedict

I was enjoying a delicious dinner with Phillip Mayer, the Sales Manager

What a lovely surprise! Patrick Finet is working in Paris for Mandarin...I met Patrick first time in Mauritius at Prince Maurice 17 years ago! It's a beautiful small world :)



The lobby at Mandarin Oriental in Paris is very stylish and has a soft welcoming feeling. Luxury silk is an important part of the interior.

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Famous for the Food

I had some great food experience at the Mandarin Oriental in Paris.

Thierry Marx; the Master

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Butterflies and Flowers

My first impression of the newly opened Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Paris is overwhelming. The location on Rue Saint Honore is perfect and the service and comfort is outstanding

The lobby is stunning over looking the lovely garden.

The butterfly is the signature

And the beautiful flowers

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Business and Pleasure

Arrived to the romantic city of Paris last night, 28 C with blue sky.


My first appointment was a beautiful dinner at a great cosy restaurant called Fish La Boissonnerie at St Germain with Alain. Alain lives in St Barth in the Caribbean and has his second home in Paris. He is not just a great friend but a gentleman and a lovely person.

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A Sunny Day

When you live in one of the Nordic countries the weather becomes an important factor. According to statistics the last minute trips have increased with 15% this summer. At Select Collection, we can tell this change and are keeping busy!

Yesterday however was a very nice day in Stockholm and boating was on the agenda.

Typical view from the restaurant the Swedish Archipelago

Slussen. This is the passage where the fresh water from lake Mälaren and the salt water from the Baltic sea meet. People can watch when boats are being transported into open water.

With my dear friends in the backseat

Another beautiful view from the boat

My son Jonatan with girlfriend Louise. Picture taken at Restaurant J in Gåshaga, a lovely place just outside Stockholm city

Typical Swedish food; Fried Baltic fresh herring with mashed potatoes and lingonberries