{"id":223628,"date":"2019-03-29T15:01:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T14:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/?p=223628"},"modified":"2019-04-01T14:06:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T13:06:40","slug":"travel-news-march-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/travel-news-march-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel news: this month (March 2019) in luxury travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday\u00a0newsletters<\/a>\u00a0always feature travel\u00a0contests<\/a>,\u00a0tips<\/a>,\u00a0series<\/a>, or\u00a0news<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today (March 29, 2019): March 2019 luxury travel news.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Every last Friday of the month, you can read my news round-up of what\u2019s happening in the world of luxury travel. In this issue:<\/p>\n

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  1. British Airways unveils its new (excellent) Business Class seat<\/li>\n
  2. The world’s most exclusive hotel, North Island Seychelles, joins … Marriott<\/li>\n
  3. Brussels Airlines introduces a new Business Class product<\/li>\n
  4. The Four Seasons brand is coming to Nashville<\/li>\n
  5. All Nippon Airways (ANA) takes delivery of its first A380 aircraft<\/li>\n
  6. Rosewood opens its new flaghsip hotel in Hong Kong<\/li>\n
  7. WOW Air ceases operations<\/li>\n
  8. Six Senses Bhutan opens in the land of the thunder dragon<\/li>\n
  9. New York\u2019s iconic Chrysler Building could become a hotel<\/li>\n
  10. Air France reveals new First Class amenity kit<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. British Airways unveils its new (excellent) Business Class seat<\/h5>\n

    British Airways<\/a> has unveiled its highly-anticipated new business class seat – ‘Club Suite’ – and confirmed it will arrive on the first of its A350 aircraft in July. The airline’s sophisticated and newly-branded ‘Club Suite’ offers direct-aisle access, a suite door for greater privacy, and luxurious flat-bed seats in a 1-2-1 configuration. Boasting 40 per cent more storage, every aspect of British Airways’ Club Suite has been designed for today’s customer, including a vanity unit and mirror, WiFi, enviable 18.5-inch inflight entertainment screens, high definition gate-to-gate programming, and PC \/ USB power. The airline, which is marking its centenary this year, will roll out the new suites in a carefully managed programme designed to minimise disruption to customers. During phase one, the first A350 aircraft will start some short-haul flying between London and Madrid to familiarise cabin crew with the aircraft layout. In phase two, from October 2019, the aircraft will begin long-haul flying. During this period another three A350 aircraft will join the British Airways fleet and two Boeing 777 aircraft will also be retrofitted with the new cabin. At the start of 2020 phase three will begin which will see British Airways rolling out its Club Suite on further long-haul aircraft across the network.<\/p>\n

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    2. The world’s most exclusive hotel – North Island Seychelles – joins Marriott<\/h5>\n

    This is not something that I am excited about, but North Island Seychelles<\/a> – IMHO the world’s most exclusive private island resort – will join the prortfolio of The Luxury Collection<\/a>, a brand managed by the Marriott Hotel Group. North Island boasts pristine white sand beaches that surround a tropical interior of coconut palms and indigenous takamaka trees, cradled between three granite outcrops overlooking the azure ocean. Featuring panoramic oceanfront views and a supreme sense of exclusivity, the 11 villas provide guests with plenty of room to fully unwind and enjoy the intimate, island style experience in a luxurious setting. Bruce Simpson, MD of North Island, said: \u201cWe are delighted to join the exclusive collection of properties under The Luxury Collection. North Island is the perfect fit for a brand that stands for such exclusive luxury, while recognising the importance of sustainable development, and we look forward to building on the position of the island as one of the world\u2019s most aspirational private-island destinations\u201d. Unfortunately, I don’t consider North Island to be a great fit for The Luxury Collection, since it offer a scale of luxury and exclusivity far above all other hotels in the The Luxury Collection, and seeing it become a Marriott property kind of affects its legendary status. I have previsouly stayed at North Island Seychelles and you can read my review here<\/a> or watch my clip below.<\/p>\n