MagellanStraitsRSSFeed- HotelFacts: #3: The Envelope 24/05/2013For the third in our series of Hotel Facts, we are once again immersed in the archive of The Savoy London. I first saw it on some advertising that The Savoy undertook a decade with a clever byline – “Nowadays, … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Shaken Not Stirred Series – ‘The Great Gatsby Cocktail’ 22/05/2013To celebrate the recent release of the 2013 film ‘The Great Gatsby’, Erik Lorincz, The American Bar’s award winning barman, has created an elegant masterpiece in the form of ’The Great Gatsby” cocktail for The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel. He tells us that his inspiration was drawn from the film itself … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- Travel Facts#2: In the footsteps of Napoleon! 20/05/2013For anyone wanting to know more about Emperor Napoleon, surely there can be no more symbolic a place to visit than Aix Island, in Poitou-Charentes, France. Napoleon finally left French soil forever from Aix Island en route to his banishment … Continue reading →magellanstraits
- HotelFacts: #3: The Envelope 24/05/2013
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Vintage Photo Series – Fairmont Banff Springs – Marilyn Monroe
Throughout the years, the picturesque hotel Fairmont Banff Springs has played host to many different guests. Including many A-list celebrities. One of whom was the beautiful Marilyn Monroe. In 1953 she stayed at the Banff Springs during the filming of the movie … Continue reading
Shaken Not Stirred – A cool winter warmer!
With Jack Frost nibbling at your toes why not try this warming Snowflake Cosmo from The Fairmont Waterfront? All you will need is… 25ml Absolut Mandarin Vodka 25ml Absolut Citron Vodka 50ml Mulled Cranberry Juice (see below for details) 15 ml Fresh Lime Juice Shake over ice … Continue reading
The Four Fairmonts in Vancouver
A modern, fascinating city, Vancouver enjoys a sunny beach in the summer, whilst in winter it is only thirty minutes from the ski slopes. With stunning mountain views, rainforests and the sparking ocean, all four seasons bring a different view – it is renowned … Continue reading
Posted in Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hotels & Resorts, North America, Bermuda & Caribbean
Tagged Activities, Architecture, Canada, Fairmont Hotel & Resort, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Health Club, History, Hotel, Hotel Vancouver, Louis Vuitton, Travel, Vancouver, Vancouver International Airport
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Letters, signs and notices
Since re-connecting with the world via my photographic lens last year, I have begun to notice and appreciate the wit, style and beauty to be found all around us – from the most upmarket frontage to the more mundane everyday … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art and Culture, London, UK
Tagged America, Art and design, Art Deco, Britain, California, Canada, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Goodwood House, Hampshire, History, Hotel, Idsworth, Lettering, London, Luxury, Santa Monica Pier, Signs, Travel, Vancouver
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Vintage Photo Series – Fairmont Château Laurier
On the 1st June, Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa, now part of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, celebrated her 100th birthday. Here are just a few of the amazing images taken in her youth. The property opened its doors 1st June, 1912 with building … Continue reading
Five of the Best… Romantic Hideaways!
For edition seven of Magellan PR’s Five of the Best series, we are feeling all romantic and just a little loved up. So here is our five of the best romantic hideaways across our client base. Steal a kiss at Pelican Hill, Newport Beach - Newport Beach … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbey, America, Beach, British Columbia, California, Canada, Castile y Leon, Food, Great Bear Rainforest, Hotel, LeDomaine, Luxury, Mexico, Monastery, Newport Beach, Newport Beach California, Southern California, Spain, Spanish wnes, Travel, USA, Vancouver, West Coast USA, Wine, winery
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Vintage Photo Series – Bing with a …. bear?
When searching within Fairmont Hotel & Resort’s image bank the other day, I came across a rather unique photograph dating back to 1947 of Bing Crosby at The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in Canada’s Rocky Mountains. I thought it might make the … Continue reading
The Bear Necessities at Fairmont
With an incredible number of hotels set in parks, preserves and on lakes, rivers and oceans around the world, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is uniquely positioned to offer travellers the opportunity to track bears of every colour and stripe. Whether it’s … Continue reading
Shaken not stirred: Magellan’s Cocktail List – Yoko Fresh
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth: Yoko Fresh Cocktail Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth came to world renown when John Lennon and Yoko Ono, having been refused entry into the US, conducted a “bed-in” in room 1742 between 26th May and 2nd June … Continue reading
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Tagged Bed-In, Canada, Cocktails, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Give Peace a Chance, History, Hotel, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Luxury, Montreal, Sake, Shaken not Stirred Series, the beatles, Travel
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As two Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Grande Dames turn a hundred years young – one in Canada and one in the USA, share in the fun and celebrations with some great deals… Stay at the Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottowa, and celebrate in … Continue reading
