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New York City with Kids – The Parent’s Guide

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New York City with Kids – The Parent’s Guide


Posted by on Friday, May 4th, 2012 at 7:10 am.

When planning family vacations, I prefer to visit destinations that are dynamic, stress-free and safe. And because I have one last requirement – no car, I want attractions that are within walking distance. It may come as a surprise that I consider New York City to be the ideal destination. Specifically Midtown Manhattan. We stay, [...]

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Four Seasons Hotel Boston Reviewed

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Four Seasons Hotel Boston Reviewed


Posted by on Thursday, April 26th, 2012 at 7:24 am.

Harvard….M.I.T…Red Sox….Celtics….just a few of the unbelievable attractions that the city of Boston has to offer, and with a city so steeped in tradition and history, the best way to taste the icing on the cake is by staying at the Four Seasons Hotel Boston. This chic, elegant hotel with a contemporary décor is located [...]

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Inside The Four Seasons Hotel New York Ty Warner Penthouse At $35,000 A Night

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Inside The Four Seasons Hotel New York Ty Warner Penthouse At $35,000 A Night


Posted by on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 at 7:01 am.

Located within Four Seasons Hotel New York, The Ty Warner Penthouse practically floats in Manhattan. Floor-to-ceiling windows surround all sides of the massive suite, surrounding guests in 360-degree views of the city skyline from atop Manhattan’s tallest hotel. The nine-room suite has walls inlayed with mother of pearl, gold and platinum-woven fabrics, and the room [...]

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Travel Destination: Four Seasons Bora Bora

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Travel Destination: Four Seasons Bora Bora


Posted by on Thursday, April 5th, 2012 at 12:15 pm.

The most famous of French Polynesia’s Leeward Islands, Bora Bora is the quintessential tropical paradise. Volcanic in origin and with only one navigable pass, the crystal-clear lagoon is calm, warm and shallow. Mount Otemanu towers over the main island. What better way to experience paradise than at the 5-Star Four Seasons of Bora Bora. This [...]

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Luxury Hotels & Social Media: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

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Luxury Hotels & Social Media: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts


Posted by on Sunday, April 1st, 2012 at 8:15 am.

We’re entering a new age in luxury hotel marketing. Top-tier hotels are now using Twitter for concierge services, social geo-locating platforms to unlock free gifts, Facebook for customer service and YouTube to showcase unique properties. They are finding new, large and responsive audiences across the social web. No doubt, luxury travel’s latest destination is online. [...]

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Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa Reviewed

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Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa Reviewed


Posted by on Monday, March 5th, 2012 at 6:03 am.

Diamonds thrown across sculpted folds of azure velvet, the Maldives, off India’s southwest coast, have enchanted visitors since the days of Sinbad. A delicate chain of 1,190 coral atolls fringed with dazzlingly white sand, time passes by tide and swell here. It is a fool’s game to choose the best or the brightest of them [...]

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Four Seasons Hotel Chicago Reviewed

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Four Seasons Hotel Chicago Reviewed


Posted by on Friday, February 17th, 2012 at 7:03 am.

If you’re going to visit the Windy City, it only makes sense that you would get blown away. And no destination in Chicago will leave you as breathless as the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. Discreetly tucked away on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Delaware, just steps from the world-class shopping thoroughfare known as the [...]

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Best Travel Destinations for 2011

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Best Travel Destinations for 2011


Posted by on Monday, January 2nd, 2012 at 9:10 am.

A look back at the 2011 Best Travel Destinations and Stories from Pursuitist.com. As a curated list of the good things in life, we’ve hand-selected our top travel stories and reviews. The below destinations are “Pursuitist Recommended” – here are the best-of-the-best resorts, hotels and luxury travel destinations for the past year. What was your [...]

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Holidays at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago, a Four Seasons Hotel

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Holidays at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago, a Four Seasons Hotel


Posted by on Friday, December 23rd, 2011 at 10:00 am.

This review was co-written by Christopher and his wife, Alison. Sure we all love a beach vacation or a tranquil desert spa the rest of the year. But at Christmas time you don’t want to see twinkle lights in palm trees or Santa in surfer shorts. You want chill in the air, you want a [...]

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Four Seasons Resorts unveil 15-minute room service

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Four Seasons Resorts unveil 15-minute room service


Posted by on Thursday, December 15th, 2011 at 4:56 pm.

Four Seasons has announced a new in-room menu designed for travelers who are tight for time. The speedy option guarantees room service delivery to the room within 15 minutes of ordering. The fast food service will be rolled out across all Four Seasons hotels by the end of the year, with each hotel offering a [...]

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Four Seasons Resort coming to Walt Disney World

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Four Seasons Resort coming to Walt Disney World


Posted by on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 at 7:15 am.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts kicked off construction of its luxury resort at Walt Disney World Resort this week in a groundbreaking ceremony with joint venture partners Silverstein Properties and Dune Real Estate Partners. The 444-room resort, being built in the enclave of Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort, will create about 2,000 construction [...]

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Inside The Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore

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Inside The Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore


Posted by on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 at 11:53 am.

In a historic waterside location in one of America’s oldest cities, Harbor East in Baltimore has emerged as a lively community of shops, restaurants, galleries and now, rising 18 stories above it all, the new Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore. “All around us the city is coming alive with new excitement and vigour,” says Julien Carralero, [...]

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The Five Best Hotels For Permanent Hotel Dwellers

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The Five Best Hotels For Permanent Hotel Dwellers


Posted by on Friday, November 18th, 2011 at 6:52 am.

For just $130 on Jetsetter, a night at the Villa Olmi resort near Florence can be yours. Midweek, you can check-in to the two-story Lanai suite at the Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas and still have change for $1000. Any amateur, on almost any budget, can spend a night in a nice hotel and feel like royalty. [...]

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Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong named the world’s best hotel

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Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong named the world’s best hotel


Posted by on Thursday, November 17th, 2011 at 7:07 am.

Condé Nast Traveler has named the Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong as the best hotel in the world in its annual Readers’ Choice survey. The magazine announced the results ahead of the November issue and revealed the Shanghai hotel’s victory ahead of Peninsula House in the Dominican Republic, which won second place The Four Seasons Sharm El [...]

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Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort

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Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort


Posted by on Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 at 10:38 am.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts announced construction will begin this December on the 444-room luxury resort located in Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort, with a target opening date of 2014. Toronto-based Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world’s leading luxury hotel brand, acquired the land from Disney in August 2008. “Four Seasons had [...]

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Pursuitist on the Four Seasons Family Blog: Parents Guide to New York

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Pursuitist on the Four Seasons Family Blog: Parents Guide to New York


Posted by on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 at 7:58 am.

The Pursuitist was a guest contributor to the Four Seasons Family Blog. Check out our article We ♡ the Big Apple — The Parent’s Guide. For my family, Four Seasons Hotel New York is the ideal hub and urban oasis. We ooh and aah when walking into the I.M. Pei-designed lobby. And my daughters delight [...]

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Four Seasons to open luxury resort at Walt Disney World


Posted by on Thursday, September 15th, 2011 at 11:18 am.

Luxury is coming to Disney World in the form a new $360 million Four Seasons resort. The new resort will be inside Disney’s Orlando theme park near the Osprey Ridge Golf Course, within the Golden Oak residential community. Golden Oak was created and master-planned by Disney. It will open in late 2014. The hotel will [...]

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Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore – First Look

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Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore – First Look


Posted by on Thursday, August 25th, 2011 at 10:06 am.

Here’s the first look at the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore — currently under construction… Opening in November, the new Four Seasons is in the heart of Baltimore’s Harbor East district. Overlooking the Harbor, the hotel will feature 256 rooms and suites, five dining venues including Wit & Wisdom by Michael Mina, two pools, and a [...]

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Spotlight on George V Paris, a Four Seasons Hotel


Posted by on Sunday, July 24th, 2011 at 8:40 am.

Steps from the Champs-Elysées, with private terraces that command all Paris; 18th-century tapestries, lovingly restored; and a spirit that lives on in thoroughly reborn, highly advanced spaces, Four Seasons George V Paris redefines luxury service in the City of Light. The Hotel George V is an eight story hotel built by Joel Hillman at a [...]

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Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong

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Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong


Posted by on Friday, July 22nd, 2011 at 2:04 pm.

Today’s Pursuitist Travel Spotlight is on the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. On the waterfront overlooking Victoria Harbour and the financial district, Four Seasons redefines luxury and excellence in a city renowned for exceptional accommodations. As part of the prestigious International Finance Centre, it offers unrivalled links to Hong Kong Station, with the famed Star [...]

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Spotlight on the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea

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Spotlight on the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea


Posted by on Friday, July 22nd, 2011 at 1:17 pm.

There’s a reason why the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea tops the list of Conde Nast Traveller’s resort spas with a score of 96 out of 100. Discover aloha enchantment with chic sophistication in the Island’s most spacious guest rooms. Bask in Maui’s driest, sunniest weather. Delight in the wealth of complimentary extras that [...]

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Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons soar in customer satisfaction


Posted by on Thursday, July 21st, 2011 at 2:35 pm.

The Ritz-Carlton and the Four Seasons are king – again. The luxury hotel chains have topped J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey for ‘overall hotel guest satisfaction’. It was a tight battle for the top spot, but Ritz-Carlton just beat out the Four Seasons. Ritz-Carlton received 858 points (out of 1,000) vs 852 for [...]

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A visit to Four Seasons Hotel Chicago

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A visit to Four Seasons Hotel Chicago


Posted by on Thursday, July 21st, 2011 at 9:41 am.

A wonderful YouTube video below: a summer visit to Chicago, staying at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, visit shops on Michigan Avenue, Disney Store, American Girl Place, Shedd aquarium, Botanical Gardens. Always a landmark of refined comfort, with unrivalled Lake Michigan and city views, steps from chic North Michigan Avenue shops – and minutes from [...]

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Four Seasons Hotel Marrakech – First Look!

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Four Seasons Hotel Marrakech – First Look!


Posted by on Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 at 2:41 pm.

Rising from an ancient north African capital, an oasis worlds away and yet easily accessed from major European gateways is now welcoming sun seekers, romantics, adventurers, spa aficionados, history buffs, gourmands, intrepid shoppers and fun-loving families. Four Seasons Hotel Marrakech is a 40-acre (16 hectare) walled resort within Morocco’s most exciting city, with 141 rooms [...]

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Vacation Destination: Four Seasons, Jackson Hole

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Vacation Destination: Four Seasons, Jackson Hole


Posted by on Monday, July 11th, 2011 at 9:40 am.

The Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole is unique in that it’s a pure resort with distinct seasonal activities to enjoy. In the winter, the Four Seasons Jackson Hole has ski-in/ski-out access in Wyoming’s spectacular Teton Mountains. During warmer months, play golf, fish or hike in unspoiled natural wilderness. But not matter the time, you’ll enjoy [...]

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Four Seasons Announces Commitment to Plant 10 Million Trees

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Four Seasons Announces Commitment to Plant 10 Million Trees


Posted by on Sunday, July 10th, 2011 at 2:27 pm.

(Above, Four Seasons President and CEO Kathleen Taylor plants a tree in Costa Rica.) As Earth week kicks off, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is making a global commitment to plant 10 million trees as part of its long term efforts to support sustainability. The 10 Million Trees initiative will now form the cornerstone of [...]

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Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake, China

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Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake, China


Posted by on Sunday, July 10th, 2011 at 7:52 am.

Like many luxury brands, the Four Seasons has been aggressively moving into the Chinese market. Their latest expansion is the Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake – located on China’s east coast. Set on the shores of historic West Lake amid willow trees and lotus ponds is an urban hotel in the traditional Jiang [...]

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Four Seasons Hotel Firenze


Posted by on Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 10:58 am.

Welcome to Four Seasons Hotel Firenze. An enchanted city sanctuary in the midst of Florence, where an art-filled Renaissance palazzo and conventino frame a centuries-old private park. Relax amidst original frescoes and sculptured reliefs, graced by sunlight and airy garden vistas. Sip cappuccino under majestic trees, lounge by the open-air pool or bask in Italian [...]

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Four Seasons Hotel Dublin


Posted by on Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 at 10:07 am.

Here’s our spotlight on the Four Seasons Hotel Dublin. In the city’s most exclusive enclave, discover the perfect balance of convenience and calm. Just a short stroll from the heart of vibrant shopping and business, here you escape into a peaceful retreat, immersed in greenery. Handsome architecture evokes Irish tradition and contemporary chic. With authentic [...]

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Four Seasons Pop-Tarts

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Four Seasons Pop-Tarts


Posted by on Saturday, July 2nd, 2011 at 10:22 am.

Oh, yum. Jason Morale, executive pastry chef at Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, has posted a scrumptious recipe for a Four Seasons version of Pop-Tarts (on the Four Seasons Have Family Will Travel blog — get the recipe now!). Jason, who trained in Vienna, draws his inspiration from the world around him to create edible [...]

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Presidential Suite Unveiled at Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel

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Presidential Suite Unveiled at Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel


Posted by on Friday, July 1st, 2011 at 9:42 am.

Following a recent $40 million overall facelift, Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel continues to enhance the renowned property and has recently unveiled the newly renovated Penthouse and Presidential Suite. Los Angeles-based architectural firm Barry Design Associates has completely re-designed these magnificent suites into modern and sophisticated spaces ideal for those looking for a one-of-a-kind [...]

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