Luxury brand partners

Small Luxury Hotels of the World has a long standing partnership with American Express, having developed the enormously successful Platinum and Centurion card programmes, complete with devoted Small Luxury Hotels of the World Platinum and Centurion directories.

American Express needs little introduction. A leader in charge cards, credit cards, travellers cheques and financial planning, the American Express card is welcome at hotels, airlines, restaurants, stores and service providers.

There are over 50 million American Express card members worldwide, and the American Express card is accepted by all Small Luxury Hotels of the World properties. Small Luxury Hotels of the World is proud to have forged a close relationship with American Express over many years.

To apply for your American Express card, or to obtain more information about American Express please visit www.americanexpress.com

Avolus is delighted to be working with Small Luxury Hotels of the World as the preferred private aviation and executive transport provider. Avolus is a one-stop boutique solution for private aviation and VIP transport worldwide; and operates in three divisions - Charter, Aircraft Sales & Acquisitions and Aircraft Management.

Avolus Charter provides a unique service arranging seamlessly integrated transport across private jets, yachts, helicopters and limousines. Avolus Aircraft Sales & Acquisitions provides all the services involved in the management, sale and purchase of new and pre-owned aircraft on behalf of clients.

Avolus’ mission is straight forward – “We work to provide a world-class service that demands the highest level of operational safety, engineering performance, competitive pricing and quality of service in everything we do.” - Alexis Grabar, CEO & Founder

Visit www.avolus.com

The Breeders’ Cup administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s year-end Championships. The Breeders’ Cup also administers the Breeders’ Cup Challenge qualifying series, which provides automatic starting positions into the Championships races. Total purses for this year’s two-day event at Churchill Downs, Nov. 4-5, are $26 million. The 2010 Breeders’ Cup delivered nearly $140 million in winning wagers to fans at betting locations around the globe.

To find out more about the Breeders’ Cup, visit www.breederscup.com

Chic Outlet Shopping® is the Collection of nine luxury outlet shopping Villages, home to some 900 boutiques of world-leading fashion and lifstyle brands offering their previous seasons’ collections with reductions of up to 60% on the recommended retail price, all year round. Located close to some of Europe’s favourite cities, these charming destinations are perfect additions to any European itinerary. To discover the Collection simply click here

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Developed using their global expertise, knowledge and experience in serving wealthy clientele, Citibank Ultima launched the world’s first Ultima Card in Asia Pacific.  It is the most exclusive of credit and charge cards and provides a full range of unique benefits and services to complement the ultra-affluent lifestyle of a select few in Asia Pacific’s elite social circle. Ultima is the ultimate companion to an elite lifestyle; from private jet flights to weekend getaways at world-class golf resorts.

Citibank Ultima Card is strictly by invitation only, and opens the door to the exclusive Citibank Ultima Privileges, where Small Luxury Hotels of the World is amongst a host of personalised luxury services. For more information, please go to www.citibank.com

With a royal warrant for supplying leather goods to His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, Ettinger of London has been designing and manufacturing fine leather goods for over 70 years. Designs range from traditional hunting products to more contemporary personal accessories and all are renowned for their quality and heritage. www.ettinger.co.uk

Ettinger of London has been commissioned to create a range of bespoke luxury, leather accessories for Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

The ExecuJet Aviation Group is a leading global business aviation organisation offering a diverse range of services including pre-owned and new aircraft sales, aircraft management for private and commercial registered aircraft, aircraft charter, aircraft maintenance, aircraft completions management and fixed base operations. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, ExecuJet has operations in six regions – Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, embracing a workforce of over 830 experienced staff.

www.execujet.net

Small Luxury Hotels of the World™ is delighted to be working closely with Financial Times across the UK, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific.

The FT is firmly established as one of the world's leading business information brands, internationally recognised for its authoritative, accurate, and incisive news, comment and analysis. Whether in print or online, the Financial Times is essential reading for the global business community.

To find out more about the Financial Times, visit www.FT.com

Green & Spring was established by Jessica and Peter Frankopan who set up A Curious Group of Hotels – including Cowley Manor in the Cotswolds, and L’Hotel and Le Restaurant in Paris.

Inspired by the idyllic English countryside and above all the C.Side Spa and Cowley Manor estate in Gloucestershire, Jessica and Peter set out to develop a new, natural bath and body range of products which captures the spirit of the British countryside by blending herbs, flowers and plants native to the British Isles. The bath and body ranges launched in June 2009 and skincare October 2009.

To find out more about Green & Spring, visit www.greenandspring.com

HSBC is the world's largest financial group in terms of market capitalization. HSBC Premier is the bank’s premium financial services product - launched simultaneously across 35 countries and territories to over 800,000 wealthy customers.

Small Luxury Hotels of the World partnered with HSBC Premier credit card globally by being one of the its exclusive hotel partners for its Home & Away Program - rolled out to Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jersey, Jordan, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK and USA. For more information about HSBC Premier, please go to www.hsbc.com

Living Polo is the most prestigious media name within the exclusive niche of polo worldwide. Living Polo delivers daily news and breakthrough stories such as lifestyle, travel, arts, polo tips and real estate to very defined high-SEL audience from over 80 countries. With an unparalleled quality and quantity of up-to-date content, featured in a superbly elegant and premium look & feel, Living Polo creates a rendezvous point for all present and future polo lovers, patrons, players and fans. Living Polo welcomes you to its world, Your Polo World. Visit LivingPolo.com, our LP app for your iPhone, Android or Blackberry, follow us on Twitter @livingpolo and like us on Facebook at on.fb.me/livingpolo.

The Oyster marque is widely recognised and respected around the world, not only for the uniqueness of its deck saloon yachts, but for unmatched build quality, supreme performance and a quite outstanding level of customer communication and after sales support. Evidenced by the fact that around a third of all the yachts Oyster builds each year are delivered to existing Oyster owners.

Hand built by some of the world's finest craftsmen, the Oyster Fleet comprises of a range of modern, blue water, cruising yachts from the Oyster 46 to the magnificent flagship of the fleet, the Oyster 125 offering something to suit the most discerning of yachtsmen's requirements.

Oyster owners share a passion for sailing, a spirit of adventure, a real enjoyment of family activities, strong friendships and good living, not to mention a keen appreciation of the very finest in craftsmanship and luxury.

For more information:  www.oystermarine.com

Rachminov is among the largest manufacturers of natural fancy color diamonds, and a leading market supplier of colored diamonds. Visitors to the Rachminov site will find in-depth information about fancy color diamonds, dazzling photographs of important and rare stones, and information from Rachminov’s team of fancy color diamond experts. They can also purchase a copy of The Fancy Color Diamond Book, written by founder and Managing Partner Eden Rachminov.

The Rachminov Diamonds 1891 website www.fancycolor.com was created with the aim of providing online access to our vast inventory, as well as educating diamond buyers and sellers about the dazzling world of fancy color diamonds.

The RPA is the representative body and collective voice of professional rugby players in England.

Originally called The Professional Rugby Players' Association (PRA) it was founded in 1998 to look after the interests of all professional players, from Academy players to the superstars of the international game.

"To promote and protect the interests of past, present and future professional rugby players in England."

The RPA is a not-for-profit registered trade union.

For more information:  www.theRPA.co.uk

Vintage Yachting Club provides members with access to a distinctive yachting and luxury lifestyle experience. VYC offers exclusive seasonal and annual yacht access programs, bespoke land & sea excursions, and extraordinary events delivered in collaboration with a network of distinguished strategic partners.

For more information, visit www.vintageyachtingclub.com

Founded in 1976, WSJA (Asian version of The Wall Street Journal) provides news and analysis of global business developments for an Asian audience with 15 distribution bureaus in Bangkok, Beijing, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Mumbai, New Delhi, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei and Tokyo. One of the most influential, if not, the biggest news informants in the world with its readership boasting an average income of US$ 172,000, an average annual household income of US$ 230,000, and an average value of investments of US$ 1,602,000.

Small Luxury Hotels of the World is thrilled to be partnering with WSJA throughout Asia Pacific. For more information about Wall Street Journal Asia, please go to www.wsj-asia.com

The organisers of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race are delighted to announce a ninth and final Race Partner for the 2011 and 2012 Round the Island Races. Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) is the latest Race Partner to join the fold and, as ever, is being warmly welcomed by the Island Sailing Club, the Title Sponsor and the burgeoning family of Supporting Sponsors.

Lea Bennett, ISC Secretary commented, “Everyone involved in this wonderful Race is thrilled to have all nine Race Supporters in place, in addition to our Title Sponsor, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, for the next two years. We are fortunate and proud to now have everything and everyone in place to host a truly magnificent event in this, our 80th Race year as well as in 2012, an especially important year for British sport and British sailing!”

Paul Kerr, CEO of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, is equally delighted with the Race partnership saying: “We are extremely proud to be involved in this fantastic tournament. Personally, I am a keen yachtsman and take any opportunity I can to get out onto the open waters. Last year I competed in the Race and enjoyed it hugely – it is truly a great spectacle and one of the most exciting events in the worldwide sporting calendar. With 21 years of experience in seeing clients enjoy memorable adventures at each of our 520 luxury boutique hotels in more than 70 countries, we put emphasis on exceptional experiences and thrilling journeys, which this epic Race certainly lives up to! We wish all competitors the best of luck!”

The race takes place on Saturday 30th June 2012 with the first start scheduled for 0700.

www.roundtheisland.org.uk