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Luxury comes in all guises whether it be a walking safari in a private game reserve or sipping vintage champagne from a Central Park penthouse. In these pages we will detail stays for all delicate tastes.

Luxury comes in all guises whether it be a walking safari in a private game reserve or sipping vintage champagne from a Central Park penthouse. In these pages we will detail stays for all delicate tastes.

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Jill Hickson on Austria, Adelaide and Dame Joan

First Class Magazine’s Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan sits down with 2MBS Fine Music Sydney’s Jill Hickson to talk all things music and travel.

Tina Turner Event at the Sofitel
Sofitel X The Tina Turner Muscial Exclusive Event

Can’t get enough of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical? Neither can Sofitel Sydney Wentworth! As a proud Official Partner of this critically acclaimed musical, Sofitel Sydney Wentworth has created an exclusive one-night-only experience for lovers of glamour, gastronomy and of course, great incredible live performances.

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Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort Brings Ballet Retreat to Baa Atoll

Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort, a natural island hideaway on the western edge of the heart-shaped Baa Atoll, is bringing classical ballet to its shores with the launch of a new “Baa Atoll Ballet Retreat”.

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And all that Jazz

From the Hofburg Palace to Mozart’s apartment, Vienna is the finest city of music. One of the most divine experiences is staying in Schonbrunn Palace to feast like an emperor and slumber in a four poster bed in the former Habsburg summer residence.

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Luxuriate in the exclusive fashion capital at the Mandarin Oriental Milan

Now with 37 hotels and nine residences in 25 countries and territories in their stable, First Class Magazine is celebrating with a gaze at the Mandarin Oriental Milan.

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Park Hyatt Tokyo Lost in Translation

It’s not every day you can get a travel tip from Bill Murray so do take heed and book a night or two at the elegant Park Hyatt Tokyo which featured in Lost in Translation. Set on the top floors of the 52 storey Shinjuku Park Tower, you can imagine the eye popping views this special hotel offers.

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Ramses and the gold of the pharaohs in Sydney

The Australian Museum, in cooperation with Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and World Heritage Exhibitions/Neon Global, is proud to present the blockbuster Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs, which will be the largest cultural exhibition to visit Australia in over a decade when it opens in Sydney on 18 November this year.

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Hamilton Island Race Week with Melissa Hoyer

Melissa Hoyer covers Hamilton Island race week. The sailing ‘week’ is when maxi, major and minor (there’s actually nothing minor about the sailing world) yachts venture up north in the hope of taking home line honours.

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Cruising in Europe with Melissa Hoyer

Melissa Hoyer was invited to cruise on the 1900-people ship, Oosterdam from the Holland America Line, which took us from Athens to Istanbul, Mykonos, Crete, Olympia, and finishing in Trieste, a couple of hours out of Venice.

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Peppers Arrives at Manly Beach

Previously known as the North Tower of The Sebel Sydney Manly Beach, Peppers Manly Beach’s official opening will take place on August 25, marking the beginning of a new era in hospitality in the Manly region. 

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Jeff Koons’ Puppy and Mussels in Tobermory with Tom Forrester-Paton

First Class Magazine’s Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan sits down with 2MBS Fine Music Sydney’s Tom Forrester-Paton to talk all things music and travel.

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Pelorus Private island joins Northern Escape Collection

Pelorus Private Island is the latest jewel in the Northern Escape Collection crown, offering travellers an utterly secluded and indulgent hideaway amongst the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.