Shanghai, China's first Peninsula Hotel may have just opened, but it's far from done stealing the show on the Bund. Tomorrow, the hotel opens a flagship Chanel boutique, complete with its own limited-edition "Paris-Shanghai Métiers d'Art" line of products specially designed by Karl Lagerfeld. Following the opening, a short film will debut on December 3 on the dedicated website for the store, featuring more on the special collection and this boutique itself. ]]> JetSetCD 2009-11-24T16:08:38-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/23/155156/38 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hyattblackfridaysale.jpg" class="top"><p> <i>Hyatt Regency Monterey</i><p>If you missed out on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hyatt hotels"><b>Hyatt Hotels'</b></a> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/103118/23/hotels/Hyatt_Hotels_24_Hour_Sale_Begins_Tomorrow">24-hour hotel sale</a> last week, you'll have another chance on <b>Black Friday.</b> <p>Yes, Black Friday can also apply to hotel deals and not just electronics at Wal-Mart, Sears and Best Buy. And the good news here is that your chances of getting trampled by eager buyers are slim to none. <p><b>How to Book</b>: Starting on November 27, go to Hyatt.com and use code <b>LTO110</b> to get 30 percent off daily stays at participating Hyatt brands in "key urban and resort destinations around the globe."<p>The Black Friday rate will be good through December 10 for stays through February 28, 2010. <p><b>The Catch:</b> The Park Hyatt and juliana 2009-11-24T14:33:29-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/24/131218/85 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/queen_elizabeth.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/holiday inn hotels"><b>The Holiday Inns</b></a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Holiday%20Inn%20Express"><b>Holiday Inn Expresses</b></a> in the UK are offering monsters-in-law, er, excuse us <i>mothers</i>-in-law 25 percent off at their hotels from <b>December 23-29</b> as a way to give everyone in the family a reprieve from her incessant nagging about your culinary skills, your "expensive" lifestyle, your unwillingness to visit her more often and the real reason why your kids are acting out. <p>Considering that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/9/125345/4463/hotels/The_Five_Worst_Budget_Brands_In_Europe">Holiday Inn</a> is one of our picks for the worst budget brand hotels in Europe because they are so "bland and boring," we think this is a fitting punishment for "Mom." Who knows? Maybe she will like it. <p>There's no word on how you juliana 2009-11-24T13:23:04-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/24/10568/570 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/billyeliotoccidental.jpg" class="top"> <p>Just because Aruba is a warm-weather holiday travel alternative doesn't mean you can't still partake in traditions while you're there. The <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Occidental+Grand+Aruba+-+All+Inclusive/ian/193941">Occidental Grand Aruba</a></b> is really trying to get you in the spirit by offering <b>Nutcracker performances at the resort starring Kiril Kulish, the Tony Award-winning actor who was one of the original boxer-turned-ballet-dancer title characters in Broadway's <i>Billy Elliot</i></b>. <p>Having the 15-year-old Broadway vet in the Aruba resort is rather random, but nonetheless pretty cool. You can see how his ballet chops have fared since he left the Great White Way at the all-inclusive resort on December 29. His free performance as the Nutcracker prince will be exclusively for hotel guests as part of a Jennifer Kester 2009-11-24T12:21:28-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/