Month: January 2018

What’s the modern way to welcome the new year?

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

How has social media changed the way we celebrate New Year’s Eve? Rather profoundly, it seems. Old acquaintance may actually be forgot and never brought to mind; old-school auld lang syne may be left in the dust – ignominiously swept up with the other detritus of the New Year’s Eve bash, and tossed away like used confetti. There’s a whole new way to ring in the new year, enabled by youthful energy and social media. Forget about a boring analog list of hand-written or spoken New Year’s resolutions, counting backwards from 10 and singing that song that no one knows the lyrics to anyway. At Dandelion Chandelier, our Head of Research investigated how our far-flung correspondents and their friends closed out 2017 and welcomed the New Year (thanks, girl!) Turns out there are at least 10 modern ways to clear the air before the start of a new year, honor the highlights of the passing year, and give a shout-out to the people who made a difference in our lives in the past 12 months.

luxury calendar: the new and not-to-be-missed in January

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

The Dandelion Chandelier Luxury Calendar is a curated list of important events in the luxury world around the globe each month. Whether your passion is Travel; Food and Drink; Planes, Yachts and Autos; Fitness and Sports; Fashion & Design; Entertainment; or The Arts, we’ve got everything you need to know, all in one place. For previous installments of the Luxury Calendar, click here. Have a brilliant month.

what’s new and not-to-be-missed in luxury travel this january?

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

The Dandelion Chandelier Luxury Travel Calendar highlights cool local festivals and select luxury hotel and resort openings around the world in January 2018. For the rest of the Luxury Calendar, click here. For other Travel coverage, click here. Where will January take you? There are so many magical options this month. The weather is perfect in the tropics and the southern hemisphere. North America and Europe sport iconic winter landscapes perfect for snow sports of all kinds. This year, the upcoming Winter Olympics will pull a great deal of the world’s focus toward South Korea, so expect to see lots of commentary about travel and entertainment options in or around Pyeongchang. We’re totally in the mood for a destination spa, given the consequences of our holiday fun last month. And there’s a chic new hotel in our hometown, Detroit — hello, MLK Jr weekend. Plus plenty of other stylish new hotels and resorts to visit (or at least dream about). Here’s a list of some of the ones we’re keen to visit, and some of the …

what are the best food and drink events this January?

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

The Dandelion Chandelier Luxury Food and Drink Calendar highlights the food festivals, wine festivals, craft beer celebrations and restaurant-related events around the world that we’re looking forward to in January 2018. For the rest of the Luxury Calendar, click here. For other Food and Drink events, click here. Culinary explorers of the world, what are you hungry for this month? Sure, the holiday feasting is over. But that doesn’t mean that there are no events for foodies, oenophiles and craft beer connoisseurs in the month of January. Au contraire, the party just moves to warmer climes. The New Year brings new restaurants and bars to explore. And for those who embrace the cold, there’s something magical for you, too. Oh, and there’s an orange-throwing carnival in Italy that you might want to check out.

what are the best january events in planes, yachts & autos?

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

The Dandelion Chandelier Planes, Yachts and Autos Luxury Calendar is all about speed machines: yacht, classic car, air and boat shows; regattas; Formula 1 races; and luxury automotive events around the world in January 2018. For the rest of the Luxury Calendar, click here. For other Planes, Yachts and Autos events, click here. In the world of speed machines, January is the start of the “big” auto show season, with Detroit the focus for introductions of new luxury models. It’s also the start of the classic car collectors’ auction season. There are boat shows in Phuket, London, Düsseldorf, Vancouver, Toronto and New York. And yacht races in New Zealand, Barbados and Antigua. It’s time to rev up for a thrill ride of a month.