Holidaying like an A-lister without a huge price tag!
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Holidaying like an A-lister
without a huge price tag!
Insider tips on
how and where to add a bit of glamour into your holiday this
Oscar season
Auckland, 07 February 2013: As stars around the world flock to LA for one of Hollywood’s most glamorous nights of the year, and stay in the most lavish hotel rooms, it’s easy to start dreaming of jet-setting like the rich and the famous.
Just because your Oscar ticket may have been lost in the post, and you don’t have the same bank balance, designer wardrobe or personal chef, doesn’t mean you can’t travel like them.
And, thanks to the thousands of deals available on Hotels.com, it doesn’t have to mean becoming a hermit for the next year or getting into debt. All it takes is a few simple tips and tricks to live it up in luxury and feel like an A-list traveller – without the paparazzi!
Hotels.com’s top five tips to
travel like a star:
Dress the part:
Travelling like a celebrity encompasses dressing
like one too! Although it’s tempting to throw on your fat
pants and slob about on the plane, try to dress with a
star’s wardrobe in mind. A black maxi dress, some simple
sandals and bright accessories for the trip could make you
more likely to get upgraded and whizzed to the front of the
queue like your favourite Hollywood celeb.
Don’t hold out on splurging...just be smart:
Whatever your budget, allow some indulgence on your
trip. With thousands of hotel deals available, it‘s often
affordable to upgrade to a suite of a five-star hotel to
experience hotel luxury to the fullest. Whatever the
indulgence, own it! You may not be able to splurge on an
Armani ball gown like Angelina Jolie, but you can afford to
spend a day, or even a half an hour, getting pampered at the
day spa, or sip on a glass of Moët courtesy of room
service.
Remember loyalty
clubs: Make the most of airline and hotel loyalty
programs to help you live your champagne dreams on a
lemonade budget. It’s not just celebrities that can get
free hotel rooms and flight upgrades. Hotels.com
offers one free night for every ten nights booked through
its Welcome Rewards program, rewarding you
for your glamour holidays!
Join the celebrity ‘selfies’ club: Don’t forget to document your experience and upload to Twitter or Facebook to join the celebrity craze. Beyonce and Rhianna seem to have a never-ending supply of holiday ‘selfie’ snaps to upload. If you’re travelling like them you may as well tweet like them. ‘Selfies’ range from the body on the beach ‘selfie’, to the mirror pout or even the outfit shot. If nothing else, your friends back home will be jealous of your luxurious holiday lifestyle!
Be in the know: What better way to
travel like a celebrity than to head to their favourite
holiday spots? Check out our top-five celebrity haunts below
to see where the holiday hot spots are this season. To live
the high-life without breaking the bank check out the great
deals on offer at Hotels.com .
Hotels.com’s star-spotting hotel
recommendations:
Hotel: Hotel Danieli,
5*
Destination: Venice,
Italy
Who’s been spotted: Leonardo Di
Caprio and the Brangelina family
The hotel is just as
glamorous as its guests with historic rooms all donning
artistic ceilings and marble bathrooms. When you’re not
swanning about the pool, or lounging with the elite, you can
indulge in in-room spa treatments or get your very own
red-carpet look by shopping in the city of Venice.
Rooms at the Hotel Danieli start at $487 per room per night*. To book, visit: Hotels.com or call 1800 846 835.
Hotel: qualia,
5*
Destination: Hamilton Island,
Australia
Who’s been
spotted: Miranda Kerr, Orlando Bloom and Leonard Di
Caprio
Known to be on the list of preferred private
getaways for a number of spunky celebs, the Great Barrier
Reef is the ultimate beach getaway.
qualia is
located on a private beach in The Great Barrier Reef and all
guests are treated like royalty Oscar winner or not.
Rooms at qualia start at $1,211 per room per
night*. To book, visit: Hotels.com or call 1800 846
835.
Hotel: The Landmark Mandarin Oriental,
5*
Destination: Hong
Kong
Who’s been spotted: Helen Mirren,
Liam Neeson, Stella McCartney and Giorgio Armani
Some of the biggest names in film and fashion have been
known to frequent this hotel, during their trips to Asia to
be pampered and live in the lap of luxury.
The hotel’s
state-of-the-art gym means you can work on getting the body
of Helen Mirren, while staying at her favourite haunt.
Rooms at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental start at
$766 per room per night*. To book, visit: Hotels.com or call 1800 846
835
Hotel: St Martins Lane,
5*
Destination: London, United
Kingdom
Who’s been spotted: Kylie
Minogue, Boy George, Fergie and Black Eyed Peas
Everything about this hotel screams celebrity.
From the big stage to the big screen, St Martins Lane
is located in the heart of the West End Theatre District
in London.
The hotel has become
the second home for pop royalty; housing a resident DJ to
spin the latest tracks while offering panoramic views of
London from each room.
Rooms at St Martins Lane
start at $470 per room per night*. To book,
visit: Hotels.com or call 1800 846 835.
Hotel: The Kahala Hotel and Resort,
5*
Destination: Honolulu, Hawaii
Who’s been spotted: Julia Roberts,
Helen Hunt, Mischa Barton, Justin Bieber, Owen Wilson,
Gerard Butler, Ben Affleck, Mark Wahlberg and Barack
Obama
The Kahala Hotel is the playground of some
of the biggest A-list celebrities year round, and is the
pinnacle of tropical indulgence with a reputation for
seclusion and discretion.
Just far enough from the
hustle and bustle of the city and away from the peeping
paparazzi, you have a good chance of spotting a star during
your stay. And if not, you can always take a ‘selfie’
with the wall of famous faces who have stayed at the hotel.
Rooms at The Kahala Hotel and Resort start at
$618 per room per night*. To book, visit: Hotels.com or call 1800 846
835.
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