With the holiday season approaching, luxury Canadian-based hotel and resort company Fairmont, as well as other sister brands under the Accor umbrella including Sofitel and have released a collection of travel-related gifts perfect for travel-themed gift giving.
Festive Finds for Fur Babies
This season the Fairmont Store debuts a new Pet Collection for pampered pups. Handcrafted in Canada with 100 per cent genuine Italian leather, the Fairmont Store has collaborated with Toronto-based Roots to launch a new line of dog collars and leashes that come in sizes made for fur babies, big and small. Coming soon to the pet accessories line are luxury beds, blankets and travel mats for snuggling at home or away. Starting at USD $40, fairmontstore.com.
Coffee Table Book for Travel Lovers
Fairmont - Grand By Nature, published this year by Skira, gives travel lovers a window into the historic beginnings and legacy of the Fairmont brand, not to mention architectural images in over 500 pages and 300 pictures and illustrations. USD $110, fairmontstore.com.
Tea Time Gifts for Everyone
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Elevate festive feasts and tea time with these Fairmont gifts:
- Harlequin Afternoon Tea Experience: Fairmont's harlequin-patterned china reflects the modern spirit and joie de vivre of Fairmont Le Château Frontenac. Specially created for the Quebec City hotel, the harlequin pattern blends fun and elegance with golden accents and trim. Guests can be delighted with colours of pink, blue, green, and purple in a geometric pattern. The Harlequin Afternoon Tea Experience includes two cups and saucers, two 8-inch plates, teapot, creamer, sugar bowl and mini tea strainer. USD $725.
- Royal Empress Afternoon Tea Experience: Take your tea like royalty – Queen Elizabeth and King George VI personally selected this pattern for dining at The Fairmont Empress in Victoria in 1939. This tea-for-two bundle, hand-painted with 22-karat gold in the iconic Royal Empress pattern, includes two cups and saucers, two 8-inch plates, six-cup teapot, two-tier cake stand, creamer and sugar bowl. USD $790.
- Fairmont Tea Subscription: For the tea lover, the new Fairmont tea subscription program, available in Canada and the United States, allows customers to enjoy that "cuppa" at home. Choose from over a dozen "sustainably farmed and ethically sourced" teas, including caffeinated, decaffeinated, and herbal blends, with the option to have them delivered as frequently as once a month or up to every six months. Prices vary.
Travel Accessories
Heritage brands Orient Express and Au Départ have come together to create a luxury leather travel collection, including pieces like the iconic lounge-trunk and travel totes to luggage tags and passport holders, all "expertly crafted" and in Orient Express' signature Midnight Blue. See web site for pricing, shoporientexpress.com.
The Gift of Relaxation
For the avid spa-goer or those just needing a bit of R&R this holiday season, wrap up the best of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts with the brand's signature bathrobes and Le Labo products for relaxation and pampering at home.
- Fairmont Robe Bundle: Whether a self-care gift for yourself or for someone who needs a bit of extra Hygge this holiday season, Fairmont's new Robe Bundle features two plush Fairmont Gold Floor robes (available in black or white), a pair of white slippers and a pair of platinum-hued slippers. USD $325, fairmontstore.com.
- Le Labo Experience: Fairmont's line of signature Le Labo Rose 31 bath and body products offers rose-scented luxury for a hotel bath experience at home. This gift collection includes the complete line of fragrant Rose 31 hair and body products enjoyed in Fairmont rooms around the globe: shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, body lotion, bar soap, massage oil, hand lotion, hand soap and two bath salts. USD $430, fairmontstore.com.
- Bath Bundle: Treat someone special to everything needed to indulge in the Fairmont shower or bath experience at home. The Bath Bundle includes two Fairmont kimono robes, made with a lightweight terry cloth inside and a thicker outside cotton velour, plus two 100% cotton bath towels, and Le Labo Rose 31 shampoo, conditioner and shower gel. USD $475, fairmontstore.com.
Visions of Sugar Plums
Recreate that feeling of vacation sleep with a hotel bedding experience.
- Sofitel My Bed: MyBed is the present for those who cherish a restorative rest. Queen mattresses from USD $1,899, sofitelboutique.com.
- Fairmont Feather Bedding Experience: Wing your way to dreamland with this Fairmont Feather Bedding bundle. It includes one sheet set (300 thread count, 100 per cent cotton sateen), two feather pillows, Fairmont duvet cover and an all-weather feather duvet insert. Queen USD $91, King USD $1080, fairmontstore.com.
- Swissôtel Linens: Your family and friends can enjoy the freshness and vitality of the alpine with Swissôtel linens made with 100 per cent Egyptian cotton. This linen set has a high-end satin finish. From €615, swissotelathome.com.
Gifts Cards
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts' gift card makes it easy for loved ones to indulge in a spa weekend, an exciting city adventure, or a far-off getaway to be enjoyed when the time is right. From Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii and Fairmont Mayakoba to Toronto's Fairmont Royal York, Fairmont gift cards are redeemable at Fairmont locations around the world. Available from CAD or USD $25-$2,000, fairmont.com/gift-shop.
More information on Accor can be found on its web site.
