I can’t wait to get to our Fairmont Southampton on November 1. That’s when we host our second two-day Peak Performance Weekend with renowned brain health expert, Dr. Daniel Friedland. I’ll be a full participant and I’m so excited. I hope you’ll join me. Like a lot of people, I don’t really...

Sometimes I take a few days vacation to experience our wonderful hotels as a guest. My husband Steve certainly enjoys it. Whenever there is golf involved, he is packed and ready. A few weeks ago, we decided to take a short break to Bermuda. The Fairmont Southampton is an amazing hotel high on a hill...

India’s tourism slogan is Incredible! India and the country truly lived up to its promise on my first trip there a few months ago. I went with Ruth Armstrong, who opens all of our new spas, to see how the construction on the upcoming Fairmont Hotel in Jaipur was coming along and to prepare for our...

Where’s Anne – Willow Stream Spa, Fairmont Peace Hotel, Shanghai You just never know precisely how a new spa will turn out. Thousands of details all need to come together for a luxury spa to be perfect; design, equipment, supplies, hiring, training, treatments, products, food and beverage,...

Every once in a while, I meet a person on my travels who captures a special place in my heart. I want to introduce you to one; let me call him Richard “the Great”. A couple of years ago, when we were opening our first Willow Stream spa in China at the Fairmont Yangcheng Lake, we had an exceptionally...

I love the outdoors in Vancouver in the sunny summertime but sometimes a soft summer rain can also be just perfect to spend a day at our Willow Stream Spa at Fairmont Pacific Rim. So that’s what I just did. Sometimes I go “underground” and I am just a total guest. I try every shower and facility....

May, 2011 The Beautiful Indonesian Island of Bali Part One: The Vacation In a little bit of heaven, that’s where I am at the moment. I’m on a business/pleasure trip with my husband. How lucky am I? This is my third trip here but the first with a chance to spend time off. Every time I arrive,...

May, 2011 The Beautiful Indonesian Island of Bali Part Two: Work – The Global Spa Summit The little vacation didn’t last long. I had to get ready for the start of the Global Spa Summit (GSS) 2012, Bali. This year I had the honor of Co-Chairing the GSS, which is an invitation only business forum....

I have a god daughter who I treasure. I don’t see her very often as we live in different cities. She is a wonderful teenager who is smart and engaged in a whole variety of interests from music to acting and photography. Last week was a school holiday in Canada where she lives and we got to spend...

I hadn’t been to China in a while so I was eager to catch up on all the excitement at our Fairmont Willow Stream Spas over there and now I can’t wait to tell you about them. Fairmont Yangcheng Lake, just northwest of Shanghai, is open and busy. Our Willow Stream spa in Kunshan, like all our spas,...

Gladys Bronwyn (G.B.) Stern, British  novelist I think Gladys Stern had it right: silent gratitude really isn’t much use. That’s why I want to take this opportunity to write a few words of thanks to the many people who contribute to making our spas (and my life) so rich. For starters, I am so grateful...

Energy, Connection, Passion, Genuine, Remarkable, Abundant, Fun and Artistic! They’re great words, aren’t they? You’ll come across them often in books and articles about health, happiness, technology, trends, and luxury. We spend lot of time distilling the essentials of these concepts into the...