Luxury Hotel News: St. Regis Bora Bora, London Shangri-La, Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou

St. Regis Bora Bora

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• J.K. Place Rome opens this summer.

• London's Shangri-La Hotel at the Shard opens in March.

• London's Halkin by COMO welcomes chefs from San Sebastian's Arzak restaurant next month.

• Rio's Copacabana Palace emerges from $20 million renovation.

• Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou opens.

• Peninsula Hotels prepare to celebrate Year of the Snake.

• Profile of new Paws Up CEO Stephen Beaumont

• What to Reserve Right Now: Alaska, Burma, Croatia

• Silversea unveils Relais & Chateaux L'Ecole des Chefs Cooking Series for 2013.

• Notable February Events: Semper Opernball, White Turf, Gourmet Abu Dhabi

• Book Review: "Where Chefs Eat"

• The Goring receives Royal Warrant.

• Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival announces 2013 line-up.

• San Francisco’s SFJAZZ Center opens.

• Bushmans Kloof temporarily evacuated due to fires.

• Richard Branson's Virgin Limited Edition announces Opening of Mahali Mzuri in Kenya this summer.

• Notable luxury hotel projects: Alila Jabal Akhdar, Oman

• The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort googles every guest two weeks prior to arrival.

• Bernard Magrez opening luxury boutique hotel in Bordeaux.

• Honolulu officials take up height exemption for planned Ritz-Carlton Waikiki tower.