Luxury Travel Advisor - December 2008 - (Page 18) RIFFELALP CHALET JUNIOR SUITE offers spectacular alpine views. with weights, a steam room and cardio equipment, as well as a plasma TV and entertainment system. In the Virgin Touch Spa treatment room, your clients can luxuriate with a Back Bliss Massage or Citrus Detox Reviver from the Lodge’s own resident beauty therapist. Lavish meals are prepared by the chalet’s Chef Gerwin Brand, who trained at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, the Michelin-starred restaurant in the English countryside. Your VIPs can request what they like, whether an informal meal or four-course gourmet feast—food is personalized for their pleasure. Examples of signature dishes in- clude roasted free-range chicken with pumpkin, caramelized shallot and walnut-and-parsley pesto, and braised Icelandic cod, bok choy and mussels with a lemongrass sauce. The wine cellar is stocked with a fine selection of international wines; two bars brim with top-quality spirits and beer. For adrenaline-seeking sybarites, book a high-octane heli-skiing adventure with SwisSKIsafari (www.swisskisafari.com), which works extensively with travel agents. The best way for adrenaline hounds to experience the world-famous terrain and untouched backcountry of the Alps is with a luxurious, custom-tailored journey created by the SwisSKIsafari team. Founder Danielle Stynes (danielle@swisskisafari.com; 011-41-27-398-2194) explains that their company “focuses on accessing the inaccessible,” specializing in bespoke trips for VIPs who want to be challenged with a unique travel experience. One such five-night tour takes guests from Verbier to Italy and Chamonix, stopping wherever the snow is best and skiing across country borders away from the crowded pistes. After exhilarating days, your clients will be pampered with top-notch digs in luxury hotels and chalets, like the Riffelalp Resort 2222m (www. zermatt.ch/riffelalp) which, as the name suggests, occupies a regal perch 2,222 meters above sea level in Zermatt, overlooking the Matterhorn, the icon of the Alps. Examples of customized trips include a simulation of a Mount Everest climb for Discovery Channel’s media executives on Europe’s highest peak (Mont Blanc), the ultimate snowboarding adventure for a team of investment bankers and a personal challenge for a father and son to brave the high altitudes and hike across glaciers and towering peaks. 18 LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR | December 2008 http://www.zermatt.ch/riffelalp http://www.zermatt.ch/riffelalp http://www.swisskisafari.com
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