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Dec 11, 2017, 3:45 am

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Kagehitokiri

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thanks FlyerEC (and Fliar for the report)

24?
$784 Ming Courtyard Suite 99m2

new part of villa
$1209 Ming Pavilion 115m2
$1360 Ming Deluxe Pavilion 160m2

private pool, antique part of villa, difference unclear
$2719 Antique Pavilion with 1 bedroom 600m2
$3777 Antique Villa with 1 bedroom 600m2 [not loaded online]
$4230 Antique Pavilion with 2 bedrooms 700m2
$5590 Antique Villa with 2 bedrooms 700m2 ]not loaded online]

villa 1000m2
$7554 4BR Antique (Antique villa, Ming Deluxe Pavilion and 2 Ming Pavilion)
$8159 4BR Qing Antique (2 Antique villa, Ming Deluxe Pavilion and Ming pavilion)
$9065 5BR Antique [2 antique 3 new]
$9820 4BR Ming Antique [4 new]
$10878 4BR Amanyangyun [4 antique]

so far they decided against including board in standard and opening rates ?
(at one point someone here was told by aman that rates would include it)

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Dec 21, 2017, 10:57 am

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The Aman London event is taking place the beginning of February. I attended the 2015 event, where almost all the company directors (including Mr. Doronin) and a handful of GMs were present, so I assume similar this time around. 9 GMs are noted to be there, yet the same was mentioned last time and almost half could not attend in the end. So far it is GMs from Jena, Sveti Stefan, Tokyo, Venice, Zoe as well as John Reed, Jann Hess, Nicolas Pillet and Julien Surget. It would be good to meet any other FTers attending.

Dec 21, 2017, 10:58 am

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ask about amanusa closing at end of feb
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxu...l#post29200915

tokyo Tomoko Yagi ? was acting GM

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Dec 21, 2017, 11:05 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri

ask about amanusa closing at end of feb

tokyo Tomoko Yagi ? was acting GM

Will do.

It says Yasuo Mizobuchi on the invite. I was in Aman Tokyo last week, but the GM was offsite and I was too tired to ask anything beyond that.

Dec 21, 2017, 11:13 am

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moved

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Dec 21, 2017, 2:38 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri

ask about amanusa closing at end of feb
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxu...l#post29200915

tokyo Tomoko Yagi ? was acting GM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacMyDay

Will do.

It says Yasuo Mizobuchi on the invite. I was in Aman Tokyo last week, but the GM was offsite and I was too tired to ask anything beyond that.

GM Tokyo is Yasuo M

Dec 22, 2017, 10:59 am

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latteluxurynews.com/2017/11/10/aman-raises-glass-new-york-shanghai-30-years-sydneys-chin-chin/

Quote:

8 November. The Aman team – Anna Nash, Head of Global PR; Christina Deeny, Head of Global Sales; Ian White, GM Amanusa & Regional Director Indonesia; Sven Van den Broeck, GM Amanzoe; and Yasuo Mizobuchi, Director of Sales Japan

oct 23 yasuo with industry
twitter.com/goFurtherEast/status/922607612868173824

linkedin.com/in/tomoko-yagi-53111926
aman tokyo
oct 2017 GM
aug 2017 - oct 2017 acting GM
apr 2016 - jul 2017 hotel manager

presumably ian will be based at jiwo

yara >
promoted resort manager serge ditesheim (fairly new like some others?)
new chef erik gremmer?

pending GM - shanghai

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Dec 22, 2017, 12:19 pm

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Aman Costa Rica

Just received an e-mail teasing Aman's new destination. Here's a link to the full page (including video.)

https://www.aman.com/resorts/costa-rica

I guess Aman views the Guanacaste area as being underserved, even with FS there.... but I can't help but think the Pantanal region in Brazil would be a better choice.... at least, it would be MY choice

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Dec 22, 2017, 12:39 pm

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It seems the new direction for Aman is less about remote locations in which Aman creates a luxury destination (as was true originally) and more about taking advantage of already established destinations. Aman’s urban expansion is suggestive of this new approach, as is this Costa Rica location.

One wonders if Aman will press for completion of Amanoca, as Aman supposedly wants to open in South America. One wonders what if anything is happening with the Gabon project.

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Dec 22, 2017, 8:01 pm

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Interesting to see them pick a Japanese woman for Aman Tokyo. She seems to be very experienced in the industry.

Dec 29, 2017, 3:09 pm

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Huma Abedin's Cousin Convicted Of Fraud With "Russian Donald Trump

I did not know that the infamous Omar Amanat was a relative of Huma Abedin. I have long recovered from my depression caused by the loss of Aman to Vlad. And I wish Amanat good luck in prison.

Dec 30, 2017, 2:28 am

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Originally Posted by mike_la_jolla

I did not know that the infamous Omar Amanat was a relative of Huma Abedin. I have long recovered from my depression caused by the loss of Aman to Vlad. And I wish Amanat good luck in prison.

Wonder how he was able to play AZ. Awful.

Dec 9, 2018, 1:34 pm

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Originally Posted by mike_la_jolla

I did not know that the infamous Omar Amanat was a relative of Huma Abedin. I have long recovered from my depression caused by the loss of Aman to Vlad. And I wish Amanat good luck in prison.

I had posted on FT about that family relationship, but the linked article is incorrect in some substantial part. The criminal conviction of Amanat (and his brother in a related matter) wasn’t related to Doronin/Aman; it was related to a publicly traded company in the digital space and to covering up for an insolvent hedge fund operation run by a long time business acquaintance of his. It was quite the tangled web, but Aman is Doronin’s show.

Vladislav Doronin — the so-called Russian Donald Trump in the article — understandably has no regrets that Amanat has been placed in a federal correctional center in Manhattan, even as it has nothing to do with Aman and Doronin.

Dec 10, 2018, 1:34 am

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I realize that the above post is connected with this specific thread but nonetheless, I think it is time to move on to the 2018 Aman thread for the remaining few weeks of 2018. It's at Amanresorts Thread 2018

To encourage that, I am closing this thread.

RichardInSF, moderator, luxury hotels and travel

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