We have had a fantastic response to our Live Elite competition so far throughout the past 2 months and we are glad to welcome you all to the world of Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific, we hope that you enjoy your stay…

Live Elite April

Our competition started off in April on our Facebook profile where you had to perform a couple of simple tasks to get votes, and the person with the most votes won at the end of the month. After a fantastic response and a very close race to the finish we can announce that Joel Yeois our lucky winner and will be off to Banyan Tree Samui for a 4 Day / 4 Night Elite Resort holiday.

We spoke to Joel recently and the news took his breath away…

Finding out that I had won the fantastic prize of a 3 night stay at the beautiful Banyan Tree Samui took me a while to register as it was totally unbelievable! Really looking forward to this stay with much anticipation.

I love traveling and have a soft spot for indulgent stays especially those that offer me the luxury of personal space and a sense of peaceful bliss. Of course, having a variety of gourmet options will make the experience even more complete for me. The more I travel, the more I crave and appreciate places that grant me a respite from my busy schedule. This heaven sent trip couldn’t have been any more timely.

Live Elite May

Our Live Elite competition in May showcased the amazingly picturesque Huvafan Fushi by Per AQUUM in the Maldives. We asked you to tag yourself in one of their images on our Elite Resorts Facebook page and received a great response, so many of you tagged that we broke some of Facebook’s limitation.

We’ve just redrawn this competition this morning as our first winner could not be contacted in the given time period, however we can now announce that Will Banwell is the lucky winner and will be off for a 4 Day / 3 Night stay in the Maldives, and all of us at Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific are very jealous, make sure you send us a post card!

My fiancée Tasha & I are both avid travelers and Maldives has always been a dream destination for the two of us, something more akin to a honeymoon destination that we have always wanted to visit. Winning the June competition to spend 4 days at the stunning Huvaven Fushi is just incredible, I keep pinching myself. I think I must have been on the website about 50 times over the weekend looking at the pictures & imagining swimming in those lush turquoise waters & lazing back on our balcony opening our 2nd bottle of rose for the day!!

2011 is working out to be an incredible year having been to New York at the beginning of the year, Italy this summer & now Maldives later in the year, my luxury travel itch will certainly have been scratched in the most incredible ways this year. I really couldn’t be any more excited, thanks again for this amazing opportunity guys, we’ll send you a post card!

Thanks again to all that entered but there can only be one winner, or in this case two winners. We still have Live Elite running throughout June so make sure you get your entries in. Competition details can be found at this blog post, or on our Facebook profile.

Welcome to our monthly Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific Elite News & Events update for June 2011.

Half the year has passed already and what a year its been! June is traditionally a month where we begin to take a holiday to recharge, maybe enjoy an adventure (or 2) or even indulge in a little of the Elite life.

This is the very essence of Elite.

Elite is a holiday spent lying on a beach at the Pacific Resort Aitukai, reaching spiritual Nirvana at the Ananda in the Himalayas or Indulging in the spices, aromas and flavours of cultural delight in India in our Once in a Blue Moon series – Living in the Moment.

Elite is very proud this month to introduce our newest area, Elite Living!. here you can find your very own piece of the Elite World to purchase. From Thailand to the Maldives, to New Zealand, you now can truly live in the Elite World.

There are lots of things happening in the Elite Luxury Alliance this month. Firstly is the massive Diageo World Class event, with the culmination of months of nations bar tending competitions leading to the grand finale in Delhi India in July. This 5 day event will include the best bartenders in the world creating concoctions from the most premium of world spirits, Diageo. Over 5 days these talented craftsmen will compete amongst the finest celebrities, hospitality leaders and only the most luxurious settings. If you can get past that velvet rope, you are in for a massive experience.

This month also allows us to introduce The Ryokan Collection and five of their finest Ryokans to our Elite Luxury Alliance. Amazing, historical, gourmet, spa and rejuvenating retreats throughout Japan that allow you to place yourself in the hands of these the expertise of the Japanese masters.

We welcome the newest Elite member, the regal palace of the Taj Falaknuma Palace brimming with stories from India’s past, and luxury for India’s future and coming soon 3 of New Zealand’s recognised finest lodges Kauri Cliff, The Farm Cape Kidnapper and Matakauri Queenstown.

Our Elite Insider reaches out from the sun soaked shores of Kanuhura, where General Manager Vladimir Scanu, walks us along the reefs and places our feet in the sand on of this stunning Maldivian Atoll.

And our overwhelmingly popular Live Elite competition continues in June, featuring the Bali prize at the AYANA Resort & Spa for our Spa month. This month we decided to create a little treasure hunt in order to enter. A taste of Elite treasure to enhance your month of June!

So from all of us at Elite, please enjoy, share with your friends and good luck with Live Elite, Spa, for June!

This is your chance to ‘Live Elite’ and experience some of the most amazing resorts in the Asia Pacific region, courtesy of Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific.

Prize Details:
‘Live Elite’ with Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific in 2011 and you could experience some of the most amazing resorts in the Asia Pacific region each month, featuring Sun, Sea, Spa & Snow experiences.

To enter this fantastic competition view the Live Elite Facebook Competition!

The prize for the Live Elite draw for June 2011 is AYANA Resort and Spa: Named after a ‘place of refuge’ in Sanskrit, AYANA Resort and Spa Bali, Indonesia, is perched on limestone cliffs above the Indian Ocean near Jimbaran Bay on Bali’s south-western peninsula. The 77-hectare property enjoys majestic views and a secluded location across its 1.3 kilometre coastline, yet is just 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from Bali’s airport. This is one of Bali’s most lauded properties.

• June – SPA (4D/3N Experience at – AYANA Resort & Spa)

To enter Live Elite June 2011, visit eliteresortsofasiapacific.com & search for an Elite Resort in Indonesia named after a place of refuge.

Then simply email the name of the main bar with stunning cliff top views of the ocean and the Elite Resort name it is located in, to liveelite@eliteresortsofasiapacific.com!

To double your chances of winning the lucky draw, you can tag yourself in the Elite Resorts album on Facebook!

To find out more about this amazing Elite Resort please visit AYANA Resort & Spa at Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific.

Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific presents Elite Living!

Elite Living is the showcase of only the finest of quality luxury lifestyle-living available throughout our world. Elite Living is the opportunity to search, display, connect and secure premier quality Resort Residences and Vacation Homes from throughout the Asia Pacific region. It is the opportunity for Luxury Resort Residential Developers to reach out and make their introduction to luxury travel and lifestyle consumers, such as yourself, in a quality environment. Elite Living is also the opportunity for resort style Fixtures & Furnishings, Outdoor Design, deluxe Kitchens and other designer creations to be featured stylishly. This provides even more rewarding information and scope to the luxury consumer. Elite Living is simply the hub for the finest of Asia Pacific’s homes and their features. One central stage for “the finest, together” to perform.

Six Senses Private Residences
The Six Senses synergy of simple design and luxuriously spacious accommodation, uncompromising quality and service, and environmental sensitivity is presented in Six Senses Private Residences. These extraordinary villas are located in some of the most breathtaking corners of the world. Built with materials from sustainable sources, they tread lightly on the earth by applying construction techniques that are adapted to preserve the integrity of the environment and local communities that surround them. Far from lessening the luxury, the unique approach enhances the natural experience. Luxury living as nature intended… we call it living the Six Senses Private Residences lifestyle.

Villa Suralai, Koh Samui
A stunning private residence featuring six bedrooms, a 20m infinity pool, private Life Fitness gym, Bose sound throughout and ultra-modern architecture and interiors. The villa enjoys a spectacular private mountain location with cool gentle breezes year round and uninterrupted, breathtaking views of Samui and Koh Phang Ngan. It is possibly the most idyllic location on the island. The villa comes with its own live-in staff including a villa manager, personal chef, car and driver.

ReleaseNZ Private Retreat
ReleaseNZ offers you luxury accommodation in a stunningly-situated villa retreat in Wanaka, New Zealand. We offer more, though… Creating unforgettable travel experiences is part of the service. You’ll have exclusive use of the retreat during your time in Wanaka. Enjoy full-service options with your own private chef or choose a more private experience where you make use of our designer kitchen.

To find out more about the incredible Elite Living properties, please visit the Elite Living page at Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific.

A Staycation for those to the Manor born.

Your personal Rolls Royce collects you and your best friend from home or your office (what’s wrong with showing off!) taking you across the country to your Manor House. Or for international visitors, collection and transfer can be made from Changi Airport or your private Jet arrival. Sounds great already!

Here your 4 other best friends (who may also choose to come in comfort) are set to savour the finest of Capella Singapore with the support of a SGD$500 resort F&B credit per day, 2 x 60 minute Spa treatments per day for 2 best friends, complimentary mini bar and laundry, breakfast for 5 in the acclaimed Knolls Restaurant and to ensure your mobility 4 hours usage, your own chauffeur in a Mercedes Vito, ready to attend to your travel needs.

Whats more, you also will be provided with your very own Personal Assistant!

The second you confirm your reservation at Capella Singapore luxury hotel, you’ll gain access to one of the features that sets Capella Hotels apart the world over: the Personal Assistant. Skilled and trained in the fine art of preferential service, your Personal Assistant will contact you before you arrive to help fashion your stay to fulfill your every preference, so that every moment of your luxury vacation at one of the best hotels in Singapore is custom-crafted.

Plus if you make your reservation before 30 June you will be taking your now 6 very best friends to Universal Studios for the day.

So we have been borne to the Manor and what an Elite Experience it was.

Amentities in clouded in the package are:

• Complimentary unlimited laundry
• Includes breakfast for 6 person at The Knolls Restaurant
• Complimentary mini bar replenished daily
• Basic groceries & snacks
• SGD$500 Food & Beverage credit per day
• 2 x 60 minutes spa treatment per day for up to 2 persons
• 4 hours Mercedes Vito usage per stay (chauffeur driven)
• Minimum 3 stays stay, airport transfer by Rolls Royce

Rates are as follows:
Weekdays (Sunday to Thursday) – S$5500++ per night
Weekends (Friday to Saturday) – S$6500++ per night

So we have been borne to the Manor and what an Elite Experience it is!

To view further details or make a reservation for this offer visit Elite Experience – Capella Contemporary Manor.

For more information on this amazing resort please visit the Capella resort page at Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific.

Don’t forget, this month in Live Elite 2011, we have decided to shake things up a little. To enter, all you need to do is visit the Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific profile and tag yourself in any of the photos in the Huvafen Fushi by Per AQUUM album. It’s that simple. For further instructions visit our Live Elite Facebook Page, follow the competition instructions, and hopefully luck will be on your side!