{"id":1469,"date":"2011-05-13T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2017-02-23T15:37:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T15:37:54","slug":"9000-visitors-expected-at-marbella-luxury-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/9000-visitors-expected-at-marbella-luxury-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"9000 visitors expected at Marbella Luxury Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Marbella has always been known as a glitz and glamour destination, and in a few weeks time, the town is about to turn up the volume on its reputation as the Mediterranean\u2019s \u201cking of bling\u201d\u2026 Louise Cook Edwards reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With more brands per square metre in Puerto Ban\u00fas than even Spanish superstar cities Madrid and Barcelona, fashion is the key feature of the Marbella Luxury Weekend, taking place in the resort from 2-5 June.<\/p>\n<p>With brands such as\u00a0 Chloe, Missoni, Bvlgari, Dior, Burberry, Cartier, Chopard, Gucci and Jimmy Choo all lining the wharf of the famous pleasure port, central to the much anticipated event is a giant catwalk located on the port\u2019s main jetty \u2013 close to the moorings of the superyachts.\u00a0 Here models will sashay down the runway\u00a0 sporting a selection of the latest creations by the world\u2019s giants of fashion.\u00a0 Some of the brands will also have individual marquees set out on the wharfs in which they can create their own individual worlds of fashion and glamour in which to wow the public and a number of VIP guests and celebrities gathering in the resort for the occasion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>High Octane Fashion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two leading figures of Spain\u2019s high society were in attendance at the at a recent press conference to announce the event,\u00a0 Cartier\u2019s head of communication in Spain, Simoneta G\u00f3mez Acebo, a member of the Spanish royal family, and\u00a0 the \u201cface\u201d of Marbella Luxury Weekend, Princess Beatrice d\u2019Orleans, formerly an ambassador of the house of Dior in Spain. Marbella Mayor, M\u00aa Angeles Mu\u00f1oz expressed her thanks to all involved, and praised the tremendous effort being made by more than 30 brands to bring this event together.<\/p>\n<p>Marbella\u2019s Councillor for Tourism, Jos\u00e9 Luis Hern\u00e1ndez was proud to unveil the project \u2013 which has been long in the making. He expects the Marbella Luxury Weekend to showcase the qualities which set the resort apart from other tourist destinations around Europe. Certainly Puerto Ban\u00fas ranks as one of the most visited tourist attractions in Spain, with several million visitors a year sampling the designer shopping, restaurants, bars and nightclubs, along with unbeatable people watching opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The event also has the support of the Marbella Centre for Tourist Initiatives (CIT) whose president, Juan Jos\u00e9 Gonz\u00e1lez, sees it as \u201ca fantastic opportunity to promote the city\u201d which is one of the main objectives of the CIT on behalf of the business community. Similarly the Vice-president of Puerto Banus expressed his delight that \u201cThe port and its facilities had been chosen as the setting for this event\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>A Quality Guarantee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Less than a year since Marbella\u2019s reputation was reinforced by the visit of Michelle Obama for her summer vacation, and the Starlite Gala, attended by such stellar personalities as Eva Longoria and Antonio Banderas, the Marbella Luxury Weekend focused on fashion, trends and everything that shines, could be the event that makes the perfect \u201chat trick\u201d to firmly cement Marbella\u2019s reputation as a quality international resort.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marbella has always been known as a glitz and glamour destination, and in a few weeks time, the town is about to turn 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