Now, the French champagne Maison has announced yet another Hotel Clicquot pop-up. The location is once again Australia, but instead of Byron Bay, the hotel will set up temporary residence in Noosa, another beachside town in Queensland.

What to expect at Hotel Clicquot Noosa

It appears that Veuve Clicquot is replicating the decor, activities and services from last year in this year’s pop-up. Guests will be welcomed by a driver once they arrive at the Sunshine Coast and driven to the hotel in a Tesla. The interior of Hotel Clicquot Noosa would feature the same bright white/yolk-yellow accents and retro-inspired touches, a theme that extends to the exterior also.

Visitors will also have the option of participating in early-morning yoga sessions, enjoying relaxing massages and spa sessions, as well as surfing lessons. But, instead of a car ride that was offered in the Byron Bay pop-up, there would be private boat cruises and a cinema experience if visitors are not up for outdoor activities.

Another new addition to the list of activities to partake in at Hotel Clicquot is a cruise along Noosa River on a kitted-out mahogany speedboat – dubbed the Clicquot Dreamboat – which will end in a bespoke picnic flowing with Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé. This would cost an additional $1000 AUD, so, should you choose to add this to your package, you would be paying $8000 AUD instead of the standard $7000 AUD per couple.

For food, expect a chef’s table experience around a fire pit with locally caught seafood for dinner. On your second night, Byron Bay chef David Moyle will helm a “garden gastronomy” degustation menu paired with La Grande Dame vintages to cap your experience at Hotel Clicquot Noosa. Breakfast will be prepared by the in-hotel private chef and guests looking to eat beyond mealtimes have the choice to order whatever they like from the hotel’s on-demand menu.

What is a champagne hotel without champagne? From the moment they step into the hotel, guests would be greeted with a glass of champagne that would go on to make appearances several times throughout the day, either at mealtimes or during a guided Champagne journey with an experienced sommelier.

How to snag a stay at Hotel Clicquot?

Since this is a pop-up as opposed to a standard hotel, bookings can only be done at specific periods of time, This year, Hotel Clicquot Noosa will be open to visitors from November 4 to 13. The first allocation of dates seems to have already been booked out but the official website has opened expressions of interest for when more dates become available.

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May 2022 grant us all the best of life and its blessings!

You might be right to say that it’s too late in the year for new year greetings, but then again…just one more from a brand you love should not be too much, right?

2021 was definitely an interesting year! We all went into it with boundless expectations and tonnes of enthusiasm. Maybe it was because we were all grateful to be alive having escaped mortality from Covid 19, or was it because we all had a renewed awareness of what was truly important in life and therefore had more zeal for life and living?

Whatever it was for you, it was especially interesting for us at ASPIRE. We worked with great brands who were all committed to delivering the best customer experiences while the luxury industry in Africa and across the world began to pick up with amazing campaigns, and as always we featured some pretty cool people from all walks of life.

Opening up our top stories for 2021 was one of the brands that made our list of beautiful, thoughtful gifts for Valentine’s – The Orishiriri Cookbook by Tola Akerele, a rich compilation of Nigerian dishes and recipes that is a sure lifesaver on days when you are not sure of what to prepare.

We followed this special feature with the ASPIRE Ones to Watch for the year. We don’t believe you missed it, but in case you did, just click on the link to find out who made the cut.

PS: We are planning something extra special for Valentine’s this year, so make sure you’re subscribed to our newsletter and are following our social media handles to be in the loop!

March

Next up was our compilation of 12 Dubai attractions that were slated to launch last year. Still undecided on where to vacation with the family this year? The article may provide useful recommendations.

April

Counterfeiting of luxury goods has always been a problem, which is why the news that LVMH, Cartier and Prada had joined forces on Blockchain to fight this practice was another top story for 2021.

And days later, we published our first book review of the year. The book in question? Bringing up Race by Uju Asika.

June

Our top story for June was Bentley’s announcement that it had teamed up with Lifescore to introduce an adaptive music feature in its electric vehicles. The first Bentley EV is scheduled to come out in 2025, and if you’ve ever wanted to own one, now is a good time to start working towards it.

July

Nigerian-born Bunmi Agusto had her first solo exhibition in July, and we had a sit-down with her to discuss her journey into the world of art as well as the exhibition.

September

September’s top stories started with an expose on Winston leather, a Nigerian leather and fashion accessories brand that has its eyes on global domination.

It was followed by the findings of a luxury investment report from Knight Frank on the most valuable alternative luxury assets for the year (Hint: it isn’t what you think!) and ended with Veuve Cliquot’s Bold Conversations that held for the first time in Lagos. Although the discussions centred around the female gender, the lessons gleaned are useful for anyone navigating the corporate world today.

October

Another of our art exhibition spotlights, Framing Her exhibition by GAIA Africa in partnership with Aworanka made its debut.  We also reported on a new type of luxury vacation, one that combines education with adventure.

October was also the month that saw our Editor in Chief, Bella Ikeme, make the Most Influential People of Africa MIPAD Global Top 100 Under 40 class of 2021 list. The honour was in recognition of all her work with ASPIRE to promote African and African inspired brands within continent and around the world. We invite you to go back to the article to read all about it.

November

November’s first top story was our review on the Beauty West Africa exhibition, an event that unites beauty brands from all over the African continent and the world in one space.

Sadly, we lost legendary fashion designer and polymath, Virgil Abloh, this month. One of his last known collaborations, Project MAYBACH with Mercedes Benz, was our second top story for November.

December

Closing our top stories for 2021 rather nicely was the Patek Phillipe Nautilus Ref 5711 for Tiffany&Co. Wonder what is so special about this unique, ultra-limited-edition timepiece? For the last time, we invite you to click on the link in case you missed the story.

So you see, we had some really good times and brought you some really great content.

On behalf of ASPIRE, I would like to say a big THANK YOU! to our team, content creators and contributors, partners and collaborators, clients and YOU!

We appreciate your continued interest in all that we have to offer, and for finding our content valuable and relevant. We have so much more planned for you all in 2022…we are going to make some magic!

ASPIRE is fired up to feature even more amazing content, organise thought-provoking industry events, and bring you insights and stories from all the people and luxury brands that you know and those that you should!

Have a great 2022!

xoxo

Bella Ikeme

Editor in Chief

ASPIRE Luxury Magazine 

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Veuve Cliquot is a brand that is rooted in trailblazing courage: founded by Barbe-Nicole Clicquot in the 19^th century, it is the first premium champagne brand to be led by a woman. One who was widowed at the young age of 27 and thus devoid of a male guide as was common at the time. In her honour, the brand created an award in 1972 to celebrate female leaders who possess and exhibit this same audacity and tenacity.

It has since evolved into the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award that also features Bold Conversations, an event that promotes dialogue from top female leaders in every sector on topical issues concerning women.

It was perhaps in the spirit of this audacity and profound courage the event seeks to promote that the inaugural edition of Bold Conversations held at the Ebony Life Place in Victoria Island, Lagos, on the 23rd of September 2021. Ebony Life place – owned by bold woman, Mo Abudu – officially opened in 2019 after three years of planning and scaling hurdles as she explained at the event.

In the audience was an array of several bold women comprising female founders & executives across various disciplines such as Ana Boix, Colette Otusheso, Stephanie Busari, Chinwe Egwim, Linda Sodeinde, Deborah Nicol-Omeruah, Adaeze Yobo, Nicole Chikwe, Ashim Egunjobi, Adaku Ijara, Ore Runsewe, Teni Sagoe, Vanessa Azar, Tania Omotayo amongst others.

The program started with a virtual welcome address from the brand’s Chief Marketing Officer, Carole Bildé, and an opening speech from the General Manager of Moët Hennessy Nigeria, Sebastien Choeun. It then transitioned quickly into a 3-part conversation based on the findings gleaned from a Barometer study the brand had carried out earlier and was moderated by host, Michelle Dede.

The first part – Do Women In Business Need To Adopt Specific Behaviors To Succeed? – featured Andrew Alli, Group CEO, Southbridge Group; Mo Abudu, CEO Ebony Life Group, and, Temi Marcella Awogboro, Executive Director, Evercare Hospital.

The key issue tackled in this session was a response from the barometer study which revealed that 54 per cent of Nigerian women believe that they must act more like men to succeed as entrepreneurs while 51 per cent of Nigerian women believe they must show more authority than their male counterparts to succeed professionally.

Both Michelle and Andrew agreed that it is a valid belief, but the narrative needs to change. As Mr Alli said: “As both men and women, it is incumbent for us to change the narrative that women cannot embrace their authentic selves to succeed in business. Do not become a different person because you feel that is what you need to succeed.”

The topic of the second discussion was Navigating Female Entrepreneurship In A Post Covid World- Closing The Gap and it featured Olatowun Candide-Johnson, Founder GAIA AFRICA; Nkemdilim Uwaje-Begho, Managing Director, Future Software Resources, and, Adenrele Sonariwo, Founder, Rele Art Gallery who shared their key business learnings during the pandemic.

Not surprisingly, the study found out that more than 90 per cent of Nigerian men and women believe that mentors are important for female entrepreneurs. In a surprising twist of events, all three panelists debunked this idea, stating that it is better for female entrepreneurs to be surrounded by a strong and viable network of their peers. Even more interesting was that the audience agreed.

The Visible And Unseen Barriers For Female Entrepreneurship, the final discussion of the evening, was tackled by Tosin Oshinowo, CEO, cm-Design Atelier, Oyinade Osobajo, Head of Marketing, Moove Africa, and Eloho Omame, Co-Founder, FirstCheck Africa who addressed gender-based barriers and how to handle them.

Speaking on her experience, Oyinade Osobajo said, “Juggling marriage and work is a continuous effort. You need to know that challenges will come, so get your resources ready.  Just go for it, don’t overthink it”

The inaugural edition of Bold Conversations by Veuve Clicquot in Nigeria provided an opportunity for women to engage, network, discuss and proffer solutions on the state of female entrepreneurship in Nigeria. As Bildé stated in her opening address, “(The) Bold by Veuve Clicquot program is so important – because it gives visibility and a voice to those female entrepreneurs who need it. Today more than ever. And everywhere in the world”

To access the panel discussions as well as the barometer study on the state of female entrepreneurship in Nigeria, sign up here.

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