Feature of the month
Win Designer Lingerie From Myriam Girard
This month we are giving away an exquisite piece of designer lingerie from French Designer Myriam Giard. Myriam who founded her eponymous label in 2009 decided to change careers and embraced lingerie design after having worked in the city. Her lingerie is timeless, elegant and luxurious. She learned couture from her mother at a very early age and that taught her to make lingerie and nightwear pieces that fit and flatter the feminine frame. One lucky lady will receive a stunning Babydoll made of 100% Silk and French Chantilly lace, in glamorous pink silk satin, It is soft, comfortable and very flattering and is gathered under the bust for a very Imperial look. The bust part is doubled in silk for extra support. It has adjustable straps,
To be in with a chance, all you need to do is register on maiden-voyage.com between now and the 31st january 2012 and one lucky lady will be selected at random.
Terms and Conditions of Entry
The competition is open to female UK residents only. The winner will be selected at random after the 31st January 2012. Where prizes are not claimed within 14 days a new winner will be selected.
If you are not eligible to enter you can can still purchase this and other pieces directly from Myriam Girard.
Read our exclusive interview in BQ Magazine
This month BQ feature our founder maiden-voyage.com Carolyn Pearson in the Yorkshire Edition. Carolyn talks exlusively about why she's passionate about making buisness travel both SAFE & SOCIAL and what it takes for a hotel to be recognised as Female-Friendly. Carolyn talks about some of the common mistakes made even by some of the most well-known hotels and how simple tweaks to service can make a huge difference to the lone female traveller.
She goes on to talk about the opportunities for brands to work exclusively with maiden-voyage.com from the less feminie sectors such as financial services and automotive and how brands such as Maserati have seen the potential to woo the professional woman. See the full interview on Page18
maiden-voyage.com wins Virtual Business Award
At maiden-voyage.com we are delighted to have won one of the PeoplePerHour.com Virtual Business Awards. The PPH Virtual Business Awards 2010 are the first of their kind, aimed at rewarding, young, fledgling companies that make progressive use of the web and technology in the way they operate, innovate and compete. The impressive line up of judges included:
- Paul Birch, Bebo
- Doug Munro, Zoopla
- Pernille Bruun-Jensen, Intuit UK
- Xenios Thrasyvoulou, PeoplePerHour.com
- Darren Fell, Crunch.co.uk
- Michael Stephanblome AdJug
We're especially excited about this award because we are passionate about the power of the web and how it enables our amazing members from all around globe to connect.
2010 was an outstanding year for us having being recognised in no less than 5 business, innvoation and technology awards, which included:
Jeanne wins five piece skincare essentials kit from Alpha-H courtesy of HQhair
Last month, our partners HQhair gave away a fabulous prize to one of the ladies who networked during October. The lucky winner was Jeanne-Elise Haydecker from India who won the skin care essentials kit from Alpha-H, Australia's favourite skincare range after networking in Sao Paulo and Cape Town.
HQhair.com is one of the leading online retailers of some of the best cosmetics, fragrances and hair products; brands include Stila, Aveda, Dermalogica, and Ren. With a wide range of our favourite brands in the handy travel sizes from Burts Bee's, Dermalogica it's a great place to stock up before your trip. HQhair ship internationally and you can even have your products waiting at your hotel for you upon arrival or order last minute goodies that you may have forgotten.
If you would still like to get your hands on this fabulous skin care kit or see all the other beauty goodies on offer take a look at HQhair now.
To see all of our hair and beauty partners, click here.
Read our exclusive interview in BQ Magazine
Scoring a whopping 97% for being female friendly, The Meydan Hotel in Dubai is the latest hotel to join us and we are delighted. Female friendly features include a dedicted ladies only floor, a feature that is particularly valued in the Middle East.
Located centrally, The Meydan Hotel offers lavishly appointed rooms and suites with private balconies just 20mins away from Dubai International Airport and 10mins away from Dubai Mall. You can enjoy the multiple Ladies benefits with in-room check in, exclusive amenities, a special room service menu and private female butlers attending to your needs. The hotel offers extensive dining options, state of the art Gym, a SPA with a wide range of treatments and massages and the amazing outdoor Infinity Rooftop Swimming Pool. Visit The Meydan Website.
Click to see all of our female friendly hotels.
Winner of our fabulous holiday body from Rodial competition will be announced shortly
Congratulations go to Rebecca Everton who one last month's prize for networking. Rebecca won a box of Skinny Beach Sticks from Rodial.
If you need a holiday body confidence boost then look no furher than Skinny Beach Sticks. They are a dietary supplement, to be taken two weeks prior to your holiday, they immediately get to work activating your natural tanning pigments to give you a deep golden tan whilst the fat melting ingrediants tone those thighs.
Look out for future compeitions, all you simply have to so is register for networking - it really couldn't be easier..
maiden-voyage.com wins travel and innovation awards
The awards season is upon us and we at maiden-voyage.com have plenty to smile about having scooped two major innovation awards at this years Business Travel and Meetings Show.
The purpose of the annual Innovation Awards is to recognise those business travel & meetings suppliers who create highly innovative products, services and processes for travel & meeting bookers, buyers and arrangers or business travellers.
maiden-voyage.com won the Traveller Support Services award after being short listed by an expert industry panel which included the Financial Times, the Times and The Business Travel Magazine. Finalists won a stand at the innovation awards arena. The winner was then determined by a voting process both online and at the show.
maiden-voyage.com then went on to win the coveted Gold Award, which recognises the most innovative solution across all categories, beating off tough competition from established players such as American Express, Sabre and Carlson Wagonlit Travel. Founder Carolyn Pearson said “I’m both astounded and delighted to have won both of these awards. Social networks continue to become part of our daily lives and fit naturally with the travel business. I’m especially delighted that the judges were open to an entry from a relatively new start-up. Maiden-voyage.com is the culmination of my passion for travel, great hotels, the safety and security of female passengers, technology and networking.
I’d like to thank those hotels that had the faith and insight to be some of our first advertisers because they are also passionate about female friendly travel. Special thanks go to everybody who voted for us.”
Earlier this year Pearson was runner up in the technology innovator category at the Shine Awards which recognise women in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality.
maiden-voyage.com partners with farfetch.com
Congratulations go to Rebecca Everton who one last month's prize for networking. Rebecca won a box of Skinny Beach Sticks from Rodial.
If you need a holiday body confidence boost then look no furher than Skinny Beach Sticks. They are a dietary supplement, to be taken two weeks prior to your holiday, they immediately get to work activating your natural tanning pigments to give you a deep golden tan whilst the fat melting ingrediants tone those thighs.
Look out for future compeitions, all you simply have to so is register for networking - it really couldn't be easier..
maiden-voyage.com partners with farfetch.com
Ladies, in September, BBC Audio books gave away an amazing prize consisting of a bunch of radio crime titles which include John leCarré's, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. Click here to find out more about BBC Audiobooks.
The lucky prizewinner was Elizabeth Subi.
Elizabeth, orignally from Argentina, moved to Tarragona in Spain about 20 years ago, for work.
In her native country she used to work as a Kindergarden teacher, and in Spain she has worked for many years teaching English tochildren. Nowadays Elizabeth is still involved in education, but with adults.
Elizabeth is a proud mother of four, ranging from 10 to 19 years old. She enjoys seeing good films, theatre and music and loves cooking and baking when she's home. She enjoy travelling and has visited almost everywhere in Europe and Argentina.
Orignially, Elizabeth joined MAIDEN-VOYAGE because she was planing a a trip to the USA to celebrate her 50’s , and thought it would be nice to meet women from all over the world.
NEW!!! Female Friendly Hotel Biniarroca, Menorca
Check out our latest addition to our female friendly hotels, the Biniarroca in Menorca. This hotel is run and inspired by two women, an artist and a fashion designer, who are very much in touch with the needs of the female traveller.
A peaceful adult-only hotel, the Biniarroca provides an ideal retreat from the stress of modern-day life. It is the perfect hideaway for professional women who wish to chill out and be pampered. Expect absolute discretion at check in and room allocation, two swimming pools set in beautiful gardens, massage and other complimentary therapies, including the signature 5 senses massage.
A small hotel that prides itself in its personal yet discreet and friendlly service, staff will cater for your every need, ensuring priortiy seating in the garden restaurant and with chefs happy to prepare specialist menus to suit your dietary requirements.
The 18 stylish yet comfortable en-suite rooms are equipped with queen or king size beds, air conditioning, original oil paintings and beaufiully designed interiors.
For more information see their web site.
or contact the hotel directly by email