Mr. & Mrs. Smith (travel guide)
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| Type | Private |
| Genre | Travel guides, Travel Agency |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | James Lohan Tamara Heber-Percy |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Industry | Publications, Travel |
| Products | Temporary Accommodation, Books,CDs |
| Website | http://www.mrandmrssmith.com/ |
Mr & Mrs Smith is a travel publisher and hotel booking service specialising in boutique, individual and small luxury hotels and is based in London, United Kingdom[1]. Founded in 2003, the company has published five books under its Spy Publishing imprint (four volumes of anonymous hotel reviews, featuring destinations in the UK, Ireland and Europe[2] and Smith 52, a compendium of events around the world. In addition, Mr & Mrs Smith has released four Something for the Weekend compilation albums of chill-out travel music.
In 2006, the company created a television series, The Smith’s Hotels for Two, which was presented by Juliet Kinsman and Andrew Grahame and showed for six episodes on Discovery Travel & Living[3].
Mr & Mrs Smith currently maintains a Webby award-winning[4] online directory of more than 350 boutique hotels in the UK, Europe, the United States, South East Asia, Africa, Australia, the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean, as well as a number of vacation rental properties in Europe[5] and Alpine ski chalets[6].
Each boutique hotel represented is subjected to a minimum of two visits, by both company staff and anonymous reviewers[7].
A diverse group of celebrities and notable individuals have contributed hotel reviews to Mr & Mrs Smith’s books and website, including Stella McCartney, Raymond Blanc, Howard Marks, Lucy Yeomans, Roland Mouret and Dita Von Teese[8].
It was announced in 2007, that Mr & Mrs Smith founders James Lohan and Tamara Heber-Percy are planning to open their own boutique hotel in 2009[9].
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Bowes, Gemma. "50 essential travel websites", The Observer 2007-02-18. Retrieved on 2008-04-28
- ^ O'Brien, Harriet. "The Complete Guide to European Boutique Hotels",The Independent 2006-03-11. Retrieved on 2008-04-28
- ^ The Smiths: Hotels for Two on the International Movie Database
- ^ "2006 Webby Award Honorees". Retrieved on 2008-04-28
- ^ Bennett, Suzy."Luxury self-catering holidays in Britain" The Telegraph, 2008-02-29. Retrieved on 2008-04-28
- ^ Grove, Sophie. "Snow Chic" Lux. Retrieved on 2008-04-28
- ^ Knight, Jane. "Which guidebooks can you trust?" The Times Online 2008-04-16. Retrieved on 2008-04-28
- ^ List of Mr & Mrs Smith's reviewers Retrieved on 2008-04-28
- ^ Hide, Will "Guidebook gurus to open hotel" The Times Online, 2007-09-04. Retrived on 2008-04-28
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