Luxe Beat Magazine February 2014 | Page 5

LET T ER FRO M T HE EDITO R Welcome to the premier edition of Luxe Beat Magazine. The Luxe Beat experience caters to the luxury reader who is looking for more. Our contributors travel the world looking for the best of the best. Luxury at its finest, and won’t expect anything that does not meet our highest of standards. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to pull this publication together. Maralyn D. Hill, our Executive Editor is the leading expert when it comes to the luxury market, without her insight and keen sense of style, this publication would not have been possible. Gillian Nicol, our Production Editor has made the words come to life on the website and works closely with our contributors to keep us on point. To Michelle Winner, Editor-at-Large, Linda Kissam, Global Wine & Travel Editor-at-Large,Dale Sanders, Senior Travel & Lifestyle Editor /Director of Photography, and Kathy Wannamaker, Sales Associate, thank you for all of your support and contributions to help make Luxe Beat Magazine a reality. Thank you to all of our advertisers and sponsors for believing in us so early on, we appreciate the support. To our readers, we hope that Luxe Beat Magazine is all that you’re looking for in a luxury publication and more. Cheers! Sherrie Wilkolaski Editor-in-Chief PS If you haven’t heard of Luxe Beat, you’re not on the right list. FRO M T HE DESK O F MARALY N D. HILL As executive editor of Luxe Beat Magazine, Ihave many responsibilities, but the one that requires suggestions from readers and contributors alike is the stories. All of our editors and a consortium of esteemed and talented writers and photographers in the luxury market are seeking assignments. We know there are hidden gems we have not discovered. We all travel the world, but we continue to discover. Please feel free to contact me with suggestions, contacts and informat