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Day: 6 February 2018

Golf’s Ryder Cup to be centre-stage at MonacoUSA event Tuesday

by: Cassandra Tanti
06/02/2018

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This year’s Ryder Cup, where America’s top golfers compete against the best in Europe, will be held in continental Europe for only the second time in its history, this September at Le Golf National, Paris.

To celebrate, MonacoUSA’s monthly networking event will welcome Susan Feaster, CEO of Ryder Cup France 2018 US Partners Club for an evening of golf fun, fashion and fans.

The event on Tuesday,February 13, will be held on the StarDeck at Stars’n’Bars and MonacoUSA director Annette Anderson emphasised that attendees definitely don’t need to be golfers to enjoy themselves.

“Our events are all about networking, for business or for meeting new friends. This Tuesday, we’re planning mini-golf competitions, a free tombola and prizes that anyone can enjoy plus a fashion show. There’s no entrance fee and, as always, we’re open to all nationalities.”

The fashion show will feature men’s and women’s golf clothing from the Monaco boutique One Eagle. Prizes include private golf lessons at the Royal Mougins golf course with Stephane Damiano of Prime Golf Academy.

The networking begins at 6:30pm with a cash bar and complimentary snacks.

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Counterfeit gamblers sentenced in Monaco

by: Cassandra Tanti
06/02/2018

In a case going back almost three years, four Bulgarian nationals have been sentenced for passing a number of fake 500-euro notes at Monte-Carlo casino, French-language daily Monaco Matin reports.

The defendants were arrested at the Monaco Monte-Carlo train station in March, 2016, and two of the four have been locked up awaiting trial since that date.

The youngest of the accused was acquitted, while the remaining three were sentenced to one, two and three years in prison. The court heard that the Monaco authorities had received a tip-off from the Italian financial police on March 9, 2016. The Bulgarians were suspected of using fake 500-euro bills to bet at San Remo’s casino before moving on to Monaco.

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Monaco’s Beefbar opens in Dubai

by: Cassandra Tanti
06/02/2018
Photo: Facebook Beefbar Dubai
Photo: Facebook Beefbar Dubai

Beefbar Dubai opened on Monday, February 5, the sixth outlet for the chain, which also has eateries in Hong Kong, Mexico and Monaco, where it all started out.

The restaurant is housed in the space that formerly held Greg Malouf’s Cle in Al Fattan Currency House in DIFC. It promises “fresh and delicious cuts of meat” in a “fashionable, sophisticated venue,” according to Time Out Dubai.

There’s a raw bar with beef tartare and Black Angus carpaccio, Kobe burgers, Argentinian steaks and Dutch veal, and a butcher’s shop so the fine cuts can be cooked at home.

Beefbar was set up by Riccardo Giraudi, thanks to, unsurprisingly, his love of meat. It’s billed as “unpretentious food” for “discerning carnivores”. The restaurant itself will be operated under the auspices of Flavio Briatore, who said: “I am delighted to open one of the most sought-after restaurants in one of the most incredible cities in the world. Dubai is bursting with great restaurants and Beefbar will be a great addition to the region,” he said.

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Monaco one of Europe’s Top 20 destinations for European vacation

by: Cassandra Tanti
06/02/2018
Photo: Monaco Life
Photo: Monaco Life

The European Travel Commission (ETC) has included the Principality among the top 20 best destinations for a European holiday.

The other 19 European destinations recommended by the ETC for this year are Slovakia, the Belgian region of Wallonia, Romania, Switzerland, the Spanish city of Seville, Latvia, Tivoli Gardens in Denmark, Portugal, Estonia, the Belgian city of Antwerp, Croatia, the Czech Republic with five cities, Poland, Slovenia, Vienna in Austria, Germany, Montenegro, Greece as well as Ireland, which is underlined as the top region for holidays in 2018.

The ETC is a non-profit organisation responsible for promoting Europe as a tourist destination in third markets.

It consists of 32 member national tourism organisations that “work together to build the value of tourism to all the beautiful and diverse countries of Europe through, in particular, cooperating in areas of sharing best practices, market intelligence and promotion,” according to the ETC website.

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EFG Bank Monaco fighting hard in Oman

by: Cassandra Tanti
06/02/2018
Photo: Twitter Oman Sail
Photo: Twitter Oman Sail

EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour saw French team Beijaflor win two of the three races at Sunday’s stadium racing. The young crew continued their winning ways in the first of five coastal stretches.

These long coastal courses along Oman’s coastline are part of a reworking for EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour, which also includes exchanging 30ft yachts for superfast Diam 24 multihulls and introducing short, intense stadium racing close to the shore.

Reigning EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour champions EFG Bank Monaco and British-Omani-flagged Team Averda were among the crews in hot pursuit of the French as the fleet hit speeds of more than 20 knots.

Beijaflore managed to hold onto the lead until the finish line – and their victory puts them firmly at the top of the leaderboard, according to the Times of Oman.

Omani sailing star Ali Al Balushi said his EFG Bank Monaco team found their speed in the Salalah Coastal Raid after a slow start in the stadium racing, finishing the coastal race in second just ahead of Averda.

“This result is a good improvement for us, and it shows we are definitely a fast boat,” he said. “We’re going to fight hard for first place until the end of the regatta.”

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