Laurent-Perrier to provide bursary for the UK’s first hotel management school

Champagne Laurent-Perrier to Provide Bursary for Edge Hotel School Student Champagne Laurent-Perrier will contribute a cash bursary to help fund an annual educational visit to the champagne region for the Edge Hotel School’s top performing Sommelier, or wine student. The Edge Hotel School, the UK’s first hotel management school based entirely in a fully operational … Read more

Homage to one of the great CEO of our time – Vittorio Mosca

Vittorio Mosca was also a very good friend of mine, one of the most respected person in Milan and the one who could take you to the most eclectic parties. I will always remember the way he was feeling so easy going between the inaccessible Milanese High Society, to art or Italian literature lectures in Milan. This … Read more

Manolo Blahnik launches Harrods collection with Kurt Geiger

To raise awareness among luxury consumers, Kurt Geiger has announced plans to launch a new boutique in Harrods’s shoe department, as part of a new partnership with world-renowned Spanish shoe designer Manolo Blahnik. The project marks a premiere for Manolo Blahnik. It will be the first time that Manolo Blahnik shoes are sold in a … Read more

2012 Brandz Top 100: most valuable global luxury brands

Feeling entitled, consumers spent on luxury goods Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands Report. Luxury category   Conducted by influential market research firm Millward Brown, Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands Report is monitoring the value of the great brands around the globe for a full seven years. This year almost half of the Top … Read more

Real ladies don’t like fakes: The Comité Colbert launches new anti-counterfeiting campaign

Fausse Cartier, vrai casier The luxury sector continues to advocate against counterfeiting “Buy a fake Cartier, get a genuine criminal record” “With this phone, you better be ready to call your lawyer!” “Real ladies don’t like fake” “Are you ready to unravel this one?” “A bet on the wrong horse can be very expensive” “Counterfeits … Read more

Hotel Alfonso XIII Seville reopened following a $25 Million Restoration

Located on the historic Calle San Fernando in the heart of Seville, iconic Hotel Alfonso XIII, one of the grandest hotels in Europe, originally designed by Sevillian architect José Espiau y Muñoz and eventually named after King Alfonso XIII, has been reopened following an extensive $25 million restoration. The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts’ reopening … Read more