Rome’s iconic Westin Excelsior hotel sold to Qatari luxury hotel group

The Westin Excelsior hotel Rome, a symbol of Italian elegance in the 1960s, has been sold for €222m to a Qatari hotel group. Qatari hotel group Katara Hospitality, owner of both Sheraton Doha Resort & Convention Center and The Excelsior Hotel Gallia, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Milan, bought the iconic Westin Excelsior Hotel in … Read more

Luxury Chantilly base chosen for England team hotel at Euro 2016

• Football Association picked site for town’s quiet nature and ease of travel
• Concern over creating suitable training pitch at Stade des Bourgognes

The new Nine Elms might be a rich man’s playground, but I hope it works

Despite the swimming pool bridge, general architectural extravagance and Donatella Versace fixtures, this part of London could be dynamic and interesting

Luxury residential properties are seen as ‘Opportunity Gateways,’ says UHNW Luxury Real Estate Report

Trends driving buying decisions of ultra-high net worth individuals around the world. As the wealth of UHNWI grows, so will their investment fueled by various motivations. Buying a second or third home is a popular activity for ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals – 79% own at least two homes, and 53% own three or … Read more

The tourists shopping in Harrods for a villa in Dubai

Exclusive properties in the ‘the Knightsbridge of Dubai’ are being sold to wealthy buyers via the famous store while they visit London

Welcome to Astana, Kazakhstan: one of the strangest capital cities on Earth

The flashy buildings of Astana rise up implausibly from the flat plains of oil-rich Kazakhstan to form a city stuck between a Soviet past and an aspirational present