Honouring the best of Luxury: Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2015 Middle East. Registration is now open

Luxury Lifestyle Awards, the coveted international award granted to brands in luxury segment for their initiatives and outstanding achievements, is inviting companies from across 10 countries of the Middle East to take part in their 8th annual Luxury Lifestyle Awards, which will be held for the first time in the U.A.E on May 21st at … Read more

Pikaia Lodge in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador – The eco-friendly luxury lodge on an extinct volcano

Pikaia Lodge in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador – the eco-friendly luxury hotel on the Galapagos Island of Santa Cruz. 14-room headquarters for exploring Galapagos’ creatures and the islands’ extraordinary geology. Hidden in a secluded location and nestled on top of an extinct volcano crater, the recently opened Pikaia Lodge is a new carbon-neutral luxury hotel … Read more

The leading spas of the world – Eau Spa at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa

A transcendent retreat through the “pause, play, perfect” philosophy. Eau Spa – one of fewer than 50 spas around the world to earn the prestigious Forbes Five-Star rating. Situated on the grounds of Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, Eau Spa is one of fewer than 50 spas around the world awarded five-stars by prestigious Forbes Travel … Read more

Palais Galliera honouring Jeanne Lanvin – the great lady of haute couture

Palais Galliera exhibition honouring the oldest French fashion house still in business. The first retrospective dedicated to Jeanne Lanvin. The Palais Galliera Fashion Museum, in close collaboration with Alber Elbaz, artistic director of Lanvin, is honouring the oldest French fashion house still in business. This first Paris exhibition devoted to French fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946) … Read more

In the heart of the Mayan World: El Convento Boutique Hotel Antigua Guatemala

An atmospheric haven set in the historic town of Antigua Guatemala. What is today Guatemala was for centuries part of the Mayan civilization. Most of the country was conquered by the Spanish in the 16th century, becoming part of the colony of New Spain (present-day Mexico). In Antigua Guatemala’s culturally fascinating atmosphere with brightly painted … Read more

Architects David Marks and Julia Barfield: how we made the London Eye

David Marks: ‘Our house and our livelihoods were on the line. Then – in front of the world’s media – it didn’t lift up’