10 international cities where a five-star hotel would cost the least

Affordable Luxury: International Five-Star Room Rates Where are the most affordable international cities travelers can enjoy lavish accommodations while soaking in the scenery? Based on the biannual Hotel Price Index (HPI) data, hotels.com, the expert in online hotel booking, identified the 10 international cities where a five-star hotel would cost the least. Hotel Price Index … Read more

1100 Millecento Residences Miami – legendary design by Carlos Ott and Pininfarina

382 apartments with interiors designed by Pininfarina will rise in Miami, Florida in the 1100 Millecento Residences project. With architecture inspired by Carlos Ott and luxury interiors by famed Pininfarina, the 42-story tower will feature an array of urban amenities located in the center of Brickell; and just steps from Mary Brickell Village and the … Read more

London 2012 Olympics doubled price of hotel rooms

Visitors to London will find hotel prices doubled this year thanks to the 2012 Olympics A study by Hotels.com, part of the Expedia group of companies, found prices for booking for London 2012 Olympics are 102% higher than for the same months in 2011. The study says the average price of a hotel room in … Read more

Top 10 most expensive countries to book a room: study

Most expensive hotels in the world: study. Switzerland is on top of the rankings According to the new Hotel Price Index (HPI) released by global hotel specialist Hotels.com, Switzerland has the most expensive hotels in the world. Dublin is the least expensive capital city in Western Europe. The most expensive capital city in the world … Read more

Tax change chassed foreign millionaires from the home of Swiss banking

Foreign millionaires fled Zurich after tax change Two years after scrapping special tax breaks, the region of Zurich has lost nearly half its foreign millionaires. Of the 201 foreign residents who benefited from the tax breaks which the canton scrapped in early 2009, 97 have decamped to more favourable tax regimes, the region’s tax services … Read more

Top end home cooking in London’s Top British Restaurants and Chefs

British forgotten delicacies… What is better than reviving some that have been lost and will make history. Quintessentially, theworld’s top concierge service, named their favourite top 5 British restaurants and Chefs that do British food justice and reconnectpeople with good food. This country thrives on its British delicacies, and therefore,  Quintessentially name their top 5 … Read more