Category: SHELTER
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Val Thorens’ Fitz Roy hotel to reopen with five stars
At 2300m altitude in Val Thorens, the Fitz Roy was the highest four star hotel in Europe. Following its renovation, Fitz Roy will join a very limited set of 5-star hotels in the Val Thorens ski resort (France), an increasingly attractive destination for luxury hotel connoisseurs. Fitz Roy will be the 3rd luxury hotel in…
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Only Watch 2013: Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Traditionnelle Worldtime
Every two years, the world’s finest watchmakers create one-off timepieces for research on Duchenne Muscular distrophy. the Only Watch auction, which will take place in Monte Carlo on Sept 28, 2013, brings unique watches or the 1st piece from a limited edition and the proceeds of the sale goes to research against muscular dystrophies. For…
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For sale: ‘honky château’ where Elton and Bowie recorded classic hits
Château d’Hérouville, the French country house with studio (and ghosts) was birthplace of countless great 1970s albums
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The swinging sixties in Linda McCartney retrospective
Kunst Haus Wien is holding a retrospective devoted to the oeuvre of Linda McCartney, one of the most interesting photographers of the 20th century. The exhibition, which is the first comprehensive retrospective of McCartney’s works worldwide, presents 190 of her iconic photographs of sixties rock and roll, her family life and nature. Linda McCartney, who…
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Sporty and glamorous 18th edition of Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad 2013
Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad 2013. In a beautiful setting in the Swiss Alps, the 18th Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad ended in spectacular style on Sunday 18th of August, with a final decided in the dying seconds. Summer in Gstaad was both sporty and glamorous with the 18th edition of #Hublot #Polo Gold Cup!…
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World’s biggest travel spenders to come from China
Changing behaviours of Chinese travellers and how the global hotel industry is adapting. China has overtaken Germany and the USA as the world’s biggest spenders on travel, with Chinese travellers spending US$102 billion on international travel in 2012, an increase of over 40% on 2011*, according to the second annual Chinese International Travel Monitor…