The world’s most luxurious living space in the air?

A380 debuts The Residence by Etihad – the only three-room cabin in the sky Luxury travel and aviation are rapidly evolving transforming the planes into luxurious flying hotel suites. Dubai-based carrier Emirates offers 10 private self-contained suites, while Qatar Airways’ all-business class flight from Doha to London accommodates only 40 passengers on a single-aisle A319. … Read more

Is tourism ruining our cities?

City links: Residents fear the tide of tourists will wash away the identities of Venice and Barcelona. Read about this and more in our pick of the week’s city stories

The Luxury Collection introduced to the Emirate of Ajman

Ajman Saray, a Luxury Collection Resort, to define luxury hospitality in the UAE.  Ajman Saray hotel marks Starwood’s entry into Ajman. Starwood Hotels & Resorts expanded its footprint in the UAE with the opening of Ajman Saray, a Luxury Collection Resort, Ajman. Ajman is one of the seven emirates constituting the United Arab Emirates (UAE), … Read more

The Dutch approach to understated luxury: Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam

With Europe’s fourth largest airport and nearly six million international visitors a year, Amsterdam is a thriving tourist destination. In this tourism hub the travelers now have a world class luxury hotel to experience. Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts converted a historical property into an elegant 93-room luxury canalside hotel comprised of six historic 17th … Read more

Happy sailing with top sailing yachts

Smell the sea, and feel the sky.  Marrying sail and power, the sailing yacht manufacturing is an extremely competitive domain with a sea of competition. The world’s elite designers of custom yachts lead the industry in comfort, quality, performance, intelligent design, and safety, but also form very strong communities around the sailing clubs. The vision … Read more

Peninsula Paris. A decidedly 21st century palace

The Peninsula at a glance. George Gershwin wrote, ‘An American in Paris’ while staying at this Parisian landmark hotel, one of France’s most iconic “grands hotels”. Peninsula Paris will be reopened in August 2014, but the available images show the grandeur of the project and the scale of Peninsula’s grand entrance into Europe. The century-old … Read more