Construction of 4.7-bln-USD Tibet tourism park launched in Lhasa Chinastarted construction on a 30-billion-yuan (4.7 billion U.S. dollars) culture and tourism park in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region. The park, with a planned area of 800 hectares 2 km from downtown Lhasa, is expected to be completed in three to five years, … Read more
Expedia released the 2012 list of the World’s Best-Reviewed hotels, called Expedia Insiders’ Select. The rankings are crowd-sourced, largely determined by the more than a half a million tourist reviews received during the course of 2011. Based on more than 500,000 guest reviews submitted annually by the travelers, these 650 hotels were designated the 2012 … Read more
The rise in high net worth individuals in China and around the globe has also paved the way for the expansion of Starwood’s luxury brands, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection and W Hotels. Starwood Hotels & Resorts, one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,103 properties in nearly 100 countries, … Read more
Etihad posts new single day bookings record Etihad Airways is experiencing exceptional demand for flights across our network for this weekend and into the summer. 65,500 Etihad flight bookings were made on 11th June, establishing a new record for flights bookings in a single day for Etihad. The figure exceeded the previous record – … Read more
The ongoing Van Cleef & Arpels’ “Timeless Beauty” exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai is presenting more than 100 years of Van Cleef & Arpels’ history. More than 370 selected pieces recreate the road to perfection through famous techniques and generations of master jewelers. 2luxury2 had the chance to speak about the … Read more
The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts Reaches 80 Hotels Worldwide with the Debut of Keraton at The Plaza, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Jakarta The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts opened its 80th hotel – Keraton at The Plaza, the brand’s first hotel in Jakarta. The hotel opening also marks the first of four new … Read more