One of the grandest hotels in Europe reopened following a $25 million restoration

Historic San Sebastian’s Maria Cristina Hotel reopened following a $25 million restoration The historic Hotel Maria Cristina, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Sebastian, was reopened following an extensive $25 million restoration. The hotel’s building is considered to be one of the grandest hotels in Europe, originally designed by famed French architect Charles Mewes for its … Read more

Chanel Coco Noir celebrates travel and mystery

CHANEL Coco Noir celebrates Venice nights. Noir, the enigmatic fragrance sealed with sensuality and romantism. A city dear to designer Gabrielle Chanel was chosen to represent a new enigmatic Chanel fragrance developed by French perfumer , the head of Parfums Chanel from 1978 to the present. Inspired by Coco (1984) and Coco Mademoiselle (2001), CHANEL … Read more

2012 list of the world’s best-reviewed hotels

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

Blake Lively – the face of Gucci Première

  Gucci announced that actress Blake Lively will be the face of Gucci Premiere, the House’s next female fragrance, for which Nicolas Winding Refn has directed a short film. Blake Lively joins Evan Rachel Wood, Chris Evans and James Franco in representing Gucci’s fragrances. The print campaign for the new fragrance was shot by Mert … Read more

Largest flotilla assembled on the Thames in 350 years to celebrate The Queen’s 60th anniversary

  On Sunday 3rd June 2012 The Queen will travel in a flotilla of up to one thousand boats from the UK, the Commonwealth and around the World for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, an event which promises to be one of the major focal points of the celebrations held on the Jubilee Bank Holiday … Read more

Hotel Alfonso XIII Seville reopened following a $25 Million Restoration

Located on the historic Calle San Fernando in the heart of Seville, iconic Hotel Alfonso XIII, one of the grandest hotels in Europe, originally designed by Sevillian architect José Espiau y Muñoz and eventually named after King Alfonso XIII, has been reopened following an extensive $25 million restoration. The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts’ reopening … Read more