GPHG: 12 of the most beautiful Jewelry Watches of the Year

  What does the new jewelry watches herald? A new journey? A new chapter? Or simply creations worthy of the Maisons, expressing expertise, singularity and authenticity? All these Ladies watches are competing for the 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève prize offered annually by The Foundation of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). This year’s … Read more

Macallan distillery review – whisky and spectacle galore

Easter Elchies, Craigellachie, Moray
Macallan’s new £140m distillery and visitor centre, by Richard Rogers and co, is a suitably subtle blend of hi-tech and theatre designed to put the beautiful business of whisky production centre stage

Back to the Futuro: the spaceship house that landed in Yorkshire

Dreamed up in Finland and shaped like a flying saucer, Matti Suuronen’s ‘house of the future’ turned out to be an impractical curio – but its atomic-age aesthetics are still alluring

Luxury travel’s leading figures reveal 2018 Best of the Best awards

Best of the Best: Here’s a look at the top properties and the hoteliers who elevate them to greatness. 30th annual Virtuoso Travel Week: 2018 Best of the Best awards. Global luxury travel network Virtuoso revealed the winners of the widely coveted 2018 Best of the Best awards at the 30th annual Virtuoso Travel Week. The … Read more

Leica Leitz-Park Limited Edition

  Leica Limited Editions celebrate the opening of the new Leitz-Park Wetzlar complex “Leitz Park – The Home of “Das Wesentliche”.  Leica, the high-end German company that manufactures cameras, lenses, binoculars, rifle scopes and ophthalmic lenses,  has returned to Wetzlar, Germany’s home of optical engineering excellence, and warmly invites you to experience the Leica legend with all your senses … Read more

Greece fêtes its first Grand Hyatt branded hotel. The impressive rooftop restaurant with views of the Acropolis awaits you

   Grand Hyatt Athens offers the ultimate hospitality experience in a city with a heady mix of history and edginess. The opening of Grand Hyatt Athens is marking the first Hyatt hotel in the Greek capital and the first Grand Hyatt branded hotel in Greece. The luxury property is located on Syngrou Avenue next to … Read more