“The Good Food Guide 2014: The UK’s Top 10 Restaurants announced. Seasonal, fresh and organic ingredients brought Chef Simon Rogan’s farm-to-table restaurant L’Enclume (located in Cartmel, Cumbria, England) the title of the best restaurant in UK, a recognition of the editors of “The Good Food Guide,” the UK’s best selling restaurant guide since 1951. … Read more
World Travel Award winners triumph in Europe. World Travel Awards celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year and is acknowledged across the globe as the ultimate travel accolade, celebrating those companies and organisations that are pushing the boundaries of industry excellence in product and service. Lufthansa, Cornelia, Mantis, Intercontinental, Avis, and Kuoni were among the … Read more
Some of the rarest, oldest and most valuable whisky stock in the world have been united in the Dalmore Paterson Collection – the world’s rarest whisky collection created by the world’s leading luxury retailer has teamed up with one the world’s finest malt whisky brands. Consisting of twelve bottles, each rare expression has been individually … Read more
Luxury revenues grew by 10 percent in 2012 (at current exchange rates), given the strong growth tailwinds present in the first half of last year, according to Bain & Company, the leading advisor to the global luxury goods industry, in the Spring 2013 update to its “Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Study”. All growth estimates for … Read more
Scotland’s Ardbeg Galileo (The Glenmorangie Company), an Ardbeg Distillery spirit, was named the world’s best single malt whisky at The World Whiskies Awards in London. For the 2013 edition of the competition, tasters sampled more than 300 whiskies, but Ardbeg Galileo with its notes of “warm tarmac”, “tar lozenges,” and “fishing nets” won the hearts … Read more
Worldwide Diamond Consumption to Surge by More Than 60 Percent by End of Decade Global diamond demand will outpace supply, signaling solid pricing prospects and a strong positive outlook for the industry overall, according to the 2012 Global Diamond Industry Report, released by global business consulting firm Bain & Company. A surge in rough diamond … Read more