1.618 – Sustainable Luxury

1.618 Sustainable Luxury – 3rd edition Art, creativity, innovation and Sustainable Development at the service of a different Luxury! from March 29th to 1st April 2012 3rd edition Cite de la Mode et du Design Paris Details: www.1618-paris.com 1.618 is a mathematical ratio that defines the divine proportion, a universal key to harmony that originates … Read more

Women only rooms at London’s Dukes hotel: a way to a female traveler’s heart and wallet

Exclusively female room attendants London’s Dukes hotel introducing ‘women only’ rooms Dukes Hotel in London announced the launch of Duchess Rooms concept – a discreet service tailored to female business and leisure guests. Women travelling alone, on business, or with friends can expect the following feminine touches, as standard: * A personal welcome card from … Read more

Meydan horse racing and the Dubai World Cup promoted by Longines

Longines will be the official timekeeper for all equine events organised by Dubai’s sporting business and lifestyle centre Meydan. The sponsorship continues a five-year relationship between the two, and one that Humid Al Teyer, chairman and chief executive of Meydan group, has called an “historic agreement”. The Dubai World Cup enters its 17th year in … Read more

Beauty and personal care in Romania – report

Euromonitor International, one of the leading providers of global business intelligence and strategic market analysis, has recently published a new report about beauty and personal care in Romania. According to the report, the Romanian beauty and personal care market continued to grow in 2010 reaching a value of RON 3,940.5 million, although at a slower … Read more

Fairmont set to open five hotel projects in key international markets next year

Luxury Hotel Brand Set to Add More Than 1,300 Rooms Around the World in 2012 Fairmont Hotels & Resorts plans to open a number of new and celebrated properties in 2012. Headlining Fairmont’s robust schedule of 2012 openings, which will see the brand debut in several new global markets, are Fairmont Jaipur in India, Fairmont … Read more

The Russian capital to Lead Housing Price Growth

Prices for luxury homes and apartments in Moscow will go up 10 percent Moscow will have the steepest price growth next year among the world’s most expensive cities for luxury homes because of a shortage of properties for sale,  global property consultancy company Knight Frank said. “There’s a stock shortage in Moscow following the change … Read more