‘We will be ready, inshallah’: inside Qatar’s $200bn World Cup

Can the richest country in the world buy its way to footballing glory? We joined the Qatar 2022 hopefuls to find out

Rome’s iconic Westin Excelsior hotel sold to Qatari luxury hotel group

The Westin Excelsior hotel Rome, a symbol of Italian elegance in the 1960s, has been sold for €222m to a Qatari hotel group. Qatari hotel group Katara Hospitality, owner of both Sheraton Doha Resort & Convention Center and The Excelsior Hotel Gallia, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Milan, bought the iconic Westin Excelsior Hotel in … Read more

World Spa Awards winners celebrated in Danang, Vietnam

World Spa Awards winners celebrated at InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort. Thailand was crowned the world’s best spa destination by travelers and industry leaders at the inaugural World Spa Awards celebrated at InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam. The Emirates Palace Spa in Abu Dhabi emerged a big winner, taking the title of World’s Best … Read more

‪#‎RewriteYourFuture‬: Sophia Loren Limited Edition Pen

2 Oscars, 5 Golden Globes, a Grammy, a BAFTA, the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, and more David di Donatello Awards than anyone else in cinema history… These are just some of the accolades won by Sophia Loren, the latest subject of Montegrappa’s Icons Series. What better icon could there be? The oldest and … Read more

U-Boat boasts ultra-rare pieces at Baselworld 2015

“Ultra-Rare” Phoenix watch among U-BOAT masterpieces to be presented at Baselworld 2015 Five “ultra-rare” masterpieces conceived by Italo Fontana, the Creator of U-BOAT luxury Italian watches, are set to be unveiled at this year’s Baselworld. The new watches boast precious and selected materials such as Gold and Sterling Silver, treated with traditional but also advanced … Read more