Prague, Bodrum, Bratislava and Portopiccolo debut new luxury hotels

The Luxury Collection expanding its European portfolio with hotel debuts in Prague, Bodrum, Bratislava and Portopiccolo. With the addition of Augustine in Prague, Caresse Resort & Spa in Bodrum, Falisia Resort & Spa in Portopiccolo, Italy and Grand Hotel River Park in Bratislava to its illustrious portfolio, The Luxury Collection will surpass 100 hotels globally … Read more

Utah, Sardinia and Chile – the destinations for world’s most expensive luxury hotels for the summer 2015 season

The Amangiri hotel in Southern Utah tops a survey by Luxury-Hotels.com with a specifically conducted comparison of luxury hotel rates around the globe for the summer 2015 season. An average overnight stay in this luxury hotel in Canyon Point will cost guests $1889 for the least expensive double room this summer. Taking the number two … Read more

A Qatari sheikh, Picasso’s censored breasts and the west’s confusion over Islam

The media were horrified that Picasso’s nudes might be locked away by a conservative Middle Eastern collector – but the unfounded story only serves to highlight our hypocrisy

Splurging £102.6m on Picasso’s Women of Algiers is simply insane

The record-breaking price paid for a late, ungreat work shows the foolishness of collectors infected by a dumb new buzz around the artist

Turner prize 2015: an end to the same-old same-old. Bring it on!

The jury of this year’s prize are doing what they should do – giving intriguing new art a platform. They’ve certainly piqued this critic’s curiosity