British forgotten delicacies… What is better than reviving some that have been lost and will make history. Quintessentially, theworld’s top concierge service, named their favourite top 5 British restaurants and Chefs that do British food justice and reconnectpeople with good food. This country thrives on its British delicacies, and therefore, Quintessentially name their top 5 … Read more
Hong Kong overtakes London’s West End as world’s most expensive office market in 2011 Newly-released figures from Knight Frank show that Central, Hong Kong overtook London’s West End as the location with the highest prime office rents in the world during 2011. Hong Kong’s rise to the top of the ranking is a result of … Read more
London’s Grosvenor Hotel reveals Cora Pearl Suite – an homage to its once infamous visitor The Grosvenor Hotel, near Victoria Station, has revealed its past connection to one of the most risqué residents of 1870s London – the scandalous Miss Cora Pearl – one of the most feted courtesans of her time, notorious with ‘entertaining’ … Read more
London Business School and Walpole To Unveil Luxury Industry Competition London Business School and Walpole, the organisation that represents the British luxury industry, have launched the Innovation in Luxury Business Plan Competition, to help promote and inspire innovation in the British luxury industry. Through the new programme, applicants from London Business School are being invited … Read more
Café Royal to become five-star hotel in June The historic Café Royal on London’s Regent Street is to reopen as a 159-room hotel this June, and will form part of The Set, a collection of luxury properties including Hotel Lutetia in Paris. Home to the National Sporting Club for many years as well as being … Read more
The luxury sector, particularly fashion, has a high environmental footprint and is responsible for a significant amount of waste. It is estimated for example that, in the UK alone, more than 1 million tonnes of textiles are thrown away every year, mainly from household sources – and over half of this waste is recyclable. There … Read more