Turkey’s Mardan Palace, Fouquet Barriere Paris, and Grandes Alpes – among the winners of the 20th World Travel Awards,

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

Four Seasons’ new virtual concierge service on Pinterest

Four Seasons hospitality luxury chain has applied its expertise to a new virtual concierge service offered through Pinterest. As the first luxury hotel company to establish a global presence on Pinterest, Four Seasons introduced Pin.Pack.Go, a new trip planning service that leverages the power and popularity of Pinterest to connect guests with hotel’s experts. Knowing … Read more

50% of global shoppers would take the green option

Consumers prepared to pay more for environmentally friendly products.  Fifty percent of global consumers are willing to pay more for goods and services from companies that have implemented programs to give back to society, an increase of five points (45%) from 2011, according to a new study from Nielsen. The Nielsen Global Survey on Corporate … Read more

Shalimar. The legend.

The Shalimar legend has been materialized by French beauty brand Guerlain, one of the oldest perfume houses in the world. . The new short film directed by French filmmaker Bruno Aveillan stars supermodel and actress Natalia Vodianova in the role of an Indian princess. Vodianova plays the role of princess Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of the emperor … Read more

Artificial intelligence employed for BMW’s first fully-electric production car

Following in the footsteps of Apple’s Genius, BMW is employing artificial intelligence to promote BMW’s first fully-electric production car through an automated information service available for UK customers. ‘BMW i Genius’ uses specially developed software to interact with potential customers in a live question and answer format that works on a mobile platform. Users simply … Read more