Considerate Hotel Awards – the greenest hotels in the UK

Hotel businesses that consider the environment. THE GREEN HOUSE HOTEL in Bournemouth won top accolade as The Considerate Hotel of the Year 2013 proving that some of the hotels recognised the importance of the environment. The Green House made over 100 notable achievements in reducing water, energy and waste consumption, as well as increasing its … Read more

Tanzanite celebrates the 46th anniversary

Discovered 46 years ago deep in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, tanzanite is a rare gemstone ranging in color from luscious blueberry to striking indigo. The rare gem it is found only in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. Because it is relatively soft, tanzanite is most commonly set in necklaces and earrings. … Read more

Just another designer collaboration: Kate Moss hard at work on her “fashion tech” range

Kate Moss turning her hand to designing phone cases.   Fashion and tech are continuing to converge. Alongside Mulberry and Gucci houses, the major trend with the fashionable collaborations is now involving Kate Moss and Carphone Warehouse. After the latest Versace advertising campaign, The British supermodel is hard at work, perusing design ideas for a … Read more

Steinway Musical Instruments acquired by Kohlberg

The bright future for Steinway? Steinway Musical Instruments, the creator of the world’s finest musical instruments, was acquired by Kohlberg Company, a global private equity investment firm, in a transaction valued at approximately $438 million. Steinway will accelerate its global expansion, while ensuring the artisanal manufacturing processes that make the Company’s products unique are preserved, … Read more

Batalla de los Espiritus

“Batalla de los Espiritus,” an original chess set created by Brandon Montgomery of Spring Valley, Calif., has been selected as the winning design in Patron ultra-premium luxury tequila‘s first competition that invited fans and artisans to share their handmade creative and functional works of art inspired by the Patron bottle. According to Montgomery, his winning … Read more

Top water parks worldwide

Typhoon Lagoon at Disney World in Orlando, Florida received the most visitors last year, followed by Chinese Chimelong Waterpark in Guangzhou and Blizzard Beach at Disney World in Orlando. “The European, Asian, and North American major theme/water park operators all had a successful year with an average attendance increase of 6.7% at the top ten … Read more