America’s Top 10 Pet-Friendly Hotels. San Diego’s Grand Del Mar is one of the TripAdvisor top pet-friendly luxury properties in the U.S. Travelers can relax in the pristine guestrooms where four-legged friends will find their own amenities including beds, bowls and toys. The number of U.S. respondents who plan to hit the road with their furry … Read more
Luxury seeks to balance the exclusive and inclusive. Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Gucci are the top 3 global luxury brands of 2013, according to 2013 BrandZ Top 100. Luxury brands became more accessible, collaborative and experiential, says MillwardBrown annual research. On Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and other social media platforms, brands across the luxury spectrum mediated … Read more
A larger-than-life beagle, a historic ferry and a subterranean B&B are on the list of 10 quirky accommodations in the U.S. compiled by TripAdvisor. Travelers seeking a unique lodging experience can hunker down in one of these far-out accommodations, which include a larger-than-life beagle, a historic ferry and a subterranean B&B. “For travelers who want a … Read more
45 years after Octopus’s Garden was first written, Ringo Starr will publish a children’s picture book with Simon & Schuster. Ben Cort, the illustrator of Aliens Love Underpants and a life-long Beatles fan, has been signed up to illustrate the book. Cort made his name with the hugely successful Underpants series written by Claire … Read more
World’s fastest electric racing car to make its race debut at next year’s Le Mans 24 Hour. It’s called ZEOD RC (Zero Emission On Demand Racing Car) and it is the world’s fastest electric racing car unveiled by Nissan as an innovative test bed for electric technologies. According to the manufacturer, the world’s fastest electric racing car … Read more
Colin Cowie’s Platinum Jewelry Must-Haves. For the second year in a row Novell Design Studios won The Buyers’ Choice Award for Platinum’s Men’s Jewelry at the recent Platinum Innovation Awards. A pair of etched and inscribed platinum cufflinks brought the Platinum Innovation Award for the 2nd year in a row. The Platinum cufflinks were a … Read more