18th Gala Spa Awards 2014: The nominees for the internationally renowned Beauty and Spa Award

The GALA SPA AWARDS 2014 is one of the most important international beauty and spa awards in the world. Only first-class care products and spas that meet the holistic requirements of the GALA SPA AWARDS, epitomised by the motto “sanus per aquam – health through water”, reach the final selection. Companies from 30 countries were … Read more

Catering to the individual traveler: personalized travel is the new definition of luxury

Top Seven Travel Trends from 2013 Virtuoso Travel Week.    Virtuoso luxury travel network announced Top Seven Travel Trends from Virtuoso Travel Week, one of luxury travel’s preeminent events. From the top seven travel trends revelead “catering to the individual traveler: personalized travel is the new definition of luxury” emerged as the overarching trend. The … Read more

Etihad, Burj al Arab, Emirates, and Qatar – the big winners of World Travel Awards 2013 Middle East

Etihad, Burj al Arab, Emirates, Avis, Europcar, Qatar and Rotana were among the big names to emerge victorious at World Travel Awards 2013 Middle East Ceremony, held at Le Royal Meridien Resort & Spa Dubai on 5 May 2013. The industry’s elite, including CEOs and SVPs of leading travel companies, government ministers and tourist board … Read more

Inspirato luxury club enters Asia

  Inspirato Enters Asia with New Properties in the Maldives and Thailand   Luxury destination club Inspirato has announced the addition of three new properties in the Maldives and two new properties in Thailand. Inspirato club’s offerings in Thailand include a 2,800-square-foot ocean-view villa and a 5,100-square-foot private retreat within the Soneva Kiri resort on … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Barbara Coignet – CEO 1.618 Sustainable Luxury

1.618 is a mathematical ratio that defines the divine proportion, a universal key to harmony that originates in nature and provides a formula at the service of aesthetics. It is a definition in symbiosis with the positioning of the event. 1.618 is a unique event, multidisciplinary, pioneering and innovative, at the crossroads of different worlds. … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Francois Schwennicke – owner Delvaux

Delvaux was founded in Brussels by Charles Delvaux in 1829, a year before the creation of hte Belgian state. Its heartquarters have always been located in the capital,  now more specifically in the Arsenal. Since 1883,  Delvaux has been a warrant holder to the Court of Belgium. Delvaux is the oldest fine leather luxury goods … Read more