Top 10 B&Bs in France to break your motorway journey

Break up the long drive to your French holiday destination with a stop at one of these chic but affordable guesthouses – chosen by Alastair Sawday

10 spectacular rail journeys … that you’ve probably never heard of

Classic trains such as the Orient Express and Trans-Siberian have the name and the fame, but there are hundreds of lesser-known – and more-affordable – rail journeys that are their equal when it comes to stunning scenery

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Chanel testing the e-commerce approach

Chanel set to launch an e-commerce option next year. Inevitably, French luxury house Chanel could not resist the online progress and the opportunities offered by online retailing. Chanel joins Fendi, the latest luxury brand to embrace e-commerce. At the brand’s Salzburg-New York event the maison unveiled that it is set to launch an e-commerce option … Read more

Fendi Château Residences – The most stylish collaboration to come to Miami Beach in decades

Fendi Château Residences, Fendi-branded Miami Residence offers a penthouse for $25 million. Waves of elegance come to Miami Beach with Fendi Château, the very first residential collaboration between luxury house Fendi and private developer Château Group. Located right on the ocean, just steps from Miami’s Bal Harbour Shops, Fendi Château marks Fendi’s first branded project in … Read more

Baccarat opened the doors to its global flagship property in New York

Baccarat Hotel & Residences New York is the first hotel and global flagship for the 250 year-old Baccarat crystal brand. Luxury French crystal maker Baccarat is now pitching itself as a lifestyle brand by creating its first ‘House of Baccarat’. The luxury maison opened the doors to its global flagship property in New York. The Baccarat … Read more

Faberge Summer in Provence

Fabergé‬ wows 2015 Baselworld with its new ‪#‎timepieces‬ launch this week. ‪‎Fabergé‬ kicks off 2015 Baselworld with a spectacluar booth display and launch of the new collections of ‪‎timepieces‬, ‪‎jewellery‬ and objet d’art. Haute Joaillerie Summer in Provence watch is the latest creation from the Fabergé ateliers dedicated to Women. Colored petals dancing in the … Read more