Russia is now the world’s second-fastest outgoing travel market in spending

Russia has become a top performing growth travel market for many destinations and international outbound travel is forecast to grow by 7.5 per cent per year on average to 2017, according to a new survey released by online booking site Hotels.com, which published the Russian International Travel Monitor (RITM). Almost half (49 per cent) of … Read more

The best taxis in the world

London taxis have been voted the best taxis in the world for the sixth year in a row, according to the annual global taxi survey from Hotels.com. London secured 22 percent of the votes, a clear winner followed by New York City with 10 percent and Tokyo with 9 percent in second and third place, … Read more

London’s Artesian voted the World’s Number 1 Bar for second year in a row

This year the multi award winning Artesian bar in London has successfully defended its crown to be voted the World’s Number 1 Bar and take the NikkaBest Bar in the UK award for the second time. Returning for the fifth year, The World’s 50 Best Bars is the most influential and respected global survey of its … Read more

Salvatore Ferragamo’s Kate Moss in Berlin’s gilded Russian embassy

  British supermodel Kate Moss joined by models Karmen Pedaru and Sean O’Pry are the stars of the new Salvatore Ferragamo Fall – Winter 2012 2013 advertising campaign shot by Mikael Jansson in a special place in Berlin. A story of pure seduction and mystery unravels within Berlin’s gilded Russian embassy. The two different souls … Read more

BMW Guggenheim Lab Opens in Berlin

Your city may be the future of all cities The BMW Guggenheim Lab opens today in Berlin, the second stop on the project’s six-year global tour. Offering free programs from June 15 to July 29, 2012, the BMW Guggenheim Lab Berlin is a temporary public space and online forum encouraging open dialogue about issues related … Read more

Top 20 cycling cities worldwide

What cities really are the best cities for urban cycling? The Copenhagenize Index – bicycle friendly cities Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Tokyo and Berlin topped the list of best cycling cities worldwide compiled by international bicycle promotion company Copenhagenize Consulting. No city scored full marks but Amsterdam came close with 54 out of 64. “The final … Read more