The Wanda Reign on the Bund – Shanghai’s first ‘seven-star’ hotel

Wanda Reign On The Bund Now Open. The property is billing itself as the city’s first “7-star” hotel. Wanda Hotels & Resorts made its grand debut in Shanghai with its flagship hotel, Wanda Reign on the Bund, which is the 51st hotel of the group and the third hotel of its ultra-luxury hotel brand – Wanda … Read more

The best of the Chelsea flower show

This year’s gold and silver medallists at Chelsea, from the best in show Telegraph garden’s bronze fins to a garden for car enthusiasts

Intensive anti-ageing treatment: Clarins’ Double Serum

In the endless search of prolonging the youth of our skin, we can call the double weapon. Already hailed as a wonder product around the globe, French luxury cosmetics company Clarins launched a new 50ml version of its intensive anti-ageing treatment, Double Serum. Two separate vials in one bottle allow water and oil-soluble ingredients to … Read more

Instagram is Beauty’s hottest social platform

Instagram is Beauty’s hottest social platform, with 79 percent of brands in the L2’s Index now present, up from just 29 percent in 2012, according to the fifth-annual L2’s Digital IQ Index: Beauty Report, which analyzes and benchmarks the digital performance of 85 global Beauty brands across Site, Digital Marketing, Social Media, and Mobile over … Read more

Using digital to drive in-store luxury purchases: Multichannel Retail study

In an attempt to find growth, the companies are, again, turning to multichannel, believing that when channels coordinate, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Although e-commerce continues to register double-digital growth year-over-year, online sales have not matched the hype and vision evangelized over the last 15 years. In the same vein, … Read more

First L’Occitane Spa in the Caribbean opened at Punta Cana Resort

  L’Occitane fans are offered a new way to experience Provence in the setting of Club Med’s Punta Cana Resort – the first L’Occitane Spa in the Caribbean. The Club Med Spa by L’Occitane marks the conclusion of a $1.5 million upgrade project for the resort, completing the wellness and rejuvenation experience at Club Med … Read more