TripAdvisor Honors World’s Best Hotels with 2011 Travelers’ Choice Awards This year 676 properties were recognized in the ninth year of the competition. The Travelers’ Choice winners are based on millions of real and unbiased reviews and opinions from travelers around the world. Properties received awards in the following categories: Best Bargains, Best Luxury, Best for Romance, … Read more
For the first time in Romania Zenonni produces a bespoke bulletproof suit The world is a dangerous place for both political leaders, VIPs, as well as ordinary citizens. Surely you’ve seen the famous bullet-proof vests, heavy and unwieldy, preferred by police, soldiers and people at risk. But these clothes are a great impediment in terms … Read more
For 21 years, in January, all the those interested in the refined and intricate world of luxury watches turn their sights toward Geneva, the host for SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2011 – the private luxury watch fair). Between 17 and 21 January 2011 SIHH was the arena for 19 exclusive watch brands. … Read more
The Best Asian Hotel of the year – the Golden List The Luxury Hotel Peninsula Tokyo has received the Conde Nast Traveler’s 2010 Readers’ Choice Award for ‘Best Asian Hotel’. The result was assessed from 25,916 responses to the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Survey. Opposite the Imperial Palace, The Peninsula Tokyo has 314 rooms … Read more
Kokichi Mikimoto was the first to successfully market cultured pearls. Using a technique developed by William Sawville-Kent and brought to Japan by Tatushei Mise and Tokishi Nishikawa he successfully cultured whole akoya pearls and founded the modern cultured pearl industry. Mikimoto Spent 20 Years Of Research On Culturing Spherical Pearls Mikimoto was born in Toba … Read more