Picture-perfect: Côte d’Azur – straight out of a magical storybook

The enticing South of France has it all. Anything is tolerated as long as you have the money to pay for it or you’re a VIP. Welcome to the epicurean Côte d’Azur – one of the most exclusive stretches of coastline in the world. Just pack your swimsuits – and your status items, of course. … Read more

Martinez Cannes and Concorde Lafayette sold to a Qatari investor

Katara Hospitality to buy French luxury hotels   Famed Martinez hotel in Cannes and Paris’ Concorde Lafayette Porte Maillot are now owned by an investor of Qatar. The hotel group Groupe du Louvre (US hotel group Starwood Capital) has indeed sold these two hotels to Katara Hospitality. Starwood Capital’s Groupe du Louvre will hold a meeting … Read more