The First Ritz-Carlton Ski Resort Coming to Europe in 2026
Marriott International signed an agreement with a Zermatt-based alpinist, certified IVBV mountain guide, helicopter pilot, and successful hotelier Mario Julen to bring the first Ritz-Carlton ski resort in Europe. Expected to…
Share
A New Era: Sustainable Supersonic Flight
The new Aerion AS2 Supersonic Business Jet just might be the future of sustainable, supersonic aviation if all goes as planned, according to Aerion CEO Tom Vice. After recently introducing the aeroplane’s…
Share
Transforming Your Home With Small Design Tweaks
By now you’re probably sick of staring at the same walls you’ve been confined to for nearly a year. Chances are you’ve discovered every nook and cranny that irks you…
Share
Uranus will be visible from all over the UK this evening.
Lockdown 3.0 is well underway and while we may be getting used to life indoors, here’s a reason pretty compelling reason to head outside this evening. Uranus is set to grace…
Share
Dubai Saw Drop in Sales Prices in 2020
Last year offered no respite to Dubai’s long-slumping property prices, which continued to trend downward, according to a report Wednesday from JLL. Average sale prices in the city, which have…
Share
A Huge Banksy Exhibition Will Arrive In London Next Year
When you grow up near Bristol like I did, you can’t really escape the paint-stained spectre that is Banksy. In fact, you won’t really be able to do that in…
Share
Presenting MB&F Horological Machine N°9 ‘Sapphire Vision’
MB&F first introduced Horological Machine N°9 – aka HM9 ‘Flow’ – in 2018 as a tribute to the extraordinary automotive and aeronautic designs of the 1940s and 50s. This year, MB&F founder Maximilian Büsser decided…
Share
Does 2021 Mark The Beginning Of A New Era For Luxury?
The luxury goods industry is worth a whopping $380 billion globally, attracting an affluent customer base who are only too happy to invest in the latest status symbol – from…
Share
Out-of-Towners—With Bigger Budgets Than Locals—Are Driving up U.S. Home Prices
The majority of out-of-towners had higher purchasing power than locals in the cities they were looking to move to in 2020, and they were driving up home prices, according to…
Share
London Neighborhood That Trump Called Lousy Is Now One of City’s Hottest
President Trump once dismissed the London neighborhood of Nine Elms as “lousy” and “horrible.” Mr. Trump made his remarks in 2018, after the American Embassy left its historic base in…
Share
Porsche Extends the Taycan Model Range
A new variant of Porsche’s electric sports car with rear-wheel-drive and all the Taycan attributes is now on sale in the United States. Simply called the Taycan, the new model joins the…
Share
Modernist Compound in California’s Rancho Santa Fe Sells for $22.9 Million
A wildly unique contemporary compound in California’s Rancho Santa Fe owned by a local university changed hands last week for $22.9 million. The University of California San Diego was the…
Share
The National Theatre at Home is bringing the theatre to you.
I think it’s safe to say that we’ve all completed Netflix, Amazon Prime, and even Disney+ by now. (Lockdown part one and two made sure of that.) It’s just as…
Share
Nautor’s Swan Enters the Motor Boat Market with Swan Shadow
Nautor’s Swan launches Swan Shadow, a multipurpose motor yacht concept that can reach a performance of up to 55 knots top speed. The motorboat broadens the range of vessels the Finnish…
Share
Style And Substance: How One British Company Is Raising The Bar When It Comes To Luxury Bespoke Kitchens
Beautiful, unique kitchens that induce envy on Instagram? Or robust, carefully engineered kitchens that are designed and built to last? These days customers are demanding both. And if their kitchen…
Share
A Look At Why The Use Of Private Jets Is Taking Off
When it comes to luxury travel, it doesn’t get much better than arriving to your destination by private jet. The epitome of elegance and sophistication, travelling private ensures that you…
Share
The New Sunseeker 90 Ocean Took to the Water for It’s First Sea Trial
The new Sunseeker 90 Ocean underwent its first sea trial in the icy waters of the English Channel. The yacht showcases the fresh design direction of Sunseeker’s next generation of larger models and…
Share
$175 Million Hamptons Home is One of the U.S.’s Most Expensive Listings
With a colossal $175 million price tag, a mansion in the Hamptons—the long favored getaway of wealthy New Yorkers—has catapulted itself into the ranks of the most expensive homes on…
Share
The Hottest Outdoor Pool In London Offers Moonlit Midnight Swims
Of all of London’s outdoor swimming pools, Hampton Pool claims to be the hottest – heated to a toasty 28℃ all year round, it’s a whole three degrees warmer than rivals…
Share
Planning A Luxurious Valentine’s Day While In Lockdown
With lockdown restrictions still in place across the UK, the prospect of a romantic Valentine’s Day might seem a little out of reach, and with romantic fine dining dinners and…
Share
The First Bugatti Divo Hyper Sports Cars Have Arrived on the US West Coast
Bugatti announced that three of the four Divo hyper sports cars commissioned through the dealership partner Bugatti Beverly Hills were recently delivered to their owners. The three unique vehicles demonstrated their skills under the…
Share
Surrey’s St George’s Hill Is Known for Its Large Estates and Country-Club Vibe
St George’s Hill, or the Beverly Hills of Britain as it’s sometimes called, is regarded as one of the U.K.’s best private country estates. The Surrey neighborhood built in 1912…
Share
Turning the tide: the sustainable future of superyachts
“Each year, at least eight million tonnes of plastics leak into the ocean – which is equivalent to dumping the contents of one garbage truck into the ocean every minute”,…
Share
Napa Valley’s Only Resort Set Within a Working Winery to Open in Early Spring
The highly anticipated Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley will debut in early spring 2021 in the heart of California’s famed wine region. It is going to be Napa Valley’s first…
Share
Manhattan’s $10-Million-Plus Homes Log Strongest Week Since Pandemic Started
Manhattan’s housing market just logged its strongest week for $10 million-plus deals since Covid-19 first gripped the city last spring. Of the 16 contracts signed on homes asking $4 million…
Share
“Turquoise” Joins the FGI Charter Fleet
Turquoise, the 181-foot Turquoise Yachts build that launched in 2011, has a new owner who has placed her in the FGI charter fleet. Most recently refitted in 2019, Turquoise is now accepting…
Share
Vianney Halter Shakes up the Horology World with the $972,000 Watch
Vianney Halter, space and time travel watchmaker, shakes up the horology world with the Deep Space Resonance that features two acoustically synchronized balance wheels. The idea of creating an acoustically resonant…
Share
Atlantic Escape: A Luxury Guide To The Azores
Nine vividly beautiful islands undeniably distinct from one another, yet all equally painterly in their landscapes, make up the pieces of the North Atlantic jigsaw puzzle that is the Azores.…
Share
Nine-Bedroom Historic English Home Owned by an Interior Designer Asks £4 Million
A resplendent and centuries-old English estate that sits grandly at the end of a sweeping, tree-lined driveway in the rural village of Shaw, in Wiltshire, has come to the market.…
Share
Rolls-Royce Bespoke Collective Created an Array of Extraordinary Cars in 2020
Almost every Rolls-Royce motor car created last year was tailored by its Bespoke Collective – a team of engineers, designers and craftspeople based at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, England. Faced…
Share
The Interior Colour Trends You Need To Know About In 2021
The colours of our home hold importance to how we feel every day. Colours provide more than a decorative purpose; they enhance our emotions and play a part in making…
Share
This Private Island Resort Is the Best for an Epic Stay
Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, which has been recently named Best for an Epic Stay in the World by AFAR, introduced its Extended Stay program. Created to support the trend of…
Share
The WHY200 Is the First Wally Hybrid Yacht
Wally revealed the WHY200 motor yacht, developed by the visionary team headed by chief designer Luca Bassani, and Ferretti Group’s Engineering Department. The futuristic-looking 27-meter yacht measures 200 gross tons and features naval architecture…
Share
Cruise Ship Review: Saga Cruises, Spirit of Discovery – Baltic Myths And Legends
Over its 15 days the Myths and Legends of the Baltic Cruise took in Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia and Denmark, The route is pretty much par for the course in…
Share
New Listings Can’t Keep Up With Insatiable U.S. Housing Demand, Driving Price Growth
Demand from U.S. home buyers outstripped supply in December, helping drive the median sale price up 13% year-over-year to $334,300, according to new data from Redfin on Thursday. Cold weather…
Share
3 virtual tours of Venice in all her romantic glory – “La Serenissima”
It’s been a turbulent time for Venice in the last year. This charming holiday hotspot much loved for its romantic gondolas, compelling culture and historical architecture attracted tourists in droves…
Share
Yachts Are for More Than Lounging
Yachts — the mere word connotes luxury and easy living. They are a symbol of wealth second only to private jets. But a new generation of younger owners is disrupting…
Share
Miami Millionaire’s Row $38M Penthouse at 57 Ocean Makes Virtual Debut
Multiplan Real Estate Asset Management, the innovative developer behind 57 Ocean, who last year famously shipped a pair of Oculus goggles to a California buyer who in turn purchased a million-dollar-plus…
Share
A road trip around Sicily – making the most of the Mediterranean’s largest island
The best view in Sicily is a steep, sticky, cacti-lined climb, one hour if you’re fit, and not hungover from all the Limoncello the night before, from an ancient stone…
Share
Nearly One-Third of U.S. Homebuyers Want to Move if They Can Work Remotely Post Pandemi
About a third of U.S. homebuyers and sellers would relocate if they are allowed to continue to work from home after the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report released Tuesday…
Share