Airbnb to open 200 luxury suites inside New York’s famous Rockefeller Plaza Rental website is taking over 10 floors inside the 75 Rockefeller Plaza building Suites are being designed so guests feel like they are staying in an apartment They will have views of St Patrick’s Cathedral and the Empire State Building By Jennifer Newton … Read more
Karl and Jasmine Stefanovic have moved into a luxury waterfront mansion as they prepare to welcome their first child in a few weeks’ time. The $7.3million property on Sydney’s lower north shore has plenty of space for a growing family, with a total of four bedrooms across four levels. The Today host, 45, and his … Read more
Lockdown in luxury: Billionaire Russian oil baron’s superyacht worth £140million and measuring 272ft in length is spotted moored off Dorset with those on board ‘self-isolating’ It is not known whether the owner, Alexander Dzhaparidze, is on board the yacht in Poole Quay, Dorset The 272ft vessel does have people on board and they are said … Read more
Most visitors to the United Arab Emirates go to enjoy the glitzy hotels, round-the-year sun and glamorous nightlife. But only yards away from the holidaymakers, there is a major campaign in progress to try and protect one of the planet’s most endangered marine species. At the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel, with its iconic sail-shaped … Read more
Kindness is new luxury, says Kurt Geiger boss…and giving up my salary is the least I can do By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 22:10 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 30 March 2020 Neil Clifford, chief executive of Kurt Geiger, has given up his £500,000-a-year pay until his stores open … Read more
A rare pink pug, believed to be one of less than 100 worldwide, has shot to social media fame thanks to his unique look. Milkshake, who lives with his owner in Canary Wharf, London, has dazzled the internet with his stunning baby blue eyes, pink nose, ears and toes and translucent coat that gives his … Read more
Idris Elba is allegedly planning to open a luxury resort in Sierra Leone after he recovers from coronavirus, according to The Mirror. The actor, 47, who confirmed he had been tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, is said to have grown an interest in helping the country’s tourism industry grow after he visited the capital, Freetown, … Read more
Trains, Planes, Ships & Cars: The Golden Age 1900-1941 James Hamilton-Paterson Head of Zeus £30 Rating: Ah, the Golden Age of Travel! This is not a book to be read while you are standing cooped-up on a crowded staircase for ten minutes as part of Ryanair’s ‘Priority Boarding’. In James Hamilton-Paterson’s judgment, the Golden Age … Read more
The Briare canal, dug by 12,000 labourers between 1604 and 1640 to link the Upper Loire valley and the Seine, is the oldest in France. Once a major trade and transport artery, nowadays the Briare loops through the middle of bucolic nowhere. As soon as the opulent barge Renaissance had crossed the Loire on M. … Read more
Beauty Therapy: Two-for-one luxury By Edwina Ings-chambers For You Magazine Published: 00:02 GMT, 15 March 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 15 March 2020 The range has been created with environmental awareness in mind Clever new body washes that are also bath soaks? Yes, please! When is a bath not a bath? Perhaps when it’s filled with … Read more