Dream ticket? Super-rich can sleep pretty with Singapore Airlines ‘largest double bed in the sky’
Cabin upgrade comes as airlines compete for wealthy customers in race to the top of luxury travel
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Count Your Missed Calls Before You Buy Phone AI
Exclusive Feature: If you run a small hotel, someone has probably tried to sell you an AI that answers the phone, and the pitch may have opened with a figure about how many calls hotels miss.
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In the age of algorithms, hotel libraries are an act of resistance
Reading materials are no longer an afterthought in five-star resorts, and a whole industry is developing around selecting what literature deserves to be there
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Has Kim Jones designed the ultimate hotel merch?
In Tokyo, the British designer unpacks his collaboration with Aman Essentials, a comprehensive wardrobe for those who frequent the luxury hotel group’s resorts – including Jones himself, one of Aman’s most dedicated customers…
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Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris launches own hotel brand with $112 million Mykonos resort
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is passing over global hotel chains and launching his own ultra-luxury brand, starting with a €100 million resort on Mykonos.
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British Airways' hotel-inspired first class suites to start flying soon
British Airways is bringing the experience of a luxury hotel to 35,000ft with private first class suites, restaurant-style dining, bespoke bedding and skincare designed around the body's circadian rhythms…
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A Pyrenean landmark reopens as France’s highest hotel At 2,620 metres
After nearly three decades out of use, the 1930s Hôtellerie des Laquets has been restored beneath the Pic du Midi. Its 16 rooms promise an overnight stay shaped by altitude, mountain views and one of Europe’s most celebrated dark skies…
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5 Of The Juiciest Anecdotes From London’s Most Storied Hotel
“I just adore Claridge’s,” Dame Joan Collins once remarked…
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The leading ultra-luxury flagship hotel in Beijing is still looking for a new owner to this day
The Waldorf Astoria Beijing, which was rumored to be put up for sale at a price of 2 billion yuan in early last year, still remains unsold after a full year has passed.
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Qatari Sheikh Owes London Hotel £458,000 in Unpaid Bills, So Court Lets It Sell His £23,500 Fiat
A £458,000 hotel judgment, a £23,500 Fiat and one of London's most famous luxury hotels have collided in an extraordinary court dispute involving a member of Qatar's ruling family.
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We desperately need more negative hotel reviews
When you read a restaurant review, you expect it to be critical. The same is true of theatre reviews, which often reward shows with one star. The same can not be said for the travel industry…
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Luxury hotel boss behind Six Senses lands major new role - taking charge of iconic London hotels
Neil Jacobs has been appointed CEO of a new global luxury hotel group, with some of London's most exclusive addresses among its foundations.
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‘We like to mingle with people’: The Italian princess who wants tourists to stay in her palace
In the classic movie “Roman Holiday,” Gregory Peck’s American reporter encounters Audrey Hepburn’s incognito European princess without initially realizing her royal identity.
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José Silva Appointed Chairman of Maybourne Hotel Group
José Silva has been appointed Chairman of Maybourne Hotel Group, bringing more than four decades of luxury hospitality experience to the operator behind some of the world’s most renowned hotels.
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Italian luxury hotels attract $636 million: Chris Hohn’s fund bets on their debt
The British fund TCI, led by financier Chris Hohn, holds $636 million in debt backed by four of Italy’s finest hotels. This information is worth noting, not for the amount, but for the form it takes: it is not an acquisition, it is a loan…
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What Happens When Influencers Find Your Favorite Hotel?
A luxury hotel’s greatest asset is the one thing it increasingly struggles to advertise: privacy.
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Flight of the Concours: how luxury hotels are racing to raise their curb appeal
As the 75th Pebble Beach Concours is set to take place this week, luxury hotels continue to embrace classic car shows as some of their biggest events
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Barbara Muckermann. The End of More for More’s Sake
As prices rise and old signals of luxury lose force, the future of hospitality will be defined not by how much a hotel can add, but by how precisely it understands what guests actually want.
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