28 h. ago ‘Luxury mega resort’ planned at one of the world’s most sacred sites

Egypt’s ‘Great Transfiguration Project’ at Mount Sinai threatens ‘remoteness and serenity’ of site, critics warn

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60 h. ago From spoiled brats fingering the buffet to guests wearing PJs to breakfast: How not to behave in a hotel

Luxury travel PR Jules Perowne has stayed at the world's smartest hotels - and seen some very bad manners from both hotels and guests

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67 h. ago 'Best hotel in the world' with infinity pool, hot tubs and swim

A hotel in Mexico has been called 'heaven on earth' thanks to its luxury setting and has been awarded the 'best in the world' - and it's easily accessible thanks to TUI,

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5 d. ago ‘A gilded temple to the new world order’: inside the former US embassy that is now a super

Even the cheap rooms cost £1,400 a night at London’s bling-heavy hangout for high net worth individuals. From mega-basement spa to gaudy rooftop bar, our writer takes a tourRumours have long swirled about what lies beneath the great 1960s fortress of the former US embassy on Grosvenor Square. There have been lurid fables of cold war bunkers, secret service shooting ranges, CIA interrogation chambers and even escape tunnels to Hyde Park. But none of these fictional fantasies quite compare to the underground lair that has now been excavated below the imposing block, in its new incarnation as one of the fanciest hotels in London.Owned by the royal family of Qatar, and operated by an offshore company registered in the British Virgin Islands, belonging to one of Hong Kong’s wealthiest dynasties, this former outpost of US imperialism has become a gilded temple to the new global order. Reborn as the Chancery Rosewood, it is a beacon of luxury designed to attract the cream of the world’s ul...

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6 d. ago Luxury hotels with the best service: The world’s most impressive stays loved by billionaires

Luxury travel ‘fixer’ Olivia Ferney is used to fielding the demands of mega-rich moaners – here she reveals to Ted Thornhill nine hotels that keep even the fussiest high-earners happy

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7 d. ago Outrage as asylum seekers move into luxury £300k townhouses with modern amenities

The four privately owned, three-bedroom properties boast a rental value of £1,200 per month.

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1 week ago Putin has two secret sons with gymnast who live life of luxury isolated from world

The two boys, nine and five, are said to annoy their father with Disney cartoon impressions

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2 w. ago I travelled on the world’s biggest cruise ship – this is what I thought

Can a luxury yacht writer fall for the charms of the world’s biggest cruise ship? Julia Zaltzman hopped aboard Royal Caribbean’s newest ship, Star of the Seas, to find out

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2 w. ago World's most luxurious train rides named with journey across Scotland in top 10

The research from Japan Rail Pass found the best luxury train rides in the world — and one is a legendary train in Scotland.

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2 w. ago Luxury Scottish hotel launches first ‘once in a lifetime’ flights over world

A north east hotel is offering guests the chance to see the famous North Coast 500 from the air.

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3 w. ago World’s First Luxury Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Gym Opens in London

World’s First Luxury Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Gym Opens in London  Athletech News

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4 w. ago ‘A lot of money to be made’: Paris hit with spate of €1m handbag heists

Police say ease of re-selling, twinned with growing demand, has encouraged gangs to target luxury leather goodsA series of million-euro robberies of luxury handbags from boutiques and brand headquarters in Paris has shown that high-value leather goods are now a bigger target for organised criminals than jewels or cash, as French police pursue sophisticated gangs targeting designer bags.Paris has been the scene of several high-profile robberies of handbags over the past year, fuelled by the growing global demand for designer leather goods, which are increasingly being displayed by influencers on social media. As designer handbags sell for record prices at auction – with the late singer Jane Birkin’s Hermès bag fetching €8.6m (£7.4m) this summer – prices are rising in boutiques and secondhand bags are gaining value as collectors’ items. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Meet the luxury travel ‘fixer’ whose calls with demanding mega

Olivia Ferney has fast become one of the world's most sought-after luxury travel organizers, with Instagram videos of her staying cool in the face of absurd requests from ultra-high-net-worth clients earning her nearly 300,000 followers. She revealed her clients wildest demands to US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill

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last month This London hotel was just named one of the greatest luxury hotels in the world

This London hotel was just named one of the greatest luxury hotels in the world  Time Out Worldwide

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