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Resort: Lech (Austria) is very much its own character; the word ‘genteel’ fits well. This small village provides a great diversity of slopes for all grades of skier and boarder, but with more focus to the beginner and intermediate skier. Lech makes up a part of one of the world’s best ski domains, providing good ...
The Ceredigion coastline of mid-Wales might be a magnet for birders and lovers of saltings as well as fans of UNESCO Biosphere Areas. But it’s not where you should go if you suffer from Ovinaphobia. Or, a fear of sheep. There is one, if not a herd, in virtually every room at Ynyshir Hall. Everywhere ...
The magnet of the prospect of exciting food in a delightful hotel will draw us out of our crowded corner of the South East; a 200 miles’ round trip was well worth the agonies of the Dartford Crossing and the M25. The film set of the square in Suffolk’s Lavenham is dominated by ...
If Tonka Toys made cars, this is what it would like look like. Rugged and tough, with bright vivid colours and clearly great fun to play with! Something of a travel car for the adventurous. It’s only natural that if your work confines you to the city, you feel an urge to get away ...
Sometimes you wonder why on earth a hotel chose its name. Or what they were inspired by. Or who thought of it in the first place. And this is exactly what I put to the manager of Parenthèse Concept Room – a gem of a secret hideaway in the divinely terracotta city of Toulouse. “Parenthèses ...
International Excellence interviewes Scott Morrow, CEO of Luxury Link, the luxury travel site. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Clinton, Tennessee, a small town of 3,000 residents at the foothills of the Smokey Mountains. How did you start in the industry? I have always been an avid traveller and followed the industry ...
Whilst much has changed in this corner of Morocco, one thing remain the same- the perennial feeling of escapism, the air of relaxation, and the pervading sense that you’re switching off from normal life completely. For some time Essaouira, a small fishing village on the country’s Atlantic coast, not too far from the tourist hotspot ...
Every year, leading valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance values the brands of thousands of the world’s biggest companies. Britain’s 150 most valuable brands are featured in the 2017 Brand Finance UK 150. · Britain’s most valuable brands decline by an average of 6% · Devaluation of the pound in the wake of Brexit is ...
“Why wouldst thou leave calm Hartwell’s green abode…Apician table and Horatian Ode?” Lord Byron referring to Louis XVIII’s departure from Hartwell House. Owned by the National Trust, Hartwell House is an exceptional opportunity to stay in a magnificent and eccentrically decorated English stately home in Buckinghamshire. Set in 90 acres of verdantly landscaped garden, just ...
1. Airbus A380 (Prince Alwaleed bin Talal) – $500-Million – This double-decker behemoth is said to feature a garage for two Rolls-Royces, a stable for horses and camels and a pen for hawks. At $500 million one can only imagine travelling in such luxury. 2. Airbus A318 Elite ACJ (Vijay Mallya) – $81-Million – ...
Survey shows that more than half believe wealthy starts at £10m or more. – 55% believe you need £10m or above to be deemed wealthy – More than 20% believe you need £100m or above to be deemed wealthy – 2/3 of people believe ‘celebrity’ wealth has skewed our perceptions A recent survey ...
It was a bitterly cold morning in the southern Bulgarian ski town of Bansko and the instant coffee on the balcony had chilled at an alarming pace. In the distance the vague plumes of steam could be seen coming from the figure of a muscular brown horse pulling a cart. On top of the cart ...