Shangri-La Opening Hotel In Shangri-La County

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has announced it will open a new city resort in 2013, the Shangri-La Hotel, Diqing in Shangri-La County. Comprising 230 rooms, Shangri-La returns to the region from where its na...

World’s Most Expensive Hut In Swiss Alps

The Walig Hut is perched in the Swiss Alps and is the most expensive hut in the world with prices starting at £1,018 per night. Owned and managed by the Gstaad Palace Hotel, the hut was built in 1786 and was...

Singapore’s Hotel Fort Canning Opening In October

Singapore's Fort Canning Park is being revived with the opening of a boutique hotel, Hotel Fort Canning, in October 2010. Used by the British Far East Command as a base during World War II, the property has ...

Jerry Hall Selling Freud & Warhol Paintings

US singer, actress and former supermodel Jerry Hall is selling a few prominent pieces from her art collection including a portrait by Lucian Freud and an Andy Warhol. Reportedly a way of letting go of her pa...

Poussin’s Smuggled Masterpiece To Fetch $31M

A masterpiece by Nicolas Poussin is expected to fetch up to $31 million when it is auctioned by Christie's in December. Painted in the 1630s, "Ordination" was one of the Seven Sacraments created by the artis...

Indebted Cipriani Fights As Bank Sets Auction Date

The heavily indebted Cipriani restaurant empire is waging a battle against the Capitol One bank which has just announced an auction date in which everything owned by the restaurant group must go. Scheduled t...

Spectacular Ciclotte Exercise Bike

The Ciclotte exercise bike is a spectacular piece of equipment designed to make you fitter as well as add a sharp piece of design to your workout area. Both practical and aesthetically pleasing, the concept ...

12th Century Château Allaman Residences For Sale

Over the last three years Switzerland's Château Allaman has undergone extensive renovation work and now several new residences within the 12th century property are up for grabs. Sitting on Lake Geneva, the g...