Shangri-La Lhasa Opening Himalayas In 2012

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has announced it will open a new hotel in 2012 in Lhasa, a city set on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, the highest region on earth. Greg Dogan, president and chief executive office...

Preferred Hotels Opens Palais de Chine, Taipei

Preferred Hotels & Resorts has announced its first member in Taipei, the Palais de Chine Hotel. Mark Simmons, area managing director – Asia, Preferred Hotel Group, said: "Unique by design and with a dist...

World’s Most Expensive Barbie

A Barbie dressed in pink diamonds has been valued at an $550,000, making it the most expensive Barbie in the world. Signed by television director Stephen Cantor, it's the necklace that commands the fee but i...

Shangri-La Opening Two Hotels In Jiangsu

Shangri-La has announced it will open two hotels in 2012 in Jiangsu province, one in Yangzhou (above) and one in Nanjing (below) Greg Dogan, president and chief executive officer of Shangri-La International ...

Pinctada Launching 1st Australian Beach Polo Event

The 5-star resort, Pinctada Cable Beach, is helping launch Australia's first beach polo event – Paspaley Beach Polo 2010. Staged at Cable Beach in Broome, the inaugural tournament will see Australia’s top pr...

The Most Expensive Stove In The World

We have seen some extraordinary 'most expensive' titles in our time but this one is certainly vying for a podium position. The Iron Dog 05 HuraxDax is the most expensive stove in the world. Priced at a monum...