Opening a successful landmark hotel or restaurant in the middle of Central London is a piece of cake – at least, it is compared to doing the same in the relative wilds of Stratford. Seven years on from the Olympics, …
Early in 2019, a new landmark arose on the Hong Kong skyline. Towering above Victoria Harbour on the southern tip of the Kowloon peninsula, the Rosewood Hong Kong is a 43-storey labour of love from group CEO Sonia Cheng. Where most …
It’s often acknowledged that in the age of online shopping, bricks-and-mortar retailers have suffered. Many haven’t survived the transition to online, and launching new physical outlets can be a real roll of the dice. Luckily, there’s a way to ensure …
Luxury can be a complex business. Ever-present in human history, evolving from one era to the next, luxury has always been a problematic, occasionally paradoxical concept, and those businesses that deal it are engaged in a balancing act between indulgence, …
The second cycle of the AHEAD awards is now in full swing, bringing international hospitality giants, upward-punching independents, and boutique disruptors into contention for some of the biggest awards in the hotel world. The finale of the first two-year round …
The Silo, Cape Town After two years of fierce hotel-on-hotel competition, in which hundreds of the world’s most remarkable properties have gone head-to-head, the first cycle of Sleeper magazine’s AHEAD awards is set to culminate on 28 January – with …
The rapid rise of aparthotels is celebrated at this year’s Serviced Apartments Awards 2019. Now in the award’s fourth year, journalists, architects, designers and operators will come together at Park Plaza Riverbank in London on 14 March to acknowledge category …
Many of us travel to beach resorts in order to forget our lives for a little while, to leave our everyday stresses in the departure lounge, and to shift the pace of our days to a different, gentler rhythm. The …
When it opened at the beginning of 2018, all eyes were on The Murray. Already a Hong Kong landmark, the building first burst onto the skyline in 1969. Almost instantly, it won architectural acclaim for its modern façade and ahead-of-its-time …
The Silo is an innovative city hotel focused on local art and culture in Cape Town… The Silo at the V&A Waterfront, perched above the much anticipated Zeitz MOCAA at the old grain silos – is a striking new addition …