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From L.A. to Venice, Karl Lagerfeld is famed for selecting glamorous locations for his annual Croisière presentations, and this season looks set to be no different with the designer reportedly heading to the Château de Versailles near Paris. Details relating to the star-studded event are still top secret, although fashion writer Jim Shi divulged the event’s location and date on Twitter April 12. “#Chanel…
American billionnaire Sheldon Adelson has announced a $35 billion investment on massive Vegas-style casino complexes in Madrid and Barcelona. Following the opening of his latest casino complex, in Macau, Mr Adelson told Reuters: “We are looking at 12 integrated resorts, 3,000 rooms each. A mini Las Vegas about half the size of the Las Vegas strip in Spain for the European market.” It is estimated each…
A few years ago, British engineering firm Atkins won the rights to design an extravagant hotel deep within a 100-metre pit in Shanghai‘s Songjiang District. Construction on the Intercontinental Shimao Shanghai Wonderland finally commenced last month, and the hotel is scheduled to open in early 2015. The 19-storey structure will be grafted onto the side of the 100-meter pit, with 16 floors burrowing down…
India has reacted sharply to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's questioning by US airport immigration authorities, saying "detention and apology" have become a US habit. India lodged a diplomatic complaint after Khan said he was detained for over 90 minutes on Thursday when he landed at New York's small White Plains airport on his way to deliver a speech at Yale University. "More than an apology will have…
VIP government officials from Northern Ireland in attendance will include First Minister of Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson, MLA; deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP MLA and Arlene Foster MLA, Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment. The Ministers will be visiting the UAE and India as part of a promotional drive for Northern Ireland exports, investment, academia and tourism. At the UAE launch…
Dubai, UAE (April 13, 2012) – The award-winning Silk Route Restaurant at the Arabian Courtyard Hotel & Spa, Dubai invites you to be a part of the annual Thai Festival to commemorate the country’s New Year, Songkran Day, from 13th to 15th April. An important occasion celebrated in Thailand, the festivity showcases the Southeast Asian country’s authentic cultural and culinary traditions. Across the country,…
The president of Turkmenistan has won his country’s maiden car race after an impromptu decision to enter. Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov drove to the track in the capital Ashgabat in a green Bugatti Veyron sports car to watch. Suddenly asking to take part, he changed to a Turkish-made Volkicar and won the time trial challenge. Correspondents say the apparently choreographed display seemed designed to enhance…
In line with its ongoing inflight product improvements, Emirates announces the launch of a new, enhanced, Graphical User Interface (GUI) developed by Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic). This new GUI will make accessing Emirates' award-winning inflight entertainment system, ice Digital Widescreen, simpler to use - information, communication and entertainment - all at the passenger's fingertips. The…
Karl Lagerfeld is collaborating with helicopter-maker AgustaWestland to re-design its line of VIP choppers, reports Women’s Wear Daily magazine. The German fashion designer, who also designed bottles for Coke, will now redesign both interiors and exteriors of the company’s AW139, a twin-engine helicopter that can seat up to 15 people. The company “admires Lagerfeld’s creativity and sophisticated style and…
Airbus is about to deliver a luxury double decker A380 to the Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, a major investor in Citigroup. Ordered in 2007, it will be the most expensive personal jet, with a final price well in excess of $500 million, including the cost of outfitting it with one-of-a kind amenities. The plans included a garage for two Rolls-Royces, a stable for…
Dubai Calendar - the Emirate’s official directory of events, is attracting a growing number of travellers and tourists planning visits to Dubai from around the globe. Managed by the Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment (DEPE), the Dubai Calendar website operates as a portal through which Dubai retailers can freely announce promotions, events, and activities to their customers. During DEPE’s…
Dubai, UAE – As hundreds of people across the country gathered on March 31st to observe Earth Hour, the management, staff and hotel guests of Ramada Downtown Dubai, located in Dubai’s most prestigious and vibrant district, have also participated in the cause by switching off lights in the building between 8:30 and 9:30pm. Candles and lamps greeted hotels guests at the lobby while diners at Orchid Restaurant…
A Chinese businessman paid $38,000 for a rare golden snapper Thursday in the Bangladeshi port city of Chittagong, a leading fish trader said. The unidentified Chinese businessman from Hong Kong bought the 37-kilogram (82-pound) fish “for its tasty bladder and succulent flesh”, Jahangir Saudagar, who sold the fish, told AFP. Saudagar, who works at the Fishery Ghat market near Chittagong port, had bought the…
Following the plans announced earlier this year, the Gran Meliá Rome Villa Agrippina opened on Sunday as the newest and most appealing luxury hotel in the Eternal City. Featuring an exclusive offer of architecture, culture, local art, spacious gardens and wellness facilities and of course, a rich cuisine, the hotel Gran Meliá Rome Villa Agrippina offered its first guests a warm spring-time welcome. In…
From 4 to 7 April 2012, Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa, Sultanate of Oman is participating for the first time in the Middle East’s leading bridal and fashion show event, The Bride Show Dubai, at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. Combining romantic settings and elegant banqueting venues with a range of packages, Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa, Sultanate of Oman offers the…
Mumtaz Mahal, the award-winning Indian specialty restaurant at Arabian Courtyard Hotel & Spa invites you to a nine-day Punjabi food festival starting Thursday, 12th April to Friday, 20th April, marking the Baisakhi Festival. Celebrated in North India, particularly in Punjab and Haryana, the Baisakhi Festival is notable for its great deal of feasting. The Punjabis, being energetic people are fond of eating and…
For a new film festival in Thailand called Film on the Rocks Yao Noi, an outdoor cinema was constructed in the most unlikely of places: right on top of the water. The amazing venue is called the Archipelago Cinema and is tucked away inside a bay surrounded by towering island rocks and lush jungle plants. For the final night of the Film Festival earlier this month, guests were taken by boat to savor a…
Dubai, UAE - Mall of the Emirates rounded off its successful ‘It’s a women’s world this March at MOE’ campaign by awarding a female shopper with a luxurious Grand Prize. Mrs Eman Al Bahsh, resident of Dubai and regular shopper at Mall of the Emirates was the lucky winner of all-expenses paid 5 days, 4 nights trip for two, to the sunny Maldives. “One of the pleasures coming out of our campaigns is being…
