Celebrating its 150th birthday, The Langham (and Lady Gaga) launch extraordinary expansion plan
As I came to the end of a pleasant chat with the CEO of the Langham Hospitality Group, responsible for…
ByAs I came to the end of a pleasant chat with the CEO of the Langham Hospitality Group, responsible for…
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ByOver breakfast on the waterfront terrace of the Gritti Palace, I watch Venice come to life as the rising sun…
By‘What Is Luxury?’ asks the name of the new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Good question.…
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ByAbove: ‘Kungkarangkalpa’; Kunmanara Hogan, Tjaruwa Woods, Yarangka Thomas, Estelle Hogan, Ngalpingka Simms and Myrtle Pennington; 2013; Acrylic on canvas. ©…
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