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Malibu’s Most Exclusive, Butt-Kicking Spa Is Coming East
10Apr By adminNo Comments
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Malibu’s Most Exclusive, Butt-Kicking Spa Is Coming East

You will wake up at 5:30 a.m. and stretch for 30 minutes. You will eat something vegan and organic for breakfast followed by an hourslong hike on which you will hear words like “verticality.” If you need a snack, you will get six almonds. Not seven — don’t be gluttonous.In the afternoon, you will take a cold plunge, dunking yourself in water cooled to a painful 55 degrees. The throbbing in your body is not a hangover — there is no alcohol — it’s from the 10 miles you hiked yesterday, or it could be the 12 you hiked the day before. Or maybe it’s the 1,400 calories a day allotted. For all this, you will pay thousands of dollars.This is luxury wellness in 2024. Some destination spas and high-end retreats are more akin to Navy SEAL prep — or at the very least, basic training — than five-star ...
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Blacklane Middle East expands all-electric fleet tenfold – Business Traveller
24Nov By adminNo Comments
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Blacklane Middle East expands all-electric fleet tenfold – Business Traveller

Luxury chauffeur hailing service Blacklane Middle East has announced a tenfold increase in its all-electric fleet size ahead of the COP28 summit in the UAE. Having launched in the UAE in March 2023, Blacklane says that the expansion includes Mercedes EQS-SUVs. It adds that there has been a surge in demand for sustainable transportation solutions in the region, with the service reporting a 200 per cent increase in ride volumes during the last quarter. To accompany the growth in its fleet, Blacklane has also increased the number of its chauffeurs, particularly female chauffeurs. It says that a total of 120 chauffeurs have completed their training at Blacklane’s Chauffeur Training Academy which includes theoretical and simulator-based training and trains for soft skills too. Over 50 per cen...
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Radisson Hotel Group reveals growth plans for the Middle East – Business Traveller
28Sep By adminNo Comments
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Radisson Hotel Group reveals growth plans for the Middle East – Business Traveller

At the recently concluded Future Hospitality Summit 2023 held in Abu Dhabi, Radisson Hotel Group said that it aims to reach 100 operational hotels in the Middle East by 2026. By 2030, it said that it plans to have a portfolio of 150 operational and under development properties across the Middle East. The group’s current portfolio includes 77 properties in the Middle East comprising over 11,619 keys. In Saudi Arabia, the group’s upcoming opening includes Park Inn by Radisson Makkah Thakher East, in Makkah. It is also planning another property in Makkah with the anticipated debut of Park Inn by Radisson Makkah Thaker West. In Jeddah, Radisson is working on the opening of the Vivid Jeddah Hotel under its Radisson Individuals brand which is scheduled to open in the last quarter of 2023. Addi...
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The Lower East Side Fabric Store That Helped Outfit ‘Bridgerton’
22Jul By adminNo Comments
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The Lower East Side Fabric Store That Helped Outfit ‘Bridgerton’

Step behind the unassuming facade of Mendel Goldberg Fabrics on Manhattan’s Lower East Side and you’ll suddenly find yourself surrounded by an array of gorgeous fabrics on its floor-to-ceiling shelves: bolts and neatly folded stacks of fine cottons, silks, satins, taffetas and lace as well as more opulent materials, from bubble-gum pink metallic brocade to apple green silk satin jacquard and shimmery pleated navy chiffon. There are fabrics woven with gold thread or glittering with Swarovski crystals. And there is Chanel-style wool bouclé in pale pink, or black and white woven with little ribbons and pearls. The material is as luxuriously textured as a lamb’s coat. I want it.I don’t sew. I haven’t got the DNA (no one in my family did). I’ve never really paid attention to the world of bespo...
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