Luxury Lifestyle

The most magnificent hotels of Sri Lanka under WTM version

admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:00:41 +0000

WTM (World Travel Market) has published the list of the most magnificent hotels of Sri Lanka. Ceylon Tea Trails, located on an operating tea plantation of known firm Dilmah in valley Bogawantalawa, has appeared on the first place.
Ceylon Tea Trails visitors are offered four completely restored colonial bungalows of XIX century, in each of which it is possible to take advantage of services of the personal cooker, butler and servants. Lodgers can also observe gathering and the subsequent preparation of tea leaves, enjoy rafting, to drink some tea in English rosaries or order in number of spa-procedure. Cost of accommodation start from $286 for night.
The second place has been given to the ecohotel Vil Uyana, which has 25 magnificent country houses in Maldives style: they are located on boggy rice fields, where it is possible to see crocodiles, otters and other wild animals. Country houses are completely equipped with all necessary: lodgers can order meal from restaurant, wellness-procedures or to swim in personal pool. Cost of accommodation starts from $510 for a night.
The third place has been given to the hotel Amangalla, which is located in city Galle, beside with an ancient Dutch fort: the lodgers are offered magnificent room-numbers in colonial style, pool, gardens and huge spa-center. The price starts from $254 for a night. The fourth place is occupied with lux-camping Luxury Tented Safaris (the price is on the inquiry) and the fifth place has been given to the hotel Fortress (from $320 for a night).

Luxury Lounge Festival 2008

admin — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:57:45 +0000

During June the best capital restaurants have plunged into an atmosphere of luxury, and in their walls the most correct music in lounge style sounds. In Moscow annual Luxury Lounge Festival 2008, which platform was arranged by ten years verandahs of the best restaurants of the city (the Stork, Gallery, MaisonCafe, Zolotoj, Chester Ferry, Emporio Caf é, Beer Bar, Settebello, BON 2, Yellow Sea), takes place.
On Thursday, on June, 19th, within the limits of annual Luxury Lounge Festival 2008, DJ Ravin (Buddha Bar, Paris) and Andrey Denisov - «Invisible Life» - finalist «Café del Mar by Sensomusic» 2008- will represent their music parties.
As musical Lounge style completely corresponds to “luxurious life”, as the philosophy - it is professed by the most successful and exacting people. Good taste means lounge. The whole month - only the most melodious, exclusive sets from world music stars: group «Rouge Rouge» (Paris), DJ Ravin, one of authors of a unique atmosphere of French Buddha Bar, DJ Stéphane Pompougnac (resident Hotel Costes, France) will play their music for you.
Movie theatre, show, business and TV stars, and also representatives political and business elites will visit the Festival.

Golf-resort for millionaires will be constructed in Iraq

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:21:15 +0000

Who are they - Iraq oligarchs? The question is interesting unless only to members of UN peace-keeping forces, the Interpol and Swiss bankers. But it is not necessary to doubt, that solvent Iraqis not strongly suffer from military actions and acts of terrorism. And of explosions are not afraid, not because have got used, that is why that in their reality no explosions are present. Therefore there is nothing surprising that in Iraq construction of the whole settlement for millionaires has started. Company Damac Properties promises to start works in the autumn of this year. In total it is planned to spend for the project 4,5 billion dollars. And here you will see apartments, penthouses and cottages. Especially if to consider, that inhabited file is to be constructed not in Baghdad, but in the city of Erbil, that in autonomous region Kurdistan. There only Turks can disturb prosperous Iraqis, but hardly Turkish shells will dare to reach an enclave of new Iraq elite.
Damac Properties - the company from the United Arab Emirates. Therefore there is nothing to be surprised to scope of the project. Only the first series of construction will be stretched on the area of almost 52 thousand square kilometers. And it is the whole city! However, structures will borrow only a part of settlement of the Iraq millionaires. Highlight of the project in Erbil is that the smart golf-resort will be located there. Representatives of Damac Properties with optimism look ahead and predict fast inflow of tourists to Erbil. For them in territory of a complex which has received name Tarin Hills, even workshops of national crafts will be arranged. Besides in new city business centers and boutiques will be also constructed.

The most popular man’s luxury-brand

admin — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:52:58 +0000

Surprisingly, but some men manage to look on one million dollars even after sleepless night and 30 “control” seconds before a mirror. Thus it is absolutely unessential for them to be James Bond: men also have small secrets. New York Institute of luxury, which has defined the most favorite luxury-brand of reach men, has opened one of such secrets.
As it was found out, when business reaches luxury, nobody can surpass Italians. The Italian brands cause the strongest feelings at reach men. Owing to interrogation Americans, Luxury Institute has learned a name of number one menswear brand.
The majority of men have answered, that the best clothes can be got only at the Italian mark Ermenegildo Zegna, which is considered as classics of man’s elegance all over the world. Today Zegna is practically the only company in the elite menswear market, which is using own fabrics in manufacture.
Italians - Armani (2 place) and Brioni (3 place) are on the second and third places in lux-index list. Besides, marks Yves Saint Laurent, Dior, Prada, Dolce&Gabbana, Ralph Lauren, Canali, Burberry, Tom Ford, and Michael Kors have confirmed successful positions in the market.
Let’s remind that recently the Institute of luxury represented results of the research concerning female preferences. So, the highest index of luxury brands of lady’s wear has been given to the Italian brand Bottega Veneta.

Edox: the union of traditions and innovations

admin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:19:29 +0000

Masters of company EDOX from small town Les Geneves, which is in the western Switzerland, have thrown serious call to the watches world industry. Masters prove that they created next collections Class-1 - EDOX under inspiration by the same world championship on water-motor races on high-speed bolides - analogue to overland Formula-1.
Since January, 2007 the Swiss mark EDOX is official timekeeper of world championship Class-1. It is the first watches brand, which received abuse to be responsible for chronometry of so technological kind of sports.
High speed is a high technology: all Class-1 chronometers possess unsurpassed protection against impacts, water resistance (from 500 up to 1500 meters) and the accuracy, allowing to measure time for very greater speeds (270km/h), owing to the high-quality materials, borrowed from racing sports and space shipbuilding.
Edox masters were so inspired by staginess Class-1, that they have even created the same online-game. Operating interactive boat, everyone has an opportunity to win super functional Edox Class-1 watch.

Bottega Veneta is number one luxury-brand

admin — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:58:58 +0000

Each lady will confidently tell a lot of ways of spending money. Fashion - the most popular direction of monetary streams from a female pocket. What particularly they prefer to buy? One of these days it became known, that Bottega Veneta is a favorite luxury-brand of the richest women of the world. This mark has won first place in the rating, made by the New York Luxury Institute.

Every year the given institute reveals indexes of popularity of leading world brands. Thus, owing to Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI), the wide and objective picture of prestigiousness of existing marks, which are estimated by interrogation of solvent buyers, of the USA is being created.

According to online-interrogation, in which 818 people have taken part, whose annual income makes 348 thousand dollars, and their capital averages 3,6 million dollars, the greatest index has been given to the Italian mark Bottega Veneta which, according to respondents, makes high-quality and glamour clothes and the accessories, capable to serve eternally possesses. Moreover, participants of interrogation have noted, that Bottega Veneta is a real “jewel” in the world where more and more brands become similar to each other.

French brand Hermes and Italian Valentino are following Bottega Veneta. In structure of 26 brands, noted by respondents, Armani, Burberry, Carolina Herrera, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dolce&Gabbana, Fendi, Gucci, Eves Saint Laurent and many other things have also appeared.

New trend from Beckhams: Nominal alcohol for own parties

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:08:12 +0000

David Beckham shows miracles of generosity, when business reach gifts to his favorite wife. Nobody objects that Victoria -is spoilt to surprise girl, so, greater ingenuity is required. But the imagination of the careful spouse every year works better!
This time, when Victoria celebrated her 34th, her husband David has represented her own distillery, located near to their present place of residing at California. Thus wine which will be made, will not go on sale. All is much more interesting: the drink will be named in honor of Victoria and it will become a part of family bar of star couple.
David concealed his smart present till the last moment. For a gift the football player had to give the seven-zero sum. The price, however, quite justifies it: except for wine business, David has employed group of professionals, who will carry out directly manufacture of wine.
According to witnesses, Victoria has estimated a gift. It is planned, that both Beckhams and their close friends will enjoy a drink of own manufacture. It is necessary to note, that wine - a new trend of Hollywood stars.

Armani in Manhattan: Elite design apartments will be sold out

admin — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:08:22 +0000

It does not completely remind of bright brand “Armani”! The Potential owner of this penthouse, on the contrary, prefers to be allocated from crowd not with bright labels on clothes, but a grace of a cut and expensive fabrics. Penthouse is located in one of Manhattan skyscrapers.
By the way, two penthouses, represented in style of the known fashionable house, are waiting for their buyers.
The first apartment is a penthouse with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. This penthouse, which area makes 570 square meters, is on sale for $3,2 million. Its younger brother is a little more cheaper - $3,1 million. The apartments are very comfortable and completed with all necessary for a life in luxury.
But nobody will pay 3 with superfluous one million for one name Armani. To all it is clear, that behind this name very beautiful interior stands. Both of penthouses are issued approximately in one style.

David Bekham’s new toy

admin — Sun, 25 May 2008 11:23:14 +0000

All for a long time know about predilection of the football player for a collecting of cars.
The football star has Aston Martin, Mercedes, made to order Bentley, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln Navigator (all motor-vehicle pool in total costs 3 million dollars), and also two identical armored BMW for 650 thousand dollars. And David also collects Ferrari (his 5 cars cost about one million dollars).
David loves cars so much, that its wife Victoria almost on each birthday receives Bentley as a gift.
Recently David has filled up the collection with the next copy - he has bought Jeep Wrangler for thirty thousand dollars (the scanty sum for a star, whose income is equal to 250 million dollars a year).
Now Beckham drives across Hollywood more often on this car, which he gently calls “my monster”.

Tag Heuer releases premium mobile phones

admin — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:45:26 +0000

New name has appeared in the ultra expensive mobile phones’ family. To cellular devices from Vertu and Prada the mobile phone from well-known hour company Tag Heuer which already absolutely soon will appear on sale is going to create a rigid competition.
The stylish device, which will correspond to all technical and image achievements of Swiss company Tag Heuer, has received name Meridiist. The model will appear in the second quarter of current year and it will be far from the traditional luxury phones.
Tag Heuer will let out a mobile phone of a class premium class. No gold, platinum and brilliants - only cold steel and natural leather, which are used by masters Tag Heuer in creation of innovative chronographs and ultrafashionable water-proof watch. The small tube in the sizes will shine with steel light and to heat hands with pleasant to touch crocodile leather. The similar design perfectly will approach to those, who appreciate absence of pretentiousness and loves practicality.
Phone Tag Heuer has been created together with French design company ModeLabs, which possesses development of phones without storage batteries.
However, phone’s characteristics of are far from the extraordinary ones. Buyers will receive only 2-megapixel camera, the 1,9-inch QVGA-display, Bluetooth, and also an opportunity of playing MP3, AAC and MPEG-4 files.