The Hotel Is the New Flagship
While fashion houses brace for a hard winter, the luxury money is moving into rooms with a view. Europe’s hotel pipeline has never been this upscale.
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Hermès Takes the Crown
For the first time, Hermès outranks Louis Vuitton as the world’s most valuable luxury brand. The ranking says as much about restraint as it does about size.
Tbilisi’s New Riverfront
Two prime ministers opened a $68 million five-star hotel on the Kura. It is the clearest sign yet of Azerbaijani capital shaping Georgia’s luxury map.
A Room with a Dolomite
The First Cortina opens on 4 December with 76 balconied rooms, a two-level REVĪVŌ spa and a view that does most of the work.
Art Basel Paris, Cut Short
The fair’s fifth edition closed two days early as protests loomed. The previews, by most accounts, had already done the selling.
Gucci’s Long Road Back
Kering’s third quarter held steady on paper. Underneath, Gucci kept shrinking — and jewellery quietly became the group’s brightest line.
The Mediterranean’s Class of 2026
A private island off Provence, Mandarin Oriental’s first Mallorca address and a new Rhodes resort: the season’s openings, in one place.
A Second Act for Ebel
An independent watchmaker, a couture house and a veteran CEO have bought a 1911 Swiss maison for $66.5 million. The people involved explain the bet.
Almaty’s Luxury Gap
Central Asia’s most developed hotel market still has more demand than rooms at the top end. The industry has noticed.
Samarkand, Slowly
High-speed rail, a planned luxury train and a push from the trade: Uzbekistan wants the traveller who stays for the tilework, not the photo.
Baku Looks to the Shore
A Caspian resort, 238 more branded residences and a Le Méridien in Tbilisi: what the new PASHA–Marriott agreement means for the region.
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