Parliament adopted its final recommendations for a comprehensive and coordinated EU strategy to fight cancer. The report by Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) […]
Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa opens
Barefoot elegance takes over the Raa Atoll at the new Deluxe All-Inclusive resort The Emerald Collection announces the opening of its second Maldivian 5-star luxury […]
European Commission
Commission unveils significant action to contribute to European Defence
Beating financial crime: Commission overhauls anti money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism rules
Commissioner Gabriel meets European Women in Venture Capital Group to support female innovators
Digital Green Certificate: technical specifications, including QR code, agreed by Member States
EU revamps the European Destination of Excellence competition to award tourism sustainability pioneers
European Parliament
Russia’s threats against Ukraine are a wake-up call for Europe, MEPs say
EPP Group: SME must have the possibility to use supercomputers to exploit the full potential of AI
Time to act on digital taxation and a global minimum effective tax rate, say S&Ds urging EU leaders to back Biden’s push
Renew Europe welcomes Horizon Europe. “It will help to engage with more European industries and SMEs than ever before”
“No Big Brother in Europe! AI rules must defend citizens’ private lives and data”, say S&Ds
Business Lifestyle & Travel
Revolutionary, The Reverie, Saigon
Liberace never designed hotels. Perhaps he should have. His glitzy costumes, giant candelabra and extravagant showmanship made him almost as famous as his piano playing. His ferocious style could easily have created the marvel that is The Reverie Saigon. Although the design curtseys to Italian craftsmanship, the gilded gold features, deliciously deep colour palette and […]
Astonishing Anantara Hoi An Resort, Vietnam
The soothing melodic grunt is hard to place at first. The bass tones tickle your senses. It feels like it is being piped from every angle, rolling over the lush blades of grass, tumbling along the cobbled pathways, bubbling through the pond laced with waterlilies and lily pads. This isn’t a well-placed soundtrack by the […]
Striking Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Vietnam
The first indication that you are not alone comes via the gentle shaking of branches, followed by a flurry of falling leaves and a flash of brilliant white. Muted chattering halts, hearts beat wildly, sweat floods from foreheads. Could we have just spotted the illusive Langur monkey? Another flash of white and suddenly a tail […]
Smashing San Francisco
San Francisco’s hotel scene is gearing up for summer with the opening of four properties, three of which are new, this month. 1 Hotel San Francisco, LUMA Hotel San Francisco and the historic Beacon Grand (formerly the Sir Francis Drake Hotel) and the reopening of the Hilton’s iconic, 1,024-room Parc 55 complex. This investment in […]
Sweet Shangri-La, Paris
With its black and gold stripes, translucent wings and furry body, there is no mistaking the bee. Its hum can strike fear into the hearts of many, provoking a disproportionate fight or flight response often resulting in flailing limbs and a racing heart. I am sure that’s not it’s intention. Unlike the intentions of Napoleon […]
