Luxury Hotels Group Blog » Luxury Hotels Group http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com Fri, 29 Jun 2018 07:24:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.3 Big brands covering all bases: the irony of ‘individuality’ http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/big-brands-covering-bases-irony-individuality/ http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/big-brands-covering-bases-irony-individuality/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2016 11:34:52 +0000 http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/?p=3360 Settling down to breakfast at your hotel, you might sniff at a slice of toast if it looks too, well, sliced – especially if the butter requires unwrapping too. Clearly not ‘artisanal’ enough. You want your roughage rough-hewn, not straight from a packet of Kingsmill. For bread, read bedrooms. However artfully styled a hotel room [...]

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]]> http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/royal-horseguards/feed/ 0 Flemings Mayfair http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/flemings-mayfair-sophie/ http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/flemings-mayfair-sophie/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2015 10:18:52 +0000 http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/?p=725 After a busy day at work, we headed towards the heart of London where Fred and I visited the sophisticated Flemings Mayfair for after work drinks. We arrived and were greeted by the Business Development Manager Erik who steered us to the extravagant Grill Bar. How delicious do these cocktails look? They tasted even better! [...]

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]]> http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/650/feed/ 0 Find you’re Perfect Destination whilst relaxing at Home http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/find-youre-perfect-destination-whilst-relaxing-at-home/ http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/find-youre-perfect-destination-whilst-relaxing-at-home/#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2014 10:54:00 +0000 http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/?p=202 In the past, booking a trip away, and in particular a stay in a luxury hotel, would almost invariably have meant paying a visit to a travel agent. Whilst travel agents are undoubtedly well meaning, experienced and knowledgeable people, they are also in business, and the nature of that business is to make money out [...]

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]]> http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/find-youre-perfect-destination-whilst-relaxing-at-home/feed/ 0 Seek Out the Face of London Which Appeals to You http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/seek-out-the-face-of-london-which-appeals-to-you/ http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/seek-out-the-face-of-london-which-appeals-to-you/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:18:30 +0000 http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/?p=200 The world of luxury accommodation is rich and varied. At one end of the spectrum are the vast mega-hotels which tower over a city like Dubai, offering the very latest in 21st century hospitality and stunning architectural modernism, whilst at the other there are small, intimate boutique hotels, in which the emphasis is on the [...]

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]]> http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/seek-out-the-face-of-london-which-appeals-to-you/feed/ 0 Your Online Ticket to a World of Luxury http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/your-online-ticket-to-a-world-of-luxury/ http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/your-online-ticket-to-a-world-of-luxury/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2014 10:56:50 +0000 http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/?p=204 In the past few years, many people have felt the squeeze of harsh economic times, and felt the need to cut back in various corners of their life. Ironically, this doesn’t tend to impact overmuch on the world of luxury travel and the reason is clear – people who spend all day every day, week [...]

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]]> http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/your-online-ticket-to-a-world-of-luxury/feed/ 0 Find the Luxury Hotel that’s perfect For You http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/find-the-luxury-hotel-thats-perfect-for-you/ http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/find-the-luxury-hotel-thats-perfect-for-you/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:03:42 +0000 http://blog.luxuryhotelsgroup.com/?p=209 There are more luxury hotels now than there have ever been. This may seem like a contradiction in terms, in as much as a huge number of such hotels begins to render luxury the norm rather than the exception. Whilst it’s true, however, that some individual hotels now claim to offer 6 or even 7 [...]

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