Simply Luxury
Travel — Hotels & Resorts
Club Med’s 52-villa retreat in North Malé Atoll wins Robb Report Singapore’s 2026 Best Romantic Escape by making privacy, space and personalised service the central luxuries.
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Automobiles
Garage Italia and Hot Lab Yacht Design rework the open-air Fiat 500 Spiaggina as a yacht toy, translating classic Italian speedboat materials into one of the smallest possible expressions of superyacht life.
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Nautical / Yachts
Modern superyachting is very good at erasing age. New vessels arrive with sharper glazing, larger beach clubs, more screens and increasingly complex propulsion systems, each promising to make the previous generation feel obsolete. Camara C makes the opposite argument.
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Nautical / Yachts
SilverCat is using the all-new 47 to define the second generation of its power-catamaran range, shifting the emphasis towards wider living spaces, easier access to the water and a more overtly social style of cruising.
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Automobiles
Salon Privé has made a subtle but significant change to the way major concours events recognise automotive greatness. At its 2026 Blenheim Palace edition, the event crowned two Best of Show winners for the first time: a 1969
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Travel — Hotels & Resorts
MGM China has opened MGM Shenzhen Prince Bay in Shekou, adding a new 298-room waterfront hotel to the fast-evolving hospitality landscape of the Greater Bay Area. The property sits in Prince Bay, close to Shekou Cruise Home Port, giving it a strategic position between Shenzhen’s urban core, regional ferry links and international maritime traffic.
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Travel — Hotels & Resorts
Shangri-La is extending its most rarefied hotel concept to Kyoto with Songtei Kyoto, Shangri-La Signatures, a 77-key property positioned opposite Nijo Castle. Due to begin welcoming guests from late 2026, the hotel will become only the second address in the Signatures portfolio, following The Silk Lakehouse on Hangzhou’s West Lake.
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Travel — Hotels & Resorts
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan has unveiled the first seven suites from its wider sustainability-led refresh, refining one of Ubud’s best-known luxury addresses without disturbing the architectural relationship that made it distinctive in the first place.
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Food — Restaurants
LOUIS XIII has returned to one of the most private places in its history for a new Black Pearl expression shaped as much by atmosphere as by age. Black Pearl: Tribute to the Birthplace of LOUIS XIII draws on Le Grollet, the historic cellar where the house traces the beginnings of its story, and translates that sense of place into a limited release of just 398 decanters worldwide.
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Automobiles
With its new Ocean Wave Green finish, five-seat crossover format and fully electric powertrain, the MINI Aceman SE brings a distinctly urban interpretation of electric mobility. Combining 218 hp with a WLTP range of up to 405 kilometres, it carries MINI’s compact proportions and playful road manners into a new chapter.
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