A range of diverse and innovative products were unveiled at this year’s annual European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Geneva. While the market is improving, especially in the United States, the climate is challenging in other regions, like Europe. Thus, competition for buyers is fierce. The manufacturers also must compete against their own earlier models, as plentiful supplies in the used-jet market offer an attractive alternative for some buyers. Fractional and charter services also strip awa…

The celebrated Parisian hotel Le Bristol unveiled its newly renovated garden, offering guests a peaceful refuge in the city. With 13,000 square feet, the garden is an ideal location for cocktails, dining, or simply lounging among the sprawling magnolia trees and blooming array of flowers. Alongside the garden is outdoor terrace seating for the hotel’s Michelin three-star restaurant Epicure, helmed by the executive chef Eric Frechon.
The garden is among the latest in a series of renovations that began four yea…

Known for the over-the-top interiors he has created for everyone from musician Elton John to Jimmy Choo cofounder Tamara Mellon, the British-born, Los Angeles–based Martyn Lawrence Bullard is no stranger to bold design. Now the sought-after designer and star of Bravo TV’s Million Dollar Decorators is sharing his work on a broader scale with a collection of 11 different patterns of wall coverings for Schumacher. They range from black-and-white chevron prints to colorful Ottoman motifs inspired by the palaces of…

It is tradition for yachts to be christened with a bottle of Champagne, but sometimes owners add a little more to the ceremony. That was the case when the 130-foot Apostrophe launched at Hakvoort Shipyard. The owner invited a Russian Orthodox priest to bless his gray-hulled beauty, as well as those who plan to cruise aboard it. Apostrophe is the owner’s first megayacht. He previously enjoyed travel aboard smaller boats, and spared no expense when working to produce this magnificent vessel with Hakvoort and wit…

On August 1, Mahali Mzuri, a Virgin Limited Edition property, opens on the Motorogi Conservancy in the Maasai Mara ecosystem in Kenya. It comprises 12 tented rooms, priced from $590 per person per night, with meals and guided tours included. On the daily game drives through the Motorogi and the nearby Olare Orok Conservancy, guests might encounter lions, leopards, wildebeest, elephants, gazelles, and more. The property also offers day trips to local Maasai communities, as well as a full-service spa. (+44.208.6…

Newly on the market, this 314-acre property located on the south shore of Martha’s Vineyard includes a 5,600-square-foot home, 1,200 feet of private beach, a 35-acre freshwater pond for swimming and boating, a Har-Tru tennis court, a saltwater pool, a hot tub, and a one-bedroom beach house. However, buyers looking to create their own customized estate don’t have to purchase the $118 million compound in its entirety. A buyer might instead opt for the 100-acre lot on the western shore of Homer’s Pond for $31 mil…

From August 2 to 4, the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills is calling all food lovers to pack their bags for a culinary immersion. As a part of a new series of thematic weekend getaways ranging from culinary to wellness retreats, the Four Seasons’ Culinary Camp will kick off with a welcome dinner prepared by chef Mette Williams of Los Angeles’s restaurant Culina, Modern Italian, served with wine parings by the hotel’s wine director, Chris Bradford. The package, which is priced from $850 per night for tw…

Car enthusiasts are set to converge on the Monterey Peninsula in mid-August for nearly a week of concours, tours, vintage races, and auctions.
While the main draws are the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance at the tony Lodge at Pebble Beach on Sunday, August 18, and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca over the entire weekend, there’s no shortage of other gatherings. These events range from the exclusive Quail, A Motorports Gathering—where tickets are $450 each—to the free Concour…

After embarking on a $28 million renovation, the Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne, Switzerland, has unveiled 37 new guest rooms and two suites in its Palace Wing, with an additional 61 rooms to be completed by April. The newly refurbished rooms are more sleek and modern thanks to bathrooms with bright Italian mosaic floors, mirrors, and built-in televisions, and the new Spa Suite has a 180-degree view of Lake Geneva and the French Alps. Prices begin at about $560 per night for a room and $4,150 for a suite. (+41…

In its 30-year history, Blue Chip Farms—a world-class horse farm in New York’s Hudson Valley—has managed dozens of world-champion horses, including the famed jumping horse Sapphire, a winner of two Olympic gold medals and two editions of the Hamptons Horse Classic. Now the farm, which comprises more than 700 acres of rolling hills just 50 miles north of Manhattan, is extending its high-end racehorse business to breed and raise Olympic-level sport and jumping horses.
“Historically, the sport and jumping horse …