557 result(s) for luxury
Budapest Transport Centre Dismisses Three In Spa Scandal
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) has fired three members of its top management, news website Index reported on Thursday. The tabloid Blikk reported that the three men chose to hold an official BKK management meeting at a luxury wellness spa.
Hungarian Conductor Ivan Fischer Receives Award For Lifetime Achievement
- 9 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Following in the footsteps of Placido Domingo, Gustavo Dudamel and Quincy Jones, this year Ivan Fischer has been granted the Abu Dhabi Festival Award for his lifetime contribution to the arts. Iván Fischer, Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, has been presented with the 2015 Abu Dhabi Festival Award, which is bestowed each year on artists who have made an exceptional contribution ...
Xpat Recommendation: Great Weekend Break In Athens
- 28 Mar 2015 7:30 AM
- travel
Athens is still a really great place for a weekend break, for shopping, sight seeing, relaxing and more. Who hasn't heard of the marvelous Acropolis? Nominated as one of the 7 wonders of our modern world, you can see it from your room if you stay at the Hilton in Athens. The Holy Rock of Acropolis dates back to the 5th BC, today it's still well worth seeing. Athens itself has seen times of boom ...
XpatLoop Interview: Zsuzsanna Talabér, Owner, The Massage Corner
- 26 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
I was born in Budapest on the 11th of October 1963. I studied English language and literature at the Cambridge university from 1983 till 1986. Between 1988 and 2013 I worked as translator, interpreter, office manager for the top leaders of several multinational companies. Between 2002 and 2013 I studied and worked in Stockholm, Sweden. I also represented Saab AB, one of the biggest defense ...
Xpats Double Charity Funds At GOTG Final
- 16 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
By Mary Murphy (who deserves so much credit for this whole GOTG thing - ed). A stellar performance last Thursday night was witnessed by hundreds of Xpats (expats and internationally minded Hungarians). The final of the 2015 Gift of the Gab, and the final in the five-year series, brought a new standard to the stage. The five finallists, having made their way through their qualifying rounds, gave ...
Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts Unveils New Insider Experiences
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- specials
InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has today launched Secrets of the City ̶ a new marketing campaign for its iconic, luxury InterContinental® brand. Unveiling a new collection of exclusive Insider Experiences, InterContinental® has partnered with carefully-selected artisans and experts across food, culture, art and fashion to provide access to the ...
Contract For Renovation Of Budapest’s Párizsi Udvar Signed
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Mellow Mood Group signed a contract with architectural firm Archikon on the renovation of the landmark Párizsi Udvar in Budapest. Párizs Property, a member of Mellow Mood Group, acquired the historic building in the city centre from the 5th district local council for 2.1 billion forints (EUR 6.8m) last spring.
Jobbik Calls On Govt To Withdraw Planned Tax On Solar Panels
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to withdraw solar panels from an environmental product fee, saying that the tax would be “yet another nail in the coffin” of Hungary’s economic and energy independence. Lawmaker Lajos Kepli said that the government had made needless “luxury investments” and pursued a reckless economic policy, and such taxes were desperate measures ...
WAMP Shopping On 3rd Sunday Of December In Budapest
- 18 Dec 2014 8:06 AM
- shopping
Press Release: "WAMP organizes its last fair this year in Hall B, Millenáris on 21th December. Only a few days prior Christmas there is no better spot to buy the finest ingredients for a really special dinner or the last presents for all the beloved at one place. At the location in Buda there will be more than 200 exhibitors present from whom a dozen will bring items dedicated for Christmas ...
Budapest Transport Centre Dismisses Three In Spa Scandal
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) has fired three members of its top management, news website Index reported on Thursday. The tabloid Blikk reported that the three men chose to hold an official BKK management meeting at a luxury wellness spa.
Hungarian Conductor Ivan Fischer Receives Award For Lifetime Achievement
- 9 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Following in the footsteps of Placido Domingo, Gustavo Dudamel and Quincy Jones, this year Ivan Fischer has been granted the Abu Dhabi Festival Award for his lifetime contribution to the arts. Iván Fischer, Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, has been presented with the 2015 Abu Dhabi Festival Award, which is bestowed each year on artists who have made an exceptional contribution ...
Xpat Recommendation: Great Weekend Break In Athens
- 28 Mar 2015 7:30 AM
- travel
Athens is still a really great place for a weekend break, for shopping, sight seeing, relaxing and more. Who hasn't heard of the marvelous Acropolis? Nominated as one of the 7 wonders of our modern world, you can see it from your room if you stay at the Hilton in Athens. The Holy Rock of Acropolis dates back to the 5th BC, today it's still well worth seeing. Athens itself has seen times of boom ...
XpatLoop Interview: Zsuzsanna Talabér, Owner, The Massage Corner
- 26 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
I was born in Budapest on the 11th of October 1963. I studied English language and literature at the Cambridge university from 1983 till 1986. Between 1988 and 2013 I worked as translator, interpreter, office manager for the top leaders of several multinational companies. Between 2002 and 2013 I studied and worked in Stockholm, Sweden. I also represented Saab AB, one of the biggest defense ...
Xpats Double Charity Funds At GOTG Final
- 16 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
By Mary Murphy (who deserves so much credit for this whole GOTG thing - ed). A stellar performance last Thursday night was witnessed by hundreds of Xpats (expats and internationally minded Hungarians). The final of the 2015 Gift of the Gab, and the final in the five-year series, brought a new standard to the stage. The five finallists, having made their way through their qualifying rounds, gave ...
Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts Unveils New Insider Experiences
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- specials
InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has today launched Secrets of the City ̶ a new marketing campaign for its iconic, luxury InterContinental® brand. Unveiling a new collection of exclusive Insider Experiences, InterContinental® has partnered with carefully-selected artisans and experts across food, culture, art and fashion to provide access to the ...
Contract For Renovation Of Budapest’s Párizsi Udvar Signed
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Mellow Mood Group signed a contract with architectural firm Archikon on the renovation of the landmark Párizsi Udvar in Budapest. Párizs Property, a member of Mellow Mood Group, acquired the historic building in the city centre from the 5th district local council for 2.1 billion forints (EUR 6.8m) last spring.
Jobbik Calls On Govt To Withdraw Planned Tax On Solar Panels
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to withdraw solar panels from an environmental product fee, saying that the tax would be “yet another nail in the coffin” of Hungary’s economic and energy independence. Lawmaker Lajos Kepli said that the government had made needless “luxury investments” and pursued a reckless economic policy, and such taxes were desperate measures ...
WAMP Shopping On 3rd Sunday Of December In Budapest
- 18 Dec 2014 8:06 AM
- shopping
Press Release: "WAMP organizes its last fair this year in Hall B, Millenáris on 21th December. Only a few days prior Christmas there is no better spot to buy the finest ingredients for a really special dinner or the last presents for all the beloved at one place. At the location in Buda there will be more than 200 exhibitors present from whom a dozen will bring items dedicated for Christmas ...