She’s a grand old dame, and she’s still full of swagger. We’ve known for a while that Starwood has been spending a ton of money upgrading all of the properties under its most iconic brand, Sheraton. $ 6 billion, to be exact. Now, with the centerpiece of that renovation project completed, we’re starting to get a sense of where the [...]

Today we’re feeling thirsty. And not just for any old water. We want seawater. Whole horizons of it. With craggy calderas and bright white bedrooms (to contrast with the blue skies and even bluer seas outside). In this parched, H2O-hungry state, we’re turning to our favourite Greek island, and a handsome hotel by the name of Grace Santorini. Style Whitewashed waterside [...]

BY KATHY FOLEY –Each quarter, it is our pleasure to honor and recognize our ‘ohana who have reached 30 years of service or more with Outrigger. On behalf of Outrigger Hotels & Resorts, we congratulate and thank Mercy Mariano, Elna … Continue reading → To read the entire article please click the article title above. Saturday Briefing

Another China-only car debuted at the Beijing auto show this week, although this one didn’t feature dragons or extra space between the wheels. Shanghai Volkswagen introduced the New Lavida to maintain its position on the top of the very competitive A-segment in China; this model’s predecessor has sold more than 700,000 units since its introduction in 2008. Shanghai Volkswagen isn’t [...]

Self-driving cars have arrived: Google has a fleet of autonomous Toyota Priuses roaming Silicon Valley, Audi raced a driverless TTS up Pikes Peak, and Ford has proven that a modern Walkman can parallel-park better than you. Here’s a handful of ?hacks, tips, and cheats that’ll help humans get back some of their dignity once the digital drivers take over. INCOMPREHENSIBLE-CABBIE [...]

Carbonyte UNITED KINGDOM will be collaborating along with Limo Broker in the UK to make the world’s initial, super-stretched Audi R8 V10. Fango Broker is already known for his or her development of the stretched Ferrari 360 Modena cape. The project has received so much attention it has reportedly been fast-tracked for completion in the next few months. The particular fastest car that Audi [...]

Akon’s Ferrari 458 Italia, Audi R8, Lamborghini and Mercedes SLR were recently on showcase at the V103 Car and Bike Show in Atlanta Georgia. His Porsche Panamera seems to be missing…wonder if he already got rid of it?? The commentary is pretty ridiculous “2020? Ferrari 458?” Check out the video below. Thanks to RUFek for [...] Related posts: Tamara Ecclestone [...]

Sportec has introduced a new fine-tuning package for that Audi RS3 Sportback. The actual Audi RS has a stainless steel sports activities exhaust system, an arm coilover suspension, that reduces the ride height through 20-40mm, and 20″ alloy wheels that cover high-performance Movit brake systems. The revised ECU leads to the 2. 5-litre five-cylinder engine producing 408 PS (300 kW [...]

Shoppers have many choices when it comes to buying a car. Once the research begins, it is clear that each automaker has their winners and losers. However, some manufacturers are consistently at the top of the list for reliability and road-test scores. Our automaker report cards highlight how the companies compare, as detailed in the video. For the first time, [...]

April is coming to a close and some of us are looking forward to a tax rebate dropping in our mailbox soon. If you combine returned tax funds with various dealer incentives and rebates available this month, you could get a new set of wheels for a great price. Whether you need a new car to replace a clunker or [...]