BMW to smart park itself

A new partnership will allow BMW drivers to find, reserve and pay for parking spaces before they set off on their journey. The company has teamed up with NOW! Innovations a company that provides mobile payment and billing solutions across a number of countries and that has developed a flexible and easy-to-use billing and payment platform for parking services. As part of its BMW i Mobility Services arm, the German carmaker has already developed and implemented a service called ParkNow which enables users to find, reserve and even pay for a parking space in advance via either the desktop browser or an iPhone/Android app. The service also ties in with […]

‘Around the World’ with Four Seasons: 23 days, 88K USD

Luxury hotel brand The Four Seasons has announced an ‘Around the World’ travel itinerary that touches down in Hawaii, Bora Bora, Bali, Sydney and Mumbai aboard a private luxury jet that comes with a personal chef and onboard concierge. It can’t exactly compete with a real trip around the world organized by bespoke travel company Hurlingham Travel which includes 157 countries in 2 years for USD 1.5 million. Built around Four Seasons properties around the world, the 23-day itinerary for 2014 includes stops in Bali, where guests will take part in Balinese cooking classes and in Chiang Mai, where they’ll ride elephants in the Thai jungle. Guests on the Around […]