Pop star Rihanna was recently in London promoting her new film and she chose to stay at one of the capital city’s most exclusive hotels, the Mandarin Oriental One Hyde Park. Located in Knightsbridge, the luxury hotel’s Royal Suite is the perfect match for a music queen.

Located on a hilltop overlooking the Beverly Hills Hotel in one of the most coveted and famous zip codes, 90210, a Beverly Hills mansion has just been listed for $95 million. A block away from Sunset Boulevard, the luxury property has a Hollywood film history and 29 bedrooms.

An upcoming auction from Christie’s Auction will feature some of the jewelry collection of Lily Safra in one of the largest single owner collections of jewels by JAR. Taking place on May 14, the auction will include a ruby and diamond camellia flower brooch.

Fashion and home furnishing company, Laura Ashely, has announced they will be opening a luxury boutique hotel. Following other designer labels like Bulgari and Armani, Laura Ashley has purchased a boutique hotel in Hertfordshire for £5.8m.

A luxury car service called Uber that was originally founded in San Francisco and has since expanded to other US cities is now looking to enter the global market.

Owned by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Limited Edition, a luxury collection of retreats, will be opening a new property called Mahali Mzuri in Kenya in 2013.

Music legend Elton John and his partner, David Furnish, have listed two of their West Hollywood condos, one for $1.6 million and the other for $3.5 million.

Roberto Cavalli will be opening its first flagship store and Cavalli café in India this summer in the DLF Emporio Mall in New Delhi. The move is part of Cavalli’s brand expansion plans for the Asia-Pacific region and comes after years of deliberation.

In an effort to push cultural promotion, Japan will export fashion streets named after famous districts in Tokyo. The country is making plans to open overseas shopping areas called Harajuku, Ginza and more.