The Four Freedoms – June 30, 2026

Vancouver wins best World Cup city, the Ray-Ban family fights over their fortune, Lake Como’s most iconic hotel opens apartments, LVMH wants to buy HYROX, and much more.

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

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• Vancouver is the World Cup’s best host city

• The Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic

• The world’s first three-star Mexican restaurant

• EYOS launches winter expeditions in Iceland

• Luxottica heir wants control of the empire

• Paris Fashion Week SS27

• Ferrari’s CMO steps down amid Luce debacle

• RH opens in Mayfair

• Villa d’Este opens Miralago on Lake Como

• Monocle names Tokyo the world’s most liveable city

• St Regis London opens for bookings

• The Dali EDITION opens in Yunnan

• LVMH eyes HYROX

• European heatwave cancels Ironman Nice

• Midjourney (the AI company) is building a spa

• Lake Garda gets a world-class cycle route