The Four Freedoms – May 18, 2026

Mount Everest opens for business, the watch auction sales record is broken, two of the world's best hotels head to Courchevel, Satisfy launches a collab with Adidas – and much more.

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

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• Everest’s most crowded season on record

• Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2026

• Sinner completes the career Golden Masters

• Cucina Alba opens Alba Spiaggia at Montauk Yacht Club

• Lotus is going back to V8s

• Phillips sets a new world record for watch auctions

• The Gstaad Guy x Bentayga EWB Chalet Edition

• Checking in on Gucci under Demna

• One&Only and Raffles both announce Courchevel resorts

• Rosewood is coming to Tokyo

• Four Seasons opens 2028 private jet bookings

• Fouquet’s is headed to Mykonos

• Adidas and Satisfy announce a multi-year partnership

• Copenhagen’s Water Culture House nears opening

• Laurel Supply opens in West Hollywood

• Canyon launches the Endurace CF SLX