1.Bentley
W.O. Bentley and his brother H.M. began Bentley and Bentley in 1912, renaming it Bentley Motors in 1919, and adding the Flying B mascot in 1920. The company spent its earlier years building cars to compete on the track, and its middle years being owned by rival Rolls-Royce. Lately, Bentley has built on its legacy of luxury with the Continental line of cars.
Top Luxury Clothing Brands 2012 © Forbes
Maybe we haven't seen the return of the roaring global recovery everyone has hoped for. The U.S. economy is sputtering, and the European continent isn't looking very bullish at the moment. But none of this seems to be terribly concerning to the luxury hotel market. There has been a spate of recent openings — hotel extensions of luxury brands — to prove it.
