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Mark Britton Jones, Glion London: ‘To accept a concept such as affordable luxury is like accepting a counterfeit Birkin Bag without realising the harm it does’

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Mark Britton Jones, of Glion London, argues why ‘affordable luxury’ will never replace true luxury. I’ve just checked out of the citizenM in Geneva, and I was so impressed with my hotel experience. It’s not so surprising as my previous travels took me to (almost) the centre of continental USA, in Kansas.

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