To help the country compete with Hong Kong and Singapore, Thailand’s government announced intention to scrap import duties on luxury products, visitors from China being key target of the new measure. The duty on some luxury goods will be cut to zero from 30 percent by the end of the year, Permanent Secretary for Finance … Read more
“The Good Food Guide 2014: The UK’s Top 10 Restaurants announced. Seasonal, fresh and organic ingredients brought Chef Simon Rogan’s farm-to-table restaurant L’Enclume (located in Cartmel, Cumbria, England) the title of the best restaurant in UK, a recognition of the editors of “The Good Food Guide,” the UK’s best selling restaurant guide since 1951. … Read more
The work on luxurious gift set for the holidays is in full swing. Luxury crystal and champagne are excellent friends, as Duval-Leroy champagne house unveiled a new exclusive Baccarat crystal carafe. The luxury gift box presents the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Sommeliers champagne, an exclusive Duval-Leroy champagne, alongside a high-end Baccarat decanter. In the red and … Read more
Maserati North America Up 50% Over August 2012, Hits Highest Sales Month In Its History. In 1963, Italian luxury car manufacturer Maserati established the benchmark for the luxury sports sedan. Its new Quattroporte continues to elevate the standard of supercar performance. Maserati set a new all time sales record in the U.S. in the month … Read more
Chef Gaston Acurio’s Lima restaurant Astrid y Gaston was crowned the best in Latin America at the inaugural edition of the Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, a spin-off of Restaurant magazine’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards. Gastón Acurio has been Peru’s best known celebrity chef for more than a decade, with a fine-dining … Read more
Kering takes a minority stake in Altuzarra fashion brand. Luxury goods giant Kering (formerly PPR) became a minority shareholder of the New York-based Altuzarra fashion brand, looking to establish its stronghold among the next generation of fashion designers. After the acquisition of the London fashion label Christopher Kane in January, Joseph Altuzarra’s namesake label is … Read more