74% of luxury industry executives targeted UHNW clients through events, Luxury Sentiment survey

Most of the luxury industry insiders seem very optimistic. Wealth-X Luxury Sentiment Survey.   Despite slowing global demand and consumption, luxury industry executives are optimistic about the first quarter of 2014, with nearly 80% confident they will see an increase in revenue from ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals during the period, according to the inaugural … Read more

Suzy Menkes leaves International Herald Tribune for Vogue

70-year-old British writer, one of the Tribune’s most high-profile assets, joins Condé Nast title

New luxury A380 First Class high-tech seats on Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways Debuts New A380 First Class Seats at ITB Berlin, world’s biggest travel fair in Germany’s capital   On the opening day of the world’s largest travel trade fair being held in the German capital, Qatar Airways unveiled its highly anticipated luxury First Class seats that will form part of the aircraft’s tri-class configuration. … Read more

Burberry to boost its digital presence in Mainland China

  The launch of Burberry’s Autumn/Winter 2014 Collection at London Fashion Week marked the start of a series of creative collaborations to be seen throughout 2014. Burberry’s digital presence in Mainland China will be boosted through a partnership with Tencent, the largest internet company in Asia. British luxury house will be leveraging Tencent’s various platforms … Read more

Oscar-Winning Actors Rich List

The Wealthiest Oscar-Winning Actors. TOP 10 WEALTHIEST OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS. Actor Jack Nicholson tops Wealth-X’s Oscar-Winning Actors Rich List with an estimated net worth of US$390 million. The 76-year-old three-time Oscar winner won his first Academy Award in 1976 for “One Flew The Cuckoos Nest”, and claimed two more trophies in 1984 for “Terms of Endearment” and … Read more

The new London’s Shangri-La to open at the Shard

Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London will open 6 May 2014 From May 6, London will have the tallest hotel in Western Europe and the first high-rise hotel in the UK’s capital. Hong Kong-based luxury hotel group Shangri-La will open its third hotel in Europe in The Shard. In 2010, the luxury hospitality chain debuted … Read more