The Ritz-Carlton opens first luxury resort hotel to Japan. Photos.

The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa pioneers luxury hospitality on Japan’s secret tropical getaway The Ritz-Carlton presents Okinawa – known as “Gusuku” which means “Castle”’ in the local dialect     Japan’s tropical island of Okinawa is the home to the first Ritz-Carlton luxury resort in Japan. Okinawa island has been the secret getaway for generations of Japanese … Read more

BMW, Audi, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus top the first edition of the World Luxury Index Russia

First official ranking of the most sought after luxury brands in Russia shows a strong interest for cars, and more specifically for luxury cars. BMW, Audi, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus and Land Rover top the Top 50 most-searched for Luxury Brand in Russia ranking, unveiled by Digital Luxury Group in a first time partnership with Yandex, … Read more

2LUXURY2 celebrated its launch in Brussels

2LUXURY2 in Brussels: Share vision. Meet people. Make photos. Let the magic work! 2LUXURY2 celebrated its launch in Brussels with another classy evening event in an distinguished art space and one of the most exceptional art galleries in Brussels – We Are Different. Demonstrating its commitment to art, new luxury code, design and art-makers, the … Read more

The Luxury Collection Hotels debuts Keraton at The Plaza Jakarta

The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts Reaches 80 Hotels Worldwide with the Debut of Keraton at The Plaza, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Jakarta   The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts opened its 80th hotel – Keraton at The Plaza, the brand’s first hotel in Jakarta. The hotel opening also marks the first of four new … Read more

LVMH launches its own Green Week

LVMH’s Green Initiative Echoing the “Green Week” European conference held in Brussels this week, LVMH luxury group has announced its own internal Green Week initiative. Speaking on the eve of the opening of 2012 Green Week, The EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said that he was happy to “see that LVMH encourages good environmental practices … Read more

Mary-Kate Olsen & Ashley Olsen, Julianne Moore, Katie Holmes & Jeanne Yang to create “favorites” lists for Barneys

Barneys digital experience   Luxury specialty retailer Barneys New York introduced a new “Favorites” tool on its redesigned website. The “Favorites” allows users to browse, follow, and be inspired by “Lists” that have been created by Fashion Influencers and featured on the Barneys.com homepage. As part of the site’s launch, several fashion influencers have created … Read more