International appetite for South African luxury goods growing

What you don’t know about South African luxury market South Africa is home to a significant portion of the resources used in luxury goods. South Africa has nearly 80% of the world’s platinum, is one of the world’s biggest gold and diamond miners, and has excellent leather. International appetite for local fine-craft brands like Avoova, … Read more

Madrid Fusión gastro festival: Top chefs go back to basics

The 10th annual Madrid Fusión gastro festival A number of leading chefs at this week’s Madrid Fusion, an annual gastronomy fair, said to AFP they preferred to use primary products on their creations — and are in some cases even gathering them themselves. Wild herbs, leaves and even giant ants and tarantulas are in demand … Read more

Wally to reveal the long-distance ocean cruiser Wally//Ace

Wally reveals details of Wally//Ace ground breaking displacement yacht Wally//Ace can take you non-stop from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean Wally revealed details of 24 metre Wally//Ace ground breaking displacement yacht that will be classified as a yacht and therefore manageable without a professional crew. A true long-distance ocean cruiser, The Wally//Ace is a motor … Read more

Most awarded rum brand is celebrating 150 years of bringing people together

Bacardi’s 150th Anniversary celebrated with Ron Bacardi de Maestros de Ron Vintage MMXII Bacardi rum – Ron Bacardi de Maestros de Ron, Vintage, MMXII (2012) Since its creation, BACARDI rum has been enjoyed in more than 365 billion cocktails. That means every second of every day more than 200 BACARDI cocktails are being served and … Read more

Duty free sales are rising. Dubai Duty Free Retains No1 Position in the World

Global sales of duty-free products (from cigars to perfumes in airports, ports and in transit) reached $46 billion in 2011, up a staggering 17.9 percent, calculated duty free analyst Generation Research. Generation Research President Yngve Bia told The Travel Retail Business magazine that preliminary global industry sales results for calendar year 2011 show a 17.9% … Read more

La vie en Bally sunglasses

Exclusive Bally sunglass and prescription eyewear Bally Signs Licensing Agreement with Twc L’Amy Bally, the Swiss luxury leather goods house, has announced a contract with global eyewear group Twc L’Amy for the development and distribution of an exclusive prescription and sunglass eyewear range that is expected to be launched worldwide by the end of 2012. Created … Read more