Heading to London to catch the celebrations: hotel packages fit for a queen

London – six royally great Diamond Jubilee packages Queen’s Diamond Jubilee is the best marketing hook for London. The city is spoiled in events and spoil the tourists with a lot of specially designed packages to celebrate royalty and the London’s Olympic Games. AFP selected six luxury hotel packages fit for a queen:   The Ritz Hotel … Read more

Smithsonian – the new home for the world’s most traveled spaceship

Smithsonian welcomes Discovery to space collection   Space shuttle Discovery, the world’s most traveled spaceship, moved into its new home at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in northern Virginia. Discovery, mated to a specially modified Boeing 747, landed at Washington-Dulles International, where it was de- mated from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and made … Read more

LVMH: 25% increase in first quarter 2012 revenue

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton luxury group reported a 25% increase in first quarter 2012 revenue to 6.6 billion Euros   In Fashion & Leather Goods, Louis Vuitton continued its double-digit growth (+ 17 %). The Wines & Spirits business (+ 22 %) as well as that of Perfumes & Cosmetics (+ 12 %) saw … Read more

New Juste un Clou for Cartier & Aldo Cipullo, New York City in the 70s

Cartier celebrates opening of Cartier & Aldo Cipullo, New York City in the 70s Exhibition During the creative frenzy in New York of the 70s, Cartier luxury jewelry house  designed “Juste un Clou”, a jewelry collection that reflects the true spirit of those years – a style that is both modern and daring. In 2012, … Read more

Salvatore Ferragamo looks to expand into the hospitality sector in Dubai

Salvatore Ferragamo to develop a Mideast hotel project   Salvatore Ferragamo is considering expanding into the hospitality sector in the Middle East, following in the footsteps of colleagues and rivals Giorgio Armani (Dubai), Versace (Palazzo Versace in Dubai) and Missoni (Kuwait) who have launched hotel plans in the region, a senior company executive told Arabian Business. “We are … Read more

Made In Italy: 5th Milan Fashion Design

From 16th to 22nd of April 2012, concurrently with the Salone del Mobile and the Fuori salone (Outdoor exhibition), there will be the fifth edition of Milan Fashion Design, the international event which celebrates the increasingly common combination between fashion and design. A busy schedule which foresees, starting from Tuesday 17th the home collection presentations … Read more