What are the prices travelers can expect to pay in popular U.S. and world cities? According to 3rd TripIndex Cities unveiled by TripAdvisor, one of the the world’s largest travel sites, Honolulu rings up the biggest tab as the most expensive U.S. destination. TripAdvisor’s TripIndex Cities is based on the combined costs for two for a … Read more
Shark Parks project: Telling the shark story Plans for UK’s first ‘Shark Park,’ revealed Over 15% of the world’s shark species are classified as ‘threatened’ by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and it is estimated that around 100 million sharks are killed by humans each year. Six million of these are killed … Read more
Muslim tourism market potential. Muslim tourists may very well be the largest un-tapped niche market of the tourism Industry, according to Global Muslim Lifestyle Travel Market: Landscape & Consumer Needs Study’ compiled by DinarStandard, a US based marketing research & advisory firm focused on the Muslim markets. By 2020, 14 percent of all international trips … Read more
Luxury revenues grew by 10 percent in 2012 (at current exchange rates), given the strong growth tailwinds present in the first half of last year, according to Bain & Company, the leading advisor to the global luxury goods industry, in the Spring 2013 update to its “Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Study”. All growth estimates for … Read more
Bang & Olufsen launches new all-inclusive, surround sound speaker system. High-end surround performance into surprisingly small volumes. To enjoy home cinema in all its complexity, Bang & Olufsen, the Danish manufacturer of high-end audio products, television sets and telephones, launches new surround sound speaker system that looks good without compromising the interior décor. “The launch of … Read more
In every frame of our lives, there are so many stories meeting, crossing and interweaving. The city is a river where destinies and lifes intersect. Armani’s Frames of life story returned in a café in a city square with snapshots of different lives meeting, moments that mark the destiny of men and women. The 2012 … Read more