The Royal Australian Tour – a luxury travel package fit for a royal couple

  How to travel Australia like the British royal couple? Inspired by the royal itinerary of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in New Zeeland, London-based luxury retailer VeryFirstTo.com has created a £341,000 / $571,110 luxury travel package that includes visits to the places on the royal itinerary. Royal Australian Tour created in partnership with … Read more

The sailing experience: the tall-ship cruising

People looking for an alternative to big-ship cruising need only try tall-ship cruising. As interest in small-ship cruising has grown, so has the number of ships, increasing 200 percent in the past decade. Now, every year more than 350,000 Americans opt for small-ship cruises carrying just hundreds of passengers. Smaller does mean fewer shipboard amenities … Read more

2014 Dubai International Boat Show: The very latest in high-end luxury cruising presented by Lürssen

2014 Dubai International Boat Show was an occasion for Lürssen, the leading shipyard for large luxury yacht building based in Germany, to showcase the 2014 truly outstanding vessels. Like in 2013, this year the German shipbuilding family will deliver again three yachts with a total length of 260 m: The first one is project Global … Read more

Zahraa, a luxury Tecnomar Nadara 30

Luxury Tecnomar Nadara 30 Zahraa. The external lines of the new Zahraa by Tecnomar are captivating and innovative, rivaling with the most stylish cruisers of the world. Italian superyacht builder Admiral Tecnomar has delivered in December 2013 the stylish Tecnomar NADARA 30-metre, officially named “Zahraa”. “This yacht has remarkable quality of details and finishes for … Read more

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

boot 2014 – a much-hoped-for boost to the industry

  A good deal of optimism at the world’s biggest indoor yacht and water sports trade. Booming market for boat equipment. Charter market improving. Diving center attracted over 25 percent. Themed worlds extremely popular. boot Düsseldorf 2014 injected a good deal of optimism into the boat and water sports industry at a time of economic difficulties. … Read more