Top luxury destinations and bucket list experiences for rich travelers. Upscale travelers are willing to go the distance to fulfill their travel wishes. Perennial favorites such as Australia, was named the top dream destination for the third consecutive year in the 7th annual Travel Dreams Survey released by luxury travel magazine Virtuoso, a roadmap for … Read more
The bright future for Steinway? Steinway Musical Instruments, the creator of the world’s finest musical instruments, was acquired by Kohlberg Company, a global private equity investment firm, in a transaction valued at approximately $438 million. Steinway will accelerate its global expansion, while ensuring the artisanal manufacturing processes that make the Company’s products unique are preserved, … Read more
Luxury Swiss watchmaker Breitling celebrated the opening of the first flagship boutique in the UK, at 130 New Bond Street, London. Traffic on Bond Street stopped as Breitling global ambassadors David Beckham and John Travolta were presented with the scissors to cut the ribbon, flanked by 12 beautiful models as well as the Breitling Jet … Read more
Bowers & Wilkins 805 Maserati Edition. British luxury speaker maker and sound specialist Bowers & Wilkins and Iconic Italian car brand Maserati are touring the world in the Seven Notes World Tour, an exhibition of sound, music and design that celebrates the arrival of the new Maserati Quattroporte – the car manufacturer’s first model to … Read more
Top Billionaire Island Owners. Lawrence Ellison, co-founder and CEO of technology giant Oracle, the French luxury business titan Bernard Arnault, and Google CEO Larry Page are the top wealthiest owners of luxury islands valued at US$10 million and above, according to Wealth-X “Top Billionaire Island Owners.” All of the top five billionaire hail from … Read more
“Wanda’s acquisition of Sunseeker is strategic.” Although the private yachting market is in its early stages in China, this industry is growing rapidly. China’s consumption has been growing, with an exceptionally strong appetite in the luxury market. In 2012 China surpassed Japan as the world’s largest luxury market and by 2015 McKinsey & Co. predicts … Read more