Forbes began the pursuit of the world’s billionaires 25 years ago. The first cut yielded 140 names. This year the magazine have counted an all-time high 1,226 billionaires worth a record $4.6 trillion. Carlos Slim tops Forbes billionaires list at $69 billion. There are now billionaires from 58 countries. The U.S. is still home to … Read more
Kirsty Bertarelli, Britain’s richest woman, has taken delivery of £100m superyacht. The Vava II superyacht is the biggest ever built in the UK at 96 metres. Wealthy couple Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli commissioned the luxurious vessel two years ago. The super yacht Vava II was intended to replace the couple’s old boat, which measured up … Read more
Himalayan holiday, Myanmar, Indonesia and South Korea among Asia travel trends of the year While luxury travel to China, Japan and Thailand remains perennially popular, a handful of locales are stealing the spotlight for Asia luxury travel. Remote Lands, the New York and Bangkok-based Asia ultra-luxe private tour operator, predicts the hottest Asia travel destinations … Read more
How alive are you? The Jaguar XF Sportbrake – the new and truly versatile derivative of the multi-award winning XF – made its global debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Also making their global debut are the XK and XKR Special Edition models. Entirely new from the B-pillars backwards, the XF Sportbrake represents a … Read more
Greece launches tender for land on Corfu island Greece tries to raise 19 billion euros by 2015 through privatizations and concession sales. The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund, Greece’s privatization fund, has launched a tender for the exploitation of a large seaside plot on the western resort island of Corfu. The fund is seeking to … Read more
Inter-galactic business ventures. Clean-tech gate to near-space with a Space Balloon Low-carbon space travel is almost real. It is calm, it is quiet, it is private and it is bloon. zero2infinity from Spain is providing the dream of seeing the Earth from near-space and raising awareness of our place in the cosmos. bloon’s experience consists … Read more