Red Dot Award 2013: Buick Riviera Concept

New Buick Riviera Concept Vehicle Wins Red Dot Award.  First major international award for Chinese automotive design.  Designers and companies from 56 countries entered 4,394 products in the 2013 Red Dot Award program, an internationally recognized quality label for design achievement and one of the world’s top three design honors. The new Buick Riviera concept … Read more

Limited inventory and growing demand driving California’s luxury real estate market

Luxury home values increased in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego in the second quarter of 2013 compared to a year ago, according to the First Republic Prestige Home Index by First Republic Bank. In the second quarter of 2013, the Index indicated the following: San Francisco Bay Area values climbed 10.9% from the … Read more

Affluent Chinese lured to Maldives’ Shangri-La

Shangri-La creates ultimate travel package to Maldives for affluent Chinese. Among Chinese luxury travellers, Shangri-La was named the most preferred hotel brand for the second consecutive year in the 2013 Hurun Report – The Chinese Luxury Traveler. The luxury hotel chain announced the launch of the “Shangri- La Private Jet Journey”, a seven-day Shangri-La excursion … Read more

Chinese luxury consumer interest dominated by heavyweights

The most-sought after luxury brands in China. Chanel overtakes Louis Vuitton as most sought-after global luxury brand in Digital Luxury Group‘s World Luxury Index China – 2nd edition. Chanel overtook Louis Vuitton thanks to rising interest in various product segments, particularly beauty. Interest for Louis Vuitton on the other hand originated mainly from the fashion … Read more

Top water parks worldwide

Typhoon Lagoon at Disney World in Orlando, Florida received the most visitors last year, followed by Chinese Chimelong Waterpark in Guangzhou and Blizzard Beach at Disney World in Orlando. “The European, Asian, and North American major theme/water park operators all had a successful year with an average attendance increase of 6.7% at the top ten … Read more

Women in the arts celebrated by De Beers

The talent and unique spirit of female artists around the world are celebrated by De Beers jewelry house with an exhibition in Shanghai, curated by Liu Chunfeng. “The Jeweller of Light” invited esteemed Chinese artists Cui Xiuwen, Liang Yuanwei, Han Yajuan and Peng Wei, to express the “Moments in Light” of their own lives through … Read more