Super rich people don’t take the tube, rarely get a cab and never fly economy. But, when you’re a super-rich businessman/woman one thing you can’t afford to be frivolous with is time. Affluent CEO’s don’t get where they are today by sitting in queues of traffic or waiting for hours in airport lounges. The financially … Read more
Can village developments provide an alternative to care homes for life in retirement – or will they only meet the needs of the well-off?
Luxury fashion house suffers further dips from lucrative markets in east Asian city and region as tourism from mainland China drops
‘Trophy’ has become the new buzz-word in luxury real estate. More properties than ever before were sold and listed for sale at US$100 million or higher in 2014, says the new study by Christie’s International Real Estate — the world’s leading luxury residential network and the real estate arm of Christie’s art house. As the … Read more
This study is not a biography of Gabrielle Chanel, whose life story everyone has probably read about in different places. Rather, it is an account of how an intuitive brand manager brilliantly wielded the resources at her disposal in line with the social, cultural, ideological,and philosophical norms at that particular time, whether intentionally or not, … Read more
New private bus service Leap boasts spacious seating, a general air of calm cleanliness and a steward serving coffee, cold-pressed juices and granola bars. With tickets costing almost three times as much as the regular bus, is it a welcome new addition to the marketplace or a step towards two-tier transit?