Consumers prepared to pay more for environmentally friendly products. Fifty percent of global consumers are willing to pay more for goods and services from companies that have implemented programs to give back to society, an increase of five points (45%) from 2011, according to a new study from Nielsen. The Nielsen Global Survey on Corporate … Read more
Digital growth may be embryonic, but its luxury publications continue to show resilience to magazine downturn
According to recent research conducted at Oxford University, in an increasingly visually dominated world, our eyes lead the way when it comes to eating, while our tongues (and other senses) merely follow. Based on these findings and teaming up with Sightsavers, an international charity helping the blind in developing countries, diners at Fairmont Dubai will … Read more
Château d’Hérouville, the French country house with studio (and ghosts) was birthplace of countless great 1970s albums
Changing behaviours of Chinese travellers and how the global hotel industry is adapting. China has overtaken Germany and the USA as the world’s biggest spenders on travel, with Chinese travellers spending US$102 billion on international travel in 2012, an increase of over 40% on 2011*, according to the second annual Chinese International Travel Monitor … Read more
The Wild Tale Of The Whiskey That Wasn’t Supposed To Be: The Wild Turkey Forgiven. Despite its accidental beginnings, Wild Turkey Associate Master Distiller Eddie Russell quickly realized that he had an exceptional whiskey more than worthy of bringing to market, hence the name “Forgiven.” The Wild Turkey Bourbon Distillery crew unwittingly mingled very rare, … Read more