Younger millennials and affluent travelers fuel 20 percent growth in Chinese outbound travelers, says report

The sustained growth in the number of Chinese international travelers presents huge opportunities for the global tourism industry, reveals the Hotels.com Chinese International Travel Monitor (CITM) 2015. According to the latest major annual study from Hotels.com, tech-savvy, younger and more affluent Chinese form a substantial part of the 20 percent growth in outbound mainland Chinese … Read more

Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele and Doutzen Kroes for Mercedes-Benz Fashion ‎Engagement Spring/ Summer 2016

The legendary French fashion editor and stylist Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele transmits a video message that the pleasures of modern luxury, driving performance and environmental responsibility can all coexist. Carlyne signed Mercedes-Benz’s Fashion Campaign and Film for Spring/Summer 2016. The luxury automotive brand is currently involved in more than 50 fashion platforms in over 50 … Read more

How China’s Macau crackdown threatens big US casino moguls

Exclusive: Investigation reveals how gambling giants made billions against backdrop of triads, vice and corruption in ‘Vegas of the east’

The new over-the-top luxury hotels Conde Nast Traveler is loving right now

The 2015 Hot List: The World’s Best New Hotels by Conde Nast Traveler ITC Grand Bharat, Gurgaon (India), Parisian La Reserve, Raffles Istanbul (Turkey), and Rosewood Beijing (China) were crowned the “over-the-top luxury hotels” of the year in Conde Nast Traveler‘s 2015 Hot List. 2015 Hot List, the definitive guide to the best new hotels … Read more

China’s economy: hard landing or welcome rebalancing?

Beijing has made clear that after initially cushioning the slowdown with a massive fiscal stimulus, it is now aiming to engineer a shift to a more sustainable growth model

Fur trade booming after swing from fashion faux pas to catwalk favourite

Figures show farmers stepping up production to meet soaring demand for mink, sable, fox and ferret pelts