Girard-Perregaux’s Young Watchmakers’ Tour stops in Paris Watchmaking is not an old-fashioned craft, and is certainly not a dying one either. Swiss luxury watch brand Girard-Perregaux aims to alter the image that many people have of watchmaking profession with “The New Face of Tradition” project and the story of 8 young watchmakers . The debut of … Read more
Construction of 4.7-bln-USD Tibet tourism park launched in Lhasa Chinastarted construction on a 30-billion-yuan (4.7 billion U.S. dollars) culture and tourism park in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region. The park, with a planned area of 800 hectares 2 km from downtown Lhasa, is expected to be completed in three to five years, … Read more
Retailers cash in on luxury goods boom as sales at airports outstrip other outlets
Beijing International Cuisine Competition The US won Gold in the individual chef competition, and Silver in the team competition at the BICC, The Beijing International Cuisine Competition, called the Asian culinary Olympics. The United Arab Emirates won Gold in the Team Competition, and Russia won Silver in the individual contest. This competition aims to … Read more
The rise in high net worth individuals in China and around the globe has also paved the way for the expansion of Starwood’s luxury brands, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection and W Hotels. Starwood Hotels & Resorts, one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,103 properties in nearly 100 countries, … Read more
Let’s declare a global sanctuary in the Arctic: Polar bears spreading the word. Good morning planet Earth. The Arctic is rising! The Arctic ice we all depend on is disappearing. A new Greenpeace International worldwide campaign demands immediate global action to protect the Arctic from destructive oil drilling. The melting Arctic is under threat from oil … Read more