Global demand for cruising has increased 68 percent over the past decade. Cruising’s Top Ten Countries

Global demand for cruising reached 22.04 million passengers in 2014, up 68 percent from 13.1 million passengers in 2004, according to a new study from Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the largest cruise industry trade association and the leading authority of the global cruise community. Since 2013, demand for cruising grew 3.4 percent, from 21.3 … Read more

Aston Martin unveils exciting RapidE fully electric concept

Aston Martin showcased a fully electric concept of its Rapide S four-door sports saloon. The new RapidE concept has been developed in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering at its facility in Grove, Oxfordshire. Ahead of its imminent debut in the forthcoming James Bond film, Spectre, the Aston Martin DB10 was presented outside London’s Lancaster House … Read more

Prince William urges Chinese to stop buying ivory and rhino horn

Duke of Cambridge uses speech hours before Chinese president Xi Jinping’s UK state visit to campaign against trade in illegal wildlife products

The Sotheby’s Diamonds Tenth Anniversary Collection

Sotheby’s Diamonds Celebrates Ten Years of Exceptional Jewellery With Commemorative Collection. In celebration of its tenth anniversary, Sotheby’s Diamonds unveiled a commemorative collection of jewellery to mark the occasion. Sotheby’s Diamonds is a joint venture between Sotheby’s auction house and Diacore, a multinational diamond company focused on rare exceptional diamond craftsmanship. Sotheby’s Diamonds’ ten-year tradition … Read more

From Victoria Beckham to Erdem: the British Fashion Awards nominees

Victoria Beckham and Jourdan Dunn are among those in the running for gongs at this year’s British Fashion Awards

London’s ‘most expensive offices’ unveiled, with ‘gold’ washrooms

The capital’s high-rollers no longer have to slum it when they go to work, as property firm spends £3m refitting a building