American film and television production & distribution company Paramount plans to create up to 50 hotels and resorts themed around Hollywood and California. The luxury hotels will be focused on ‘elements of the California lifestyle’. The hotels of one of the leading companies in the history of cinema will be centered around the art of … Read more
Manufacturer of luxury sedans and sports cars Jaguar introduced the XJ Ultimate, a model that offers the appointments of a private jet in a package to suit a wide range of requirements. Based exclusively on the long-wheelbase XJ, the interior changes applied to the Ultimate focus on the rear accommodation, extending the car’s limousine remit to provide … Read more
London Business School and Walpole To Unveil Luxury Industry Competition London Business School and Walpole, the organisation that represents the British luxury industry, have launched the Innovation in Luxury Business Plan Competition, to help promote and inspire innovation in the British luxury industry. Through the new programme, applicants from London Business School are being invited … Read more
Importing aircraft into China is a cumbersome process, and buyers must pay a 5 percent customs tax in addition to a 17 percent value-added tax. But There Hong Kong has no tax on imports of private jets. “Owning an aircraft in Hong Kong is a lot simpler than in China,” Chris Buchholz, Hongkong Jet Chief … Read more
France’s luxury crystal company Baccarat is challenging Riedel for supremacy in the wine glass business. Baccarat presented at Parisian design fair Maison&Objet 2012 the Chateau Glasses Collection. With a rounded concave bottom and wide base, closed-angle side and vertical chimney, the Baccarat Chateau Collection has won praise from serious oenophiles and top French chefs. … Read more
The last Paris men’s fashion show certifies that the era of “bling” is drawing, unlamented, to its close, writes the telegraph. “We are going to enter an era in which logo and ostentation is going to be less successful. It will be about real quality,” said Antoine Arnault, the 34-year-old heir to Louis Vuitton Moet … Read more