Best-in-Test: The most connected luxury mid-sized SUVs in the U.S. market

  Mercedes GLE 450 wins the umlaut Connected Vehicles Benchmark as the most connected luxury mid-sized SUV. Mercedes ranked “Best-in-Test” in Feature Availability and User Experience. Given the surging interest in connected and autonomous vehicles and critical importance of connectivity in vehicles, umlaut conducted a comprehensive connectivity assessment of luxury SUVs. The benchmarking specialist providing … Read more

Bespoke, landmark properties: $10 Million Luxury Penthouse Breaks Okanagan Real Estate Record

  Located in the heart of the Arts and Cultural district of downtown Kelowna, rising elegantly above the waters of Lake Okanagan, ONE Water Street commands the skyline with its two towers at 36 and 29-storeys for the East and West towers respectively. $10 Million ONE Water Street Penthouse Points to Evolution of Luxury Recreational … Read more

These mystery flights are another way to support tourism operators

  Flight to nowhere? Check. Flight to somewhere? Check. Flight to who knows where? That’s next. Qantas Airlines announced the latest in its series of highly popular concept flights to combat the border blues, with three domestic mystery flights for travellers keen to enjoy unique travel experiences in Australia while international borders remain closed. Australia‘s … Read more

The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies Address A Society Remade By COVID-19

  From the biotech firms behind the first mRNA vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) to a real estate developer creating high-quality affordable housing (Stablegold Hospitality), the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies list compiled by Fast Company addresses a society remade by COVID-19. “Many of them pioneered business models that are now accelerating: Peloton and Zwift, for … Read more

Never Stop. Never Settle: National Basketball Association announces first global spirits partner

  The world leader in premium spirits, Hennessy embarked on a conquest of new territories with its exceptional cognac at the end of the 18th century, beginning with the United States. Now the relationship between French cognac and the United States has elevated to an exciting new level with the announcement that Hennessy has become … Read more

10 Features that make a US$ 10 million-plus home. How does one sell a US$ 10 million home?

  Here are ten features that help make a trophy home worth eight digits or more in today’s real estate market. Luxury home buyers preferences and needs no doubt vary from luxury real estate market to market, but there were clear themes.  Sotheby’s International Realty Luxury Outlook 2021 noted that there were profound and unexpected … Read more