142nd British Open 2013-The ‘Ones to watch’

On the 18th July 2013 the British Open Golf Championship returns to Muirfield for another year of high caliber, professional golf. As the only Major to be held outside of the USA, the British Open epitomises the best of what Britain has to offer in respect to its courses and sport heritage. Muirfield, located on … Read more

Desired home features found on upscale homebuyer “Wish Lists”

Top home features the wealthy choose: A statistical analysis of home features that differentiated the preferences of upscale buyers from others. The Economics and Housing Policy released a laser focused report on upscale home buyer preferences on home features, as they vary considerably from the general real estate buyer pool. What Home Buyers Really Want … Read more

Thailand super quality

Thailand’s tourism board wants to show the world “a new aspect to experiencing Thailand by launching a new site promoting luxury travel offers designed for globetrotters with deep pockets. The new online source will help affluent globetrotters with bespoke travel experiences and custom-designed vacation packages carefully tailered to fit the needs of each luxury traveler. … Read more

Islands in Hawaii and the Bahamas rank top with the ultra wealthy

Top Billionaire Island Owners.   Lawrence Ellison, co-founder and CEO of technology giant Oracle, the French luxury business titan Bernard Arnault, and Google CEO Larry Page are the top wealthiest owners of luxury islands valued at US$10 million and above, according to Wealth-X “Top Billionaire Island Owners.” All of the top five billionaire hail from … Read more

8 for 80: 8 Maisons Françaises for Crocodile’s 80th anniversary

8 prestigious Maisons Françaises celebrate 80 years of Lacoste   Lacoste’s iconic polo shirt turned 80. The lifestyle brand was born of the inventiveness of René Lacoste, a multiple Grand Slam tennis champion, nicknamed the Crocodile. The tennis champion created the first polo shirt ever, initially for himself and for his friends. Before moving on … Read more

3D scanning technology in the first Left Shoe Company U.S. flagship store

Finnish made-to-measure luxury footwear brand The Left Shoe Company announced the opening of U.S. flagship store in Los Angeles. For a personalized shopping experience, the flagship showcases luxurious, hand crafted footwear, innovative 3D scanners to measure for the perfect fitting shoe, a design studio to select style and a lounge complete with a gentleman’s bar. … Read more