Luxury $70 million superyacht launched The 77-metre luxury superyacht Smeralda, the world’s longest aluminium motor yacht, was launched at Australian Marine Complex, reports perthnow. The yacht was built by Perth-based company Hanseatic Marine and had taken over two years and 550,000 man hours to build. It’s the third superyacht produced for Hanseatic’s owner, German entrepreneur … Read more
Mercedes-Benz extends its design activities with “Mercedes-Benz Style” furniture In 2010, Mercedes-Benz announced that its designers will be styling other products in future. The portfolio of the “Mercedes-Benz Style” division will comprise not only transport-related products, but also furniture and lifestyle products and industrial design. Mercedes-Benz designers worked on styling the exclusive interior appointments of … Read more
Air-Elf aircraft concept is able to take-off or land vertically Air-Elf Aircraft Concept designed by Yinze Hu has “Air Caterpillar” – a new type of wings which combine the advantages of both the jet aircraft and helicopter and can be transformed in order to meet the needs of flexibility and speed of the aircraft. Highly … Read more
Himalayan holiday, Myanmar, Indonesia and South Korea among Asia travel trends of the year While luxury travel to China, Japan and Thailand remains perennially popular, a handful of locales are stealing the spotlight for Asia luxury travel. Remote Lands, the New York and Bangkok-based Asia ultra-luxe private tour operator, predicts the hottest Asia travel destinations … Read more
Bentley airlifts a V8 Continental GT coupe over Munich Bentley Motors celebrated the arrival of its new 4.0 liter V8 Bentley Continental GT coupe in Germany. In a sensational display, a helicopter flew the new Bentley over downtown Munich and placed it on the SkyLounge, reports torquenews. “A dramatic car got the debut we felt … Read more
World’s Top 100 Most Valuable Luxury Brands World Luxury Association’s official report on 2012 shows that China has become the world’s largest consumer of luxury goods. The report predicts: With the phenomenon of RMB appreciation and depreciation of the Euro and the number of Chinese traveling to Europe in 2012, total consumption of luxury goods … Read more