Russia is now the world’s second-fastest outgoing travel market in spending

Russia has become a top performing growth travel market for many destinations and international outbound travel is forecast to grow by 7.5 per cent per year on average to 2017, according to a new survey released by online booking site Hotels.com, which published the Russian International Travel Monitor (RITM). Almost half (49 per cent) of … Read more

Maison Berluti Paris

Berluti opened Paris flagship.     LVMH-owned legacy shoemaker Berluti celebrated the opening of the new two stories store located 14, Rue de Sèvres, Paris.  Antoine Arnault,  Director of communications for Louis Vuitton and Berluti’s CEO, and Creative Director Alessandro Sartori welcomed guests at the opening party of the new Berluti Maison. They were joined by shoemaker … Read more

David Beckham to develop resorts in Macao and Singapore

  David Beckham (Beckham Ventures) to develop resort properties in Asia. Las Vegas Sands and David Beckham announced Asian partnership.       Former British football player David Beckham and one of the world’s most iconic men announced an Asian partnership with global integrated luxury resort developer Las Vegas Sands. As outlined at a press … Read more

Daniel Radcliffe: ‘There’s no master plan to distance myself from Harry Potter’

He was the boy who brought Harry Potter to life – and feared he’d killed his own career in the process. Daniel Radcliffe talks about hairy legs, growing up in the spotlight, and why he never watches the films that made him famous

The Fischer Voyage bespoke luggage

Voyage of Discovery for Fischer Voyage Bag. The Fischer Voyage makes its debut in Harrods It took University Lecturer Steven Fischer nearly a year to source all The Prairie Bag’s component parts in the USA with quality & craftsmanship as the only requirements. Fischer Voyage Bag is a piece of bespoke luggage, hand- crafted and … Read more

How the other half fly (to New York)

No tiresome queues, soggy sandwiches … what is it like to part of the A-list? Eva Wiseman reports from a luxury flight to New York (via Shannon)