Big Bang Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode and Hublot to benefit Charity: Water! Limited Edition Big Bang Depeche Mode timepiece Depeche Mode and Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Hublot Genève have a history of joining forces to support charities. In 2010, Hublot and Depeche Mode raised funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust with a benefit show at London’s Royal Albert Hall … Read more

Vatican’s contemporary art pavilion to debut at the 2013 Venice Art Biennale

Vatican to set up contemporary art pavilion in Venice For the first time in its 84-year history as an independent state, Vatican will have its own contemporary-art pavilion  at the 2013 Venice Art Biennale – the major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years (in odd years) in Venice, Italy. The 2013 … Read more

Hard-to-find brands and upmarket skin care in Net-a-Porter’s “Beauty: The Quintessential Edit”

Net-a-Porter is adding beauty shopping outlet “Beauty: The Quintessential Edit” After expanding its business to publishing, the online luxury fashion retailer Net-A-Porter moves into the realm of beauty. Beside access to the hottest looks of the season from international cutting-edge labels, Net-A-Porter will offer hard-to-find brands and a selection of perfumes, high-end skin care, makeup, … Read more

Airport lounges: 10 best exquisite airport oases

10 Best Lounges list To differentiate themselves from the rest, many airlines are creating exquisite airport oases. Exclusive international airport lounges offer first-class and business class passengers tranquility and white-glove service. To help passengers enjoy the very best that airport lounges have to offer, the travel experts at I Fly First Class (IFFC) offered their … Read more

Most expensive and cheapest hotel rooms: report

9th edition of “Hotel Price Index”: Where you’ll find the most expensive and cheapest hotel rooms in the world Average hotel prices in 2012 were highest in the Monegasque, while Cambodia’s Phnom Penh had the lowest prices in the hospitality industry, according to the ninth edition of the Hotels.com’s annual “Hotel Price Index”, a report … Read more

Asia – home of the largest proportion of super-rich

Asia has the world’s most billionaires Carlos Slim (73) – ranked as the “Richest Man on the Planet” On its 2013 list, Hurun Report, a monthly magazine best known for its “China Rich List“, a ranking of the wealthiest individuals in China, has ranked 1453 individuals with personal wealth of US$1 billion or more. Real … Read more