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

PPR, Prada and Swarovski to be among suitors of premium jeweler Pomellato

PPR Group, Prada and Swarovski is said to be among groups interested in Pomellato, a premium jeweler known for use of the highest quality coloured gemstones in a broad spectrum of hues. Pomellato has received expressions of interest from at least four luxury- goods makers, according to Bloomberg. While no final decision has been made, … Read more

Forbes Travel Guide. 2013 award winners

Forbes Travel Guide: 55th year of rating and recommending the world’s best travel experiences Forbes Travel Guide unveiled its 55th annual listing of Star Award-winning hospitality establishments worldwide. Marking the latest installment of the travel ratings system that has been the gold standard in the hotel industry since 1958, the new awards list includes the … Read more

Asprey Purple Water amenities at Ritz-Carlton

Ritz-Carlton hotels collaborates with Asprey to bring travelers the very best hotel amenities Ritz-Carlton luxury hospitality chain and London-based luxury house Asprey announced a new alliance between the two luxury brands. Ritz-Carlton’s guests will be able to use Asprey Purple Water amenities in the guestrooms. Holding a royal warrant and dating back to 1781, Asprey … Read more

The Batman: limited edition collection of luxury Montegrappa pens

The Batman Pen ant The Alchemist Ball Point: limited edition collection of luxury Montegrappa pens This February, London’s Harrods launched a limited edition collection of luxury Italian Montegrappa pens, each with a distinctive design of its own. The Batman Pen with components of aluminium, a collaboration of Italy’s renowned manufacturer of fine writing instruments with … Read more