Ritz-Carlton to open a sustainable luxury sanctuary on Pearl Island

Private Island Resort Experience Blending Seclusion, Sophistication and Unspoiled Natural Beauty. Reachable by boat, helicopter or plane through a private airstrip, Pearl Island at 45 miles south of Panama City is a virtually untouched paradise featuring an extensive private natural reserve with over half of the island undisturbed.  Here the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company chose to expand … Read more

Luxury holiday – the most desired luxury product, over cars, jewellery or clothing.

Small Luxury Hotels of the World survey reveals luxury trends in travel, fashion, food and technology Maldives as the most popular luxury holiday destination, Chanel as the most popular luxury brand and a luxury holiday as the most desired luxury product, over cars, jewellery or clothing, according to a new survey by Small Luxury Hotels of … Read more

Luxury brands stay strong: Interbrand’s 2013 Best Global Brands

Interbrand’s 2013 Best Global Brands. The luxury sector.    Despite the fact that China’s GDP growth has slowed, luxury brands performed solidly in this year’s Best Global Brands ranking by Interbrand. Seven of this year’s 100 most valuable brands hail from the luxury sector, and each increased its brand value by five percent or more. The top … Read more

“We will be the undisputed top-tier luxury hospitality brand by 2016”: Ritz-Carlton

Luxury hospitality shows continued positive growth. The robust pipeline of luxury hotel projects indicates a continued strong demand for luxury services. No less than six new Ritz-Carlton hotels are scheduled to open in the last quarter of this year, including two properties in China; The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu and The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin; The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba will … Read more

Being “close” to users does not help but rather harms luxury fashion brands

How labeling products as user designed backfires in the Context of luxury fashion brands.   Haute couture devotees buck the trend for user-designed fashion, according to a new study published by the American Marketing Association. Crowdsourcing fashion only works for mainstream brands – try selling an haute couture devotee a user-designed Gucci purse and she … Read more