46th Annual Vinitaly – 3,500 sommeliers and 4,200 exhibitors

46th Annual Vinitaly: The wine-growing sector is still driving the Italian agro-foods field 46th Annual Vinitaly Fair, Italy’s answer to France’s Vinexpo takes place March 25-28 in Verona. Vinitaly is an event devoted to international wines and spirits, winemaking and wine business. Last year’s event attracted more than 4,000 exhibitors, and 156,000 visitors from 100 … Read more

US millionaire households rose by 200,000 to 8.2 million

America’s Millionaire Population Grows by 200,000 The number of millionaire households in the U.S. has increased for the third consecutive year, but remains below the pre-recession high of 9.2 million in 2007, according to the 2012 Affluent Market Insights released by Millionaire Corner. US millionaire population rose by 200,000 to 8.2 million in 2011, up significantly from … Read more

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards: ‘Cookbook of the year’ explores Patagonian cuisine

  ‘Cookbook of the year’ explores gourmet Chilean cuisine “Patagonian Cuisine: Rivers, Lakes and Chiloe District” by Francisco Fantini has been named the cookbook of the year at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris. The winning cookbook that takes readers on a gastronomic tour of Chile beat out 11 other titles around the world including … Read more

Dubai: We’ve never sold as many super yachts as in the last three years

The market for so-called super-yachts is still buoyant in Middle East The last Dubai Yacht Show, Middle East’s biggest boat show, proved that the luxury yachts continue to grow more super. “We’ve never sold as many super yachts as in the last three years,” Erwin Bamps, chief operating officer of Gulf Craft told the BBC quoted by … Read more

$9 million on refit of flying hotel

The expectations of the demanding high-end UAE customers cand cost up to $9 million when it comes to aircrafts. Abu Dhabi luxury flight firm Royal Jet has spent this amount doing up just a single 46-seater Boeing Business Jet. The company said it is splashing its cash on improved inflight entertainment including live TV and … Read more

AgustaWestland and Tata to satisfy India’s rich sudden helicopter hunger

The rise of the super-rich in the BRIC countries, India’s terrible roads and nightmare traffic led to a high helicopter demand in India. That’s despite the cost of $1.5 million to $15 million per chopper. A joint venture of AgustaWestland and Tata announced that they’re building a new helicopter factory in Hyderbad to keep up … Read more