World’s biggest travel spenders to come from China

Changing behaviours of Chinese travellers and how the global hotel industry is adapting.    China has overtaken Germany and the USA as the world’s biggest spenders on travel, with Chinese travellers spending US$102 billion on international travel in 2012, an increase of over 40% on 2011*, according to the second annual Chinese International Travel Monitor … Read more

Trends in luxury consumption in China

Chinese luxury spend Set to accelerate Asian ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals wealth is expected to grow by 7.9% annually for the next five years with China contributing to the bulk of this growth, according to the Wealth-X World Ultra Wealth Report 2012- 2013, a provider of detailed intelligence on ultra high net worth … Read more

Zadig & Voltaire racist hotel to debut in 2014

ZADIG & VOLTAIRE will open its debut hotel in 2014 The Parisian Hotel Won’t take reservations from ‘Chinese Tourists’ Zadig & Voltaire‘s stage used for the debut catwalk presentation at Paris Fashion Week will became a designer hotel with a rock ‘n’ roll chic. The private mansion on the Parisian Left Bank will house the brand’s first … Read more