The typical Middle Eastern UHNWI is not an oil baron

Statistical Profile of the Middle Eastern UHNWI For most ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) in the Middle East, the oil sector is not the source of their wealth, says Wealth-X’s “Profile of the Middle Eastern UHNWI”, a a statistical profile of the average Middle Eastern ultra high net worth individual (UHNWI) based on proprietary … Read more

Tom Ford targeting the Middle East with a new fragrance

American fashion designer and film director Tom Ford (born August 27, 1961) released exclusive scent for the Middle East. Like all Tom Ford Signature fragrances, the new Oriental floral fragrance called Sahara Noir is inspired by perfumery’s glamorous past when the world’s most expensive and precious ingredients were used to create sophisticated perfumes. “Middle Eastern culture … Read more

Vogue Café Dubai to mix food and fashion inside the largest shoe store in the world

Condé Nast to Open a Vogue Cafe, GQ Bar in Dubai Vogue Café to serve international cuisine inside Dubai Mall’s Level Shoe District  With designer shoe brands spread across 8,919 square meters, Dubai Mall’s Level Shoe District is the largest shoe store in the world and the home for a new fashion café opened by … Read more

Abu Dhabi will have its Hard Rock Hotel

Hard Rock Hotels enters into the Middle East Hard Rock International And Aabar Properties Announce Development Of Hard Rock Hotel Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi will have its Hard Rock Hotel, a five star international hotel built by Hard Rock International and Aabar Properties, a subsidiary of aabar Investments PJS. The 378-room luxury hotel will be … Read more

The St. Regis Doha – Qatar’s first St. Regis hotel and the home of jazz in the Middle East

The St. Regis Doha set to be Home of Jazz in the Middle East   Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced  the debut of The St. Regis Doha. This opening marks the second of three St. Regis hotels slated to debut within a year in the Middle East, including The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu … Read more

What you did not know about Oud

The people of Arabia have embraced fragrant Oud oils for centuries. Trade routes to obtain fragrant goods were established throughout Arabia & the Middle East long before 1500 BC. It was not until the 10th century AD that the first true perfume extract was created, when famous physician philosopher Ibn Sina, known in the West as Avicenna, … Read more