New Madison Avenue Location with 2-Story Facade to Open in May 2013 Baccarat (founded in 1764), the French luxury brand renowned for high-end and exclusive crystal products, celebrates the brand’s upcoming 250th anniversary with a new flagship store in New York City scheduled to be open in May 2013. Located at 635 Madison Avenue at … Read more
Strengthening its position as a leading international hotel operator in Africa with an existing portfolio of 38 hotels, Starwood Hotels & Resorts announced plans to open 10 new hotels in Africa over the next 3 Years. The company will increase its African portfolio by nearly 30% with 10 new hotels set to open over the … Read more
James Taffin de Givenchy, a nephew of Hubert de Givenchy and the owner of his own brand of jewelery called Taffin, became Baccarat’s first permanent creative director in charge with jewelry, luxury crystal lighting and decorative objects. “I want to bring Baccarat into the 21st century and see it lead the world of crystal,” James … Read more
Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central – the largest hotel to open worldwide in 2012 Easily accessible by air, land and sea, Macau was visited by 13 million tourists in the first half of 2012, with the majority coming from mainland China. Macau has surpassed Las Vegas as the world’s biggest casino market since 2006 and … Read more
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide introduced the Sheraton and Westin brand to the Chinese Changbai Mountains with this spectacular, new year-round ski resort complex. The world-famous Changbai Mountains are known as one of the most beautiful areas in China. This is the first Starwood’s dual-branded ski resort complex in Asia Pacific. Owned by Dalian Wanda … Read more
Catterton Partners Completes Investment In Baccarat luxury crystal company Catterton Partners private equity firm, and Groupe du Louvre, an affiliate of global investment firm Starwood Capital and the majority shareholder of Baccarat, announced the completion of Catterton’s previously announced investment in Baccarat. The French luxury brand internationally renowned as a leader in high-end and exclusive … Read more