From Virgin to Tesla: why companies go cool on public ownership
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Richard Branson Named Chairman of the Virgin Hyperloop One After Making Previous Investment This Fall
Hyperloop One Also Sets New Speed Record. Virgin Hyperloop One, the only company in the world that has built a full-scale hyperloop system, announced that it has named Richard Branson Chairman (non-executive), and has raised an additional $50 million ahead of its Series C round of funding with investments from Caspian Venture Capital and DP … Read more
Is Richard Branson’s high-speed train in a pneumatic tube pie in the sky?
First airlines, then spaceships. Now the Virgin boss wants to build Hyperloop One – a high-speed, pneumatic maglev railway. But engineering experts doubt that it will ever leave the station
These airlines are consistently a byword for in-flight excellence and service
Top Airlines in luxury air travel. 3.5 billion passengers take to the air each year. What is the best in luxury air travel? Which airlines offer the best in first, business premium, and economy class travel? According to airlineRatings.com editors who have examined the offerings and in-flight service of over 450 airlines Qantas, Singapore Airlines, … Read more
Virgin Cruises to launch its first luxury liner in 2020 from Miami
Richard Branson is placing his bets on medium size “boutique” ships. British tycoon Richard Branson unveiled the plans for Virgin Cruises ‘boutique’ cruise line. The founder of the Virgin Group announced that Virgin Cruises has selected Port Miami as the home port for its first cruise ship that will set sail in 2020. Richard flew … Read more
Branson family-owned Virgin to shake up the cruise industry
Will Virgin Cruises help reshape consumers’ expectations of what a cruise experience can be? Virgin Group, the Branson family-owned branded investment group, announced plans to build the next great cruise line serving travelers from around the world. Along with the formation of Virgin Cruises, its new cruise line business, Virgin Group also presented a CEO and … Read more