Tiffany shareholders have approved the company's sale to LVMH for $16.2 billion and the deal is expected to close mid-year, subject to regulatory approval. Not surprisingly, LVMH's patriarch Bernard Arnault says 'Tiffany will be an outstanding addition to our unique portfolio of luxury brands'. Questions? Which of his children will M. Arnault put in charge [...]
Category: Uncategorized
Will cleaning fees for luxury hotel stays REALLY become the norm?
In the USA, Luxury is becoming increasingly differentiated from what the rest of the world thinks of luxury. It was the great US of A, for instance, that piloted, and grew, the idea of 'resort fees', automatic extra charges for things you might not need, say beach towels and valet parking (and of course those [...]
Luxury at a “lemon” villa next to Italy’s River Arno
Next month, Villa La Massa Hotel, five miles from Florence, adds "La Limonaia", a conversion of the resort's one-time greenhouse for lemon trees. The two-floor La Limonaia has eight bedrooms and two suites, which can, via connecting doors, become two-bedroom suites.. In fact the entire resort, which now offers in total 51 rooms and suites, has [...]
JW Marriott sells MINDFUL TRAVEL
JW Marriott, in collaboration with Aromatherapy Associates, yesterday announced the launch of The Mindful Travel Edit, a collection of four spa products aimed at relieving travel’s most common stressors. Just in time for a new year of travel, the kit includes a collection of bath and body essentials to allow travellers to stay relaxed during [...]
Staying there: Equinox Hotel, New York
Chris Norton joined Related’s Equinox to set up and run its Equinox Hotel brand. A fitness freak himself, he knew no-one else could copy this concept, which started with brand awareness and nearly 400,000 members of Equinox fitness clubs worldwide. The first hotel, in Hudson’s Yards at 11th Avenue and 34th Street, New York City, [...]
Put blackwater diving on your list, now
The blackwater diving experience is different from a typical day or night dive. It takes place in the open ocean, with divers drifting with the current in mid-water. Divers are guided by a string of LED lights attached to a vertical rope tethered to a surface-floating buoy. The lights also attract the deep dwelling, often [...]
Cruising Italy’s waterways
Derek Banks, founder of European Waterways, became fascinated with barging, an amazing 17th century transport network, when he moved to La Maison Eclusiere de Fleury on the Nivernais Canal in Burgundy, France. After qualifying as a yacht master at early age, he spent time delivering motor and sailing yachts around the coasts of Europe. Hr then had [...]
News: Coronavirus, learn more
The Pacific Asia Travel Association PATA is hosting a free webinar tomorrow, Thursday 6th February 2020, to look at current data and insights from ForwardKeys. The webinar is timed for 1600 Bangkok time. To register, contact zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x2EQ6-F-TLC1pavWKMb9KA ForwardKeys analyses global aviation capacity, flight searches and over 17 million flight booking transactions a day, to provide a look into the current [...]
Travel is a competitive sport
Only a few spots remain for adventurous Indiana Jones-types and intrepid Nellie Bly hopefuls willing to compete in the Super Bowl of travel adventures that crowns The World’s Greatest Travelers and hands them a free trip around the world winner-take-all first place prize. All you have to do is circle the globe and visit ten secret countries in the [...]
Danish hospitality in Scotland, and beyond
Anders Holch Povlsen inherited his family's clothing company, Bestseller, when he was 28 - Forbes says he is now worth some $8 billion (the sum has been boosted by his largest-share in online fashion retailer ASOS). He and his family are passionate about Scotland, and so far they own 220,000 acres there, through their conservation [...]