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Emerging Hotelier Brandon Freid of The Impulsive Group

One of the hottest summer rooftop scenes in Manhattan can be found at Sanctuary Hotel, a new Midtown property owned by Brandon Freid, in partnership with his father, longtime hotelier Hank Freid. The space is evocatively named Haven, and it’s gone...
By: Lena Katzcomments 0 | 2012

The Latest Appointments | Bentley, Bugatti & Herm?s

One of the latest European brands to be ‘rescued’ to foreign investment, Aquascutum’s new management has chosen to part ways with design director Joanna Sykes. According to WWD, Tim Dally, Aquascutum’s new chief executive officer said her...
By: Sophie Dorancomments 0 | 2012

The Treasure Trend and Passion Investing | Signs of the Times?

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness... When John Keats wrote these lines in 1818, he did not know how right he was, and just how much that his words anticipated an emerging cultural...
By: Susan Kimecomments 0 | 2012

Fisher Island Club in South Florida Appoints New CEO

Bernard Lackner has been named the new CEO of the exclusive Fisher Island Club. The upscale club and resort, which is located on a private beach community just off the coast of Miami, made the announcement this week. Mr. Lackner brings a wealth...
By: James Rothaarcomments 1 | 2012

Interview With Emerging Hotelier Kike Sarasola of Room Mate Hotels

The second installment in our series on emerging hoteliers who are changing the lodging game spotlights a man whose success in brand creation is a product of his tireless creativity and innately hospitable nature. Sit down at a table with Enrique...
By: Lena Katzcomments 0 | 2012

Luxury Conglomerates Have Their Day in Court

All the latest from on-going counterfeit, copyright and patent disputes, instigated by Louis Vuitton, Herm?s, Richemont, Christian Louboutin & Gucci For the modern luxury brand, the accessory du jour has shifted from a game of creative-director...
By: Sophie Dorancomments 2 | 2012

Brooks Brothers Forms Joint Venture To Open Stores Across India

Brooks Brothers Luxury clothes company Brooks Brothers Group, Inc., and Reliance Brands Ltd. recently teamed to form a joint-venture partnership in India, where Brooks Brothers’ product will be available throughout India in exclusive one-brand stores that will...
By: James Rothaarcomments 1 | 2012

The Latest Appointments | PPR, Audi & Jumeirah Group

The Latest Appointments at Hilton Hotels, Sotheby’s, Barney’s New York, Tiffany & Co, PPR, Smythson, Aquascutum, Departures & Vogue Australia A little more than one year after being announced as Pringle of Scotland’s design director, Alistair...
By: Sophie Dorancomments 0 | 2012

Record Breaking Auction Highs for Contemporary Art

Contemporary art becomes ‘the gold of the new rich’, following record breaking auction sales in New York for Rothko, Klein, Lichtenstein and other post-war artists. Fine art has been billed as the asset likely to offer the best returns this year...
By: Sophie Dorancomments 0 | 2012

John Vanderslice of Hilton Worldwide Discusses Luxury Trends for 2012-13

John Vanderslice Veteran CEO and Marketing Executive John Vanderslice is Hilton Worldwide’s Global Head of Luxury and Lifestyle Brands. In this role he has expanded the Waldorf Astoria and Conrad brands, and has expanded those brands within the past few year so...
By: Susan Kimecomments 2 | 2012

Emerging Hoteliers Out to Change the Lodging Game | Joy Berry of Travaasa

It seems redundant to say that pioneers are drawn to travel, and vice-versa. Yet the business of hospitality, of lodgings—of putting a roof over many transient heads—tends to get more formulaic, even as it gets more successful. There’s a sizeable...
By: Lena Katzcomments 1 | 2012

Bentley Motors Names Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber Chairman & Chief Exec

Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber, 54, will become the new chairman and chief executive at Bentley Motors effective September 1, 2012. Dr. Schreiber leaves his current role as CEO of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and succeeds replaces Wolfgang Dürheimer, 53,...
By: James Rothaarcomments 0 | 2012

The Latest Hotels | Jakarta, Hyderabad & Bangkok

Jumeirah Hotels Jumeirah launches its first European property in Mallorca, Park Hyatt debuts in India and Montreal’s Ritz Carlton unveils $200 million worth of renovations. Alongside new openings in Doha, Alappuzha and Phuket, a host of existing properties have...
By: Sophie Dorancomments 0 | 2012

Fisker Automotive Issues First State of Business Update

Fisker Automotive released its first business update statement today. Highlights include company revenues exceeding $100 million in four months to April 30, 2012, and 1,000 vehicles delivered to customers since the launch of the luxury electric-car...
By: James Rothaarcomments 1 | 2012

Luxury Summit 2012 | Survey of Affluence & Wealth in America

The 2012 American Express Publishing Luxury Summit was just completed, and one of its main concentrations was, as it has always been in the past, relevant research about wealth and affluence—based on surveys, interviews and focus groups conducted by...
By: Susan Kimecomments 1 | 2012

Spring 2012 American Affluence Research Group's Survey Results Part I

At the end of the day, research value is often determined by methods of data collection used. We have written before on Ron Kurtz, CEO of The American Affluence Research Center and his research, as his is the type of work that stands the test of...
By: Susan Kimecomments 3 | 2012

Scott Voeller on the New Non-Gaming Population of Las Vegas

Scott Voeller A few years ago, at the opening of CityCenter Las Vegas, MGM Resorts International CEO and President Jim Murren explained his vision of a future Las Vegas becoming a cultural hub, like San Francisco, New York and Hong Kong. When we heard this, we...
By: Susan Kimecomments 3 | 2012

The Latest Appointments | Cartier, Cacharel & Christian Dior

The Latest Appointments at Starwood Hotels, Christie’s, Bergdorf Goodman, Cartier, YSL Beauté, Sonia Rykiel, PPR, Bentley Motors, Akris & Cacharel The Dior saga is finally over. After one year of speculation – where everyone from Riccardo Tisci,...
By: Sophie Dorancomments 0 | 2012

Challenges Remain for Luxury Brands in India

India’s union cabinet is standing by its local sourcing clause when it comes to foreign direct investment, making it difficult for luxury brands to enter the market on their own terms “These [BRICS] countries are 25 per cent of the global gross...
By: Sophie Dorancomments 3 | 2012

Montegrappa CEO Giuseppe Aquila on the Rich History of his Family Business

Giuseppe Aquila Giuseppe Aquila is the CEO of Italy’s oldest writing instrument company, Montegrappa. His family has owned this company since 1912. Recently, I interviewed him as part of the Montegrappa Centennial celebration in Bassano del Grappa, where he...
By: Susan Kimecomments 5 | 2012

Spring's Indie Film Releases Bring New Perspectives on Asia, Australia

Can’t get away for a long-haul trip in the next few months? Three films coming out this spring provide diverse viewpoints of the opposite side of the world; and their subject matter is compelling enough to merit a viewing even if you don’t have...
By: Lena Katzcomments 0 | 2012

David Burden on the Opening of The Hotel Castello di Casole, Tuscany

Hotel Castello di Casole David Burden, CEO and Founder of Timbers Resorts in Carbondale Colorado (43 minutes from Aspen) is no stranger to complex and successful development projects. One Steamboat Place, The Preserve at Botany Bay, The Rocks Luxury Residence Club, The...
By: Susan Kimecomments 4 | 2012

Bentley Motors Names Andrea Baker Head of Media Relations

Bentley Motors Andrea Baker Bentley Motors has appointed Andrea Baker as its new head of media relations. The announcement of the hiring was made this week by the media department of the luxury automaker. Ms. Baker assumes her new role effective May 12, 2012. Ms. Baker, 36,...
By: James Rothaarcomments 2 | 2012

Christie's Appoints Managing Director In China

The world-renowned auction house selected Jinqing Caroline Cai to be its first managing director in China. Ms. Cai will effectively assume her new executive level position with Christie’s on June 1, 2012. She will manage the office and oversee all...
By: James Rothaarcomments 1 | 2012

Spring Skiing at Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah

Spring skiing at canyons resort There are those who have a serious attraction, probably bordering on addiction, to Winter skiing, and never think of keeping their skis out after the first day of Spring. But then there are those who wait for a certain time, when the weather is...
By: Susan Kimecomments 0 | 2012
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