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07 Sep 2010
Landmark Istanbul hotel bids to revive glorious past
Built in the late 19th century the 115-room hotel has hosted generations of illustrious guests
01 Sep 2010
Liquid Singaporeans investing in fine wines
"it is the sentimental value associated with wine, not just the transactional worth, which ensures it remains less volatile than the stock market":Consultant
25 Aug 2010
Gates and Buffett due in China to meet the wealthy
The two launched a project to convince billionaires across the US to give up 50 percent of their money to a good cause
05 Aug 2010
Paradise for sale or rent, with help from Germany
Island broker Farhad Vladi has 120 private islands on offer and manages to shepherd about 30 sales through a year
28 Jul 2010
Shanghai's Peace Hotel reopens after three-year restoration
The founder of the hotel businessman Victor Sassoon lived in the tower and made the building the scene of lavish parties
22 Jul 2010
Hong Kong prepares for life after the tycoons
Hong Kong's 40 richest tycoons will leave behind fortunes worth more than 130 billion US dollars and vast business empires
17 Jul 2010
World's richest man aims for a simple life
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim limits his monthly salary to 24,000 dollars and travels in a Suburban
06 Jul 2010
Building work starts on Trump's Scottish golf course
The 1.5 biilion dollar development will include a hotel, 950 holiday apartments and 500 residential homes
29 Jun 2010
French wines' new export strategy: think 'Coca-Cola'
In 2009 alone, exports of French wine tumbled 19 percent to 5.5 billion euros
21 Jun 2010
Japan whaling town dreams of glory days
Whale sushi has become an occasional, expensive culinary curiosity for younger generations raised on a more Western diet
11 Jun 2010
Luxury firms step out cautiously into virtual world
The share of luxury goods sales on the Internet remains tiny but rises 35 percent each year
09 Jun 2010
Mumbai plans world's tallest apartment block
Lodha Developers say the tower would be 117 storeys high and contain over 300 apartments, priced 1.6 million US Dollars upwards
31 May 2010
Luxury market slowly emerging from global recession: Study
Global luxury goods industry sales expected to grow 4 pct in 2010 to 195 billion dollars after a 8 pct dip in 2009
25 May 2010
Carlson Hotels announces big plans for Asia
Plans to boost its network by 50 percent to 1,500 properties over the next five years
11 May 2010
Qatar may open Harrods outlet in Shanghai
Qatar Holding bought the London department store for 1.5 billion pounds from Egyptian tycoon Mohamed Al Fayed
04 May 2010
Market for business jets staging timid recovery
Deliveries of business jets should not start to rise until 2012, says expert
30 Apr 2010
Giorgio Armani opens first signature hotel in world's tallest tower
The best suite, the Armani Dubai suite, costs 10,900 dollars
31 Mar 2010
Shoes shine: Dr. Martens celebrate 50th birthday
The remarkable transformation from tiny German company making orthopedic boots to British fashion icon
30 Mar 2010
Much-awaited Apple iPad hits US on Saturday
The iPad allows users to watch video, listen to music, play games, surf the Web or read electronic books
18 Mar 2010
In sushi bars, tuna vanishes bite by bite
To feed that appetite, global fishing fleets vacuum up entire schools of bluefin
Most Popular
Sri Lankan stock brokers under investigation: official
Sri Lanka's Hemas group to invest eight billion in hotels over five years
Sri Lanka's PC House will become more profitable after IPO:experts
Tweaks suggested to Sri Lankas circuit breaker rules
Hotels may become the biggest business at Hemas overtaking FMCG
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