Retail & Consumer

Hong Kong Street Food Comes to Bangkok

Citibank and Greyhound Café present “Hong Kong’s Street Food” New exclusive dining experience with Privilege from Citibank and A chance to win “A 6-star trip to Hong Kong with Greyhound Café” “Street Food” is considered to be one of Hong Kong’s attractions and tourist magnets. Its taste and uniqueness attract and fascinate millions of tourists [...]

The Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card a Must for Travellers

The Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card is a hotel rewards credit card that comes with FREE hotel night stays and instant BONUS points. To add to these rewards, cardholders will have the annual fee for the first year waived. Receive 50,000 BONUS Points – After your first purchase or balance transfer, you’ll also receive 1 [...]

LTN China Luxury Market Research Report

Heffernan Capital Management report on China Luxury Sector: Analyst Paul A. Ebeling, Jnr. As foreign luxury brands compete in China’s fast-growing market, experts are predicting that Chinese companies will soon develop luxury brands of their own. It is time for domestic enterprises to establish luxury brands, since China has already become the dominant driver of [...]

My Pattaya Guide 2013 Begins Sales

The definitive Guide to Pattaya Travel, Real Estate, Things to Do, Suburbs, Beaches, Restaurants, Resorts, Hire Cars, Weather, Tourist Information has begun sales for 2013. The My Pattaya Guide book will be distributed around the world and in local businesses in Pattaya and Bangkok. The book will be supported by a website offering ebooks, printable [...]

Aviation News: Citilink Indonesia

Indonesia’s Citilink to buy 11 planes this year Citilink, the low-cast subsidiary of Indonesia’s leading carrier PT Garuda Indonesia, will add 11 planes this year, President Director of Garuda Emirsyah Satar said Wednesday. “Eleven new planes will arrive this year to support our business,” the president director said at the Citikon building. “In Y 2013, [...]

Hotel News China: St Regis, Marriott and Kerzner Head to Sanya

China’s southern Hainan province is a paradise, with tourists flocking to its sunny shores and golden sands. However, a shadow was recently cast over this “paradise.” Potential investors are keen to cash in on the island’s booming economic activities. Luxury hotels, for example, are speeding up their expansion in Sanya, leading to concerns that a [...]

ASEAN News: Knightsbridge Law Extends Operations to Myanmar

Knightsbridge Law Extends Operations to Myanmar Changes in Myanmar have seen the very beginning of an Economic Boom as investment, taxation and commercial laws have been changing. Resource rich Myanmar is set to see unprecedented economic growth and the need for quality Legal, Lobby and Financial services has brought Knightsbridge Law to the country as [...]

Maaji Eclectic Romanticism

Colombia, a country full of charm, beauty and diversity was the perfect scenery for the evolution of a trend with both a strong retro emphasis and an eclectic romanticism. Strongly influenced by their family`s entrepreneurship and commitment to contribute to the social development of the country, sisters Manuela and Amalia Sierra started pursuing their dream [...]

Aubade, l’Art d’Aimer

A pioneering brand A French symbol of elegance and refinement, Aubade has always looked for new technical innovations, discoveries, daring and metamorphosis. An expertise and corset-making tradition that have largely contributed to the change in women’s outlook on their femininity. A seductive brand Aubade is a top-of-the-range lingerie brand, an ode to femininity and its [...]

LVMH Upbeat on ASEAN and Indonesia

LVMH has plans to open 20 to 22 new Sephora cosmetics outlets in Indonesia over the next two or three years. Indonesia is set to become the biggest market for luxury goods in ASEAN. Currently, wealthy Indonesians rely on overseas trips to Honk Kong and Singapore to satisfy their yen for high-end jewelry, clothing and [...]

Investor Services

Private Equity Takes a Hit in Q1 2012

Most private-equity and hedge funds typically take 20 percent of investment gains as carried interest, on top of 2 percent of assets as a management fee to …