Tag Archives: Luxury

The names of the nominees for the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève are now all known but there is growing suspense over which watchmakers will be crowned winners at tonight’s event. ADVERTISEMENT The most hotly anticipated evening in the watchmaking calendar is just around the corner. On 13 November, 57 luxury Swiss watch brands will go head-to-head at the Grand …

Cactus leather, recycled carbon fibre and vegetal rubber: low-impact materials are the new prestige in luxury watches ADVERTISEMENT The ‘Oscar’s of the watchmaking world’, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), take place on 13 November with a prize for “eco-innovation” making its debut. It will be presented to one of the 90 competing timepieces featuring watchmaking developments placing particular …

Major European luxury stocks have experienced a slowdown in growth, primarily due to softened global purchasing power, particularly in China. ADVERTISEMENT LVMH, the world’s largest luxury brand, reported its worst quarterly performance since 2020 during the three months leading up to September, resulting in a 10% drop in its American Depositary Receipts (ADR) shares on US markets on Tuesday. According …

Terrified tourists fled for their lives as four ass@ssins gunned down a man outside a luxury five-star resort in Cancun, Mexico.  The victim, identified only as a 30-year-old Mexican national, was shot yesterday morning, October 2, on the beach outside Hotel Riu.   After firing multiple shots, two of the ass@ssins – who had approached him on foot – fled the scene on …

Switzerland has made a name – and business – for itself training up the next generation of hoteliers. Nestled in the hills above the city of Lausanne, the école hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) is one of the schools doing just that. ADVERTISEMENT The stakes are high in a Michelin-starred restaurant – and they are even higher if getting your university …