October 9th, 2009
Asia-Pacific Boating magazine is releasing its highly anticipated and sought-after Top 50 Superyachts of Asia listing in the coming November-December issue.
This one-of-a-kind listing draws together the biggest and most luxurious yachts of the region, from India to the South Pacific, and from Indonesia to Japan.
The 2008 edition saw the entry of the 95-metre Indian Empress, the personal yacht of Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya, entering the list at number one.
October 1st, 2009
Many of the world’s regions have switched places in the UBS rankings as currencies fluctuated in the wake of the financial crisis.
UBS Bank used to rank London the most expensive city in the world - but it has now plummeted to the 22nd spot. All in just one year.
In the 2009 list, Oslo has been crowned the most expensive city in the world, followed by Zurich and Copenhagen.
September 28th, 2009
Today, Hurun Report released the names of the Top Two Richest Individuals from the 2009 Hurun Rich List, a ranking of the 1000 richest individuals in China.
Wang Chuanfu of BYD is the richest man in China with wealth of US$5.1 billion, followed by Zhang Yin of Nine Dragons Paper with wealth of US$4.9 billion.
The number of known US Dollar billionaires in China has grown to 130, up from 101 in 2008. The full list is to be released later in October.
August 10th, 2009
Bon Appétit has named their top 10 best new restaurants in America.
From the press release: “Today’s most exciting restaurants have a lot in common.”
“ They represent the new standard: simple, satisfying local food—all served with zero pretense. They support local farmers, sustainable agriculture, and regional cuisine. “
January 26th, 2009
When it comes to winter luxury, one ski destination continues to rank top of the list - Courchevel in the French Alps, according to leading private air charter broker Oxygen 4, is the ski resort at which to see and be seen.
And even this year, with the credit crunch biting, some of the resort’s most sumptuous hotels were already fully booked six months ago for the peak January fortnight 2-14th with some guests paying upwards of €50,000 to ensure the best accommodation.
December 24th, 2008
Forbes just came out with its first ever ranking of the most expensive houses in the world - that don’t actually exist. All the properties had to be primarily residences and they excluded castles.
The most expensive fictional house, according to Forbes, is Xanadu, the home of newspaper baron Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane, at $160 million. The house is modeled on Hearst Castle (above), the real life San Simeon, Calif., estate of media mogul William Randolph Hearst.
Xanadu was supposed to have been built on a private mountain from 20,000 tons of marble and 100,000 trees. It contained enough art for 10 museums, and the grounds were home to the world’s largest private zoo.
