NEWS

Dolce & Gabbana inaugurate new London flagship with street catwalk

Dolce & Gabbana inaugurate new London flagship with street catwalk

Italian luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana chose to present its latest Men's Tailori...

First Harrods store outside London opens in Porto Cervo, Sardinia

First Harrods store outside London opens in Porto Cervo, Sardinia

The first international Harrods store opened this week in Italy, on the Island of Sardinia...

Louis Vuitton makes second price increase in Japan in less than a year

The Japanese unit of French luxury brand Louis Vuitton has confirmed it will raise prices for leather items such as bags and walle...

Blancpain inaugurates in Shanghai its largest store worldwide

Luxury Swiss watchmaker Blancpain owned by Swatch Group opened last week its third store in Shanghai in the Xintiandi district. Bl...

Nicholas Kirkwood opens second U.S. store in Las Vegas

Bristish luxury shoemaker Nicholas Kirkwood opened this week its second store in the U.S., in Las Vegas - the first operating in N...

Emilio Pucci pursue expansion in the U.S. with a new store in Miami at Design District

Emilio Pucci inaugurated this week its boutique in Miami's Design District, as part of the U.S. expansion of the Italian fashion h...

Chanel presents in Venice its latest lion-inspired high jewellery collection

Chanel unveiled this week, in Venice, its latest lion-inspired high jewellery collection 'Sous le signe du lion'. Chanel's new Hau...

 
 

ANALYSYS

Italy, from a luxury powerhouse to third party manufacturer (part1)

Italy, from a luxury powerhouse to third party manufacturer (part1)

Hermes, Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Tom Ford ...

How major emerging markets are redefining luxury hospitality (Part 3)

As part of our series dedicated to luxury hospitality development in emerging markets, CPP...

An in-depth look at the latest developments in luxury retail

In an exclusive interview to CPP-LUXURY.COM, Mr Luca Solca, Managing Director / Sector Hea...

Major changes in the consumer profile of Chinese luxury travelers

Hurun Report has recently released the 2013 edition of The Chinese Luxury Traveler, a comp...

 
 

OPPORTUNITIES

Los Angeles attracts more Chinese wealthy

Los Angeles attracts more Chinese wealthy

Much like their preferences of accommodation in Europe, weal...

Kempinski teams up with TripTune for 'A la Carte Summer' promotion

Kempinski Hotels & Resorts has signed up with TripTuner, a new web-based travel discov...

Specialized luxury schools cannot replace apprenticeships in genuine ateliers

In 2011, Hermes launches its international travelling exhibition 'Festival des Metiers' sh...

Starwood's luxury hotel brands speed up expansion in China

W Hotels, which just opened the W Guangzhou earlier this year, will open new flagships in ...

 
 

CONCIERGE

Peninsula Hotels launch the Summer collection of exquisit experiences by The Peninsula Academy

Peninsula Hotels launch the Summer collection of exquisit experiences by The Peninsula Academy

First created in 1997, The Peninsula Academy provides Penins...

London's Design Museum to host Paul Smith restrospective exhibition

'Hello, My Name is Paul Smith' is an exhibition hosted by London's Design Museum starting ...

Chanel to show 2013 Métiers d'Arts Collection in Texas this Fall

After Edinburgh (December 2012), Métiers d'Arts, Chanel's annual collection that celebrate...

The finest accommodations this Summer in the Hamptons, NY

Amagansett Sea Crest On The Ocean is ideally situated between Amagansett and Montauk pr...

 
 

REVIEW

Top luxury designer suites: Dior, Bottega Veneta

Top luxury designer suites: Dior,  Bottega Veneta

My recent stay at the St Regis Hotel Florence, provided a ja...

The Connaught, the heart and soul of Mayfair

Every time in London, as an oriental guest , I have always beens fascinated with English c...

The legendary La Ponche Hotel, Saint Tropez's bohemian luxury 'refuge'

Once a modest fishermen’s bar with 3 rooms, in the old village of Saint-Tropez in the earl...

Principe Forte dei Marmi, the leading luxury hotel on the Tuscan seaside

Since its opening in 2009, Principe Forte dei Marmi has set new luxury hospitality standar...

 
 

LEADERS

Claudio Ceccherelli, the new General Manager of Grand Hyatt Martinez on re-branding

Claudio Ceccherelli, the new General Manager of Grand Hyatt Martinez on re-branding

CPP-LUXURY.COM has recently interviewed, exclusively, Mr Cla...

From Forte Village to Eleganzia Hotels & Spas - exclusive interview with Lorenzo Giannuzzi

In 1970, Charles Forte, the famous luxury hotelier inaugurated Forte Village Resort on the...

Luxury megayacht company CRN defies global crisis - an exclusive interview

CPP-LUXURY.COM has recently interviewed, in London, Mr Luca Boldrini the Director of Sales...

Miuccia Prada on the definition of ugly, good taste and contradictions

In an interview to T, The New York Times Style Magazine, Miuccia Prada, co-owner and Creat...