HONG KONG — Native Parisian Benjamin Vuchot spent the last three decades working with French and Swiss luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Cartier to court Asia’s wealthy and those aspiring to join them. Now Vuchot, 53, has been called on by the Kadoorie family, among Hong Kong’s most storied business dynasties, to lead their…
Legend has it that Honoré de Balzac drank upwards of 50 cups of Turkish coffee per day, powering the French author to write 19th-century classics including Monsieur Griot and The Human Comedy. His writing day apparently began at 2 a.m. and ended at noon. While my schedule was not quite as nocturnal (nor prolific), I…
The use of facial recognition scanners on the mainland has become part of daily life, used not only by law enforcement authorities but also hotels, housing estates, university campuses and shopping centres. While the increasingly sophisticated technology can make identification quicker, easier and more convenient, there have been growing public concerns about the risk of…
Fans of “The Amazing Race” can get a taste of the adventure reality show with Hong Kong travel packages. The Hong Kong Tourism Board partnered with tour operators Alexander + Roberts and SITA World Tours on the packages. The show’s Season 37 premiere aired March 5 with the teams beginning their journey in Hong Kong….
M.M. Cloutier | Special to the Palm Beach Daily News Video: Gov. Kirk, Erika Mattfeld Kirk wedding, reception in Florida Scenes from 1967 wedding of Gov. Claude Kirk and Erika Mattfeld Kirk, Bethesda-by-the-Sea, reception at The Breakers. Guests included Richard Nixon. Produced by the Florida Development Commission The Breakers hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, burned…
An illuminated logo at the Star complex, operated by Star Entertainment Group Ltd., in Sydney, … [+] Australia, on Tuesday, Sept.3, 2024. Star Entertainment Group’s future hangs in the balance after an inquiry found the company had suffered from dysfunctional leadership, questionable ethics and culture, and remains unfit to operate its Sydney casino. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg ©…
HONG KONG — The operator of the luxurious Peninsula Hotels chain is writing off the entire book value of its stalled $130 million project in Yangon, as the outlook remains bleak four years after Myanmar’s military seized power from the democratically elected government. Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels said after trading hours on Friday that it…
⮊ Canary Islands and Seville. Photographer: Gabriela Herman for Bloomberg Businessweek | ⮊ Portillo. Photographer: Pia Vergara | ⮊ Jaipur. Source: Raffles Hotels and Resorts | ⮊ Casa de Brasa at Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Costa Palmas. Source: Costa Palmas By Bloomberg Pursuits December 12, 2024 As much as travel writers hate to…
Ah, the glamour of travel. An accomplished globetrotter known for her takes on glam destinations had fans doing double takes with the reveal that one of her favorite meals in any country is one she makes in her hotel room. Samantha Brown, host of Samantha Brown’s Places to Love on PBS, made the humble admission…
There’s no place like Hong Kong. I love its beautiful chaos. I love feeling small amongst seven million strangers under the compact city’s cloud-brushing skyline. I love experiencing the endless sensory overload from the MTR stations’ rapid-speed, always-packed escalators that lead to rapid-speed, always-prompt trains. The rhythmic, high-pitched beeping heard at pedestrian crossings that initially…