$80000 Valentine’s Day Package At The Pierre, NY

The Pierre hotel is offering a delightful and lavish way to spend Valentine’s Day in New York, priced at $80,000. The package comprises two nights stay in the Tata Suite (the presidential suite), cocktails a...

Six Stellar Chefs Cooking At Koh Samui’s Napasai

Six stellar chefs from South East Asia will be cooking at the Koh Samui beach resort, Napasai, from February 23-25. The Orient-Express managed retreat will showcase cuisine from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Bur...

China Planning 7-Star Hotel Modelled On Burj Khalifa

In a joint project with Saudi Arabia, Chinese authorities are planning to build a 7-star hotel modelled on Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. The hotel will be erected in western Beijing's Mentougou district, 30 kilometr...

Shangri-La Opening Hotel In Nanchang In 2013

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts will open a hotel in Nanchang, China in the second quarter of 2013. The hotel will be built in two phases with the first comprising 319 guestrooms as well as a meeting and funct...

Malcolm Forbes’ Toy Collection Rakes In $2.3M

Malcom Forbes’ legendary toy collection raked in $2.3 million when it was recently sold through Sotheby’s. One of the highlights of the auction was a three-foot-long replica of the Lusitania which fetched $1...

Tianjin Hosting Asia’s First Snow Polo Tournament

The recently opened Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club will host Asia’s first snow polo tournament from February 15 - 20, 2011. The competition will feature six teams from some of the world’s leading polo...

Rimowa Unveils Flagship Boutique In Macau

Rimowa has unveiled a flagship boutique in Macau which was transformed into an airplane cabin for the grand opening. The new store is located in One Central Macau and a host of luminaries were spotted at the...

World’s Most Expensive Guqin Fetches $8.71M

A guqin recently fetched 58 million yuan (approx. US$8.71 million) making it the world’s most expensive guqin. It was sold by the Suzhou Wumen Auction Company and swept past the previous record price for a g...