“Made in China” is a liability
The term “Made in China” has been considered by many to be a liability to brands, and certainly the 2007 Interbrand survey of 569 marketing & business professionals confirmed this. It found that 69% of...
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New Beijing Terminal adds over 45,000 m2 of retail space
Beijing’s new addition to its airport infrastructure, Terminal 3, has passed all its inspections and is now ready for operation. However it isn’t expected to start trial operation until Feb 29. This additional...
Read MoreDubai to set a work record for new years eve fireworks
Dubai looks set to start 2008 with a bang, and quite probably another world record, this time for the largest firework display in the history of the world. New York firework organisers ‘Grucci’ will be attempting to make it into...
Read MoreNew Years Eve Webcams
Ever since I worked on setting up the Sydney Harbour webcam back in 1998 (one of the first robotically controlled webcams around), I’ve been fascinated with how they can be used to generate interest.For the new millenium...
Read MoreHotel Points Programs Offer More Than a Free Room
Hotel Points Programs Offer More Than a Free Room By Deidre Woollard on travelReblogged from Luxist With airline miles the rewards are pretty clear, more miles generally equals free trips or the highly desirable first class...
Read MoreLuxury hotel packages
It never ceases to surprise me how difficult hotels find it to create innovative packages for the luxury market. The Mandarin Orient have launched their Christmas package for $US130,000 which includes a limo service,...
Read More“Super Clean” as a hotel proposition
Pure Room, a company specialising in “allergy friendly rooms” claims that 59% of travellers would choose a hotel that offers super clean rooms over a comparable hotel without them, and that most of them would be...
Read MoreUnderwater is all the rage for luxury resorts
We not only have Crescent Hydropolis Resorts building whole resorts underwater (the first one due to open in Dubai and the second in Quingdoa China) but it seems that things underwater are becoming the latest buzz in the luxury...
Read MoreNew idea for upmarket restaurants/bars – whisky on the real rocks
A great new product has come out for the discerning whisky drinker. Apparently ice and top-notch whisky should never be mixed, but equally apparently whisky tastes far better cold because its warmed up in the mouth and hence the...
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