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5 Things the African Luxury Travel Industry Can Learn from the Pandemic
Like most countries all over the world, South Africa imposed a compulsory lockdown in March to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus and hopefully eradicate it from the country. By August, stories of how luxury safari reserves and resorts had to shut down or quickly evolve to some other line of business began to dominate…
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This Luxury Home is Only 3m Wide and ‘Invisible’ to the Human Eye
Frankie Pappas, an architecture studio based in Johannesburg, has designed a home in the bushveld that’s virtually invisible to the untrained eye. Called The House of the Big Arch, it was designed and built on the concept of a home that disappears into the landscape, sitting among the rocks and trees and birds, and offering animals…
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Dutch Company Plans the Release of its ‘Made from Wine’ Trainers
You’ve heard of shoes made from animal skin; shoes made from plants and shoes made from wood. Introducing vegan sneakers made from wine leftovers! Dutch shoe company, Mercer Amsterdam, has announced its new vegan-friendly trainers produced in collaboration with Vegea, an Italian company that specialises in the production of wine leather made from grape seeds and…
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High-Luxury Private Kenyan Retreat ‘Arijiju’ Mixes European Classicism with an African Aesthetic
At 6,500-feet above sea level and nestled into a rocky stone hillside within the Lewa Borana Conservancy in the game-rich Kenyan Highlands, the ultra-luxurious hideaway Arijiju (whose name comes from the Masai word for the hill on which it sits) proposes to guests the chance to get away from it all. Set in one of Kenya’s most breathtaking natural landscapes, it is a…
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Inside the Luxury Resort with Healing Water and Moroccan Royalty
I float in a seawater hydromassage bath as a series of jets go about their ritual on my body, gently pummelling my muscles. The experience is step one in a trilogy of signature treatments at Morocco’s new five-star Vichy Celestins Spa Hotel Casablanca. As I’d been led to the room, I was promised that this rather…
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African-Made Luxury Fashion is Making a Comeback
A new wave of designers is building sustainable businesses that have learned from the failures of their glitzy predecessors. In 2016, Suno shuttered after a decade of creating critically acclaimed collections in Africa. The next year, Maiyet, whose Nairobi artisans were once featured in a glossy New York spread, stopped making its own products and became an ethical-wear boutique in London.…
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ASPIRE Pick of the Week: 5 Adults Only Luxury Resorts
Adult-only hotels are a growing trend in the hospitality industry, offering a blissful escape for couples, honeymooners or holidaymakers who simply want a little peace away from home. Especially in popular tourist destinations, mass-market hotels simply don’t work for that all-too-precious romantic getaway. So where should you go for a moment of Zen away from…
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Kenneth Ize, the LVMH-Prize Finalist Redefining African Luxury
Kenneth Ize’s name is on everyone’s lips. The Nigerian fashion designer and finalist for this year’s prestigious LVMH Prize, whose pieces have been worn by Naomi Campbell and Donald Glover, is giving a luxury finish to local artisanal aesthetics, rendering them desirable for high-end markets both at home and abroad. As a result, Ize has…
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Tiffany Is Training Africans to Cut Diamonds Sourced From Region
Tiffany & Co. has been expanding its workforce in sub-Saharan Africa – a region of almost one billion people where the jewelry giant doesn’t have a single store. More than a quarter of the New York-based company’s 1,500 global diamond cutters and polishers are now based in Africa, Chief Executive Officer Alessandro Bogliolo said in a…
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Luxury Companies Are Consolidating but Still Offering Diversity
According to a new report from Baker McKenzie, Michael Kors’ Versace takeover, Richemont’s move for complete Yoox Net-A-Porter Group control and LVMH’s Belmond buy show that luxury brands are diversifying their holdings into new markets and territories. As consumers’ interests continue to grow, these marketers are hoping to ensure a bright future where they can cater…