According to a McKinsey study, the global wellness market is now valued at 1.5 trillion dollars, with annual growth of 5 to 10%. As the pandemic has multiplied needs, this tourism is booming.

In 2014, following the sale of Lacoste to the Swiss group Maus Frères, the Lacoste heirs bet on Fusalp, and transformed the French label into a chic and technical sports brand. After Europe and Korea, the United States will be the next major growth driver.

The Paris Tourist Office recently launched a photo competition with the objective of renewing its image. The City of Doges, on the other hand, is letting cruise ships go and opening up to yachts. To escape mass tourism, the most desired spots are raising their prices. Here’s how it works.

Last week, Cartier Philanthropy celebrated its ten-year anniversary in Geneva around a conference entitled: “How can corporate philanthropy resist media pressure?”, bringing together important players from the sector. In today’s world hit by crises across the globe, how can one prioritise crises and leave a sustainable impact?

The ambitious exhibition « Frida Kahlo, beyond appearances », which opened at the Palais Galliera in Paris on September 15, has been a great success. The craze around Frida Kahlo touches all audiences, her feminist struggles resonating well beyond her art. From fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier to the singer Rosalía, Frida Kahlo federates through an aura that seems to speak to all. Our analysis.

The close intertwining between art, beauty and well-being is not new. The European Agenda for Culture believes that investment in the cultural sector is essential for social and economic development in welfare societies.

Slightly on the sidelines of the record-breaking mega-sales that Christie’s organises periodically throughout the year, the one to be held in Paris on 13 and 14 December entitled « From Beijing to Versailles, the V.W.S. Collection: A Family’s Odyssey in the 20th Century » promises to attract the great Chinese fortunes that are finally back in Europe.

Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2023 ended on Wednesday 5 October, bringing the fashion month that began in New York on 9 September to a close. According to the official calendar of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, 105 fashion houses presented their collections in 66 shows and 42 presentations. The number of shows was significantly higher than last year.

Fashion week is a biannual opportunity for designers to invite people into their creative world, test new ideas and stage a fashion spectacle that can easily go viral. It’s also a far-reaching and accessible platform to present the latest innovations that can challenge the system and rethink the industry in a more sustainable way.

Conventionally made using fossil fuels, swimwear has been slow at adopting sustainable practices. Emerging brands and innovative suppliers are now embracing new ways of creating beautiful bikinis that are not only more respectful of the ocean but also helping to restore it.

Still little known, maritime transport by cargo ship is emerging in the luxury industry. It is becoming a more eco-responsible and a better-profiled alternative solution in times of energy shortage.