One of the first sights that greet new arrivals at Tripoli International Airport is an imposing portrait of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi wearing his trademark military sunglasses and a lustrous robe. …
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In many ways, the UAE is a retailer’s wet dream. The population is growing quicker than almost any other in the world at around 4.5% per annum; consumers have higher …
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A new day, a new dawn. From the wind swept sands, a new legend rises,” read the introductory text on one website I came across last week. It was intriguing. …
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DUBAI: “First Salik violator spotted,” read a prominent headline on one Gulf daily last month. It led into a description of how a renegade Nissan Altima driver had been caught …
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Is an industry, aviation has always attracted the wealthy.Tycoons rarely resist the chance to have their own airline, as Howard Hughes, Aristotle Onassis or Richard Branson are enough to prove, …
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In his restaurant in Abou Roumaneh, an upmarket district close to one of the Syrian capital’s few luxury hotels, Mohamed Takki looks on as customers pour in.Business has been good …
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Sometimes the simplest ideas work the best. When former winemaker Mario Polegato came up with the concept of a breathable sole whilst walking in the Nevada desert, he hardly imagined …
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All that glittersLuxury goods retailers have enjoyed a mixed bag of success over recent months, but show no signs of losing faith in the Lebanese market.Money, they say, can’t buy …
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The journey and not the arrival matters”, said the English poet T.S. Eliot, who would have turned in his grave at the sight of most modern travel. Gone are his …
