Luxury Insights & News

Across real estate, hospitality, fragrance, architecture, fashion, media, wellness, and design, the conversations in Issue 6 of Luxury People Magazine point to a common conclusion: luxury is being measured less by excess and more by the value it creates. What makes something luxurious today? The answer once appeared relatively straightforward. Rarity, craftsmanship, heritage, exclusivity, exceptional […]

As Creative Director of HEAD Golf, Ka Ho brings technical performance and contemporary design into a wardrobe intended to work beyond the course. He discusses material innovation, travel as a creative influence, responsible production, and what a new generation of golfers expects from the brands they wear. Luxury People Magazine: HEAD Golf is bringing together […]

Op-Ed by Dr. Sheetal Jain, Founder & CEO of Luxe Analytics India is often presented to global luxury brands as a single, rapidly growing market. But that view misses one of the country’s biggest realities: India is a “mini Bharat” of distinct cultures, aspirations, lifestyles and consumption behaviours. From North to South and East to West, consumers […]

The World Luxury Chamber of Commerce introduces Luxtober Season, giving a name to the Month of Luxury that begins on World Luxury Day, 8 October, and continues through the end of October. Building on the Month of Luxury announced as part of this year’s World Luxury Day celebrations, Luxtober brings the idea into focus: an […]

DesSire Greece, a boutique luxury real estate, investment and lifestyle advisory serving high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), families, and international investors, has joined the World Luxury Chamber of Commerce (WLCC), a global network connecting influential leaders and businesses across the luxury sector. Through its international advisory expertise and established professional network, DesSire Greece brings a distinctive perspective to luxury real estate […]

On 8 October 2026, the global luxury community marked the second World Luxury Day. Established by the World Luxury Chamber of Commerce to honour the people, craftsmanship and creativity behind luxury. The day brought together professionals, brands and media across continents, with the celebration reaching an estimated 585,000 people worldwide. The celebration truly went global. […]

Global personal wealth recorded a significant increase in 2025, but the headline growth figures tell only part of the story. The UBS Global Wealth Report 2026 points to a world in which overall wealth is expanding rapidly, while its distribution, geographic concentration and relationship with household finances remain highly uneven. Across the 56 markets analysed […]

Strategy Paper by Abhay Gupta – The Indian Luxury Strategist; Founder & Chairman, Luxury Connect & Luxury Connect Business School (LCBS). India holds the world’s longest continuous tradition of exquisite craft and the largest artisan workforce on earth — over 7 million skilled artisans across more than 3,000 documented traditions. It is also the fastest-growing […]

Luxury consumers may be more careful about where they spend, but the fundamentals influencing their decisions remain remarkably consistent. The EY Luxury Client Index 2026 examines the behaviour and expectations of aspirational luxury clients, based on a survey of 1,631 consumers across 11 markets. The research looks at what motivates luxury purchases and how clients […]

By James W Phillips, Founder & CEO, JWP Media Group In a world overflowing with luxury products, perhaps the most valuable thing a brand can offer is no longer the object itself — but access to the people, passion and craftsmanship behind it. There was a time when acquiring something luxurious felt genuinely significant. A […]

Bengaluru creates more wealth than any city in South India. Its luxury retail is spread across thirty-five kilometres, and the money has moved somewhere else entirely. By Abhay Gupta – The Indian Luxury Strategist; Founder & Chairman, Luxury Connect & Luxury Connect Business School (LCBS). Every market that becomes a luxury destination does so in […]

By Ira Vouk, Hospitality Technology & AI Strategist “Agentic booking” has become one of those phrases everyone uses and few define. It sounds futuristic, powerful, inevitable. But when you listen closely, people mean very different things. If we don’t clarify the term, we risk building the wrong infrastructure for the wrong model. From what I’m seeing […]

Author: Viet N’Guyen | Cambridge Scholars PublishingPublication Date: 2026 What determines the value of luxury in a world where consumer expectations, cultural influences and technology are changing rapidly? The Future of Luxury: An Evolution of Culture, Capital & Consciousness examines this question through an interdisciplinary collection of essays exploring the priorities and challenges facing the […]

Author: Dr. Rajanya Ravasia | Powered by Adventum WealthPublication Date: 2025 For overseas investors, UK residential property involves considerations that extend well beyond selecting an asset. In The Crossover: UK Property Investment from Overseas Made Simple, Dr. Rajanya Ravasia brings together the financial and practical factors that can shape cross-border property investment, offering a structured […]

Author: David CleevelyPublication Date: 2025 Innovation is often described as the result of a brilliant idea, a chance encounter, or simply being in the right place at the right time. In Serendipity: It Doesn’t Happen by Accident, David Cleevely challenges that assumption. His central argument is that while unexpected discoveries cannot be planned, the conditions […]

For Marc Sandreschi, luxury advisory has never been defined solely by the value of an asset. It is defined by the quality of the relationship, the level of trust placed in an advisor, and the ability to understand what a client is genuinely trying to achieve. Being recognized as Luxury Real Estate Advisor of the […]

QURAX LLC has joined the World Luxury Chamber of Commerce, bringing into its international network an emerging fine jewelry house founded on an uncommon proposition: that the future of luxury can be informed by the full continuum of human creativity – from symbols, rituals, and craftsmanship carried across generations to engineering, scientific discovery, and possibilities yet to […]

Since its establishment in 2009, The Luxury Collection has approached luxury lifestyle publishing as a window into the experiences, ideas, and developments shaping refined living in India. Covering subjects that range from fashion and art to travel, gastronomy, and innovation, the magazine brings its perspective to an audience interested in the evolving character of luxury. This editorial […]

THE LIVE Global Summit 2026 will take place on 26–28 October in Barcelona, Spain, bringing together family office principals, private investors, wealth managers, entrepreneurs and business founders for three days of discussions, networking and international business connections. The Summit is expected to welcome approximately 300 selected participants from more than 25 countries, creating an environment […]

The Financial Times, in partnership with Nikkei Inc., will bring the Business of Luxury Summit – Asia Edition to Bangkok on 19–20 October 2026. Hosted at Capella Bangkok, the Summit will gather senior leaders from across the global luxury industry for two days of discussion on the opportunities, ideas and forces influencing luxury across Asia. […]

The World Luxury Chamber of Commerce is pleased to support the Luxury Hospitality Conference 2026, taking place on October 23 in Milan, Italy. Luxury hospitality is increasingly defined by the quality of the entire guest experience rather than by traditional markers of exclusivity alone. Personalization, intuitive service, technology, privacy, wellbeing, and a stronger connection to […]