More Than Transport For Asia’s wealthy, private aviation is no longer just a convenience. It is infrastructure — enabling cross-border business, family privacy, and lifestyles that span continents. With Asia-Pacific now home to more billionaires than any other region, the skies have become the newest arena where capital, influence, and lifestyle intersect. The Demand Curve The private aviation market in Asia has grown rapidly over the past decade, with Singapore, Hong Kong, a

Hospitality as Horizon In Asia, the luxury hotel is more than a place to sleep—it is a stage for power, society, and memory. The past two years have seen an extraordinary wave of new openings, each vying to redefine what exclusivity looks like for a region where discerning travelers are no longer impressed by marble lobbies alone. Today, to open a hotel at the top end of the market is to set a cultural marker, one that speaks not only to global visitors but also to Asia’s own

Heritage Sports, Modern Signals In Asia’s circles of wealth, polo fields and regatta waters are more than arenas of sport. They are...

For centuries, art has been more than ornament. A painting on a wall can signal taste, lineage, or ideology—but in today’s Asia, it increasingly signals capital. Collecting art has become not only an expression of culture but also a deliberate act of wealth preservation and influence. Asia’s New Art Capitals Hong Kong has long been Asia’s art market hub, home to Art Basel Hong Kong and record-breaking sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s. In March 2024, Sotheby’s Hong Kong sold