Luxury with a Rich Tradtion

The Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg

Length: 52'

Oligarchs worth billions, famous Hollywood stars and heavily guarded heads of state - the flock of guests of the Grand Hotel Europe certainly are the cream of the crop. 300 luxuriously furnished rooms and suites, individually equipped with valuable antiques, are available to the discerning guests. Located at St. Petersburg’s upscale Newsky Prospekt shopping street, this hotel steeped in a rich tradition is considered a microcosm of Russian society.

On the Flower Trail

By Truck and Airfreight around the World

Length: 52'

Globalization has not spared the flower industry. The rose has long since followed the call of the climate and low labor costs in other continents. Kenya is now one of the major growing regions of this thorny but beautiful queen of flowers. While coffee and tea were the African state’s major export earners years ago, flowers have meanwhile outperformed these merchandise categories.

Hideaway Bali

Where the Jet Set go on Holiday

Length: 50'

A luxury villa, a private beach and the kind of view that can only be described as “sensational” - when the jet set wants to recuperate from the strain of its turbulent everyday life, its holiday quarters too must be of the finest. The Seychelles are considered Paradise on Earth; affordable particularly for the well-off: Cousine Island can be rented for 5000 euros a day, four villas included.

Hideaway Maldives

Six Stars under Palm Trees

Length: 50'

The luxury tourist trade worldwide gears up a level: white sandy beaches, crystal-clear water and five-star amenities are often not enough to ensure that millionaires in need of a rest are getting guaranteed satisfaction out of their holiday. In an attempt to design the best holiday places on the planet, hotel companies copy exotic royal palaces, fill dream beaches with white coral sand, transform islands into tropical gardens of Eden using 15,000 plants, or lure colourful fish to an exclusive underwater restaurant.On the Maldives, hotel operators rely on luxury taken straight out of “Thousand and One Nights” to attract the international A-list guests to the island state in the Indian Ocean.

Hideaway Seychelles

Where the Jet Set Go on Holiday

Length: 50'

A luxury villa, a private beach and the kind of view that can only be described as “sensational” - when the jet set wants to recuperate from the strain of its turbulent everyday life, its holiday quarters too must be of the finest. The Seychelles are considered Paradise on Earth; affordable particularly for the well-off: Cousine Island can be rented for 5000 euros a day, four villas included.

Hideaway Thailand

Six Stars under Palm Trees

Length: 50'

The luxury tourist trade worldwide gears up a level: white sandy beaches, crystal-clear water and five-star amenities are often not enough to ensure that millionaires in need of a rest are getting guaranteed satisfaction out of their holiday. In an attempt to design the best holiday places on the planet, hotel companies copy exotic royal palaces, fill dream beaches with white coral sand, transform islands into tropical gardens of Eden using 15,000 plants, or lure colourful fish to an exclusive underwater restaurant.On the Maldives, hotel operators rely on luxury taken straight out of “Thousand and One Nights” to attract the international A-list guests to the island state in the Indian Ocean.

Jeans - the Blue Cult

From Studded Workmen's Trousers to Cult Designer Status

Length: 52'

For decades now, jeans – usually blue, faded and often with holes or patches – have been a best seller of the fashion industry and a standard element in wardrobes of the western world. Designed over 100 years ago as work trousers for gold diggers, horse breeders and farmers, jeans today have advanced to become a highly modern and fashionable piece of clothing. The bandwidth of trousers on offer ranges from the dark-blue classics all the way to luxurious designer items with fancy embroidering or gemstone trimming.