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Ever since Suzanne Lenglen breezed to victory in a headband and short-sleeved dress in 1919, Wimbledon has been a showcase for style. This year, it's the on-court officials' turn to wow the crowds. For the first time in Wimbledon's 129-year history, the All England Club...
Even by China's skewed standards, the surge of foreign interest in launching and managing new mainland hotels is astounding. "It's stratospheric," says Patrick Ford, president of Lodging Econometrics, a U.S.-based industry-research group. "China is the most attractive place in the world right now for hotels. That...
Less exclusive segments of the market are already getting crowded. The Hilton, Marriott and Hyatt chains all have plans for big pushes within the "economy" segment of the industry, defined as three stars and below, importing brands such as Marriott Courtyard and Hilton Garden Inns from the U.S. Several Chinese...
It's not the fine-dining experience you might expect an Agnelli would prefer. The anointed heir to Italy's greatest industrial fortune is settling into his chair at Vittoria, a homespun Turin trattoria where plates clank every time the nearby kitchen door swings open. But for John Elkann, the...
After nine years of consolidation and streamlining, Tata signaled a new prominence for the emerging Asia conglomerate in 2000 when the most Indian of brands bought one of the most English, Tetley Tea. At $435 million, the deal was the biggest in Indian history, and it presaged a wave of...