The Luxury Network International Magazine Issue 05

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ISSUE 05 | MAR - APR 2018

Described as “The next generation of marketing for luxury brands” by the British
media, The Luxury Network is the world’s leading luxury affinity marketing group.
The Luxury Network is a private membership club, established in luxury capitals
or countries around the world, within which premium companies work closely
together at senior director level for mutual business and client development.

The Luxury Network’s objective is simple: To facilitate co-operation and exciting
new business development activities between top-end companies. New business
partnerships are created via strategic alignment, joint collaborations, product
placements, endorsements, media sharing, B2B and B2C networking, sales and
luxury showcase events and numerous other affinity marketing activities.

“2017 has proven to be yet
another record year for The Luxury
Network International ® brand.”
-Fares Ghattas, Global CEO
The Luxury Network International
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The Luxury Network
International
Achievements For 2017
The Luxury Network International
reported today that in 2017, it’s affiliated
franchise offices and sales
professionals achieved the highest
annual sales volume performance
in the history of the brand, driven
largely by a brand record of over 500
members globally.
Global Growth
The Luxury Network International ®
brand reported growth across its
global network offices, which now
encompasses nearly 30 countries
and territories worldwide. Before the
year 2017 ended, the elite network
launched in Egypt and Lebanon.
“2017 has proven to be yet another
record year for The Luxury Network
International ® brand,” said Fares
Ghattas, Global Chief Executive Officer,
The Luxury Network International.
“In a span of 10 years, TLN
brand has achieved great growth and
I am extremely proud of the dedication
of our affiliate franchise offices
and our dedicated HQ staff” he added.
This past year, everyone witnessed a
significant continuous growth by existing
franchise offices, most notably
increasing the brand’s digital market
presence globally.
The Luxury Network has made a difference
to a vast number of luxury
international brands. Today, each
of us at The Luxury Network are
looking for new ways to exceed our
members expectations by creating
new affairs and maximum exposure
through consistent new projects.
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HIGHLIGHTS
MAR - APR 2018
TLN Achievements for 2017
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Romer Gallery
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TLN Germany New Year's
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TLN UK Winter Seminar
Glamorous Diplomatic
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Ace it like The Luxury Network
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POMMERY CUVÉE LOUISE –
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SANS DOSAGE
Already in 1858 Madame Pommery very aptly noted that a
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La qualité d‘abord! 160 years later we are still working
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way of indulgence and innovation.
To clear our way towards refinement and perfection,
Pommery has appointed a new chef de cave for the champagne
house from Reims who has already overseen the
maison’s 2017 harvest. Clément Pierlot is the maison’s
10th winemaker and takes over from Thierry Gasco, who
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England and the South of France. Pierlot has been a
vineyard director at the Vranken-Pommery Monopole
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Louise to be released from that year, this version of the
house’s prestige line has no sugar added at all rather than
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Thierry Gasco, having no sugar dosage accentuates the linear
freshness and chalky intensity of the wine which makes
it a natural partner for the iodine saltiness of Belon oysters
or razor clams.
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Clément Pierlot,
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for a unique idea of champagne. By means of this new Cuvée
Louise Pommery has added the choice of sans dosage to the
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Pommery‘s prestigious champagne Cuvée Louise is named
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her husband, Alexandre Pommery, died. The Cuvée Louise
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the Pommery vineyards that are reserved specifically for this
prestigious cuvée. “We source the grapes from three Grand
Cru vineyards in Champagne, with citrusy freshness and intensity
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Pierlot, Pommery’s wine maker.
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“Literally everyone that walks in is
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Pieces of his luxury art have been
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Classically trained in industrial design
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What he’s after is stunning contrasts
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“I’d rather put the camera further
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The lower the sun, the more
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The depth and expanse of the final
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real photo?”
“You push your luck a lot” Romer
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His personal work released catalogues
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Many of his shoot locations are true
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SMSANZ Alumni Networking Event in Partnership
With The Luxury Network Singapore
In partnership with The Luxury
Network Singapore, SMSANZ
(Singapore Medical Society of
Australia and New Zealand) recently
kicked off the new year
with the SMSANZ Alumni Networking
Event on the 10th of
January 2018. The event was held
at a cozy and posh venue provided
by De Dietrich in one of their
humble showrooms in Ubi.
The attendees
were graced with
the presence
of their guest
speaker, Dr.
Chia Shi Lu, who
holds the position
of Deputy
Head and Senior
Consultant at
the Department
of Orthopaedic
Surgery at the
Singapore General
Hospital. He
is also one of the
Members of Parliament
for Tanjong
Pagar GRC.
Dr. Chia provided
a number
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of insights into the healthcare
system and advice for the young
doctors-to-become. Opportunities
to interact with such an influential
yet amiable person were
seized by many of the attendees,
alongside a night of mouth-watering
tapas courtesy of Chef
Iskandar and the team from Coriander
Leaf. The guests have
experienced the art of cooking
anew with Chef Iskander. Chef
Iskander and his team whipped
up delectable canapés on the
spot for the guests, including a
live cooking demo for a green
mango and grilled chicken salad
with the help of some members.
The drinks served were from
Peroni Nastro Azzurro.
To top it off, there was an amazing
lucky draw prize consisting
of a one-night
weekend staycation
at The St.
Regis Singapore
for two, valued at
SGD$1200, courtesy
of The Luxury
Network.
The Luxury Network
thanks their
wonderful sponsors
for the 2018
SMSANZ networking
event, without
them, the event
would not have
been possible: De
Dietrich, Peroni
Nastro Azzurro,
Coriander Leaf,
and Ms. Irene Ho.

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The Luxury Network Australia Hosts
Members Networking Event With Nanda Hobbs
The Luxury Network members
and guests enjoyed an
evening of networking at
the new Nanda\Hobbs Gallery in
Chippendale.
Guests enjoyed a fine cheese and
charcuterie display from Simon
Johnson whist exploring the latest
exhibition of works from renowned
artist Adam Nudelman
titled “A Sea of Discontent”.
The Luxury Network member
networking functions are a great
way for members to catch up on a
regular basis and form new business
partnerships and alliances.
Nanda\Hobbs is a corporate art
advisory business featuring some
of Australia’s finest artists.
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The Luxury Network Germany B2B New Year‘s
Get-together
After the festive season The Luxury Network
Germany members community came together
for their traditional New Year Kick-off
Event, enjoying some inspirational highlights.
The hospitable Kameha Suite Frankfurt acted as a
co-host and greeted all fellow network partners for
the third time in their palatial villa. This TLN member
always offers with its unique venue and prestigious
environment the perfect set-up for a successful
meeting.
On this year’s prelude of the agenda the reputable
keynote speaker Bert Ohnemüller gave inspiring
insight views to his long-standing findings and experiences
of the technical term “Neuromerchandising“.
The author of LEAD – SPEAK – INSPIRE, Coach,
Consultant of several enterprises and Lecturer at
various universities in Germany and abroad fully
captured his audience by showing new perspectives
of the topic “Emotion – How to deal with other humans
and your own self”.
During the subsequent workshop all creative
thoughts and ideas had been amalgamated into
concrete new affinity projects. This secures a solid
professional tool for all members to pursue their exciting
win-win situations, which will be continuously
realized by The Luxury Network in 2018.
The top clients of TLN members may already look
forward to some outstanding experiences!
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The Luxury Network
Australia Showcase True
North Adventure Cruises
On Friday, the 12th of January, True North
Adventure Cruises invited guests and
members of The Luxury Network South
Australia on-board their True North cruise boat.
Bird in Hand, Kanga Corporate Charters, Mike
Annese Photography and 2KW’s The Pontoon
supported the stylish event.
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Guests arrived at The Pontoon bar along the River
Torrens then transferred by Kanga’s Signature
Series Supercoach to True North in the Flinders
Harbour at Port Adelaide. Once on-board the
finest wine, food and hospitality were on offer
and guests taken on a virtual tour.
As the sun set, guests were transported back to
2KW Bar and Restaurant to enjoy the night views
atop Adelaide’s iconic rooftop bar.
Thank you for the images Mike Annese!
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2KW and The Luxury Network Australia host
The SuperFoiler Grand Prix
On February 2nd, 2KW Restaurant & Bar presented
the exciting new SuperFoiler Grand
Prix event with The Luxury Network South
Australia members and guests with supporting
brands Bird in Hand, Kanga Corporate Charters and
Mike Annese Photography.
Guests were transferred from the iconic Adelaide
rooftop to the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron
onboard Kanga’s Signature Series Supercoach,
equipped with a Bird in Hand wine bar. Mike Annese
Photography was on board to capture the international
sailing experience.
Viewing the race from the elite ‘Strictly Business’
yacht, guests were greeted with an impressive array
food and beverages while enjoying the high-speed catamaran
racing. When the racing concluded the guests
were transported back to 2KW’s rooftop in style.
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The Luxury Network UK
Winter Seminar 2018
The first seminar of the year was hosted by 12 Hay
Hill, Mayfair’s latest premier Business Membership
Club, and one our latest UK members.
Hosting the seminar enabled 12 Hay Hill to showcase
their club, and provided a discount for The Luxury
Network members when joining.
The seminar brought Luxury brand members together
to meet and discuss future potential partnership
projects and collaborations. Guests were presented
to from both new and existing members including;
Sunseeker London, Berkeley Homes, Home Move
Consultants, Holiday Luxury, Eight Ray Music, ITC
Luxury Travel, 3 St James’s Square and Red Eye Events.
The Luxury Network holds quarterly B2B seminars
at differing locations, for decision-making representatives
from member brands to build relationships
and plan unique partnerships, as part of their
annual membership. The seminars are proven to be
really important part of the membership benefit as
it enables members to meet face-to-face and discuss
partnerships that will roll out in the upcoming
months.
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The Luxury Network
Australia Welcomes
in the New Year
With Aspen Snowmass
The Luxury Network
Australia
partnered with
VOGUE Australia, Aspen
Snowmass along
with socialites Barbara
Coombes and Wallis
Graeme to welcome
in the new year with an
Aussie Après at The Little
Nell’s Chair 9 Bar.
The evening was very
well attended with our
Australian guests taking
over Chair 9. This exclusive
event which is now
in its third year has become
the must attend
event in Aspen in January
and we will be partnering
with Bistro Moncur
Mosman to host an
Australian Winter version
on May 18th 2018.
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Glamorous Diplomatic Council Gala 2018
International dignitaries from diplomacy, business
and society got together in the time-honored
halls of the prestigious Frankfurt Grandhotel
Hessischer Hof for the glamorous Diplomatic
Council Gala 2018. This year`s gala served as the
global meeting point, not only for the European,
but also for the valued members traveling from the
USA and Asia. The Grandhotel Hessischer Hof itself
joined the Diplomatic Council four years ago
as a member and has ever since hosted the DC gala
providing the ideal setting for a fabulous and magnificent
celebration.
For the first time, the Diplomatic Council is delighted
to welcome a German Ambassador, namely
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Heinrich Kreft, to the Diplomatic
Council Board of Presidents. The newly appointed
president delivered a speech on how diplomacy
and business interact for the benefit of the
community and society. He was much applauded
for his belief that the world needs economic diplomacy
and praised the Diplomatic Council for doing
exactly this.
this year`s gala, he gave a short and sweet speech
thanking the Diplomatic Council and its members
for the warm welcome to the organization. As a
thank you, Sascha`s company TwentyFourSeven
Cosmetics sponsored a farewell bag with exclusive
cosmetics for all participants.
The solemn inauguration of DC Business Consul,
Mme Claude Piel, marked another highlight. In her
speech, Claude Piel talked about her experiences
as an international journalist. Her work has led her
to many horrible places in the world where she
has witnessed poverty, misery, abuse and crimes
so she has decided to dedicate her time, her resources
and all her energy to promote peace and
On the occasion of his inauguration at the prestigious
Vienna reception back in September 2017,
DC Business Ambassador Sascha Zilger delivered
a comprehensive speech on free and fair trade. At
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diplomacy in joint forces with DC Business Ambassador
Jamal Qaiser. Moreover, Claude Piel will
focus on expanding the Diplomatic Council to her
home country France with the support of Founding
President Ambassador Buddhi Athauda who
now resides in Paris as the official Ambassador to
France and UNESCO.
The Diplomatic Council`s Educational Sponsorship
program initiated by Secretary General Hang
Nguyen reflects the spirit of the Diplomatic Council
that everyone can make a contribution to better
the world. The program is driven by the conviction
that the weakest and most helpless members of
society - our children - need the highest attention.
DC Business Ambassador Dr. Thomas Durchlaub
and Annette Habermann have become the first
godparents for a girl and a boy in Sri Lanka and will
finance the studies of these two orphans. Members
who also wish to support vocational trainings
or studies of orphans are welcome to contact the
Secretariat General.
the renowned violinist Emily Greitzer. These two
gifted and exceptional artists enchanted the guests
and transported the audience to another world.
While strolling down the halls of the grand hotel,
guests would obtain further details about the first
book of the Diplomatic Council („Thinking 4.0“),
the upcoming DC delegation trip to Sri Lanka and
the DC VIP travel services - all organized and offered
by DC members.
“It was an inspiring evening full of stimulating ideas
and unique people in a marvelous setting, one of
the participants stated. “I really look forward to
the DC Summer Celebration which will take place
in June.”
On parting, all guests received two gifts: their souvenir
photos professionally taken in front of the
photo wall with DC dignitaries and a farewell bag
with TwentyFourSeven Cosmetics sponsored by
DC Business Ambassador Sascha Zilger.
This year’s DC Global Media
Innovator (GMI) was awarded
to the British-American company
RTAd. The GMI recognizes
the best media innovation
of the year. RTAd`s CEO Simon
Ingram proudly accepted the
award from DC Chairman Dieter
Brockmeyer. He further
received an art piece especially
created for the GMI winner
by famous artist Ulrike Bolenz.
The musical performance was
delivered by the international
star pianist Albert Frantz and
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London Boat Show 2018:
The Value of Collaboration Between Luxury Brands
The world-famous London Boat Show welcomed
347 exhibitors and boasted 65 boat and
product launches in mid January. The Luxury
Network Members, Sunseeker London, partnered
with a fellow member, award winning Interior Design
House Alexander James Interiors who ‘enriched
their strong display of stunning Sunseeker boats
with their luxurious touch.’
Christopher Head, Sales Director of Sunseeker London,
went on to say ‘it is so important that we have
these strong brand partnerships. Boat Shows are
some of the most important dates in our calendar,
and during that time we need to showcase everything
we do to the nth degree. AJI’s design team are
fabulous at understanding what works on our boats.
Their attention to detail and flare means they get it
right every time.”
Other luxury brands that participated in the collaboration
with Sunseeker London to enhance the
Sunseeker experience included; Jo Malone, Fleurs
De Paris, Boodles, Chase Distillery, and luxury
French champagne house Laurent Perrier.
Sunseeker also opened up their event to Luxury
Network members, as a way for members to have a
further understanding of Sunseeker as a company
and to further realise ways in which to collaborate.
It proved to be a successful way that other members
could also bring their clients too.
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Iberostar
Breakfast Briefing
New member, Iberostar, hosted an interactive
breakfast briefing for The Luxury Network
UK members for the launch of their
new 5-star property: Grand Portals Nous – Mallorca.
Commercial Director, Geraldine Gomboshaw,
presented the new property that is launching next
month. Attendees were able to see and hear what
the impressive hotel will have on offer. It provided
an opportunity to discuss potential partnership
opportunities with the Iberostar luxury group. It
proved to be a successful event as every member
that attended was eager to work with Iberostar
and found ways in which they could collaborate.
The Luxury Network will host an event in summer
at the Grand Portals Nous- Mallorca, in order to
enable members to truly witness the experience
that the hotel offers. The event was hosted at fellow
member, 3 St. James’s Square’s, venue illustrating
the multiple ways that members can work
together.
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