Luxury Lifestyle

Wardrobes packed with designer accessories and haute couture was once considered the status symbol of millionaires. Not any more. The world’s moneyed class no longer spends their wealth on luxury shopping. The current trends show that millionaires are now looking for more than just luxury goods – exceptional luxury travel adventures are becoming increasingly popular with the rich, spending more of their wealth on expensive adventures.   According to recent reports, despite the economic slowdown, the millionaires of the world are willing to spend money on luxury products and services. However, there is a distinct shift in the spending pattern – from owning luxury products to experiencing luxury services. Millionaires are willing to spend money on novel travel ideas – helicopter skiing in Alaska or a vacation to one of the islands in the Maldives- are increasingly finding customers among the rich. Half of the estimated $1.4tn being spent on luxury wares is for luxury travel adv...

“ Do not even think about traveling to Nigeria! You will get kidnapped or worse still, bombed! We would have to scrape you off the wall first in order to fly you back home for a proper funeral! ” Those were the exact words one of my good friends said when I made my Nigeria travel plans known. Well, it is a good thing I did not listen to him! Traveling to Nigeria was truly an eye opening experience for me; first and foremost, the whole kidnapping and bombing problems where now where nearLagosor Ikogosi…..ah, Ikogosi. I got invited to Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort in Ekiti state by one of my gracious Nigerian friends, Oluwatofunmiloungbogbo (yes, I raised both eyebrows too, when I heard his name for the first time) When I arrived at the resort I was immediately charmed by the beautiful, serene environment. Before I could open my mouth to say a word, a middle aged woman yelled “Okon O!” in my good ear – I found out that “Okon O” is the local dialect for saying “hello”. I sat...