Articles

  • 1 week ago | thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh

    The tourism sector in Australia is poised to expand as international visitor arrivals to Down Under have seen a steady increase in the past year. In February, about 8.3 million international visitors travelled to Australia, a nine per cent increase from last February, and the figure is expected to grow to 13.2 million by 2029. Over the past year, 416,000 visitors have travelled from Singapore to Australia, ranking it among the top 15 markets in terms of the number of tourist visits.

  • 1 week ago | thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh

    , , Dubai-based airline Emirates has strengthened its presence in Singapore with the opening of its first Emirates World retail store in the heart of the City Hall district today (6 May). The 330-square-metre customer service centre is located in Odeon 333 building, opposite Raffles Hotel. The move comes as Emirates marks 35 years of service to Singapore — and at a time when the battle for premium travellers is heating up between Emirates and other carriers including Singapore Airlines.

  • 1 week ago | thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh

    The large bowl-shaped opening of wine glasses is a common gripe among connoisseurs in Asia for nosing and tasting wines with drinkware designed with Europeans in mind. The aromas of wines would sometimes be lost when nosing them. That’s one of the pain points Gerald Lu, president of the Sommelier Association of Singapore, addressed when he was approached to co-design wine glasses tailored to Asians. Enter Sklo Evolution, a stemware collection designed in Singapore that launched in early April.

  • 2 weeks ago | harpersbazaar.com.sg | Kenneth Goh

    Over 150 guests made up of A-list celebrities, international clients and select media came together on the evening of 25 April to celebrate the Blue Book 2025: Sea of Wonder collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This year’s high jewellery collection took on an oceanic theme, and was inspired by Jean Schlumberger’s iconic aquatic designs.

  • 2 weeks ago | thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh

    , , Hong Kong’s glittering skyline, home to over 550 skyscrapers sprinkled across Victoria Harbour, recently received yet another accolade — it came in at No. 7 on the list of the world’s most iconic skylines, according to a 2025 survey. The concrete jungle is punctuated by landmarks such as the International Commerce Centre and the Bank of China building. And you can admire the view in its full glory at the Island Shangri-La in the heart of the business district of Admiralty.