February 11th, 2023
 
  The FON Luxury
Newsletter spotlights the
essentials of living
in luxury. 		Family Office Networks provides information, opportunities and investment resources to affluent families and individuals. Our Luxury Newsletter delivers the must-haves and news of luxury.

Luxury Yachts for Overnighting

Yachts are a second home for many Tampa Bay residents who are lucky enough to embark upon weekend- or weeks-long adventures in their free time. It wasn’t so long ago that yachts had predictably dark interiors. Those up to, say, 60-ish feet had gloomy mahogany walls, small bronze portholes and built-in furniture. Even larger yachts rarely strayed from what might be called Early Bordello: heavy red drapes and clunky furnishings.

Luxury Hotels

The Best Luxury Hotels in Austin, Texas
It seems like everyone is traveling to Austin lately, and it’s easy to see why. The Texas capital is home to a major live music scene, growing arts sector, dynamic restaurant landscape and, of course, multi-industry events like SXSW, which always attract visitors for both business and pleasure.

Wine & Spirits

Families welcome in the New Year via allocations to Investment Grade Wines & Whiskies
Family Office Network (FON) families expressed significant exposure and increasing diversification interests into fine wines and whiskies as an attractive asset class driven by quality and scarcity of fine wines appreciating over time with 26% of surveyed FON families (and UHNWIs) owning a collection of Fine Wines.

Cars

The Top 10 Highest-Rated Luxury Cars For 2023

The G90 full-size luxury sedan has served as Genesis’ flagship since both the car and the division were launched in 2017 (Genesis is the luxury arm of Hyundai). The G90 has been redesigned for 2023, gaining new powertrains, fresh technology, dramatic yet elegant styling and significantly higher prices than its predecessor.

Watches & Jewelry

Plunging Shares of Top Rolex Retailer May Be Warning to Red-Hot Watch Market

Watches of Switzerland Group Plc, the top Rolex seller in the UK, plunged the most in more than two years as sales of luxury timepieces and jewelery in the US missed analyst forecasts. The stock dropped as much as 16.5% in London after the company reported weaker-than-expected sales for its fiscal third quarter on Thursday, particularly in the US. The shares pared losses and were down 8.5% as of 11:15 a.m. London time.

Luxury Properties

STRATEGIES FOR WORKING THE 2023 LUXURY REAL ESTATE MARKET

In the most people-focused sector of a people-centric industry, how you are seen—your brand, your image and your online presence—will directly correlate with your success. Conversely, understanding the needs, priorities and lifestyles of wealthy luxury clients is just as vital.

Art & Collectibles

Hong Kong Billionaire Joseph Lau Auctions Hermès Bags For Just Over $3 Million

Joseph Lau has sold a collection of 77 luxury handbags—the majority of which were Hermès designs collected over many years—through an online auction hosted by Sotheby’s, netting $3.2 million for the real estate billionaire, according to Bloomberg calculations.

Gadgets & Technology

High-tech dashboards, driving assistants vex luxury vehicle owners -study

Tesla Inc(TSLA.O) and established luxury automakers are frustrating consumers with advanced driving assistance technology and complex infotainment systems, according to a new study by the consultancy J.D. Power. The gap in reliability scores between luxury brands and those for mass market brands such as Kia were the widest in the 34 years that J.D. Power has conducted its Vehicle Dependability Study, the company said. Tesla would have ranked fifth from the bottom among 32 brands whose owners were surveyed about problems with their three-year-old, 2020 model vehicles in the latest survey released Thursday. J.D. Power sets Tesla aside from other brands in the rankings because the electric vehicle maker doesn't provide it with full access to information about owners.
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Luxury Travel

4 ways to enjoy affordable luxury travel

 
Insights from a global study indicate that with the recovery of the tourism sector, we will witness an uptick in luxury travelers in 2023. This comes as no surprise after a tumultuous three years that were mostly spent in lockdown and under strict travel restrictions. During this period, travelers have not been able to spoil themselves much and are therefore looking for new and fulfilling travel experiences. But if we’re honest, times are tougher than ever before and money is tight. So, how can you have the luxury holiday that you want on a budget that you can afford?
Luxury Aviation

Exclusive St. Barth Private Travel Experiences with Tradewind Aviation

 
Tradewind Aviation, the leader in regional air mobility and operator of private charter and scheduled flights throughout North America and the Caribbean, has relaunched exclusive private travel experiences on St. Barths in partnership with the island’s leading luxury hotels, resorts, and villas. Participating partners offering new experiences for guests to enjoy the ultimate and safest private travel experience across air, land and sea include Le Barthélemy Hotel & Spa, Le Sereno, Hotel Manapany, Villa Nanne, Villa Marie Saint Barth, Hotel Le Toiny – Relais and Chateaux, and WIMCO St. Barth Properties. Tradewind Aviation initially launched these private travel experiences with top properties on St. Barths in 2020 to provide travelers with a safe and private way to travel from the U.S. to the island during COVID.
Fashion

Millionaire Match Shares Top Luxury Brands Preferred by Millionaires for Valentine's Day

 
As Valentine's Day inches closer, most people are celebrating with their significant other. Millionaire Match is an exclusive dating site for millionaires and ambitious elites looking for long-term relationships since 2001. According to Millionaire Match, 84% of people plan to celebrate Valentine's Day in 2023. Millionaire Match surveyed 30-45-year-olds about which luxury brand they most want to own something from, using open-ended questions. According to the survey, people are exclusively interested in luxury fashion brands.
Fine Dining

Inside one of the most iconic hotels in the Swiss Alps

 
In Switzerland, the only winter blues are the hues of the sky and markers for denoting intermediate ski runs. Thus, February is a truly magical time to see and be seen in St. Moritz, the peak (pardon the pun) of all luxury alpine ski and resort towns.
Luxury Gifts

Splurge this Valentine’s Day: The best luxury gifts for him

 
No amount of words can usually suffice for what it means to love your significant other. Poets have tried time and time again for thousands of years, dating back to the time of the Old Testament, to put pen to paper when it comes to matters of the heart — some do better than others at trying to accomplish this. Love, at times, can be indescribable. No matter what kind of love you have, whether it is in the first stages of puppy love or going on decades of being with your significant other, celebrating Valentine’s Day is merely a simple way and token of how one can express their feelings towards another. Be that as you may have already looked online for the perfect gift, yet still find yourself with nothing to show for it, we are here to help you out. Sometimes it is best to invest a little in your loved one and get them the finer things in life. These are the best luxury gifts to get the man in your life this Valentine's Day.
 
Andrew Schneider
Founder, FON
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