Travel, tables and wellbeing worth the premium.
Two of Hong Kong's clubs publish what the water costs by the month; only one publishes how long the queue is. Read the dates on the other's waiting lists, set them against a broker's asking prices, and the berth starts to look like the more durable asset.
September 18, 2026 · 6 min read
The published joining fee is the smallest number in the transaction. Behind the entrance fee and the debenture sits a lease with an expiry date — and fifteen of them run out at the end of this year.
September 15, 2026 · 5 min read
With markets near records and its clientele flush this autumn, Aman is still charging palace-hotel rates for the absence of everything other hotels sell — lobby theatre, ceremony, company. The economics of pricing silence, and why almost nobody else can afford to copy it.
September 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Airlines spent a decade teaching travellers that miles melt. The wealthy responded by buying certainty instead — jet memberships, hotel clubs, restaurant access. The new status symbol is a guarantee; the fine print is the product.
September 7, 2026 · 4 min read
