The US photo agency Getty Images has found a new owner. The private holding company Hellman & Friedman has bought Getty Images for around 2.4 billion US$, after the agency had put itself up for sale.
I will be interested to see...
The largest picture agency in the world, Getty Images, has put itself up for sale after they failed to find a buyer for the company. That is a very unusual piece of news that I picked up form the financial press! Getty stands for...
In the last few years the big airlines have come together in alliances, to cut costs and increase efficiency. There are only a few well-known airlines left which are not in an alliance. So I never understood the fusion of Air...
Not a day goes by without news of deals by investment banks, Hedge Funds and Private Equity companies in the financial press. Deals in the branch are becoming ever more complicated, and are getting more and more gigantic....
On the last morning before leaving Dubai I always get up early, so that I can photograph the Jumeirah Burj Al Arab at sunrise. The sun is behind the Jumeirah Beach Hotel at dawn, and the beach is almost empty at 7 o'clock....
I finished my trip to Dubai in the Jumeirah Madinat Al Qasr Hotel. The Jumeirah Al Qasr Hotel is near the beach, and in the neighbourhood of the two hotel complexes Jumeirah Beach and Jumeirah Burj Al Arab. The hotel complex...
After four eventful days in Oman, today I flew with Emirates from Muscat back to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. I am going to stay at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers. The Jumeirah Emirates Towers are about 30 car minutes from...
Like almost every Easter, today I am flying with Emirates to Oman (Muscat), and then to the United Arab Emirates (UAE - Dubai). Oman is a unique country on the south coast of Arabia, with seemingly endless deserts, treacherous...
Today, the Japanese megalopolis Tokyo opens the gates to the new quarter Tokyo Midtown with its elegant buildings. In the tallest skyscraper in Tokyo, the guests of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel will celebrate the opening of Tokyo...
This year, the MIPIM took place once more in Cannes, and for March 2008 I plan to take a personal look at the MIPIM trade fair 2008 and the city of Cannes. The MIPIM is the leading international real-estate forum, and a global...
