CCI has now noticed a significant increase in confidence and activity from our HNWI investor members with many now looking again for solid investment opportunities.

CCI has therefore taken steps to form alliances with leading private banks & wealth management organisations to guarantee our exclusive members the very best investment services & advice. 

CCI will be offering the opportunity to meet with our new partners at our International VIP receptions many held at major events in the Riviera & Monaco , full details will also be available on our website, latest news pages and in our CCI monthly news.

For further détails please visit our website or via contact détails below:

cci@corporate-club.com

      BUYERS ADVISING TOP HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES TURN

   TO ILTM FOR INSPIRATIONAL LUXURY TRAVEL COLLECTIONS

   Cannes – home of the world’s definitive annual  luxury travel market

For the first time, the Association of Celebrity Personal Assistants (ACPA -www.acpa-la.com), representing some of the world’s top celebrities and personalities, will be sending buyers to ILTM (www.iltm.net), the global showcase of luxury travel collections.

Drei Donnelly, President of the ACPA comments: “Sending our very best celebrity assistants to ILTM will be exceptionally worthwhile. By attending ILTM our members will be able to recommend the hottest and newest luxury destinations and collections to our celebrity and industry executives. We look forward to attending and to forging new relationships with the world of luxury travel.”

Peter Conway, ILTM’s Manager VIP Buyer Programme comments: “ILTM is committed to delivering more than expected from a luxury travel exhibition. We strive to enhance the business mix of retail agents, tour operators and niche meetings and incentive companies by introducing unique clients from outside the traditional boundaries.

“We are delighted that ACPA is collaborating with us in bringing clients who represent some of the film industries A-list clientele - looking for exceptional experiences that appeal to the privacy conscious celebrity.”

ILTM’s four day programme, running from 7-10 December in Cannes, features Speed Networking Sessions giving exhibitors 12 four minute meetings with VIP Buyers; Focus Forums; a private networking opportunity for exhibitors to inform and market to a select group of buyers; and the ILTM Ultratravel Forum which sees key figureheads of the industry, through two panel discussions, tackle the issues, trends and developments set to impact on the luxury travel market.

                                                 About ILTM

International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) is the leading annual business to business event for the global luxury travel community, bringing together over 3,000 professional luxury travel buyers and suppliers, in Cannes, 7 – 10 December 2009. The world’s most sought after destinations, ultra-luxurious accommodation, elite transportation and unique travel experiences are showcased for the most discerning international luxury travel buyer via an unrivalled pre-scheduled appointment system and effective networking and information opportunities.

For more information on ILTM, please contact:

Anita Yaa Agyeman, Marketing Manager, ILTM.

  Phone: +44 208 910 7860 or

anita.agyeman@reedexpo.co.uk

For further press information, contact the ILTM press office:

Simon Greenbury or Sandra Boutonnet.

Tel: +44 (0) 207 096 2960/2958

Email: simon.greenbury@cut-coms.co.uk

sandra.boutonnet@cut-coms.co.uk

CCI moved away from print media some 6 years ago a decision only now being copied by all major companies in this sector and created Corporate Club International. CCI's innovative combination of Internet communication via our website, latest news pages and monthly electronic news together with our VIP networking events many held in the Riviera & Monaco has proved to be the way forward in reaching the very best clientele in the International Real Estate/Property, Super Yacht, Corporate/Private Jet, Finance & Investment & Luxury Lifestyle sectors.

CCI gives you the ability to interact with people via the Internet/website and meet them on a face to face basis at our fabulous networking events. CCI has shown the way, so become part of our revolution.

Please contact the undersigned for more information you can also connect to the following web page for our 2009/2010 membership/promotional options and details on our special introductory offer.

randerson@corporate-club.com

CCI Membership/Promotional options 2009/2010

Spring has arrived. During the past couple of months
both nature and the world economy have felt the
milder air. This may prompt some investors to drop
the reins in a fit of spring playfulness and blindly
jump on the risk bandwagon.

However there is good reason to keep both feet on
the ground and not get carried away by the spring
mood. The uncertainty surrounding global economic
developments in the financial markets is tremendous.

The global economy may emerge from the crisis
relatively quickly so that financial markets can
continue to thrive – as they have over the past months
– and return to the peak levels of 2008. However it can
definitely not be ruled out that the spring mood will
fizzle out and be replaced by new price declines for
fear of a protracted economic crisis.

In our latest edition of Sydbank "investments" you can
read our take on the future direction of the world economy
and financial markets, from which investors are
welcome to seek inspiration.

However due to the great uncertainty individual advice
is more essential than ever. Therefore we recommend
that investors stay in close contact with their advisers
and evaluate their risk profiles. This may prove very useful
when making investment decisions in the current unstable
situation.

Jacob Graven

Editor in Chief "Sydbank Investments"

To read the current edition of "Sydbank Investments"
please click on the attachments/ download button below:

As part of our Festival de Cannes coverage our CCI members where invited to Quentin Tarantino's latest creation, helped with the financial backing of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and the rather surprising support of Brad Pitt.

This was Quentine's effort to cement his movie greatness with the backing of the biggest names in the movie industry, unfortunatley in trying to be all things to all men he loses the plot, This is Cannes after all and not Hollywood.

You have to be either artistic or go for the money, In this effort he falls between two stools.

The great economists/academics, the so called experts all of whom failed to see the downturn are now predicting at best a long term recession, the drop in interest rates and government financial intervention in both the USA & UK the leading service based economies is unprecedented and CCI predict will almost certainly lead to a quicker than predicted recovery which hopefully this time will not lead to a lending/leverage frenzy. CCI have already seen in the last few months an upturn as regards business/deals in comparison with the second half of 2008. We predict that the new globalized based economy and the measures taken by governments worldwide will lead to a an earlier and much more dynamic recovery than expected. 

CCI will be offering its members new exciting benefits and services for 2009. We have appointed a new representative in Monaco, Adrian, who will be orchestrating a number of new financial and lifestyle initiatives for the 2009. A brief overview of some of our proposed new services can be found by connecting to:

CCI Exciting New Benefits & Services 2009

Further information is available from Adrian who would also be very happy to hear any of your own suggestions for services that you would like to see us provide.

Adrian is contactable directly on +377 6 78 63 10 24 or at adrian@corporate-club.com.

For further details on our 2009/2010 membership/promotional options connect to:

Membership/promotional options 2009/2010

In this troubled year for the financial community and many other people we hope that the leaders of the leading countries make the right decisions that makes 2009 more prosperous than 2008, CCI believes that the stock markets are now close to bottoming out and the continuos change of the major western countries to service based economies will with the sharp reductions in interest rates lead to a much quicker revival than most of the financial experts are predicting.

Corporate Club International would like to offer all our members, partners & readers a merry christmas & and happy new year. 

If you wish to apply for membership of Corporate Club International please complete the application:

Membership application

As the global economy struggles, stocks tumble and banks merge amid the most formidable financial crisis in years after Lehman Brothers filed for the biggest bankruptcy in history, the global luxury travel industry is having to work even harder to keep to its clients’ demanding standards.

Yet, despite the major economic challenges facing UK and US consumers throughout 2008, it appears that the luxury travel industry continues to thrive.

Indeed, many see the current downturn as an opportunity for the upmarket travel agent to focus on their key clients. Matthew Upchurch, CEO of influential travel network Virtuoso is one; in his latest column in Luxury Travel (August/September issue, www.luxurytravelmagazine.co.uk), he says that the “new challenge facing us is how to build relationships that people are willing to pay for, particularly in a period of economic slowdown.”

In selling the value of the relationship, it’s key that travel professionals serve the affluent, not the rich, he argues, as there is a vast mindset difference between the two groups. The former have trusted advisers, professionals with whom they collaborate and pay for advice and wisdom; “you are part of a team, appreciated, respected and an expert in lifestyle.” The rich, however, may view fees as the cost of doing business, “thereby making you expendable.”

Some savvy travel providers are making positive changes to meet consumer demands. For example, Rothschild Safaris, a travel company specializing in bespoke African safaris, continues to send clients to Africa on luxury safaris, but timing and budget now play a more prominent role more than ever before.
 
"Throughout 2008 we have continued to send our clients on custom African safaris, however budget was more of a consideration during the planning process," said Leora Rothschild, president of Rothschild Safaris.

"When planning luxury safaris, we've had to be a little more creative regarding transport and accommodations. We are mixing the very high-end properties in Southern Africa with more intimate four-star properties and increasingly we are rearranging itineraries to make use of scheduled flights vs. private charters,” she adds.

Additionally, the company says it is booking significantly more last-minute travel to Africa than ever before. “Historically, our clients planned safaris at least 12 months in advance, but it's not uncommon to receive inquiries only two months in advance these days. Our luxury travel clientele rely on our first hand knowledge now more than ever as we plan these custom African safaris."
  
Perhaps signalling that today’s luxury travellers are in need of a little relaxation and more of a break from the depressing economic news, Rothschild safaris has seen an increase in "Bush and Beach" custom African safaris for 2009. While the big game of Africa has always been the main attraction, Rothschild Safaris is increasingly incorporating beaches such as the Lamu archipelago in Kenya, the Seychelles and Zanzibar.

Article by Alyson Cook, editor - Luxury Travel Magazine

As we move towards autumn Corporate Club International will have a full schedule of events this includes two new official business aviation shows MEBA in Dubai in November & Jet Expo in Moscow to be held during September,We will also be attending for the 5th year The Cannes boat and the Monaco Yacht Show's during September.

In December we will be at the International Luxury Travel Market in Cannes. So it will be a busy last quarter for Corporate Club International and it's exclusive membership,

For more details on our coverage & attendance at all of these events
please contact :- randerson@corporate-club.com

Corporate Club International will be attending and covering the Cannes & Monaco Yacht  Show's for the 5th year, we will hold VIP reception's during the event for our exlcusive members and guests, we shall cover the show on our website and produce a special edition of our Corporate Club International news on both events to be sent out on the eve of the show's with hard copies distributed during these fabulous yachting festivals.

From the 24th to the 27th of September 2008, the leading companies of the luxury yachting sector will return to Port Hercules for the 18th Monaco Yacht Show.

Seven months before its next edition, the show is already sold-out thanks to an impressive repeat exhibitor rate as well as new requests for the few stands that were available in early January.

International luxury yachting industry professionals are not mistaken in positioning the MYS as the world's leading super yacht show which attracts a global high-end professional and private clientele: 500 exhibitors and 28,000 participants are expected for 2008.

With a rapidly expanding market in recent years, participating in the show has become a must for industry leaders and therefore so has the demand for berths, notably for the biggest yachts.

The MYS accurately reflects the evolution of this sector: in 2007, the show presented an exceptional fleet of 97 super yachts up to 90 meters , with a record average length of 42 meters and 40 world première launches. Plus, some fifty yachts anchored in the Monaco bay. The 2008 edition promises to be just as exceptional!

For further details please contact: annah@corporate-club.com 

Corporate Club International is continuing to raise the awareness of green investment through the Eco-Investment conference to be held in Cannnes in November 2008.

Eco-investment is an idea whose time has arrived. Corporate Club International believes this will become one of fastest expanding investment sectors with the ability to change the world in positive ways. Corporate Club International is committed to being part of this growth, and to using the power of its role as an advisor/investor to protect the environment for all of us and for future generations.

Who are the luxury, high-end travellers? And how can they be identified? The latest edition of the annual World Wealth Report from Merrill Lynch and Capgemini, puts the number of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs)¹ worldwide at 9.5 million in 2006 (+8.3% over the level recorded in 2005). The total assets of these HNWIs, meanwhile, are estimated at US$37.2 trillion (+11.4%).

The 2007 report shows that global wealth has continued to become more concentrated – a trend seen over the eleven years since the first World Wealth Report was published, with the assets of the world’s wealthiest individuals accumulating at a much faster rate than the growth of the overall HNWI population. The Middle East is the notable exception.

The wealth gains of HNWIs outpaced the growth in the numbers of HNWIs by more than three percentage points in 2006. Gains were particularly strong in Latin America, Africa and Asia Pacific, where 2006 HNWI wealth grew by 23.2%, 14.0% and 10.5%, respectively, thanks to record prices in the commodities industries that flourish in these regions. In the Middle East, total HNWI wealth grew by 11.7% in 2006, while the overall HNWI population grew by 11.9%, which suggests a slight dispersion of wealth in this part of the world.

The continued growth of HNWI wealth has largely been driven by the world’s wealthiest individuals, according to Merrill Lynch/Capgemini – the Ultra-HNWIs². In 2006, the number of Ultra-HNWIs grew by 11.3% to total 94,970. Total accumulated wealth for this elite group also increased last year, by an impressive 16.8%, to US$13.1 trillion – around 30% of the global total – another sign that world wealth is rapidly consolidating among this ultra-wealthy segment.

The developed world continues to dominate the ranks of the world’s rich. Some two thirds (64%) of HNWIs live in the USA, Japan, Germany, the UK, or France, with 30% in the USA alone.

For further details please download the ILTM industry report in full or contact : randerson@corporate-club.com

The corporate private-jet boom is soaring to new heights with Honeywell, the American aerospace group that is a key supplier, saying orders are up 100% and forecasting record sales for the next decade.

“Industry growth has moved into unparalleled territory,” said Rob Wilson, president of business and general aviation at Honeywell Aerospace, which makes engines and avionics for business jets. He expects deliveries of business jets to exceed 1,000 this year for the first time, up from 861 aircraft delivered last year.

Manufacturers in the first half of this year achieved more than 900 orders, 100% up on the same period last year, and Honeywell forecasts that 14,000 aircraft � equivalent to the world’s entire fleet today � will be delivered in the next decade. That market will be worth $233 billion (£114 billion).

Such is the demand for large, long-range jets like the Dassault Falcon 7X and Bombardier Global Express that there are delays of up to six years for delivery.

Honeywell reported a solid base of demand from fractional ownership companies like NetJets, but said its total share of sales would fall because of high demand from traditional business operators and start-up air-taxi firms.

For more details contact:

membership@corporate-club.com

Due to the fantastic success of our events at the F1 Grand Prix Monaco and at Top Marques Monaco we are extending our coverage and attendance to other leading F1 and super car events.

Corporate Club International in keeping with our aim of offering our exclusive membership only the very best attended the F1 Monaco and held a VIP reception aboard a superyacht and then organised a prime location for our memers to view the 3 days of this famous event.

At Top Marques Monaco we hosted a reception at the fabulous salle empire at the Hotel d' Paris with guest speaker the "STIG" from Top Gear and then our exclusive members with VIP passes were allowed to test drive the supercars on show around the Monte Carlo grand prix circuit, We also attended a VIP reception at Prince Albert II of Monaco's automobile museum.  

Please contact Anna Hagstrom for full details of our F1 & Supercar packages so that we can tailor make your Corporate hospitality requirements, We are now offering a case of champagne for those companies booking one of our packages prior to the 31st July 2007 and/or those companies taking up Corporate Club International membership.

Dont miss out on this opportunity contact us now with your requirements:

Please contact annah@corporate-club.com for complete details.

CORPORATE CLUB INTERNATIONAL in partnership  with TOP MARQUES MONACO 2007 With the aim of achieving the ultimate supercar show, Top Marques Monaco 2007 goes interactive to become the Only Live Supercar Show in the World! The fourth edition at the Grimaldi Forum from 19th to 22nd April 2007 is already a sold-out event (with many manufacturers still knocking at the door) and promises to be a stellar show, indeed! Alongside the fabulous exhibition of supercars inside the Grimaldi Forum, outside will be the excitement generated by the motors of over 30 supercars in the new Top Marques Pits, which will be metamorphosed into a noisy arena where the most exclusive supercars in the world will be available for test drives (by invitation only) on the intricate Grand Prix circuit of Monte-Carlo. Visitors from the four corners of the globe are already booking their arrival, and many supercar owners are joining us for a chance of getting behind the wheels of the test drive cars in the wonderful Principality of Monaco!

Seeing is believing! But don’t be misled by the elegance, sleekness, class, and futuristic beauty of the stars of the show, for nothing can surpass them when it comes to hi-technology, top performance, super power and speed!

Keeping in line with its mission of presenting the most exciting, exclusive and fastest cars ever assembled under one roof, Top Marques 2007 will also host a number of WORLD and EUROPEAN PREMIERES.

We have a limited number of VIP passes to the show and invites to the drivers lunch at the Cafe d' Paris in Monte Carlo we will also have to pre-register those members looking to test drive one of the super cars on show around the Monte Carlo F1 circuit , Therefore Corporate Club International members wishing to attend this not to be missed event should contact:  annah@corporate-club.com  immediatley as due to demand we will have limited availability. 

One of the main aims of Corporate Club International is to bring our exclusive member companies together for mutual benefit, South of France Communication based in Stockholm, Sweden have now formed an alliance with Cote d' Azur Property Connections, this will allow SOFC to introduce Swedish clients to the Riviera based property company:

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The process of searching for and buying a new house can be a full-time job in itself, even more so if it is overseas.Working with Cote d' Azur Property Connections based in the Cote d' Azur and being on the ground here in Stockholm, our objective is to help you find the house of your dreams, and guide you through each step of the process so that it is simple and straight-forward.

South of France Communication in Stockholm are a Swedish run company and Cote d' Azur Property Connections are a French limited company located on the Cote d'Azur, owned and run by International management. Together we offer a one-stop solution in helping you find your dream home, from initial search to completion of purchase and beyond (e.g.installation, renovations, rental, management etc). We bridge the gap between traditional french estate agents and the requirements of our international clients who may be new to the system in France.

We can offer a wide range of properties and if we do not have the property you are looking for in our own portfolio, we can find it through our formal collaboration with other selected agents located along the Cote d'Azur.

We provide advice and assistance on all aspects of buying a home on the Cote d'Azur and connect you to the right people at the right time, from notaire to plumber and also to the best mortgage provider with in some cases up to 100% finance available. We hold your hand all the way and provide you with complete peace of mind. Our philosophy is simple, we want you to be so satisfied with our service that you tell your friends about us.

For further details on the Riviera properties available for Swedish based  property seekers please contact : annah@corporate-club.com