Every year, leading valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance values the brands of thousands of the world’s biggest companies. Britain’s 150 most valuable brands are featured in the 2017 Brand Finance UK 150.
·         Britain’s most valuable brands decline by an average of 6%
·         Devaluation of the pound in the wake of Brexit is the primary cause
·         Sudden loss of value exposes iconic brands to foreign takeovers
·         Shell, Britain’s most valuable brand, has weathered the trend and is up 16%

Oh yes, we are one step closer to the personal flying car. This all electric personal flying vehicle is being made by a US company backed by one of the Google founder Larry Page. It has been tested over a lake north of San Francisco and while it only has a short range it looks pretty fantastic.
It is battery powered and the design is modelled on a drone, with eight blades powering the lift. It actually brings to mind a jetski that can fly for short periods, paired with something Luke Skywalker might have cobbled together as a boy on Tatooine.

Famed for its enviable Mediterranean climate, watersports and its myriad festivals, the Region of Murcia, in southern Spain, is also a haven for history buffs and culture vultures.
The Costa Cálida, Región de Murcia is an ideal leisure and sport destination for travelers. The area offers year-round sunshine with an average temperature of 19.4°c and 315 days of sunshine per year.

5 Reasons to visit Zambia
Over the years I’ve heard guests confuse Zambia with Zimbabwe and Zaire. A guest actually said to me last year: “I’m so happy to be here in Zaire, I’ve always wanted to come,” and I’ve even been asked: “So whereabouts in South Africa is Zambia?”

The local elephants often stroll past the South Luangwa (Zambia) office in the mornings.
As soon as we hear a certain kind of rustling of the trees outside, we know elephants are around. It always gets us excited; the whole Kapani team rushes outside to watch the parade of these giant animals past the Safaris office (and to take a selfie of course!).

If Tonka Toys made cars, this is what it would like look like. Rugged and tough, with bright vivid colours and clearly great fun to play with! Something of a travel car for the adventurous.
 

We all have that one pair of shoes or boots or that special handbag we absolutely adore, maybe they were a present, perhaps a well-earned treat to ourselves or an investment piece. These are the accessories that give us a boost and make us feel wonderful when we use them, but what do we do when we realise that they don’t look as fabulous as they once did; perhaps the colour has faded, the clasp is broken or the handle cracked.

McLaren Factory Driver Alvaro Parente continued his strong start to the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge season on the streets of Long beach California, breaking the lap record to score pole position, before claiming a lights-to-flag victory. Close behind the reigning champion, K-PAX Racing’s Bryan Sellers teammate secured the final podium position in the #6 650S GT3. 

How many people get to rescue a manta ray whilst working at the office?
Ludwig, Assistant Dive Center Manager at Kuredu Prodivers, did an amazing job: he successfully cut a manta ray free from a fishing line!

Sunday 2 April saw the sale of the extraordinary The Macallan in Lalique Legacy Collection – a set of six stunning crystal decanters containing the rarest of The Macallan’s single malts aged from 50 to 65 years old – for US$993,000 at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong.