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Issue: April 20, 2012 (Archive)

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Get Virgin red lips Like the lipstick Virgin Atlantic's cabin crew are wearing? You can now buy the bespoke color, Upper Class Red, by bareMinerals at US$16 (HK$124.80). Package for high-flyers Book the new Qool Flyer Weekend Package at The Quincy Hotel and get free tickets to the Singapore Flyer worth more than S$50 (HK$308). Superheroes' welcome Batman and superman have landed in Macau with the grand opening of the first DC Comics Super Heroes store in Greater China. Located in the City of Dreams, it sells apparel and accessories featuring both the superheroes and villains such as The Joker, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. Romance in fair Verona Former Hong Kong-based InterContinental Hotels Asia-Pacific president Marcello Pigozzo has launched a new luxury hotel brand, The Salviatino Collection. The flagship is Il Salviatino, a Florentine Renaissance villa which was restored three years ago. State of the arts The shop on the corner looks like one of the few traditional provision stores left in Singapore. But squeeze past the narrow aisles groaning with tins of condensed milk and instant noodles and a modern glass-fronted music studio awaits. Luxury in Dalian Hilton Hotels & Resorts has opened Hilton Dalian, its third property in China's northeastern region. The 370-room hotel is 13 kilometers from Dalian International Airport and adjacent to the new 210-room Conrad Dalian, which also opened at the same time. Expat travel store Leisure travel specialist Flight Centre opened it first local retail shop early this month. Located at 49 Caine Road in Central, it is the first Flight Centre-branded shop outside Singapore. Big on bargains Hong Kong shoppers know a bargain when they see one. They helped boost sales at Value Retail's nine Chic Outlet Shopping Villages by 58 percent in 2011 over the previous year. Tea with the queen Luxury London hotel The Berkeley is launching Pret-a-Portea - The Royal Collection to mark Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee this year. The tea will feature biscuits, fancies and choux buns resembling the most memorable hats worn by the Royal Family. Your flight now boarding A lot of hard work behind the scenes goes into every flight that you take. Take the new Boeing 777-300 ER that Cathay Pacific Airways just bought for example.

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