The company’s static display at the Sanya Airport will include the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550 and the wide-cabin, high-speed G150. The company will also have a 200 square-foot booth at the nearby Visun Marina.

Several members of the company’s sales team will be on hand for the four-day business-aircraft exhibit, including Roger Sperry, regional senior vice president, International Sales; Peter Hoi, regional vice president, Sales, Far East/Asia; and Herman Chai, regional vice president, Sales, Far East/Asia.

“Gulfstream’s Asian-Pacific fleet has grown by more than 250 percent in the past five years,” Sperry said. “We‘re looking for that growth to continue, as China embraces business aviation and the benefits it provides. The aircraft we’re bringing to Hainan give our customers an opportunity to learn more about the broad range of Gulfstream business jets, from the G150 with its 3,000-nautical-mile (5,556 km) range to the G550, which can fly 6,750 nautical miles (12,501 km) nonstop.”

Gulfstream’s large-cabin aircraft, including the G550, are some of the most popular aircraft in Asia. The G550 is powered by enhanced Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofan engines and has a range of 6,750 nm (12,501 km) at Mach 0.80 and a high-speed cruise capability of Mach 0.87. With its long legs, the G550 easily connects Hong Kong to Honolulu; Beijing to New York; and Tokyo to Paris. The G550 is renowned for its technologically advanced design and was awarded the National Aeronautic Association’s Robert J. Collier Trophy, the most prestigious aviation award in the United States.

The Gulfstream G150 is powered by two fuel-efficient Honeywell TFE731-40AR engines, giving it a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,556 km) at Mach 0.75. It features the the Rockwell Collins ProLine 21 avionics suite with Gulfstream’s cursor control devices, an optional head-down enhanced vision system and engine auto throttles.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporationa wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world’s most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 1,900 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G200®; the new large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G250®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350®; the large-cabin, long-range Gulfstream G450®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550® and the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales®. The company employs more than 10,000 people at 10 major locations. We invite you to visit our website for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft atwww.gulfstream.com.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 90,000 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.

The new model is an emblem of a state of mind and a lifestyle, clearly alluding to leisure and pleasure. It takes a simplified, no-nonsense approach to motoring – without forgetting refinement – and transports passengers to a lighter, fresher world.

The new concept car is both resolutely CITROËN and typically LACOSTE. Positioned at the crossroads of the automotive world where fashion and sport meet, it makes a number of references to these two sectors. The technology on board also strikes a playful note, underlining the seeming paradox between design expertise and lightness of tone.

With its strong presence and joie de vivre, the high-tech and innovative CITROËN LACOSTE makes car travel an all-new experience and an incomparable adventure for the senses.

Pure, simple and laid-back, while remaining sophisticated, the CITROËN LACOSTE concept car takes us another step forward towards the car of the future, a vehicle aimed at putting an end to the “always more” mantra that often reigns in the automotive industry. The new model also fuels CITROËN’s thinking on focusing on the essentials to create original cars that are affordable and economical, while losing none of their ambition on motoring passion, notably through premium styling.

HEIGHTENED SENSATIONS

Sweeping away preconceived ideas on compact cars – supposedly short on character – the CITROËN LACOSTE concept car proudly asserts that another way forward is possible.

Stylishly minimalist and elegantly laid-back, the CITROËN LACOSTE instantly attracts with itsoff-beat sports aesthetic. It features a high waistline, bulging, textured wings, minimum overhang, and golf ball-style rims on wheels placed in the furthest corners of the body.

On longer inspection, it is the car’s “open” physique that appeals, promising a fulfilling drive while expressing a wealth of inventiveness and elegance.

Passengers enjoy an open-air experience thanks to broad cut-outs as the front doors and the lack of a hard-top roof. Journeys in the CITROËN LACOSTE inevitably heighten the senses, much more than in a protective bubble that cuts occupants off from the world. And as if these intensified sensations weren’t enough, the windscreen can also be lowered out of sight, providing a harmonious waistline around the entire cabin, front, back and sides.

The elegance of the CITROËN LACOSTE is to take this approach while retaining the lightness of tone inscribed in its DNA. The choice of drive train plays a key role here. Rather than seeking driving sensations through flat-out (and illegal) speed, the concept car opts for a 3-cylinder petrol engine with plenty of performance on tap to power a vehicle of this size and weight. With its light timbre, the flexible, economical and ecological powerplant is a perfect match for the car’s “back to essentials” nature.

The new concept car respects the environment, by virtue not only of its engine but also its design choices. Even with its large wheels, the CITROËN LACOSTE seems to “marry” rather than confront nature. This impression takes concrete form in the subtle, undulating shape of the wheels, in an approach that suggests CITROËN LACOSTE drivers are playing with the elements for more fun.

SPONTANEOUS APPROACH

Along with its bright and breezy convertible approach to life, the CITROËN LACOSTE also features taut, muscular and reassuring volumes. Compact and robust (at 3.45 m long, 1.80 m wide, 1.52 m high and with a 2.30 m wheelbase), the new model expresses faultless expertise and design.

The car’s stylish and laid-back personality stems from this purity, as evidenced in the body paint in pearlescent white set off by dark blue design motifs and strips underlining the forms of the vehicle.

Cabin access couldn’t be easier, since the doors have been replaced by broad cut-outs in perfect harmony with the body styling. Access to the rear seats is just as easy, with passengers simply jumping on to the rear bench. And for transporting luggage or sports equipment, the rear bench slides handily into the boot.

The car could also be fitted with specially designed sports equipment, including tennis racquets, golf clubs, skis, a surfboard, a bike and a ball, with owners deciding on the theme of their weekends.

At the crossroads of the worlds of motoring, fashion and sport, the CITROËN LACOSTE makes a number of references to these three worlds.

The cabin contains countless storage areas for enhanced travelling comfort. The compartments are discreetly located, under the ends of the dashboard and in the two benches, and feature sliding doors in green, echoing the colour on the seats. The seats are also overstitched in white cotton, with a weave closely resembling that of the polo shirt, an iconic LACOSTE design.

The seatbelt anchorage points get “necklines” like polo shirts, while the seats are covered in a robust, rope-like cotton, a direct allusion to the ribbed hems of the same brand.

Like a wardrobe of different clothes, accessories and fabrics, the CITROËN LACOSTE concept plays with a range of colours and materials.

For more fun, simplicity and elegance, the emphasis is on bold, traditional colours like white and deep blue. And to enliven the whole, the cabin is dotted with bright, almost fluorescent, yellow splashes, on the handles – in soft and tactile rubber with a tennis ball-like effect – and in the storage compartments.

The fun-loving CITROËN LACOSTE brings familiar objects to mind. Some details make reference to the sporting world of the LACOSTE brand. It sports square-shaped relief designs resembling pieces of a tennis net on several parts of its body, including the bonnet and bulkhead. The fairing that rises up from the underbody, at both the front and the back of the vehicle, recalls the print left by a tennis shoe on a clay court. These designs also figure on the wheel rims of the concept car, this time with a “golf ball” motif.

CREATIVE AND MAGICAL TECHNOLOGY

The technology on board the CITROËN LACOSTE concept car is also of a playful nature, underlining the seeming paradox between design expertise and lightness of tone.

Strictly speaking the car has no fixed roof. In its place is a T-shaped structure anchored in the windscreen that extends back to the boot, forming a sort of backbone. This structure has several functionalities. It is of help when accessing the vehicle and features an ingenious system that provides shelter for passengers. An auto-inflatable hood deploys all the way along the “backbone” to form a soft-top roof. In the same yellow as the door handles, the soft top ensures a light-filled cabin rain or shine.

Invisible on first glance, the deployment of the system makes for quite a spectacle. And by choosing this inflatable hood rather than a conventional structure, the CITROËN LACOSTE concept car remains faithful to its simple and light-hearted spirit.

In much the same spirit, the fascia strip on the dashboard serves as the car’s display screen, showing driving information such as speed and directional indications. Messages take the form of icons with oversized pixels. This is a clear nod back to the first video games, but behind the naïve appearance lie cutting-edge technologies.

The CITROËN LACOSTE’s two-spoke steering wheel impresses with its minimalist design, simplicity and size. When passengers are getting on board, the wheel can be moved out of its regular axis and positioned against the upper dashboard – an ingenious way of optimising access to the front bench.

Even the front and rear lights are discreet to the point of being almost invisible. Concealed under the car’s dark blue skin, they can be seen only once they are switched on. As well as providing visual purity, this design choice delivers a unique and magical spectacle.

The CITROËN Brand

A dynamic and creative band, CITROËN launched the first model in its distinctive line, the CITROËN DS3, in 2010. Building on more than 90 years of Créative Technologie, CITROËN is bringing practical responses to environmental issues with the launch in 2010 of two full-electric vehicles and the widespread application of e-HDi micro-hybrid technology. CITROËN has 8,000 customer contact points, 11,500 employees and presence in 80 countries, and sold 1,346,000 vehicles in 2009.

About LACOSTE

Symbol of relaxed elegance since 1933, the LACOSTE brand is built on its genuine sporting roots and offers a unique and original universe through a wide range of products for men, women and children. LACOSTE S.A., animates and coordinates 10 worldwide licenses granted to various industrial partners: apparel, footwear, fragrances, leather goods, eyewear, watches, home textiles, belts, fashion jewelry and mobile phones. The LACOSTE brand has achieved a wholesale turnover of 1.4 billion Euros in 2009. In the 114 countries where the brand is present, two LACOSTE products are sold every second through LACOSTE boutiques, corners in department stores and a selective distribution network.

For more information, please visit www.lacoste.com

Last year, Chinese authorities decided to open up parts of the country's low-altitude airspace to private aircraft to promote the growth of business and general aviation.

Trial flights began in Hainan on 28 January, says the provincial government. A fleet of four helicopters, owned by Shanghai-based Kingwing Aviation, is operating the flights.

The fleet comprises a Sikorsy S76, Eurocopter EC135 and two Sikorsky S300Cs, say local reports.

They will operate trial fights in Hainan for two months.

Kingwing's parent, Zhenyang Investment Group, plans to build heliports in Hainan province and start offering helicopter flights for tourists by the end of the year, says the provincial government.

Reports say that the Chinese authorities plan to formalise regulations for the use of low-altitude airspace in Hainan by 2015, by when a network of general aviation infrastructure and services will be ready. This will put the province five years ahead of similar plans in other parts of the country, say reports.

 By Ghim-Lay Yeo

The list was mainly gathered in Sanya Hainan, Guangdong Shenzhen, Xiamen Fujian, Pinghu Zhejiang, Shanghai, Dalian Liaoning and Qingdao Shandong. The 161 foot yacht Aurora A, which is owned by Mr. Li Qin Fu, the owner of Nine Dragon, is not only the biggest yacht in the mainland of China, but also one of the top 20 yachts in Asia. The Sunseeker Predator 108 and Azimut 105 are the second and third biggest yachts. Ferretti, Pershing, Dominator, Azimut, Fairline, Princess, Sunseeker, Hampton, and Ocean Alexander also feature in the list. Azimut is a big winner with 10 Azimut yachts in the list.

The list is presented by CHINA BOATING and the magazine will be featured in the Jan/Feb issue of CHINA BOATING.

China Boating editor in chief Janet Chen said, "The list shows that the market for 40 foot yachts is no longer considered to be luxury. The 80+ foot yachts set the benchmark now and are what people aspire to. This growing market will undoubtedly have an impact on the global yacht industry."

China Boating is China’s first luxury yachting magazine. Strongly established as the official publication of the Hainan Rendez-Vous and the official media partner of other leading domestic and international boat shows, China Boating reaches the wealthiest Chinese entrepreneurs and established tycoons. www.china-boating.com

China’s business aviation sector took a leap forward last year when the number of private jets registered in the country went into three figures for the first time, reaching a total of 116, according to a report published today by the Firestone Management Group.

The report from Firestone Management, which advises companies how to break into the emerging Asia-Pacific market, includes jets registered as of January 15 in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Macau. According to managing director Justin Lee Firestone, the past few years have seen increasing sales of midsize aircraft in a Greater China market that has previously been dominated by large-cabin jets.

He told AIN that this trend bodes well for accelerated growth in a market that appears to have been slow to fulfill its potential. Gulfstream Aerospace continues to dominate the Chinese market, with 43 aircraft sold there to date, accounting for a 37-percent market share. Cessna has 24 Citations in China (21-percent market share); Bombardier, 21 jets (18 percent); Hawker Beechcraft, 18 jets (15 percent); and Dassault, Airbus and Boeing with, respectively, six, three and one aircraft in the country. The March edition of Aviation International News will contain a full analysis of Firestone’s report on the state of China’s business aviation market.

By: Charles Alcock

ABACE will be held Feb. 28-March 1, 2012 in Shanghai. NBAA canceled ABACE 2009 in Hong Kong, citing the bad economy.

Clearly Asia is more than an emerging market, Bolen told Aviation Week this morning from Shanghai. “If you look at the global economy from the macroeconomic stage, it’s been a difficult time for the past two years in the U.S.,” he observes. “But Asian economies have been growing. We hear references to the BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China -- and China was an area where business aviation did not exist at all when we did ABACE in 2005.”

Back then, the future for business aviation seemed dim, said Bolen. “A lot of people were saying business aviation had no future because of air space restrictions and the economy was not as good,” he recalls. “But then the economy ignited and some accommodations were made for business aviation, including air space opening up and a new ability to fly below 4000 meters.”

The Chinese government has a better understanding of the benefits of business aviation that is already known in the U.S., says Bolen. “Business aviation brings good jobs, economic development and improved productivity,” he says.

Photo credit: NBAA

The makers of helicopters and small business jets are predicting a major bump in sales -- France's Dassault Falcon just moved its Asia office from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, which it called the new "centre of gravity" for the market.

The private air travel industry "will be one of the fastest-growing sectors in the next 10 years", Frank Lee, chairman of China Private Aviation Company, a consultancy offering aircraft acquisition and charter services, told AFP. The airspace over China -- the world's third-largest country by surface area after Russia and Canada -- is under strict military control, but the People's Liberation Army recently loosened its iron grip over the skies.

In the past, authorities needed a week's notice for approval of a private flight. Under the new regulations, the thumbs-up can be given within a day, sometimes in just a few hours. The Chinese government, which encourages its major state-owned conglomerates to invest abroad -- especially in Africa, where the commercial air service is patchy -- has finally understood the need for private aviation, Lee said. Some business jets are now able to take Chinese executives from Beijing to London, Nairobi and Los Angeles without refueling stops.

"Each year, the growth rate in the sector is more than 30 percent and we see a trend of acceleration," Lee said. Of course, sales in the nascent Chinese market are starting from a rather low point. More than two thirds of the 15,000 business jets in operation around the world are in the United States, while just 150 are in China. John Rosanvallon, the head of Dassault Falcon, admits it will be a "brutal" start for market players in the Asian nation, with clients "immediately looking for the biggest planes". "Within two or three years, China will represent not one but 10 percent of our market worldwide," Rosanvallon predicted. In the medium term, Dassault is hoping to sell about 10 business jets a year in China, at a list price of between 30 and 50 million dollars.

The French firm was not as quick to jump on the Chinese market as US company Gulfstream, which says it currently has a 63 percent market share on large-cabin business jets in China, including Hong Kong and Macau. ‘We are very encouraged by these figures," Jeff Miller, vice president of communications for Gulfstream, told AFP. "Air traffic control procedures in China have become a lot more flexible, expediting the filing of flight plans. This has made the use of business jets much more practical and advantageous."

Chinese millionaires looking for a way to spend their money often buy a private jet "to show off" their new-found wealth or get one up on a rich contact, according to Walter Wang, the editor-in-chief of JET Asia Pacific magazine. Some large-cabin private jets owned by Chinese high-flyers are however grounded, as they lack the proper pilots and crew, Wang said. "Sometimes it exceeds their needs. Gradually they will become more rational," he told AFP.

In April next year, plane makers will flock to the southern island of Hainan for its annual yacht, jet and "luxury lifestyle" trade show -- a must for the country's jet-setters and top-level executives.

The outlook is just as rosy in China for makers of helicopters and smaller jets, with the world's major manufacturers -- Eurocopter, Bell, Robinson, Agusta and Cessna -- poised to enter the market. Last month, the State Council, or cabinet, and the powerful Central Military Commission published a joint circular on the "progressive opening" of China's low-altitude airspace, where such aircraft tend to fly. As with the larger planes, authorisations of flight plans will come more quickly -- opening up the skies for tourism flights and quick business trips between regions.

Developers are already jumping at the chance, building helipads at resorts, golf courses and even organic farms to offer the wealthy an opportunity to escape China's polluted mega-cities for a day of fresh air, Lee said.

Rescue workers will also benefit from the move. The massive Sichuan earthquake in May 2008, which left nearly 87,000 people dead or missing, revealed the country's severe lack of helicopters.

by Sebastien Blanc

The Falcon fleet in China is expected to grow considerably in the next five years with the overall number of business jets in the country to approach 300 during the same time. “To the emerging business class in China, Falcons are appreciated for their superior technology, efficiency and value they add to the bottom line – whether that means a flight across the globe to seal a business deal, or a multi-leg journey completed in the same day,” said John Rosanvallon, President and CEO of Dassault Falcon. Dassault Falcon also has sales and marketing offices in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.

Dassault has had Field Service Representatives based in the Asia-Pacific region since 1989 with representatives today based in Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore. Dassault also has an Authorized Service Center in Singapore and recently signed an agreement to add another Authorized Service Center in Shanghai in 2011. An Authorized Service Center (ASC) in Hong Kong is expected to come online by the end of this year and an ASC in Beijing is being evaluated.

A spare parts depot in Shanghai also houses more than (US) $1.7 million in inventory which can be speedily delivered throughout the region. Nearby, a spare parts depot in Singapore also has (US) $1.8 million in inventory of high usage parts. Dassault Falcon will increase the spares inventory level in China in 2011.

The subsidiary of China's largest non-state owned bank ordered 17 aircraft in 2009 and 2010 - making it one of the biggest buyers of new jets - and has taken delivery of five aircraft in 2010.

Its 2009 and 2010 orders were placed with Bombardier, Dassault, Gulfstream and Hawker Beechcraft. Zhou Wei, the chairman of Minsheng Financial Leasing, announced last week that it would now work with Cessna and offer its products to the bank's customers. Minsheng expecist is customers, whom typically order larger aircraft, to be most interested in Citation Sovereigns, Citation Xs and Cessna's new Citation Ten.

Minsheng Leasing has a specialist team that advise customers, orders and registers aircraft. As the leasing company is based in the special tax area of Tianjin - which is treated like an off-shore territory - it can amortise import tax over the course of a 10 year finance lease and pass on this benefit to customers.

Minsheng Financial Leasing was one of the first leasing companies to be approved by China's bank regulator and the first to specialise solely in business jets.

Building airports

But despite being the biggest buyer of new business jet aircraft in 2009 Minsheng is realistic about how quickly the market can grow.

"We could easily order more aircraft and place them with customers," says David Tang, aviation adviser and chief legal counsel, at Minsheng Leasing, who is based in London. "We could launch a national advertising campaign and find buyers. However, we need to be careful. There are still significant limits to how aircraft can be flown and delays. There is no point bringing in more aircraft if the infrastructure is not ready."

He estimates there are 160 airports where business jets can land in the whole of China; compared to over 19,800 airports in the US.

Minsheng's plan is to change China's infrastructure. "We want to encourage investors to build executive airports. Starting with Beijing, Shanghai and Gungzhou," he says. The bank will create syndicates of Chinese investors - mainly existing bank clients - who will invest in Greenfield projects outside major cities.

Tang is keen to play down the size of the airports they are looking to build. The key benefit for aircraft owners will be that flights will not be delayed by commercial airlines not the facilities. "There is a misconception that FBOs need big land, long runways, impressive buildings and big money," says Tang. "The ideal model is more like US FBOs and general aviation airports and these could be built quickly."

Minsheng hopes to encourage flight clubs and training schools alongside its new airports to help grow the number of Chinese private pilots. Tang, a keen pilot in his spare time, says there are less than 200 private pilot license holders in China. He says they are confident that manufacturers will support aircraft with maintenance, repair and overhaul centres.

Tang says finding suitable land for executive airports will be relatively easy but the biggest challenge will be working with the Chinese military, the People's Liberation Army, which runs the country's air traffic control. Although China's State Council and the Central Military Commission have announced that they will open up part of the country's low-altitude airspace. This is great news for helicopters but business jets will still be restricted when they fly above 4000 metres.

Under the Low Altitude Airspace Relaxation policy - which will happen if trials around the cities of Changchun, Guangzhou and Shenyang in 2011 are successful - pilots will not need to file a plan for flights at altitudes lower than 1,000 metres.  Aircraft flying below 4000 metres, but above 1000 metres will need to file a plane but will not need approval to fly.

Tang is, however, optimistic. "We are confident we can manage the relationship with the government and the military," he says. "And in China when things happen; they happen quickly."

publication date: Nov 24, 2010

author/source: Alasdair Whyte

LPS 2010 is offering a unique opportunity for potential investors to diversify their real estate portfolio. The Show will introduce over 30 countries and will present the lifestyle associated with each exclusive destination.

If you wish to receive your invitation to join the Show, please register on the following link: http://www.lp-showcase.com/res.php

At LPS 2010 you can explore how to…

- Live with international and Chinese celebrities in the sparkling French Riviera

The Show will welcome Sotheby’s Real Estate and Carlton International, 2 prestigious real estate companies specialized in the sales of gorgeous villas in Southern French cities such as Cannes, Antibes and Monaco. Enjoy sumptuous waterfront properties and discover villas with the most breathtaking ocean views to be found on the French Riviera.

- Own your piece of tropical paradise in Phuket, Bali, Malaysia or the Philippines

Escape the hustle and bustle of Beijing and indulge in your very own exotic villa from Asia’s most in demand tropical resort areas. Six Senses will showcase one of Phuket’s nicest luxury villa developments, while 2 exclusive projects from Bali will be launched at the Show: Anantara Uluwatu and My Property Bali. The Philippines are also becoming a booming destination for investors and Arch Interior, a Belgium-based company, will also launch their latest villa developments in the Philippines. With direct flights from Beijing, Malaysia is also a very appealing option for China-based investors who will be able to interact with Malaysia-based HR United during the Show.

- Go green and help the environment with Eco-friendly properties in Canada

Eco-sensitive properties are fast becoming a new trend for avant-garde luxury home buyers. Evis House will present some of their premium real estate projects: pristine, large acreage and undeveloped waterfront property located throughout Eastern Canada, principally in the Province of Quebec.
Buying property in the area could also potentially be a way to ensure the conservation of rapidly disappearing, eco-sensitive wildlife habitat.

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Niseko is not only Japan’s most in demand ski resort but also one of the most internationally sought after destinations for ski enthusiasts from all over the world. Japan's Nisade will present outstanding ski resorts right at the foot of the impressive Mt. Fuji in Hokkaido.

- Invest in world class cities and live on a global scale: New York City, Paris, London and Tokyo

Owning your own apartment in a world class city such as New York City, Paris, London or Tokyo will allow you to enjoy a global lifestyle while making a stable investment. The very best of New York will be presented by Manhattan-based MGP while prestigious Parisian downtown apartments will be showcased by Franck Eloy. Investors seeking London properties will be able to interact with Visco International during the Show ; while people eying on Tokyo real estate will have the chance to browse Japanese apartments thanks to the participation of Housing Japan and Century 21 Tokyo.

- Buy the American Dream

Buying properties in the USA has always been amongst the most popular investment choices. A wide range of US properties will be presented during the Show: Engel & Volkers will come straight from California to showcase exclusive Newport Beach properties ; Gates & Estates will display Hawaii homes ; Uptown Real Estate will bring the very best of Houston, Texas, properties while Reiner Realty will present Ohio real estate opportunities.

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Stand out from the crowd and invest in booming new destinations. This year, LPS is introducing new and exciting destinations from all over the world to the visitors. Discover beachfront properties in Panama (Grupo Panama), sumptuous villas in Mexico (Lereco Properties), high-end apartments in Latvia (Latland), ski resorts in Bulgaria (De Marko Ltd.) or luxury villa complexes in Turkey (Turkey Real Estate).

- Live like Louis XIV in your very own Versailles-style Chateau

More than just a piece of real estate, owning a Chateau allows you to purchase a part of history and to create your own legacy. Splendid Chateaux, manors and historical houses are available for sale in France, Italy and Spain at LPS 2010. Buying a Chateau in France can allow you to create a long-term investment since the property would belong to you forever, with your children inheriting the property to forever carry on your legacy. Several celebrities and investors have chosen Europe to invest in historical properties with or without vineyards such as Mick Jagger, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.