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Hotel chains such as Mandarin Oriental, Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons and St. Regis are basking in the golden glow of being selected as the top hotel destinations worldwide in the new Conde Nast Traveler 2011 Gold List.

Fashion designer Jason Wu and luxury faucet brand Brizo are collaborating on a bathroom collection that demonstrates fashion is in the drink.

While Web 2.0 delivered plenty of new tools and resources for creating and distributing content online, there was really only one new distribution channel – the browser. Not so now.

As an alternative from a branded application, some marketers prefer to add an optimized site to round out their mobile strategy because it is cross-platform and is a no-brainer way for brands to literally be at customers’ fingertips.

General Motors Co.’s Cadillac is using teen pop sensation Justin Bieber in a partnership with Sony Music to raise awareness and funds for Cure Duchenne via radio advertising.

Department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue has turned to email to increase in-store traffic by sending opt-in users alerts for the store’s Friends & Family sale.

Emerging designer label Prabal Gurung is using Facebook to encourage its younger fans to shop exclusively on online retailer Net-A-Porter by hosting a color-blocking contest via the designer’s blog.

Today in luxury marketing - Karl Lagerfeld does not want Haider Ackermann to succeed him; Celine gets set for rapid rise; TPG bids for Jimmy Choo; New exhibit explores Dior's heritage.

Few companies have taken the plunge to use Kinect as a marketing tool, but most have dragged their feet, preferring to let the technology mature rather than act as a guinea pig.

Upscale hotel chain Ritz-Carlton is reaffirming its role as community supporter for underprivileged children with its Succeed Through Service campaign which is being flaunted via Web site and video marketing.

Luxury hotels are taking customer service to the next level with the launch of CheckYourRoom.com, an online destination that hand-picks hotel rooms in Europe for affluent consumers.

British automaker Aston Martin is cementing its presence in mobile with the launch of a new application called the Aston Martin Experience.

Yesterday in Luxury Daily - Rolls-Royce targets aspirational buyers with Phantom app; Breitling takes to the skies with Facebook promo; Swarovski jumps on bandwagon with Royal Wedding-themed products.

British automaker Rolls-Royce is further strengthening its mobile marketing with the launch of a third iPad application called the Rolls-Royce Phantom Family to push its Phantom models.

Swiss watchmaker Breitling is using Facebook to promote the “Spirit of Aviation” photography contest in which the winner, selected by brand ambassador and actor John Travolta, will receive training for his or her private pilot’s license.

Precision-cut crystal glass-maker Swarovski marries elegance with style by decorating a Mini Cooper with thousands of branded crystals in the shape of Britain's Union Flag and the trademark Swarovski Swanflower to hype up the Royal Wedding.

As the crises surrounding the recent earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan unfold, mobile giving has not been quite as prevalent as it was just a year ago for Haiti.