Fact: It’s hot. Hot and humid in Hong Kong right now!

The workweek drags on and it seems the heat will never break. Don’t lose your cool; pack your bags and get out-of-town. As all true travelers know, a man is only as strong as his luggage.

So, if you’re hopping a plane to Thailand or just heading to Macau for the weekend, these bags will get you there in style.

Tumi: The Bedford Westley Weekender

This fashionable and practical bag is perfect for shorter trips or weekends away. Its sleek, modern exterior belies a rugged durability.

Although the design looks timeless, Tumi’s dedication to high-tech, cutting edge innovation is apparent in the use of modern materials: ballistic nylon in conjunction with Italian texture coated canvas. The bag’s spacious compartment is augmented with a myriad of pockets that should meet all of your individual requirements.

Rimowa: Salsa Deluxe Cabin Multiwheel

German company Rimowa is one of Europe’s leading luggage manufacturers. Their iconic ultra-modern hard sided suitcases are immediately recognizable.

Rimowa has always distinguished itself through a dedication to good handling and the lowest weight with the maximum strength possible. We love the Salsa Deluxe line, an updated luxury version of their signature Salsa polycarbonate suitcases. The Cabin Multiwheel’s flexi-dividers are a cool packing solution and the multi-wheel wheelbase makes this the most maneuverable bag on our list.  

Louis Vuitton: Satellite 70

This classic bag is perfect for the traveler who favors timeless style over high-tech materials. Louis Vuitton is the name in luxury luggage.

This bag is the most expensive on this list and you get what you pay for; for years Louis Vuitton has defined our image the high-end traveler. The Satellite 70 is classic but more useable than the impractical, though awesome, hard-sided options, and more unique than the omnipresent Louis Vuitton duffel. High-fashion or not, Louis Vuitton remains a durable option; the bag is canvas lined and has reinforced leather straps as well as protective feet.

Where to Buy:

Tumi

• Sogo Department Store, Basement 1, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
• Prince Building, Shop 131-132, Central, Hong Kong
• Sogo Department Store, Basement 1, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
• Tumi is also carried at Lane Crawford Department Stores

Rimowa

• Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hotel, G3, 50 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
• The Galleria, Shop G01, 9 Queen’s Road, Central, Hong Kong
• Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
• Rimowa is also carried at Lane Crawford Department Stores

Louis Vuitton

• 5 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
• Elements Mall, 2/F, Shop 2048-2055, 1 Austen Road West, Hong Kong
• The Landmark Atrium, G/F, Shop 7-17, Central, Hong Kong
• Lee Gardens, G/F, Shops G01&G10, 33 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Nothing says you’ve made it like commuting by helicopter.

If you haven’t experienced the heady feeling of urban helicopter travel, part Jetsons and part Gordon Gekko, the time is now. Although commuting across the harbor by air is certainly the height of the good life, those who want more than 2 minutes to enjoy their time in the in the sky should take one of Hong Kong’s exclusive helicopter tours. Or, how about a quick hop over to Macau?

You might even win enough to fly back.

If you’re looking for a Hong Kong tour experience Heliservices is the company to check out. Heliservices flies from The Peninsula helipad in Tsim Sha Tsui, the Airport Helipad and the Government Helipad in Wan Chai.They offer the obligatory Victoria Harbor tour but also more unique packages like flights to the outer islands, to The New Territories or even along the Hong Kong-China border. Tours range from HK$4,750-HK$18,750. The helicopters themselves are luxurious, seating 5 in the comfort of a quiet, air-conditioned cabin.  Heliservices also offer VIP shuttle services to the airport and to Macau.

If a simple city tour is too basic, maybe you should consider getting out-of-town. Sky Shuttle offers comprehensive helicopter shuttle services between Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen. They currently operate 54 flights a day, with flights departing every 30 minutes between Macau and Hong Kong, and 12 flights a day between Macau and Shenzhen. Flights cost HK$2,900 each way. All of their offered trips last only 15 minutes so you can leave the office and be on the casino floor before dinner time.

If these options aren’t enough to make you feel special maybe The Peninsula can help.  They offer heli-tours that run HK$5,000 for every 15 minutes, but they will also arrange special helicopter related packages like fly and relax or fly and dine which couple spa treatments or dinner with a flight or they can even offer to drop you off on a secluded beach for a picnic.  Obviously the price for that kind of service is exorbitant significant.

Last Thursday, audio lovers were given a rare chance to experience the full power of Bowers & Wilkins’ ultra high-end sound systems in the exclusive B&W showroom.

Avid Neonpunch VIP’s sipped sparkling wine while getting their hair blown back in listening room one. They watched the most epic action sequences from Quantum of Solace and Iron Man 2, hearing every piece of gravel ping off of Bond’s windshield and feeling Iron Man’s repulsor blasts in their chests, with sound quality most have never heard before.

For those with a more contemplative disposition the third listening room featured B&W’s famous 800 series Diamond, you know the ones from Skywalker Ranch and Abbey Road Studios, playing tunes from Hotel California to Brubeck’s Take Five. Regardless of his or her taste in music, everyone was struck silent by the awesome sound, you could here each finger sliding up the guitar string and even make out the musicians breathing.

Luxury luggage designer Tumi was also on hand showcasing their new lines including The Voyageur, Vapor and Bedford lines. As incongruous as it sounds the cutting edge speakers and sleek modern luggage made beautiful music together.

Everyone left happy, but two lucky individuals were extremely happy; as they won a set of P5 and C5 headphones and VIP’s took advantage of the big discounts on all merchandise as well. We know we can’t wait for a chance to do this again; movie theaters just don’t seem to cut it anymore.

Don’t miss out on the next Neonpunch VIP event register today if you haven’t yet.

Tired of lugging around a big old guide book with you when you go on holiday or a business trip? Want a city guide book that is pocket sized and doesn’t weigh like you have the entire Encyclopedia Britannica in your jacket pocket? 1010 Mobile network users can rejoice in the fact that they can now download to their mobile phone LUXE City Guides.

Currently 1010 users can download these ten popular destinations including New York, Hong Kong & Macau, Paris, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Rome, Bali, Sydney, and Bangkok and more cities to become available in the future. Each guide is highly researched and contains info on the finest dining, leisure, culture, accommodation and city secrets that most visitors would simply never find.

Currently the LUXE City Guides Mobile works on these handsets BlackBerry, HTC, Nokia, Acer, Samsung, Sony Ericsson with iPhone support coming soon. 1010 has also pioneered a LUXE City Guides Mobile application to sit on handset vendors app. store platforms, which will be available soon.

LUXE City Guides Mobile can be downloaded directly to devices for travellers to check out the content anywhere anytime, save their favourites, arrange and build personal itineraries and navigate with the handy onboard maps. The downloaded guides can be viewed offline as well to help save on data roaming charges.

Each city guide costs HK$78 and comes with one year of free updates (HK$38 a year for content updates after the first year). For more information visit 1010 Mobile’s Luxe City Guides Mobile page here

First up: Six months after Street Fighter, here comes Super Street Fighter coming to your console in 2010!

You probably saw the Final Fantasy XIII trailer last week in Japanese, well here is the English subtitled one.

And finally, after Gundam in Tokyo, now its Tetsujin 28 in Kobe with its official launch happening this Sunday.

British Airways has teamed up with VisitBritain, the tourism organization responsible for promoting Britain to offer Hong Kongers an amazing deal, making it an amazing time to visit Britain.

How does a return flight to London, Heathrow airport at HK$2950 sound to you? Well, we absolutely love it! You have to book soon as tickets must be issued by 11 March for travel until 30 June. Not only that, they are encouraging you to visit the rest of the UK too. Add HK$430 for a domestic return flight from one of six UK destination. You can choose to visit any of these great cities – Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey, Manchester and Newcastle.

For more information visit www.visitbritain.hk/ba

Terms & conditions of fare:

• All tickets must be issued by 11 March 2009
• All departures from Hong Kong must be between 11 February and 30 June 2009
• Tickets are not refundable
• HK$1,200 will be charged for each date change
• Fares do not include taxes and other surcharges
• Offer cannot be combined with any other promotions or discounts
• Other terms and conditions apply