简介：PiersMorganreturnsinhisroleasaVIPaccess-all-areaspassasheexplorestheglitzandglamour,fortunesandflawsofLasVegas,MarbellaandShanghai. HemeetsthepeopleshapingthehedonisticlifestylesthatdefineLasVegasandMarbellaastheseiconicdestinationsseektore-emergefromtheimpactofthecreditcrunch.And,inShanghai,hesamplestheclimateofrawambitiondrivingtherapidlyexpandingeconomicpowerhousetothebrinkofglobaldominance. InVegasPiersmeetsHollywoodlegendSlyStalloneandmulti-milliondollarheiressParisHilton,takesinspectacularsights,thekindnormallyreservedforhighrollers,includinghotelsuiteswithbasketballcourtsandbowlingalleys,andmeetsthemajorplayersseekingtoshapethedesertresort’sfutureawayfromgamblingandagainsttherealthreatofwatershortages. InMarbella,Pierstakesalookatthecontrastingworldsthatco-exist,attimesuneasily,intheSpanishport:thestaggeringopulenceofthe‘goldenmile’andEurope’smostexpensivehousingestateandthebreath-takingdecadenceofexclusiverestaurantssellingbottlesofbubblyfor30,000Euros;thelessexclusivesea-frontbarsandthebeered-upBritstheyattract;andtherobberiesandexplosionsoftriggerhappyviolencethatremindresidentsandvisitorsthattheresortishometosomeofEurope’smostpowerfulandruthlesscriminals. InShanghai,Piersentersamega-cityforgingafutureasaglobaleconomicsuperpower.Itspotencyissymbolisedbytheworld’sbusiestportsanditsambitionbytheworld’stallestskyscrapersandhighesthotel,whereasuitecosts£8,000pernight.Butthepaceofprogressdoesnotpromiseimprovedfortunesforall,asPiersdiscoverswhenhemeetsafamilysearchingforanewhomeaftertheirsbecameoneofmanybuildingsdemolishedwithoutconsultationtomakeroomforexpansion.…