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luxury travel stories: 23 news summaries

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 The Best Hotel Minibars 


Jun 14, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - If your big summer vacation isn’t complete without raiding the hotel minibar, AskMen.com has a list of the best the industry has to offer. A sampling:
  • The Delano, Miami: If you get lucky on South Beach, you’ll be glad for the condoms and other sex
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luxury travel • luxury hotels • W Hotels • Jay-ZTV • minibar • Delano Hotel • Mondrian Hotel • Loews Hotels • Banyan Tree Ringha

 World's Most Luxe Pools 

From ten stories up to inside a crater, these pools are sure to excite

May 31, 09 4:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - On the lookout for a unique summer vacation experience? Woman’s Day recommends eight stunning pools in some of the world’s most beautiful locations:
  • The hanging pool atop the Joule hotel in Dallas projects 8 feet over the edge of the building.
  • The Homestead Crater at Homestead
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travel • luxury travel • swimming pool • international travel • Jay-ZTV

From Cargo to First Class: Pet-Only Airline Nears Takeoff

Seat-free plane offers a different way to travel with pets

Apr 17, 09 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Pet Airways’ summer launch, cats and dogs will get a first-class alternative to flying cargo. Passengers at major US airports will be able to drop their pets off for travel on a seat-free plane staffed with attendants, Zootoo reports. Spots on the first pets-only flight—scheduled for July 14... More »

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pets • airline • air travel • luxury travel • Pet Airways

Stanford Had
a Castle, Fleet
of Planes

Paternity-suit docs reveal lifestyle of the rich and fraudulent

Feb 20, 09 1:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Say this for Sir Allen Stanford: He knew how to live large. The alleged fraudster once lived in his own Florida castle, complete with moat, and owned, among other baubles, $100 million worth of airplanes, Bloomberg reports. Those assets and others are detailed in court documents from a paternity case... More »

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fraud • luxury travel • private jet • luxury homes • Robert Allen Stanford • Louise Sage Stanford

Citigroup Drops $50M on Fancy Corporate Jet

... After taking $45B in federal bailout funds, fumes indignant Post

Jan 26, 09 12:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Citigroup may be going down in flames, but at least the seats will be nice. Citigroup is buying a brand-new $50 million corporate jet, the New York Post reports, headlining the sale, “JUST PLANE DESPICABLE,” on account of the $45 billion the company has received from Uncle... More »

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Citigroup • New York Post • luxury travel • corporate governance • bailout • private jet • financial crisis • recession depression

 Wall Street Execs 
 Still Fly Private Jets 

Costly travel rationalized as time saver

Dec 22, 08 5:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Six ailing Wall Street firms that eagerly took bailout funds still spend thousands to operate fleets of private jets that whisk their executives to company—and personal—events, AP reports. AIG, which scooped up $150 billion from the government, beats its peers with a seven-jet fleet. Fuel alone for a... More »

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Wall Street • executive compensation • air travel • luxury travel • private jet • investment banks • corporate execs • banks • financial crisis • Wall Street bailout

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 Find Your Tipping Point Abroad 

With gratuity varying by country, it's important not to offend

Nov 20, 08 2:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Knowing the appropriate level of gratuity can be tricky, and it gets even more difficult abroad, where tipping practices widely vary. Forbes offers some help, noting, for instance, that for a cab ride in South America, rounding up the fare to the next dollar is an acceptable tip, while in... More »

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Africa • travel • India • Japan • Europe • South America • tipping • luxury travel • customs

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Restored Jailhouses Rock as Trendy Hotel Destinations

Old schools, factories get facelifts too as hoteliers aim to attract upscale crowd

Oct 30, 08 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taking aim at travelers who want more than just Wi-Fi or a pool, hoteliers are converting former prisons, schools, factories, and other odd sites into luxury hotels, Portfolio reports. Younger guests who travel for leisure are demanding distinctive experiences, and the unusual locations help hotels market their rooms in a... More »

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travel • Conrad Hilton • restoration • luxury travel • luxury hotels • art hotels • hotels

 Foreign Airlines Soar
 Past US Carriers

Adding services, expanding routes helps margins; take heed, US carriers

Aug 4, 08 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - As US airlines flounder, and consumers pay the price in baggage fees and reduced services, foreign carriers have an antidote: Buy new, more fuel-efficient aircraft, offer more services, and watch the money roll in. Dubai-based Emirates, which introduced the Airbus A380 on the Dubai-to-New York route Friday, charges first- and... More »

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Airbus A380 • airline • Emirates • luxury travel • first class • international travel

Today's Hitchhikers Fly by Cushy Private Jet

High society fliers take rides with friendly billionaires

Jul 12, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today’s brand of hitchhiker isn't on a street corner thumbing rides, but at airports that serve cushy private planes, the New York Times reports. Seeking the prestige and elation of flying in a $40 million jet, these riders reserve seats with friendly billionaires. “There are a lot... More »

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money • travel trends • luxury travel • airplane • private jet

 Deuces Wild: QE2
 Gets Royal Sendoff 

Historic liner, launched by Elizabeth II in 1967, will become floating Dubai hotel

Jun 2, 08 2:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Queen Elizabeth II toured the QE2 cruise liner today ahead of its retirement in November, the BBC reports. The Queen herself launched the liner in 1967; though it's the second ship to bear the name, it's not named after the current monarch. More »

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Queen Elizabeth II • Dubai • QE2 • luxury travel • cruise ships • British royals

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 For Hotels, Upgrades
 at Top Boost Bottom Line 

Making suites even sweeter has trickle-down effect to lower income brackets

May 29, 08 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Luxury hotels are spending money to make money, but the dollars aren’t flowing into the average traveler’s quarters, the Wall Street Journal reports. With competition growing and demand for rooms lacking, hotels are burnishing their top suites—some costing $30,000 a night—hoping the added glitz will... More »

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Dubai • Ritz Carlton • Four Seasons • hospitality • luxury travel • luxury hotels • business travelers • Setai

 Best Hotels for Star Sightings 

Tips on staying where the celebs stay, the world over

May 24, 08 7:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ensure your vacation pics won't bore your friends by holing up in a lavish resort populated with A-list celebs. Travel+Leisure lists 10 hotels fit for the pages of US Weekly:
  1. George Clooney was spotted at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, where each 6,500-square-foot villa has a private
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list • celebrity • vacation • Jennifer Aniston • Sarah Jessica Parker • luxury travel • Ashton Kutcher • luxury hotels • Beverly Hills Hotel • Demi Moore • Los Cabos • Amalfi Coast

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 SATC Tour: Mr. Big Not Included 

Carrie Bradshaw wannabes can re-create her life for $24K

Apr 3, 08 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Whether you’re a Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, or Samantha, you can live out your own Sex and the City fantasy—for $24,000. That’s the price for one travel company’s five-night re-creation of the ultra-popular TV show. The posh tour, limited to 12 women at a time, includes... More »

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travel • New York • Sex and the City • Sarah Jessica Parker • Kim Cattrall • Kristin Davis • Cynthia Nixon • luxury travel • Carrie Bradshaw • Chris Noth

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 Peru Swaps Backpackers
 for Well-Heeled Tourists 

Luxury tours aim for big bucks from the wealthy

Apr 2, 08 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Peru’s government hopes to carve a thick slice out of the world’s luxury travel market,  aided by sumptuous trains with fancy oxygen enrichment systems and high-altitude 5-star hotels, reports Reuters. "It's not that we don't like backpackers," says the country's tourism minister, but with big... More »

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travel • tourism • Peru • Machu Picchu • luxury travel • luxury hotels

 Spas Get the Vegas Treatment 

Relaxation is another of Sin City's pricey pastimes

Mar 26, 08 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Las Vegas' go-big-or-go-home attitude runs from its slots to its spas, which now rival the Dead Sea as the world's favored soaking grounds, W reports. But what separates Sin City from Baden-Baden is the de-emphasis on escaping it all: At these luxury bathhouses, seeing and being seen is equally important... More »

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travel • Las Vegas • Bellagio • spa • luxury travel • Palms • Wynn Las Vegas • Venetian

How to Be Middle-Class Rich

You don't have to have über-big bucks to spend like you do

Feb 21, 08 10:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Middle-class millionaires are carving out a luxe lifestyle to define their 16.5-million strong group, Forbes reports. And while the $1 million to $10 million stashed in the bank doesn’t make them all that rich, that doesn't put much of a dent in lavish spending habits:
  1. Mega-home improvements,
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wealth • wine • middle class • list • luxury car • luxury goods • millionaires • Lamborghini • luxury travel • Rene Lautrec • vacation home

Guests Want It All at Lux Hotels

Rising prices, competition, encourage heroic feats of service

Feb 13, 08 1:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Luxury hotels don't bat an eye at charging $500 a night, and guests are responding with increasingly zany requests, W reports. Concierges, once downright neglected by the average customer, are now routinely tasked with the impossible: Deliver an unspecified amount of breast milk, or procure a rub-down for a dog.... More »

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hotel • luxury travel • luxury hotels • resorts • One and Only Palmilla • service industry • Barbados • concierge

10 Best Valentine Getaways

Luxury travel website picks its favorite romantic spots

Feb 10, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - With Valentine's Day on the horizon, the luxury travel experts at globorati.com have come up with a list of 10 swank hotels for memorable romantic getaways. Fools for love are crazy about:
  1. Las Ventanas al Paraiso: Los Cabos, Mexico
  2. L'Hotel: Paris, France
  3. Nam Hai: Hoi An, Vietnam
  4. Maxim
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list • romance • luxury travel • luxury hotels • resorts

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Laos Tops List of 53 Hot Spots

The 53 must-see tourist destinations of 2008

Dec 10, 07 9:52 AM CST
(Newser) - The New York Times has anointed the top 53 tourist destinations for 2008, and some are a walk on the wild side.
  1. Laos: Because Vietnam is so over
  2. Lisbon: It's Europe, but affordable, and up-and-coming on the cultural map
  3. Tunisia: The next North African watering hole for luxury travelers
... More »

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list • top travel destinations • travel trends • luxury travel

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