09.29.05
Posted in Luxury at 10:58 am by Luxury Larry
NYTimes has an article about online Travel Guides. They mention TravelPost a site we follow closely.
Also, TravelPost and 43 Places both seem to have taken note of strategies used by successful Internet companies outside the travel industry, appropriating business models applied by comparison shopping engines, the customer-service focus of Craigslist.org and the […]
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09.27.05
Posted in Luxury, Resorts at 6:31 pm by Luxury Larry
I noticed that Forbes has released their most expensive resort list. I have not visited any of the resorts, but they look fabulous. Rania in the Maldives is just launching in October.
Rania, Maldives - $10,000
Altamer, Anguilla - $9,285
Sandylane, Barbados - $2,700
Frégate Island Private, Seychelles - $2,550
Singita Private Game Reserve, South Africa - […]
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Posted in Private Islands, Resorts at 11:19 am by Luxury Larry
You do not have to be Nick Hexum or Sir Richard Branson (who owns Necker Island) to experience your own Private Island. Fiji’s exclusive Nukubati Island Resort is now offering amazingly affordable rates to guests wishing to book the entire island for a minimum five night stay.
With very few Fijian Private Islands available to charter, […]
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09.26.05
Posted in Luxury at 11:15 am by Luxury Larry
interesting article in the San Diego Business Journal:
A new luxury rental car company in La Jolla said its business is built around car enthusiasts who dream of sitting behind the wheel of a Ferrari, Lamborghini or Maserati.
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For instance, a day rental of a Porsche Boxster S starts at $299, and climbs to $1,800 a day […]
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09.24.05
Posted in Luxury, Resorts at 2:11 pm by Luxury Larry
USAToday has an article about luxury vacation accomodation for those who like to ride the waves, luxury vacations for surfers, surf charters.
Long before the classic surf movie Endless Summer debuted, surfers were piling their long boards into their cars for coastal road trips in search of more challenging waves. Today’s intrepid wave-rider simply fires up […]
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Posted in Private Islands, Celebrity, Real Estate at 2:04 pm by Luxury Larry
NYTimes has a new article by Vivian Marino. In the article she has great advice for anyone interested in buying a private island. She mentions an island off Florida, Money Key which 311 singer Nick Hexum has purchased and is renamed Melody Key.
The Allure of Buying Your Own Private Island
FLIPPING through a travel […]
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09.22.05
Posted in Jets, Celebrity at 8:13 pm by Luxury Larry
XtraJet and Executive Aviation seem to be giving the charter jet companies that help the elite traveler a horrible name. What kind of person doing business for thousands of dollars would attempt to bug a jet? In any event it appears Michael Jackson’s charter jet was bugged, with a video camera too. […]
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