China: The Ultimate Foodie Destination Imperial Tours, in partnership with Peninsula Hotels, have created the ultimate culinary experience across China, the Peninsula Private Jet Culinary Tour. This 10-day journey focuses on three types of cuisine in China: Imperial, Huaiyang and Cantonese. This tour is is not only guaranteed to appease your appetite with a bespoke…
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China: The Ultimate Foodie Destination Imperial Tours, in partnership with Peninsula Hotels, have created the ultimate culinary experience across China, the Peninsula Private Jet Culinary Tour. This 10-day journey focuses on three types of cuisine in China: Imperial, Huaiyang and Cantonese. This tour is is not only guaranteed to appease your appetite with a bespoke…
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Travel as Transformational Resonance’s survey finds luxury travelers are seeking transformational experiences that allow them to learn new things and shift the way they view the world. This is an augmentation of the experiential travel trend that has been the focus of luxury travel for the past few years. High-end travel suppliers are actively developing…
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The New York Times recently published a story that said mass market online travel agencies (OTAs) are making inroads into the luxury travel market. But agents and others say that online sites are no match for expert agents, whose direct connections at luxury properties make personalized service come to life. The Times story pointed out…
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Crystal Yacht Expedition Cruises is redeploying its ultra-luxury yacht, Crystal Esprit, to the islands of the West Indies beginning in November of 2017 and all of 2018. The relocation is the result of overwhelming feedback from Crystal’s savvy guests and valued travel partners seeking the intimate 62-guest yachting experience in closer proximity to major travel…
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Costa Rica Trip Report Andaz picked me up at the airport in a luxury SUV equipped with Wi-Fi. They mention it to be a 40 minute ride yet it only took 30 minutes. Arrival at the hotel was great. I was met with a delicious cold beverage of pineapple juice with fresh mint along…
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The Ritz Paris Recently, I had the pleasure of experiencing Ritz Paris in all its luxurious renovated glory. The Ritz Paris dates back to 1898, and it is one of the most recognized hotels in the world. Located in the heart of Paris on Place Vendôme, the Ritz Paris is the quintessence of the French…
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explora Patagonia In 1993, explora Patagonia became a symbol of the National Park Torres del Paine. Since then, its prize-winning architecture and siting –on the shore of Pehoé Lake and with one of the best panoramic views of the Macizo del Paine and the granite towers of the same name– has consolidated the snapshot…
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