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The Bentley Train – Ultimate Private Rail Service

By Affluent Page Editor • Oct 29th, 2008 • Category: News & Noteworthy, Travel

Bentley Motorcars chartered a private first class Pullman train to transport customers and top international dealers between London and its headquarters in Crewe for its recent Worldwide Conference, and the result was such a success the company may institute it as a regular feature. The lavish journey featured onboard dining by chef Anton Mosimann of [...]



Impulsive Group Integrates Yacht Charter with Luxury Hotels

By Affluent Page Editor • Oct 23rd, 2008 • Category: News & Noteworthy, Travel, Yachting

Luxury lifestyle hospitality concern Impulsive Group plans to offer integrated vacation packages combining its yacht charter and luxe hotel businesses with the unveiling of its newest property. Patrons will have the option of chartering the firm’s 120-foot Norship, the Impulsive (above), along with helicopter or private jet service to ferry them between the superyacht and [...]



Flexjet Launches Ltd. Edition 25 Expert Guide Jet Card Program

By Affluent Page Editor • Oct 21st, 2008 • Category: Aviation, News & Noteworthy, Travel

Top-class fractional private plane service Flexjet has come up with the ultimate pairing of luxury private jet travel and exclusive one-on-one access to world renowned experts in the fields of art collecting, championship poker, fly fishing, philanthropy, haute cuisine and oenology in its new holiday offering. Available from Nov. 1 – Dec. 15, the Flexjet [...]



Rent the Record-Breaking $39 Million St. Barth’s Villa

By Jared Paul Stern • Oct 5th, 2008 • Category: News & Noteworthy, Travel

  

A lavish villa in St. Barth’s which was just sold by Sotheby’s Int’l Realty for $39 million, setting a new record for the chic French West Indies resort, will be available for rent a few weeks out of the year for pre-qualified individuals. Completed late last year, Villa La Grande Maison des Etoiles, located in [...]



Lusso Collection Acquires $5 Million Tuscan Villa

By Jared Paul Stern • Oct 3rd, 2008 • Category: News & Noteworthy, Real Estate, Travel

The Lusso Collection portfolio of multi-million dollar residences in the world’s most desirable vacation spots has acquired its first European property, a stunning $5 million villa in Tuscany. Located just outside the picturesque city of Cortona, La Ripa is a 500-year-old farmhouse that has been restored to preserve its traditional, rustic Tuscan architecture including wooden [...]



Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya Now Offers PDI Scuba Certification

By Affluent Page Editor • Sep 22nd, 2008 • Category: News & Noteworthy, Travel

 
Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya , in conjunction with Underwater Expeditions is offering scuba diving vacations where guests can receive their PADI certification while enjoying a luxury retreat at the resort. Expert scuba guides will introduce guests to an amazingly plentiful marine world in the warm, pristine waters of the Caribbean Sea for a memorable scuba [...]



JetCharterPool.com – Reducing the Costs of Private Jet Travel

By Affluent Page Luxury Index • Sep 9th, 2008 • Category: News & Noteworthy, Travel

The difference between flying by regular airlines and flying by private jet is rather substantial. There are numerous benefits that a person could enjoy with the use of a private jet that aren’t available to them with regular airlines, even when it’s first-class travel. Travelling via charter private jet may be the only option for [...]