May 16, 2008
Accessible only by elevator, and resting at the bottom of the crystal clear waters of a 5,000-acre lagoon in Fiji, the Poseidon Undersea Resort is the world's first seafloor resort and the only place where you can spend the night 40 feet underwater in complete luxury.
In 2009, guests will have the opportunity to stay at the resort for a week long visit, with two of those night in one of the underwater rooms, and the other four in their beachfront and over-water bungalows.
The resort has six restaurants and seven bars, including the world's largest undersea restaurant/lounge and a unique towering treetop bar. There's also an underwater library/lounge, theater and conference room that can also double as a wedding chapel. Other on land amenities include a nine-hole golf course, tennis courts, swimming pool and a health club.
You can read more about the site at the Poseidon site HERE.
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May 2, 2008
Aqua Expeditions has created a luxury cruise of the Amazon river, during the flooded season between June and November and the dry season between December and May. The boat, named the M/V Aqua, a dining room, indoor and outdoor lounges, an observation deck, and eight suites and four master suites. The suites themselves were designed by Peruvian architect Jordi Puig have giant picture windows that will give its occupants a 180-degree view of the river scenery, and all of the normal luxuries that you would find in any hotel room, such as air conditioning.
The cruises range from three to seven nights, begins in Iquitos, Peru, and then travels down the Peruvian Amazon, taking you to the amazing Pacaya Samiria Reserve which is so remote only a handful of world travelers has ever reached it. Prices for the trip start at around $1950 per person. You can see more pictures of the boat at the Luxurlaunches site HERE, or book your trip at the Aqua Expeditions site HERE.
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April 28, 2008
One of the many movie tie-ins for the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, opening May 22nd, is Expedia's new India Jones Adventure Tours. The tours are all inspired from the four movies, and will take you to India, Egypt, Italy, Nepal, China, Peru, Jordan, Mexico and the U.S. Southwest. The trips run anywhere from six to twelve days in length, and cost between $2000 and $3500. Expedia has also ranked them by trip style (guided to independent), it's culture shock rating and it's adventure and physical toll rating, so you can pick something appropriate.
There's also a Quest for the Golden Suitcase contest going on. You can play each day at the site, and the grand prize is any two of the India Jones Adventure Tours. If you register, you can also win one of 1400 instant prizes, and an "ultimate movie adventure" trip to California.
You can hit the Expedia site HERE to read all about the trips, and go HERE to enter the contest. The contest site has some Indiana Jones music playing, so you might want to turn down the sound if you're at work.
(via Luxist)
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April 16, 2008
If you're looking for a unique trip, and have a good deal of time and money to spend, this would be an amazing way to see the world.
Abercrombie & Kent have created several dream vacations that will take you around the world by private jet. The Cultural Treasures trip begins on October 10th, 2008 in Los Angles, and ends on November 3rd in Boston Massachusetts. In-between those two dates, you visit Tahiti, Australia, Myanmar, India, Dubai, Jordan, Italy, Prague, and St. Petersburg.
During the trip, you'll fly in a private Boeing 757-200 ER aircraft that has been reconfigured to accommodate just 50 passengers in VIP seats, have multilingual tour escorts, stay in the best accommodations, and get privileged access to exclusive locations, unique attractions and special celebrations not available to most visitors.
This might be a once in a lifetime trip, and it of course doesn't come cheap. The trip is $98,900 per person, but does include pretty much everything you're going to be doing on the trip. If this one doesn't interest you however, there's three other private trips, such as the one that will take you around the world, one for the nine wonders, and an Africa trip.
You can check out this one, and all of the others, at the Abercrombie & Kent site HERE.
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April 10, 2008
The MGM Grand at Foxwoods is set to open up on May 17, 2008 in Mashantucket CT. The $700 million dollar hotel expansion will have 825 rooms, a 5,000-seat theater, a convention center and ballroom, nightclubs, a spa, a casino with 1,500 slot machines and restaurants by celebrity chefs Tom Colicchio and Michael Schlow. The added shopping will include names such as Dunhill, Bally and Apple, among others.
You can start booking your rooms at the hotel now, at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods site HERE.
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March 25, 2008
This portable fine black leather case has everything you need to travel with your favorite cigars and spirits. It has three compartments inside the bag, each big enough to hold a bottle of your favorite drink. Included with the bag are a cedar lined leather cylindrical humidor, 4 stackable acrylic glasses, an ice container, and a jet style cigar lighter.
Once it's loaded up with a few good cigars and a bottle of scotch, maybe some vodka for martinis, you have your own roving bar. The case will run you about $270, and you can buy one and see some more pictures of the case, at the Neptune Cigar site HERE.
(via Productdose)
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March 19, 2008
Gulfstream has announced their fastest, and biggest, business-class jet ever. The new G650 jet can fly at nearly the speed of sound, .90 Mach, and has a nautical range of 7,000 nautical miles allowing it to fly nonstop from Los Angeles to London. The plane's interior is also eight feet wide and over six feet high, with larger windows, a forward and aft bathroom, and can be configured in one of twelve different seating arrangements.
The plane will cost $59.5 million and is aimed at the highest end of the private jet market. The Savannah, Georgia-based company plans to begin test flights next year and will start deliveries in 2012.
You can read more at the Gulfstream site HERE.
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March 14, 2008
If you have $250 million laying around, and are looking for some land to buy, this would be a good purchase.
The property's most impressive stat is that it has around 1.25 miles of direct beachfront along the Atlantic Ocean. If that wasn't enough, the overall size of the property is 825 acres, and is located in Loiza, Puerto Rico, West of Metropolitan San Juan, and just 5-10 Minutes From The Luiz Munoz Marin Airport. The property is zoned Recreational, Touristic and Commercial so it's ready for a hotel, casino, golf course, or anything else you might dream of.
You can see more pictures of the site at the Luxury Real Estate site HERE.
(via Blavish)
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January 30, 2008
Icehotel, billed as world’s first ever ice hotel, has hosted more than 200,000 people in the past 17 years. The hotel opened for it's 18th season on 7 Dec., 2007 and will have over 29,000 people visit it's 80 ice rooms, bar and chapel this season. The creation of this hotel begins every year in November using only the crystal clear ice from the Torne River near the village of Jukkasjarvi in Sweden. The hotel will be open until mid April, and then of course begin to melt as summer approaches.
You can read more about the Icehotel at their home site HERE.
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January 24, 2008
Sentient Jet is offering it's members impressive Super Bowl packages, complete with some impressive perks. The Bowl package includes seats on the 50-yard line, a 4 night stay in a five-star hotel, a VIP entrance to the game, free access to The NFL Experience (games, entertainment, autograph sessions, etc), and a Super Bowl XLII gift bag. You can even add more to your trip, like dinner reservations, golf outings, spa treatments, and so on.
Packages start at $9399 per person, and you can find out more at the Sentient site HERE.
(via Luxist)
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