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Fantastic voyage: Superyachts and luxury cruise ships are delivering ultra-affluent adventurers to the ends of the earth
Nothing says bragging rights like snorkeling in coral-fringed waters off the coast of Tanzania’s Mafia Island as a constellation of whale sharks the length of standard school buses cruise by. And nothing impresses like a hike up a crater to float alongside…
Well Heeled: Puglia has an old soul, now it’s getting fresh polish
I first encountered Pugliese hospitality years ago while working as a journalist in Milan, where I had the great fortune to befriend a gaggle of twentysomething Apulians. They plied me with pasta, wine and conversation, inviting me to visit their native…
A to Zealand: Golf, sheep, doomsday preppers, now a top hotel brand — Kiwi country has it all
Over the last decade or so, New Zealand’s fantasy landscapes have been transformed by twin aristocratic American obsessions: golf and doomsday. Billionaires and tech oligarchs, half aware of the social destruction their own companies have wrought, bought up…
A relic from the Gilded Age, luxurious grand hotels are being reborn
As wealthy families continue to spend more on luxury travel, an icon of the last Gilded Age is making a return: the grand dame hotel. This June, Bless Ibiza The Site opened with 461 rooms, retail, restaurants, a poolside social hub, a speakeasy and a second…
Inside LA’s massive candy warehouse
For a 5-year-old, walking into Jack’s Candy in downtown Los Angeles is equal parts dream come true and sensory overload. The downtown LA candy store, believed to be the largest in America, spans a massive 42,000 square feet and carries roughly 10,000 items…
Disneyland fans lose it over snow-capped castle spotted on the move months before Christmas
Christmas comes extremely early at the Happiest Place on Earth. Disneyland fans were left feeling festive after a piece of Sleeping Beauty Castle’s snow-covered holiday makeover was spotted being hauled to the Anaheim theme park — more than two months before…
Pabst CEO has blunt message after thieves make off with truckload of PBR in brazen beer heist
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The brazen theft of an entire truckload of Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR) has taken another wild turn, with the beer giant’s CEO personally calling out the thieves and putting a reward on the table to get the stolen haul…
New George Lucas museum in LA gives sci-fi fans glimpse behind the cinematic empire
There’ll be plenty of space at LA’s soon-to-launch Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The 300,000-square-foot architectural marvel will first welcome the public to its Exposition Park campus on Sept. 22 — but a sneak peak inside the spaceship-style building…
Major airline unveils premium seating on 777 jets in chase for luxe travelers
American Airlines is adding more premium seats to its Boeing 777-300ER planes used on long-haul routes as US carriers increasingly chase higher-spending travelers. The airline is also phasing out first class on the aircraft, while increasing the number of…
Shopping too much for designer clothes? Blame your menstrual cycle
Forget craving chocolate — how about a new Gucci, Louis Vuitton or Chanel piece for your collection? It turns out that ladies’ penchant for the finer things is only natural: it’s in our biology. New research suggests that women are driven to buy luxury and…