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The Early Adopters of Electric Vehicles in Africa are… Luxury Safari Resorts?
“I could hear this buffalo panting heavily deep in the bushes,” recalls Sipps Maswanganyi, head guide at Cheetah Plains, a luxury outfit in South Africa’s Sabi Sands Game Reserve. Following those faint sounds, he found a 1,500-pound bovine on its last breaths, being taken down by seven stealthy lionesses. “If I was in a noisy…
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When Next You’re in Mexico, Visit the One&Only Mandarina Hotel
Mexico has a new luxury property: the One&Only Mandarina, a beachfront resort situated along the Pacific Ocean on the Nayarit Riviera and surrounded by tropical rainforest. Designed by Tucson-based Rick Joy Architects and executed by a team of local designers and craftspeople, the resort comprises 105 standalone treehouses and villas elevated above the canopy and…
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British Airways Revamps its First Class Suites
The new British Airways Boeing 777-300ER jets will include upgraded first-class suites with sliding doors and a 3-point seatbelt, the airline has confirmed. The suite will debut on selected factory-fresh Boeing 777-300ER jets due for delivery from October this year and will be a modification of the first-class seat of the Boeing 787-9 and 787-10…
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The Really Fancy HX50 is a Radical New Helicopter Concept
Hill Helicopters, a UK-based firm, has unveiled a radical new helicopter concept that it claims will revolutionize the industry. Dubbed the HX50 helicopter, it promises to set new boundaries in safety, performance, comfort and elegance. The five-seat, turbine-powered, 500-horsepower rotorcraft has been designed from the ground up by a team of highly-skilled engineers led by…
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The Domes of Elounda by the Autograph Collection in Crete, Greece
From the fine-sand beaches of Elafonisi to the White Mountains of Mount Ida, and the sacred Ideon Cave which witnessed the birth of Zeus – Crete is the largest out of the 2,000 Greek islands along the southern Balkan Peninsula and where you’ll find The Domes of Elounda. Heavily influenced by its geography and barren…
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Atrio Restaurante Hotel, Caceres: One of Spain’s Finest Gastronomic Destinations
Michelin star Chef Juan Antonio (Toño) Pérez and his partner, wine expert and collector José Polo are the geniuses behind the 14-room Atrio Restaurante & boutique hotel. This remarkable food & wine hotel is found on Plaza San Mateo in the heart of the captivating old town of Cáceres; one of Spain’s most beautiful medieval cities. Behind the traditional…
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Inside the Luxury Resort with Healing Water and Moroccan Royalty
I float in a seawater hydromassage bath as a series of jets go about their ritual on my body, gently pummelling my muscles. The experience is step one in a trilogy of signature treatments at Morocco’s new five-star Vichy Celestins Spa Hotel Casablanca. As I’d been led to the room, I was promised that this rather…
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Discover Mandarina: The Billion-Dollar Development You’ll Want To Invest In
The partially developed Mandarina in Mexico, $1 billion luxury residential and hotel resort has already sold several custom villas before having a single one completely built. Found in the coastal jungle in Riviera Nayarit, which is less than an hour’s drive from Puerto Vallarta and only a 15-minute drive from the charming surfing town of…
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ASPIRE Pick of the Week: 7 New Splurge-Worthy Resorts in The Maldives
With a wealth of luxury resorts opening in 2019, there’s no better time to plan a visit to The Maldives. Whether you’re a diving enthusiast or gourmet traveller; a honeymooning couple or a family of seven; boho beach babe or restless retiree, there’s a property in The Maldives that you can call a home away from home. Here are seven properties…
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First-Class Flying Is Back and More Luxurious Than Ever
First-class airline service has offered luxuries ranging from free-flowing Champagne and mountains of caviar in the early years to private cabins with a bed and shower on some carriers today. But after British Airways in 2000 introduced lie-flat seats in business class for thousands of dollars less than first—an innovation that quickly spread throughout the industry—it was…