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☆ The Latest Trend in Luxury Hotels? No More Lobbies
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Jordi Lippe-Mcgraw | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

HISTORICALLY, lavish lobbies telegraphed luxury to hotel guests in bold type. Consider the Four Seasons George V in Paris, a circa-1928 slice of the good life. Adorned with dinosaur-size chandeliers, 12,000-bloom floral arrangements and antique Flemish tapestries, its opulent entrance has long epitomized globe-trotting grandeur. Lately, however, travelers are striding into high-end hotels to find…no lobby at all. These properties claim that jettisoning the grand entrance and front desk provides a more personal sense of “coming home.” But is the trend genuinely luxe or just stingy minimalism masquerading as “elegance”?

Persons: George V Locations: Paris

☆ A Gen Z private-jet pilot shares what her job is like and why dating can be tough
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Jordi Lippe-Mcgraw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The French-born pilot said she went from a novice flyer at 19 to a private-jet pilot making $60,000 in three years. It doesn't have to take years to become a private-jet pilotMarcus is a Gen Z private-jet pilot. Marcus worked for a year teaching flight lessons at a flight school in Tampa before she was offered a job as a private-jet pilot. AdvertisementThe schedule is 20 days on, 10 days offBeing a private-jet pilot is not a typical 9-to-5. Eva Marcus.

Persons: Eva Marcus, Marcus, she's, —, Eva Marcus Marcus, Eva Marcus The, She's, they're Organizations: Gulfstream, Service, Labor Statistics, Marriott Locations: Peru, South Korea, Florida, Tampa, France, Colombia, Lima , Peru, Caribbean, Denver, Tampa , Florida, Ohio

☆ What’s the Point of Traveling With Kids If They’ll Just Forget Everything?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Jordi Lippe-Mcgraw | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

MY SON Wilder’s passport rivals that of even the most seasoned travelers, with stamps from 23 countries on five continents—and he’s only five. Rather than leaving him at home, I often take him with me on the adventures my work as a travel writer requires. We’ve gone on safari in Zambia and swum with sea lions in the Galápagos. I have little recollection of some of the places I see in family photos, even if fragmented images of beach days and snippets of a song from a hotel kids’ club in Hawaii do occasionally surface. What is the value of travel for a young mind, when so much disappears with time?

Persons: We’ve Locations: Zambia, Hawaii

☆ The Rise of Tattoo Tourism: The New Way Millennials and Gen Zers Plan Vacations
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Jordi Lippe-Mcgraw | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ A former Air Force pilot who now flies private jets shares what her job is like — it's not as glamorous as people may think
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Jordi Lippe-Mcgraw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Laura Schmutzer was in the Air Force and worked as a commercial pilot before moving to private jets. But as a private-jet pilot, Laura Schmutzer can attest there's more to it than people might expect. Commercial pilots must live close to or commute to major aviation hubs. Schmutzer said that between her private flights she can sneak in adventures like snorkeling. Laura SchmutzerLast-minute adventures between flights are possibleWhile being a private-jet pilot isn't always glamorous, there's sometimes time for spontaneous adventures.

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