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☆ More wealthy travelers are going on luxury safaris — some for more than $2,500 a day
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some luxury travel agencies and tour operators say they've seen an uptick in travelers booking luxury safaris. She's not alone — as of late, a growing number of travelers have been itching to go on a luxurious African safari, too. Micato SafarisLuxury tour operator Abercrombie and Kent's African safaris have always been among its best-selling vacations, the company told BI in an email. AdvertisementSome luxury travel agencies are noticing it, tooLuxury travel agency Indagare told BI in an email that safari bookings are "trending upward. AdvertisementWith such prices, some travelers might consider luxury safaris a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Persons: —, Sophie Serrano, Serrano, " Serrano, She's, Abercrombie, buffalos —, Dennis Pinto, Safaris, Micato, Pinto, Richard Waite, Oprah, Ellen DeGeneres, — Singita, Singita, Melissa Krueger, Indagare, Scott Dunn, Julie Durso, Jackie Roth, Sophie Serrano Misty Belles, Take Serrano, Isabella John Organizations: Service, Micato's, Scott Dunn Private, Nomad, Kruger Locations: Zanzibar, Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Tanzania's, Botswana, South, Umlani's

☆ The world’s best hotels for 2024 revealed
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In eighth place, Soneva Fushi in the Maldives was also winner of the Lost Explorer Best Beach Hotel Award 2024. 46 respectively and Raffles London at The OWO (No. 16 and was named Best Hotel in North America. The Calile, a stylish and airy urban resort in the lively James Street area of Brisbane, Australia, was named Best Hotel in Oceania, ranking at No. Passalacqua, which was the winner of the first-ever Best Hotel prize in 2023, dropped to second this year.

Persons: John Blanco, Capella, Josephine, Blanco, “ Covid, Thais, Soneva, Cheval Blanc, Lana, Chablé, James, Royal Mansour, Aman, Hôtel de Crillon, Borgo, Rosewood São, São, Mount Nelson, Carlyle, Eden, Suján, Brando Organizations: London CNN, Capella, Capella Bangkok didn’t, CNN Travel, Rosewood, Rosewood Hong, Capella Bangkok, Raffles, Singapore Sling, Le Bristol, Raffles London, Aussie, Tasman, Royal, American, Atlantis, Bulgari, Hyatt Kyoto, Madrid, Capella Singapore, Surf, Bel, Le Bristol Paris, Singita, Park, Kokomo Locations: Capella Bangkok, London, Charoenkrung, Thailand’s, Bangkok, London’s Guildhall, Thailand, Rosewood Hong Kong, Victoria Harbor, Rosewood Hong Kong Asian, Thai, Chao, Siam, Hong Kong, Raffles Singapore, Maldives, Tokyo, Lake Como, Paris, of, Connaught, North America, Brisbane, Australia, Oceania, Hobart, Marrakech, La, Istanbul, Bosphorus, Italy, Aman Tokyo, Soneva Fushi, Dubai, Wanokaka, Indonesia, Claridge’s, Chao Phraya, Chocholá, Mexico, Du, Antibes, France, Florence, Amalfi, Bali, Bulgari Tokyo, São Paulo, Brazil, Kyoto, Japan, Cape Town , South Africa, Puerto Vallarta , Mexico, New York, Mamounia, Morocco, Miami, Los Angeles, Barths, York, Sri Lanka, Auchterarder, Scotland, Umbria, Suján Jawai, Rajasthan, India, South Africa, Oman, French Polynesia, Tulum, Tasman, Fiji

☆ These are the '50 best hotels' in the world for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Chris Dwyer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

That's the collective view of 600 anonymous global voters, comprising travel journalists, hoteliers and seasoned travel specialists, which determined the results of " The World's 50 Best Hotels ," announced Tuesday in London's historic Guildhall. Capella Bangkok is the new "best hotel" in the world, according to the 50 Best organization. It has long produced rankings in the culinary world, releasing "The World's 50 Best Restaurants" since 2002, and 'The World's 50 Best Bars' since 2009. The Art of Hospitality Award went to Morocco's Royal Mansour, and the Best Beach Hotel Award went to Soneva Fushi in The Maldives. Members of the 50 Best organization "do not vote and do not control the composition of the list," Emma Sleight, head of content for The World's 50 Best Hotels told CNBC.

Persons: Mauro Colagreco, Bangkok's Chao, John Blanco, it's, Josephine Ping, It's, Hong Kong Cheval, Singapore Aman, Japan Soneva, France Chablé, Italy Borgo, São, Japan Mount, Carlyle, Eden, Royal Mansour, Lisciano, Italy Suján, India Singita –, Brando, Tetiaroa, Mount Nelson, Bulgari, Morocco's Royal Mansour, Soneva, Aman, Sonia Cheng, Emma, — Organizations: Michelin, Capella, CNBC, Italy Rosewood, Hong Kong Raffles, Maldives Atlantis, Thailand Raffles, UAE Rosewood, Hyatt Kyoto, Seasons Madrid, Spain Capella Singapore, Surf, Bel, Scotland, Kruger, Park, Australia Kokomo, Asia — Capella, America Rosewood, Oceania, Raffles London, Atlantis, Hospitality, Morocco's, Eco, luxe, Rosewood Hotel, Hotels Locations: London's, Capella Bangkok, Kings, Italy's Lake Como, Bangkok, Thailand, Lake Como, Italy, Italy Rosewood Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Cheval Blanc , Paris, France, Hong Kong Raffles Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Aman Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Japan Soneva Fushi, Maldives, Dubai, UAE, Sumba, Sumba Island, Indonesia Claridge's, London, Thailand Raffles London, Chao Phraya, Crillon, Paris, Chocholá, Mexico, Antibes, Maya, Florence, Amalfi, Bali, Indonesia, Lana, Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Brisbane, Australia, Siam, Kyoto, Japan Mount Nelson, Cape Town , South Africa, Riviera Nayarit, Carlyle , New York, U.S, Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco, Madrid, Spain, Surfside, Los Angeles , U.S, St, Barths, Caribbean Aman New York , New York, Galle, Sri Lanka, Bristol, Auchterarder, Lisciano Niccone, Italy Suján Jawai, Rajasthan, India, South, Zighy, Oman, Connaught, UK, Polynesia, Tulum, Tasman, Hobart, Yaukuve Levu, Fiji, Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, Oceania, South America, Asia — Capella Bangkok, America, Yucatan, America Rosewood Sao Paulo, New York, Bulgari Tokyo, Istanbul, The Maldives

☆ World’s 50 best hotels for 2023 revealed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

London CNN —It opened just over a year ago, but a luxurious 24-key Italian property has already been named the best hotel in the world. Passalacqua, which overlooks Lake Como, beat off stiff competition to receive the top spot on the first-ever edition of the World’s 50 Best Hotels list, which was announced at an awards ceremony in the UK on Tuesday night. The highly-anticipated list honored 50 hotels from 35 destinations across the world. “After seeing the devastating impact of Covid-19 on the hospitality industry, it’s been especially fulfilling to see so many hoteliers from around the world gather in London to celebrate each other’s achievements under one roof for the first-ever awards ceremony of The World’s 50 Best Hotels,” Tim Brooke-Webb, managing director for the World’s 50 Best Hotels, said in a statement. The World’s 50 Best Hotels: Full list1.

Persons: –, Aman Tokyo, ’ Capello, Aman, Rosewood São, ” Valentina De Santis, Passalacqua, Silvio Vettorello, Vincenzo Bellini, ”, De Santis, it’s, Tim Brooke, Webb, Soneva, Chablé, Aman Venice, Le Sirenuse, Borgo, Royal Mansour, São, Cheval Blanc, Soneva Jani, Eden, Oberoi, Hôtel de Crillon Organizations: CNN, London CNN, Firenze, Rosewood, ’ Capello Bangkok, Capella, Hudson Yards, NoMad, CNN Travel, Somerset, Park, Eco, Hospitality, Lodges, Hotel Academy, Singita, Raffles, Madrid, Capella Singapore, Le Bristol Paris, Hyatt Kyoto, Hoshinoya, Atlantis, Equinox Locations: London, Lake Como, Europe, Florence, Asia, Rosewood Hong Kong, Bangkok, Chao Phraya, Hong Kong, Capella Bangkok, Aman New York, York, Hudson, Connaught, Rosewood São Paulo, Brisbane, South Africa, Scotland, Bruton , Somerset, Utah, Italy, Aman Tokyo, Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco, Soneva Fushi, Maldives, Puerto Vallarta , Mexico, Australia, Chocholá, Mexico, Claridge’s, Raffles Singapore, Wanokaka, Indonesia, Tulum, France, São Paulo, Brazil, Kyoto, Japan, Réserve, Paris, Auchterarder, Du, Antibes, Somerset, Bruton, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, Hoshinoya Tokyo, Bali, Barths, Siam, Badrutt’s, Moritz, Switzerland, Dubai, Agra, India, Spain

☆ I'm a former Navy SEAL who protects rich people on vacation. I've taken them everywhere from French Polynesia to Mt. Everest.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I used to move US Special Forces troops around Iraq and Afghanistan. As a Navy SEAL, I was awarded a Bronze Star Medal in Iraq and a Bronze Star with V for Valor in Afghanistan. While our services are expensive, we can make our clients' travel insurance cheaper. We protect the family, but we can also protect the yacht's contents — some of our client's yachts have multi-million-dollar art collections on board. If we have a guest who has never skydived before, we'll hook them up with a Special Forces instructor.

Persons: Servius, —, They've, — we've, We've, we'll, we're, he's Organizations: Navy SEAL, Special Forces, Service, Valor, Monaco, Navy, Rangers, Marines, Everest Base, ex, extractions Locations: Iraq, Afghanistan, Polynesia, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, South Africa, Miami, South America

☆ Wealthy people are splurging on bucket-list trips, flying to the Arctic Circle for private-chef-catered meals, renting out African safari lodges, and spending $300,000 for a half-hour opera serenade
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Hard-to-access places like the Arctic Circle and Galapagos Islands are bucket-list travel hot spots. These well-off wanderlusters have helped create a travel-industry boom, with pent-up demand pushing bucket-list travel into this year's shoulder seasons. American Express Travel's 2022 Global Travel Trends report, which used polling data collected in early February 2022, confirms the move toward bucket-list travel this year. Quality time with loved ones matters above allBut not all bucket-list travel experiences need to be in far-flung corners of the world. Finnegan said traveling with his family made it a bucket-list trip.

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